2016 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - All Games through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | JR | LB | 13 | 23.5 | 69 | 1.81 |
| 2 | Ejuan Price | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 13 | 23.0 | 123 | 1.77 |
| 3 | Ed Oliver | Houston | FR | DT | 13 | 22.5 | 72 | 1.73 |
| 4 | Harold Landry | BC | JR | DE | 13 | 22.0 | 152 | 1.69 |
| 5 | Carroll Phillips | Illinois | SR | DL | 12 | 20.0 | 89 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | Kansas | SO | DE | 12 | 20.0 | 83 | 1.67 |
| 7 | DeMarcus Walker | FSU | SR | DE | 13 | 21.5 | 134 | 1.65 |
| 7 | Bradley Chubb | NC State | JR | DE | 13 | 21.5 | 83 | 1.65 |
| 9 | Takkarist McKinley | UCLA | SR | DL | 11 | 18.0 | 68 | 1.64 |
| 10 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | JR | DE | 13 | 21.0 | 94 | 1.62 |
| 10 | Hunter Dimick | Utah | SR | DE | 13 | 21.0 | 88 | 1.62 |
| 12 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 14 | 22.5 | 97 | 1.61 |
| 13 | Tanzel Smart | Tulane | SR | DT | 12 | 18.5 | 72 | 1.54 |
| 14 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 13 | 20.0 | 96 | 1.54 |
| 14 | Marquel Lee | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 13 | 20.0 | 68 | 1.54 |
| 16 | Randy Allen | USA | SR | DE | 13 | 19.5 | 115 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Derek Barnett | Tennessee | JR | DE | 13 | 19.0 | 108 | 1.46 |
| 18 | Jahlani Tavai | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 14 | 19.5 | 59 | 1.39 |
| 19 | Tau Lotulelei | UNLV | SR | LB | 12 | 16.5 | 35 | 1.38 |
| 20 | Myles Garrett | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 11 | 15.0 | 78 | 1.36 |
| 21 | Chris Odom | Ark St | SR | DE | 13 | 17.5 | 111 | 1.35 |
| 21 | Jordan Willis | Kansas St | SR | DE | 13 | 17.5 | 101 | 1.35 |
| 23 | Woody Baron | Va Tech | SR | DT | 14 | 18.5 | 69 | 1.32 |
| 23 | Tremaine Edmunds | Va Tech | SO | LB | 14 | 18.5 | 68 | 1.32 |
| 25 | Arden Key | LSU | SO | DE | 11 | 14.5 | 97 | 1.32 |
| 26 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 13 | 17.0 | 113 | 1.31 |
| 27 | Marcus Oliver | Indiana | JR | LB | 12 | 15.5 | 71 | 1.29 |
| 28 | Keion Adams | W Mich | SR | DE | 14 | 18.0 | 77 | 1.29 |
| 29 | Zach Cunningham | Vanderbilt | JR | ILB | 13 | 16.5 | 31 | 1.27 |
| 30 | Ryan Anderson | Alabama | SR | LB | 15 | 19.0 | 100 | 1.27 |
| 31 | Terence Waugh | Kent State | SR | DE | 12 | 15.0 | 82 | 1.25 |
| 31 | Justin Lawler | SMU | JR | DE | 12 | 15.0 | 79 | 1.25 |
| 31 | Trey Hendrickson | FAU | SR | DE | 12 | 15.0 | 73 | 1.25 |
| 31 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 12 | 15.0 | 60 | 1.25 |
| 31 | Dawuane Smoot | Illinois | SR | DL | 12 | 15.0 | 52 | 1.25 |
| 36 | Kyle Wilson | Ark St | JR | LB | 13 | 16.0 | 53 | 1.23 |
| 37 | Taco Charlton | Michigan | SR | DE | 11 | 13.5 | 61 | 1.23 |
| 38 | Bright Ugwoegbu | Oregon St | SO | OLB | 9 | 11.0 | 34 | 1.22 |
| 39 | Brandon Crawford | Buffalo | SR | DL | 12 | 14.5 | 65 | 1.21 |
| 40 | Dylan Bradley | USM | SR | DL | 13 | 15.5 | 72 | 1.19 |
| 40 | Jordan Jones | Kentucky | SO | LB | 13 | 15.5 | 65 | 1.19 |
| 42 | Troy Dye | Oregon | FR | LB | 11 | 13.0 | 64 | 1.18 |
| 43 | Nico Marley | Tulane | SR | LB | 12 | 14.0 | 56 | 1.17 |
| 44 | Ben Gedeon | Michigan | SR | LB | 13 | 15.0 | 67 | 1.15 |
| 44 | Solomon Thomas | Stanford | JR | DE | 13 | 15.0 | 67 | 1.15 |
| 44 | Alex Aukerman | Army | JR | LB | 13 | 15.0 | 56 | 1.15 |
| 47 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | SO | DE | 14 | 16.0 | 94 | 1.14 |
| 48 | Breckyn Hager | Texas | SO | DE | 12 | 13.5 | 58 | 1.13 |
| 48 | Larry Ogunjobi | Charlotte | SR | DL | 12 | 13.5 | 30 | 1.13 |
| 50 | Kevin Kavalec | BC | SR | DE | 13 | 14.5 | 66 | 1.12 |
| 50 | Pat O'Connor | EMU | SR | DL | 13 | 14.5 | 64 | 1.12 |
| 52 | T.J. Watt | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 14 | 15.5 | 93 | 1.11 |
| 53 | Andrew Brown | Virginia | JR | DE | 12 | 13.0 | 50 | 1.08 |
| 54 | Jesse Aniebonam | Maryland | JR | DL | 13 | 14.0 | 89 | 1.08 |
| 54 | Sam McCaskill | Boise St | SR | DE | 13 | 14.0 | 58 | 1.08 |
| 54 | John Stepec | Toledo | SR | DE | 13 | 14.0 | 46 | 1.08 |
| 54 | DeAngelo Brown | Louisville | SR | DT | 13 | 14.0 | 35 | 1.08 |
| 58 | Tarell Basham | Ohio | SR | DL | 14 | 15.0 | 77 | 1.07 |
| 58 | Blair Brown | Ohio | SR | LB | 14 | 15.0 | 56 | 1.07 |
| 60 | Tim Williams | Alabama | SR | LB | 15 | 16.0 | 125 | 1.07 |
| 60 | Jonathan Allen | Alabama | SR | DL | 15 | 16.0 | 94 | 1.07 |
| 62 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | SO | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 55 | 1.04 |
| 62 | Gimel President | Illinois | SR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 46 | 1.04 |
| 64 | Carl Lawson | Auburn | JR | DL | 13 | 13.5 | 77 | 1.04 |
| 64 | Joe Ostman | CMU | JR | DL | 13 | 13.5 | 75 | 1.04 |
| 64 | Rashad Dillard | Troy | SR | DE | 13 | 13.5 | 68 | 1.04 |
| 64 | Jesse Brubaker | Tulsa | JR | DT | 13 | 13.5 | 60 | 1.04 |
| 64 | Hercules Mata'afa | Wash St | SO | DL | 13 | 13.5 | 46 | 1.04 |
| 69 | Jimmie Gilbert | Colorado | SR | OLB | 14 | 14.0 | 113 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Darius English | S Carolina | SR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 76 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Ja'Wuan Woodley | Toledo | JR | LB | 13 | 13.0 | 74 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Vincent Taylor | Okla St | JR | DT | 13 | 13.0 | 68 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Porter Gustin | USC | SO | DE | 13 | 13.0 | 58 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Mike McCray | Michigan | SR | LB | 13 | 13.0 | 53 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Daeshon Hall | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 52 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Airius Moore | NC State | JR | LB | 13 | 13.0 | 41 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Jeremy Timpf | Army | SR | LB | 13 | 13.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SR | OLB | 12 | 12.0 | 80 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Evan Panfil | Purdue | SR | DE | 12 | 12.0 | 65 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Charles Harris | Missouri | JR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 63 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 62 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Corbin McCarthy | Duke | SR | S | 12 | 12.0 | 56 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Michael Shaw | Georgia St | SO | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 55 | 1.00 |
| 69 | David Griffith | La-Monroe | SO | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 55 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Antonious Sims | App St | JR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 52 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Gus Schwieterman | BGSU | JR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Denzel Johnson | TCU | SR | S | 11 | 11.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Tabari McGaskey | Rice | SR | LB | 11 | 11.0 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 89 | Quentin Poling | Ohio | JR | LB | 14 | 13.5 | 64 | 0.96 |
| 90 | Xavier Thigpen | USM | JR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 63 | 0.96 |
| 90 | Joe Dillon | La-Lafytte | FR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 63 | 0.96 |
| 90 | Errol Clarke | UCF | SR | LB | 13 | 12.5 | 53 | 0.96 |
| 90 | JT Jones | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 51 | 0.96 |
| 94 | Maurice Hurst | Michigan | SR | DT | 12 | 11.5 | 59 | 0.96 |
| 94 | Claude George | Texas A&M | SR | LB | 12 | 11.5 | 58 | 0.96 |
| 94 | Ulysees Gilbert III | Akron | SO | LB | 12 | 11.5 | 57 | 0.96 |
| 94 | James Onwualu | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 12 | 11.5 | 53 | 0.96 |
| 94 | Josh Sweat | FSU | SO | DE | 12 | 11.5 | 49 | 0.96 |
| 94 | Frank Ginda | SJSU | SO | LB | 12 | 11.5 | 48 | 0.96 |
| 94 | DJ Calhoun | Ariz St | JR | LB | 12 | 11.5 | 43 | 0.96 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.