2016 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Williams | Alabama | SR | LB | 9 | 14.0 | 104 | 1.56 |
| 2 | Chris Odom | Ark St | SR | DE | 8 | 14.5 | 94 | 1.81 |
| 3 | Derek Barnett | Tennessee | JR | DE | 8 | 15.0 | 92 | 1.88 |
| 4 | Jimmie Gilbert | Colorado | SR | OLB | 10 | 10.0 | 88 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | SO | DE | 9 | 12.5 | 81 | 1.39 |
| 6 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | JR | DE | 8 | 17.5 | 80 | 2.19 |
| 6 | Jordan Willis | Kansas St | SR | DE | 9 | 13.0 | 80 | 1.44 |
| 8 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 8 | 11.0 | 79 | 1.38 |
| 9 | Harold Landry | BC | JR | DE | 8 | 12.0 | 76 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Randy Allen | USA | SR | DE | 8 | 14.0 | 75 | 1.75 |
| 11 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 9 | 16.5 | 71 | 1.83 |
| 12 | Hunter Dimick | Utah | SR | DE | 9 | 16.0 | 70 | 1.78 |
| 12 | Marcus Oliver | Indiana | JR | LB | 9 | 14.5 | 70 | 1.61 |
| 14 | Jesse Aniebonam | Maryland | JR | DL | 9 | 8.5 | 69 | 0.94 |
| 15 | Ryan Anderson | Alabama | SR | LB | 9 | 13.5 | 68 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Arden Key | LSU | SO | DE | 7 | 9.5 | 67 | 1.36 |
| 17 | Koron Crump | Ariz St | JR | LB | 9 | 8.5 | 66 | 0.94 |
| 18 | Marquel Lee | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 8 | 17.5 | 65 | 2.19 |
| 18 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 8 | 13.5 | 65 | 1.69 |
| 18 | Ifeadi Odenigbo | N'western | SR | DL | 9 | 11.0 | 65 | 1.22 |
| 18 | Bunmi Rotimi | ODU | JR | DE | 8 | 6.5 | 65 | 0.81 |
| 22 | Trey Hendrickson | FAU | SR | DE | 8 | 11.5 | 64 | 1.44 |
| 23 | Darius English | S Carolina | SR | DL | 8 | 9.0 | 63 | 1.13 |
| 24 | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | Kansas | SO | DE | 9 | 16.0 | 62 | 1.78 |
| 25 | Takkarist McKinley | UCLA | SR | DL | 9 | 16.0 | 61 | 1.78 |
| 25 | Charles Harris | Missouri | JR | DL | 8 | 11.0 | 61 | 1.38 |
| 25 | Isaiah Irving | SJSU | SR | DE | 8 | 10.0 | 61 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Marcell Frazier | Missouri | JR | DL | 8 | 7.5 | 60 | 0.94 |
| 29 | Carl Lawson | Auburn | JR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 59 | 1.19 |
| 29 | Denzil Ware | Kentucky | SO | DE | 8 | 8.5 | 59 | 1.06 |
| 29 | Parris Bennett | Syracuse | JR | LB | 8 | 6.0 | 59 | 0.75 |
| 32 | T.J. Watt | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 10 | 12.5 | 57 | 1.25 |
| 32 | Gelen Robinson | Purdue | JR | DE | 9 | 8.0 | 57 | 0.89 |
| 34 | Woody Baron | Va Tech | SR | DT | 9 | 15.0 | 56 | 1.67 |
| 34 | Bradley Chubb | NC State | JR | DE | 8 | 14.0 | 56 | 1.75 |
| 34 | Brandon Crawford | Buffalo | SR | DL | 8 | 11.5 | 56 | 1.44 |
| 34 | Rashad Dillard | Troy | SR | DE | 8 | 10.5 | 56 | 1.31 |
| 34 | Vincent Taylor | Okla St | JR | DT | 9 | 10.0 | 56 | 1.11 |
| 34 | Devonte Fields | Louisville | SR | LB | 7 | 6.0 | 56 | 0.86 |
| 40 | Josh Carraway | TCU | SR | DE | 9 | 9.0 | 55 | 1.00 |
| 40 | James Hearns | Louisville | JR | LB | 8 | 8.0 | 55 | 1.00 |
| 42 | Dylan Bradley | USM | SR | DL | 8 | 10.5 | 54 | 1.31 |
| 42 | Keion Adams | W Mich | SR | DE | 9 | 10.0 | 54 | 1.11 |
| 42 | Joe Ostman | CMU | JR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 54 | 1.19 |
| 42 | Jake Replogle | Purdue | SR | DT | 5 | 7.5 | 54 | 1.50 |
| 42 | Demerick Gary | SMU | FR | DL | 8 | 7.5 | 54 | 0.94 |
| 47 | Quentin Poling | Ohio | JR | LB | 9 | 8.5 | 53 | 0.94 |
| 48 | Tanzel Smart | Tulane | SR | DT | 8 | 12.5 | 52 | 1.56 |
| 48 | Praise Martin-Oguike | Temple | SR | DL | 9 | 9.0 | 52 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Pita Taumoepenu | Utah | SR | DE | 9 | 7.0 | 52 | 0.78 |
| 51 | Taco Charlton | Michigan | SR | DE | 9 | 11.5 | 51 | 1.28 |
| 51 | Carroll Phillips | Illinois | SR | DL | 9 | 11.0 | 51 | 1.22 |
| 51 | Blair Brown | Ohio | SR | LB | 9 | 11.0 | 51 | 1.22 |
| 51 | Tarell Basham | Ohio | SR | DL | 9 | 11.0 | 51 | 1.22 |
| 51 | D.J. Palmore | Navy | JR | OLB | 8 | 8.5 | 51 | 1.06 |
| 51 | Hendrick Ekpe | Minnesota | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 51 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Tremaine Edmunds | Va Tech | SO | LB | 9 | 13.0 | 50 | 1.44 |
| 57 | Justin Lawler | SMU | JR | DE | 8 | 9.5 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 57 | Tyquan Lewis | Ohio State | JR | DL | 9 | 8.5 | 50 | 0.94 |
| 60 | DeMarcus Walker | FSU | SR | DE | 8 | 9.0 | 49 | 1.13 |
| 60 | Austin Smaha | N Illinois | SR | DE | 8 | 5.0 | 49 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Reggie Walker | Kansas St | FR | DE | 9 | 9.0 | 48 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Jonathan Allen | Alabama | SR | DL | 9 | 8.0 | 48 | 0.89 |
| 64 | Dawuane Smoot | Illinois | SR | DL | 9 | 13.0 | 47 | 1.44 |
| 64 | Breckyn Hager | Texas | SO | DE | 9 | 11.0 | 47 | 1.22 |
| 64 | Matt Linscott | Tulsa | SR | LB | 8 | 8.0 | 47 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | JR | LB | 9 | 16.0 | 46 | 1.78 |
| 67 | Ben Gedeon | Michigan | SR | LB | 9 | 11.0 | 46 | 1.22 |
| 67 | Amos Mason | Navy | SR | DE | 9 | 8.5 | 46 | 0.94 |
| 67 | Marquis Haynes | Miss | JR | DE | 8 | 8.0 | 46 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Mat Boesen | TCU | JR | DE | 9 | 8.0 | 46 | 0.89 |
| 67 | Jeremy Smith | Tulsa | JR | DE | 6 | 6.0 | 46 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Ejuan Price | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 8 | 11.5 | 45 | 1.44 |
| 74 | Trenton Greene | BGSU | SR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 44 | 1.06 |
| 74 | Troy Dye | Oregon | FR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 44 | 1.06 |
| 74 | Claude George | Texas A&M | SR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 44 | 1.06 |
| 74 | Evan Schwan | Penn State | SR | DE | 10 | 7.5 | 44 | 0.75 |
| 78 | Garrett Sickels | Penn State | JR | DE | 10 | 10.5 | 43 | 1.05 |
| 78 | Aikeem Coleman | Idaho | JR | DE | 8 | 9.0 | 43 | 1.13 |
| 78 | Patrick Levels | Baylor | SR | DB | 9 | 8.0 | 43 | 0.89 |
| 78 | Montravius Adams | Auburn | SR | DT | 8 | 7.5 | 43 | 0.94 |
| 78 | Jordan Carrell | Colorado | SR | DE | 10 | 5.0 | 43 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Joe Dillon | La-Lafytte | FR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Malik Jefferson | Texas | SO | LB | 8 | 7.5 | 42 | 0.94 |
| 83 | Evan Panfil | Purdue | SR | DE | 9 | 7.5 | 42 | 0.83 |
| 86 | Solomon Thomas | Stanford | JR | DE | 9 | 10.0 | 41 | 1.11 |
| 86 | Mark Rucker | UCF | SR | LB | 8 | 9.5 | 41 | 1.19 |
| 86 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | SO | DE | 8 | 9.0 | 41 | 1.13 |
| 86 | Maurice Hurst | Michigan | SR | DT | 9 | 8.5 | 41 | 0.94 |
| 86 | Jesse Brubaker | Tulsa | JR | DT | 8 | 8.0 | 41 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Corey Vereen | Tennessee | SR | DL | 8 | 7.5 | 41 | 0.94 |
| 86 | Errol Clarke | UCF | SR | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 41 | 0.88 |
| 86 | Raynard Felton | MTSU | SR | DT | 8 | 5.5 | 41 | 0.69 |
| 86 | Brian Womac | Rice | JR | DE | 8 | 5.5 | 41 | 0.69 |
| 86 | Jeremiah Valoaga | UNLV | SR | DL | 6 | 4.5 | 41 | 0.75 |
| 96 | Reuben Foster | Alabama | SR | LB | 9 | 8.5 | 40 | 0.94 |
| 96 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 8 | 7.5 | 40 | 0.94 |
| 96 | Daeshon Hall | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 8 | 7.5 | 40 | 0.94 |
| 99 | Nico Marley | Tulane | SR | LB | 8 | 10.0 | 39 | 1.25 |
| 99 | Myles Garrett | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 7 | 9.0 | 39 | 1.29 |