2016 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | JR | LB | 7 | 16.0 | 49 | 2.29 |
| 2 | Aaron Taylor | Ball State | SR | LB | 3 | 6.5 | 16 | 2.17 |
| 3 | Ed Oliver | Houston | FR | DT | 6 | 12.0 | 42 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Tau Lotulelei | UNLV | SR | LB | 5 | 9.5 | 16 | 1.90 |
| 5 | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | Kansas | SO | DE | 7 | 13.0 | 51 | 1.86 |
| 6 | Tanzel Smart | Tulane | SR | DT | 6 | 11.0 | 49 | 1.83 |
| 7 | Carroll Phillips | Illinois | SR | DL | 8 | 14.0 | 65 | 1.75 |
| 7 | Ejuan Price | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 8 | 14.0 | 61 | 1.75 |
| 7 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 6 | 10.5 | 36 | 1.75 |
| 7 | JT Jones | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 4 | 7.0 | 30 | 1.75 |
| 11 | Takkarist McKinley | UCLA | SR | DL | 7 | 12.0 | 43 | 1.71 |
| 12 | Randy Allen | USA | SR | DE | 5 | 8.5 | 40 | 1.70 |
| 12 | Taco Charlton | Michigan | SR | DE | 5 | 8.5 | 33 | 1.70 |
| 14 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 6 | 9.5 | 49 | 1.58 |
| 15 | Derek Barnett | Tennessee | JR | DE | 9 | 14.0 | 74 | 1.56 |
| 16 | DeMarcus Walker | FSU | SR | DE | 10 | 15.0 | 91 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Harold Landry | BC | JR | DE | 7 | 10.5 | 63 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Marquel Lee | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 7 | 10.5 | 39 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Vincent Taylor | Okla St | JR | DT | 6 | 9.0 | 60 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Myles Garrett | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 6 | 9.0 | 39 | 1.50 |
| 16 | K.J. Smith | Baylor | JR | DE | 5 | 7.5 | 44 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Hunter Dimick | Utah | SR | DE | 4 | 6.0 | 16 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Bradley Chubb | NC State | JR | DE | 8 | 11.5 | 44 | 1.44 |
| 23 | DeAngelo Brown | Louisville | SR | DT | 8 | 11.5 | 33 | 1.44 |
| 25 | Jordan Jones | Kentucky | SO | LB | 7 | 10.0 | 42 | 1.43 |
| 26 | Jhaustin Thomas | Iowa State | SR | DE | 6 | 8.5 | 29 | 1.42 |
| 27 | Tremaine Edmunds | Va Tech | SO | LB | 8 | 11.0 | 35 | 1.38 |
| 27 | Brandon Crawford | Buffalo | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 16 | 1.38 |
| 29 | Ryan Anderson | Alabama | SR | LB | 11 | 15.0 | 72 | 1.36 |
| 30 | Justin Lawler | SMU | JR | DE | 7 | 9.5 | 50 | 1.36 |
| 30 | Jarron Jones | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 7 | 9.5 | 39 | 1.36 |
| 32 | Brad Koenig | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 19 | 1.33 |
| 32 | Justin Clifton | Ark St | SO | DB | 3 | 4.0 | 7 | 1.33 |
| 34 | Woody Baron | Va Tech | SR | DT | 8 | 10.5 | 45 | 1.31 |
| 35 | Pat O'Connor | EMU | SR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 21 | 1.30 |
| 35 | Sherrod Ruff | USM | JR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 21 | 1.30 |
| 35 | Anthony Wilson | ODU | SR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 16 | 1.30 |
| 35 | Blair Brown | Ohio | SR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 9 | 1.30 |
| 39 | Arden Key | LSU | SO | DE | 7 | 9.0 | 63 | 1.29 |
| 39 | Darius English | S Carolina | SR | DL | 7 | 9.0 | 49 | 1.29 |
| 41 | Jonathan Allen | Alabama | SR | DL | 11 | 14.0 | 89 | 1.27 |
| 42 | Marquis Haynes | Miss | JR | DE | 8 | 10.0 | 62 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Joe Ostman | CMU | JR | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 31 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Rashad Dillard | Troy | SR | DE | 6 | 7.5 | 28 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Jahlani Tavai | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Alex Aukerman | Army | JR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 23 | 1.25 |
| 47 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 56 | 1.21 |
| 47 | Andrew Brown | Virginia | JR | DE | 7 | 8.5 | 32 | 1.21 |
| 49 | Nick Dawson-Brents | Western Ky | SR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 38 | 1.20 |
| 50 | Jordan Willis | Kansas St | SR | DE | 6 | 7.0 | 31 | 1.17 |
| 50 | Solomon Thomas | Stanford | JR | DE | 6 | 7.0 | 29 | 1.17 |
| 50 | Marcus Oliver | Indiana | JR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 24 | 1.17 |
| 50 | Nico Marley | Tulane | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 23 | 1.17 |
| 54 | Bright Ugwoegbu | Oregon St | SO | OLB | 7 | 8.0 | 29 | 1.14 |
| 55 | Elijah Parker | USM | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 31 | 1.13 |
| 55 | Nik D'Avanzo | New Mexico | SR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 30 | 1.13 |
| 55 | Salamo Fiso | Ariz St | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 12 | 1.13 |
| 58 | Ben Humphreys | Duke | SO | LB | 9 | 10.0 | 42 | 1.11 |
| 58 | Zach Cunningham | Vanderbilt | JR | ILB | 9 | 10.0 | 17 | 1.11 |
| 60 | Breckyn Hager | Texas | SO | DE | 5 | 5.5 | 30 | 1.10 |
| 60 | Xavier Thigpen | USM | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 27 | 1.10 |
| 60 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SR | OLB | 5 | 5.5 | 25 | 1.10 |
| 60 | Malachi Mageo | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 15 | 1.10 |
| 60 | Luke Carrezola | UConn | JR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 10 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Ja'Wuan Woodley | Toledo | JR | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 48 | 1.08 |
| 65 | Evan Panfil | Purdue | SR | DE | 6 | 6.5 | 36 | 1.08 |
| 65 | Maurice Hurst | Michigan | SR | DT | 6 | 6.5 | 27 | 1.08 |
| 65 | Mark Rucker | UCF | SR | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 25 | 1.08 |
| 65 | Otha Peters | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 16 | 1.08 |
| 70 | Kevin Kavalec | BC | SR | DE | 7 | 7.5 | 34 | 1.07 |
| 71 | Gimel President | Illinois | SR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 36 | 1.06 |
| 72 | Tim Williams | Alabama | SR | LB | 11 | 11.5 | 86 | 1.05 |
| 73 | Kendall Joseph | Clemson | SO | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 52 | 1.04 |
| 74 | Clelin Ferrell | Clemson | FR | DE | 12 | 12.0 | 62 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Christian Wilkins | Clemson | SO | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 49 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Corbin McCarthy | Duke | SR | S | 9 | 9.0 | 36 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Devonte Fields | Louisville | SR | LB | 8 | 8.0 | 72 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Patrick Gamble | Ga Tech | SR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Dawuane Smoot | Illinois | SR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Caleb Brantley | Florida | JR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Evan Colorito | CSU | JR | LB | 8 | 8.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Chad Thomas | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Steven Richardson | Minnesota | JR | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Justin Hollins | Oregon | SO | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Troy Dye | Oregon | FR | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 36 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Joey Alfieri | Stanford | JR | OLB | 6 | 6.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Chris Wormley | Michigan | SR | DE | 6 | 6.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Hercules Mata'afa | Wash St | SO | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Kevin Mouhon | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Markus Bailey | Purdue | FR | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Patrick Levels | Baylor | SR | DB | 5 | 5.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Antonious Sims | App St | JR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Tyrone Hunt | Baylor | FR | DE | 5 | 5.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Robert Spillane | W Mich | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Cole Ormsby | UConn | JR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Harrison Phillips | Stanford | JR | DT | 5 | 5.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Asantay Brown | W Mich | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Travon Blanchard | Baylor | JR | DB | 5 | 5.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Darrell Songy | USA | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Austin Gearing | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.