2016 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | JR | DE | 9 | 19.0 | 86 | 2.11 |
| 2 | Chris Odom | Ark St | SR | DE | 9 | 15.5 | 99 | 1.72 |
| 3 | Hunter Dimick | Utah | SR | DE | 8 | 13.0 | 64 | 1.63 |
| 3 | Keion Adams | W Mich | SR | DE | 8 | 13.0 | 52 | 1.63 |
| 3 | Kyle Wilson | Ark St | JR | LB | 9 | 13.0 | 43 | 1.44 |
| 6 | Jahlani Tavai | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 7 | 12.0 | 34 | 1.71 |
| 7 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 7 | 11.5 | 59 | 1.64 |
| 7 | Tarell Basham | Ohio | SR | DL | 8 | 11.5 | 58 | 1.44 |
| 7 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 7 | 11.5 | 45 | 1.64 |
| 7 | Mike McCray | Michigan | SR | LB | 7 | 11.5 | 44 | 1.64 |
| 11 | Quentin Poling | Ohio | JR | LB | 8 | 11.0 | 58 | 1.38 |
| 11 | Airius Moore | NC State | JR | LB | 4 | 11.0 | 37 | 2.75 |
| 13 | Dylan Bradley | USM | SR | DL | 7 | 10.5 | 56 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Ben Gedeon | Michigan | SR | LB | 7 | 10.5 | 51 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | SO | DE | 7 | 10.0 | 63 | 1.43 |
| 15 | Bradley Chubb | NC State | JR | DE | 4 | 10.0 | 39 | 2.50 |
| 17 | Trey Hendrickson | FAU | SR | DE | 6 | 9.5 | 52 | 1.58 |
| 17 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 6 | 9.5 | 42 | 1.58 |
| 17 | Kennan Gilchrist | App St | SR | OLB | 7 | 9.5 | 25 | 1.36 |
| 20 | Jordan Willis | Kansas St | SR | DE | 6 | 9.0 | 66 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Randy Allen | USA | SR | DE | 6 | 9.0 | 62 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Isaiah Irving | SJSU | SR | DE | 5 | 9.0 | 56 | 1.80 |
| 20 | Brandon Crawford | Buffalo | SR | DL | 7 | 9.0 | 49 | 1.29 |
| 20 | John Stepec | Toledo | SR | DE | 6 | 9.0 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Craig Suits | Tulsa | JR | LB | 8 | 9.0 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 20 | Larry Ogunjobi | Charlotte | SR | DL | 5 | 9.0 | 23 | 1.80 |
| 27 | Jesse Aniebonam | Maryland | JR | DL | 6 | 8.5 | 48 | 1.42 |
| 27 | Marcus Oliver | Indiana | JR | LB | 6 | 8.5 | 47 | 1.42 |
| 27 | Blair Brown | Ohio | SR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 47 | 1.06 |
| 27 | Jesse Brubaker | Tulsa | JR | DT | 8 | 8.5 | 45 | 1.06 |
| 27 | Joe Dillon | La-Lafytte | FR | DL | 6 | 8.5 | 42 | 1.42 |
| 27 | A.J. Jefferson | Miss St | SR | DL | 4 | 8.5 | 39 | 2.13 |
| 27 | Sam McCaskill | Boise St | SR | DE | 6 | 8.5 | 37 | 1.42 |
| 27 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | SO | DE | 7 | 8.5 | 37 | 1.21 |
| 27 | Joel Iyiegbuniwe | Western Ky | SO | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 35 | 1.21 |
| 27 | JoJo Wicker | Ariz St | SO | DL | 6 | 8.5 | 29 | 1.42 |
| 27 | Alex Aukerman | Army | JR | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 28 | 1.21 |
| 27 | Marquel Lee | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 5 | 8.5 | 27 | 1.70 |
| 27 | Sae Tautu | BYU | SR | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 27 | 1.21 |
| 27 | Chris Johnson | Western Ky | JR | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 20 | 1.21 |
| 41 | Jimmie Gilbert | Colorado | SR | OLB | 5 | 8.0 | 77 | 1.60 |
| 41 | Pita Taumoepenu | Utah | SR | DE | 8 | 8.0 | 69 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Trenton Greene | BGSU | SR | LB | 5 | 8.0 | 43 | 1.60 |
| 41 | Matt Linscott | Tulsa | SR | LB | 8 | 8.0 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | JR | DE | 8 | 8.0 | 39 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Alex Barrett | SDSU | SR | DL | 9 | 8.0 | 39 | 0.89 |
| 41 | Solomon Thomas | Stanford | JR | DE | 7 | 8.0 | 38 | 1.14 |
| 41 | Keith Brown | Western Ky | SR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 33 | 1.14 |
| 41 | Breckyn Hager | Texas | SO | DE | 7 | 8.0 | 28 | 1.14 |
| 41 | Woody Baron | Va Tech | SR | DT | 5 | 8.0 | 24 | 1.60 |
| 41 | Ed Oliver | Houston | FR | DT | 6 | 8.0 | 24 | 1.33 |
| 41 | Jeremy Timpf | Army | SR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 23 | 1.14 |
| 41 | Darius Harris | MTSU | SO | LB | 10 | 8.0 | 21 | 0.80 |
| 41 | Roman Buchanan | USA | SR | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 15 | 1.33 |
| 55 | Ejuan Price | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 4 | 7.5 | 47 | 1.88 |
| 55 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 5 | 7.5 | 46 | 1.50 |
| 55 | T.J. Watt | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 5 | 7.5 | 44 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Reggie Walker | Kansas St | FR | DE | 6 | 7.5 | 44 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Garrett Sickels | Penn State | JR | DE | 6 | 7.5 | 41 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Errol Clarke | UCF | SR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 40 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Ulysees Gilbert III | Akron | SO | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 38 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Porter Gustin | USC | SO | DE | 7 | 7.5 | 35 | 1.07 |
| 55 | Steven Rhodes | MTSU | SR | DE | 10 | 7.5 | 35 | 0.75 |
| 55 | David Griffith | La-Monroe | SO | LB | 5 | 7.5 | 34 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Ross Dzuris | Nebraska | SR | DE | 6 | 7.5 | 26 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Tabari McGaskey | Rice | SR | LB | 5 | 7.5 | 25 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | JR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 20 | 1.25 |
| 68 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | JR | OLB | 5 | 7.0 | 37 | 1.40 |
| 68 | Claude George | Texas A&M | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 37 | 1.17 |
| 68 | Anthony Walker, Jr. | N'western | JR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 34 | 1.40 |
| 68 | Nico Marley | Tulane | SR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 33 | 1.40 |
| 68 | Ryan Glasgow | Michigan | SR | DT | 7 | 7.0 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Tyquan Lewis | Ohio State | JR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 31 | 1.40 |
| 68 | Joshua Posley | Ball State | SR | DE | 8 | 7.0 | 31 | 0.88 |
| 68 | Shalom Luani | Wash St | SR | S | 6 | 7.0 | 30 | 1.17 |
| 68 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | SO | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 29 | 1.40 |
| 68 | Antonious Sims | App St | JR | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Lowell Lotulelei | Utah | JR | DT | 7 | 7.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Haji Dunn, Jr. | Air Force | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 26 | 1.17 |
| 68 | Filipo Mokofisi | Utah | JR | DT | 8 | 7.0 | 26 | 0.88 |
| 68 | Dawuane Smoot | Illinois | SR | DL | 3 | 7.0 | 23 | 2.33 |
| 68 | Terence Waugh | Kent State | SR | DE | 6 | 7.0 | 23 | 1.17 |
| 68 | Tau Lotulelei | UNLV | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 19 | 1.17 |
| 68 | Cody Barton | Utah | SO | LB | 7 | 7.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 85 | Harold Landry | BC | JR | DE | 5 | 6.5 | 59 | 1.30 |
| 85 | Koron Crump | Ariz St | JR | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 46 | 1.08 |
| 85 | Ja'Boree Poole | USM | SR | DL | 7 | 6.5 | 44 | 0.93 |
| 85 | Petera Wilson Jr. | Tulsa | JR | LB | 8 | 6.5 | 44 | 0.81 |
| 85 | DeMarcus Walker | FSU | SR | DE | 2 | 6.5 | 43 | 3.25 |
| 85 | Kevin Thurmon | Ball State | SO | DT | 8 | 6.5 | 36 | 0.81 |
| 85 | Tremaine Edmunds | Va Tech | SO | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 32 | 1.30 |
| 85 | Tony Guerad | UCF | JR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 31 | 1.08 |
| 85 | Bryson Allen-Williams | S Carolina | JR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 85 | Treyvon Williams | FIU | JR | LB | 8 | 6.5 | 27 | 0.81 |
| 85 | Tanzel Smart | Tulane | SR | DT | 5 | 6.5 | 22 | 1.30 |
| 85 | Omarius Bryant | Western Ky | SR | DL | 7 | 6.5 | 20 | 0.93 |
| 85 | Anthony Wint | FIU | JR | LB | 8 | 6.5 | 19 | 0.81 |
| 85 | Malik Reed | Nevada | SO | DE | 8 | 6.5 | 18 | 0.81 |
| 85 | Rodney Butler | NMSU | SR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 15 | 1.30 |
| 85 | Kingsley Opara | Maryland | JR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 14 | 1.08 |