2016 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games Lost 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 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 4 | 9.0 | 35 | 2.25 |
| 3 | Ejuan Price | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 5 | 11.0 | 44 | 2.20 |
| 4 | Taco Charlton | Michigan | SR | DE | 3 | 6.0 | 25 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Ryan Anderson | Alabama | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Asantay Brown | W Mich | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Caleb Bailey | W Mich | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Derek Barnett | Tennessee | JR | DE | 4 | 7.0 | 53 | 1.75 |
| 9 | Carroll Phillips | Illinois | SR | DL | 9 | 15.0 | 69 | 1.67 |
| 10 | Takkarist McKinley | UCLA | SR | DL | 8 | 13.0 | 39 | 1.63 |
| 10 | Ja'Wuan Woodley | Toledo | JR | LB | 4 | 6.5 | 48 | 1.63 |
| 12 | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | Kansas | SO | DE | 10 | 16.0 | 68 | 1.60 |
| 13 | Marquel Lee | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 6 | 9.5 | 38 | 1.58 |
| 14 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 7 | 11.0 | 59 | 1.57 |
| 15 | Tanzel Smart | Tulane | SR | DT | 8 | 12.5 | 50 | 1.56 |
| 16 | Arden Key | LSU | SO | DE | 4 | 6.0 | 40 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Jordan Willis | Kansas St | SR | DE | 4 | 6.0 | 26 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Ed Oliver | Houston | FR | DT | 4 | 6.0 | 14 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Budda Baker | Washington | JR | DB | 2 | 3.0 | 21 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Robert Spillane | W Mich | JR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 11 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Carlos Watkins | Clemson | SR | DT | 1 | 1.5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Dorian O'Daniel | Clemson | JR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Tau Lotulelei | UNLV | SR | LB | 8 | 11.5 | 21 | 1.44 |
| 24 | Xavier Thigpen | USM | JR | DL | 6 | 8.5 | 44 | 1.42 |
| 25 | Woody Baron | Va Tech | SR | DT | 4 | 5.5 | 14 | 1.38 |
| 26 | Randy Allen | USA | SR | DE | 7 | 9.5 | 43 | 1.36 |
| 26 | Zach Cunningham | Vanderbilt | JR | ILB | 7 | 9.5 | 21 | 1.36 |
| 28 | Jordan Jones | Kentucky | SO | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 27 | 1.33 |
| 28 | T.J. Watt | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 3 | 4.0 | 22 | 1.33 |
| 28 | Joel Iyiegbuniwe | Western Ky | SO | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 19 | 1.33 |
| 28 | Anthony Wilson | ODU | SR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 9 | 1.33 |
| 28 | William Lloyd | Troy | SR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 7 | 1.33 |
| 28 | Chris Johnson | Western Ky | JR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 5 | 1.33 |
| 34 | Corbin McCarthy | Duke | SR | S | 8 | 10.0 | 46 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Nico Marley | Tulane | SR | LB | 8 | 10.0 | 34 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Bradley Chubb | NC State | JR | DE | 6 | 7.5 | 29 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Dwayne Thomas | LSU | SR | DB | 4 | 5.0 | 20 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Hunter Dimick | Utah | SR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 34 | DeAngelo Brown | Louisville | SR | DT | 4 | 5.0 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Malik Hooker | Ohio State | SO | S | 2 | 2.5 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 34 | JoJo McIntosh | Washington | SO | DB | 2 | 2.5 | 7 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Darius English | S Carolina | SR | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 44 | 1.21 |
| 42 | Breckyn Hager | Texas | SO | DE | 7 | 8.5 | 35 | 1.21 |
| 42 | Otha Peters | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 31 | 1.21 |
| 45 | Andrew Brown | Virginia | JR | DE | 10 | 12.0 | 43 | 1.20 |
| 45 | Hercules Mata'afa | Wash St | SO | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 28 | 1.20 |
| 45 | Connor Strachan | BC | JR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 25 | 1.20 |
| 45 | Darius Harris | MTSU | SO | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 15 | 1.20 |
| 45 | Deshaun Davis | Auburn | SO | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 13 | 1.20 |
| 50 | Aaron Taylor | Ball State | SR | LB | 8 | 9.5 | 21 | 1.19 |
| 51 | Marcus Oliver | Indiana | JR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 24 | 1.17 |
| 51 | Quentin Poling | Ohio | JR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 51 | Joey Alfieri | Stanford | JR | OLB | 3 | 3.5 | 24 | 1.17 |
| 51 | Lowell Lotulelei | Utah | JR | DT | 3 | 3.5 | 15 | 1.17 |
| 51 | Keith Brown | Western Ky | SR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 15 | 1.17 |
| 51 | Chris Wormley | Michigan | SR | DE | 3 | 3.5 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 51 | Rashad Dillard | Troy | SR | DE | 3 | 3.5 | 10 | 1.17 |
| 51 | Solomon Thomas | Stanford | JR | DE | 3 | 3.5 | 9 | 1.17 |
| 51 | Jamal Stadom | Troy | JR | DT | 3 | 3.5 | 9 | 1.17 |
| 51 | Malik Golden | Penn State | SR | S | 3 | 3.5 | 5 | 1.17 |
| 61 | Bright Ugwoegbu | Oregon St | SO | OLB | 7 | 8.0 | 29 | 1.14 |
| 61 | Justin Lawler | SMU | JR | DE | 7 | 8.0 | 27 | 1.14 |
| 61 | Roman Buchanan | USA | SR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 12 | 1.14 |
| 64 | Garrett Hughes | New Mexico | JR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 24 | 1.13 |
| 65 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | SO | LB | 9 | 10.0 | 45 | 1.11 |
| 66 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | JR | DE | 5 | 5.5 | 33 | 1.10 |
| 66 | Chris Odom | Ark St | SR | DE | 5 | 5.5 | 28 | 1.10 |
| 66 | Jeremy Timpf | Army | SR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 18 | 1.10 |
| 66 | Tony Porter | Ohio | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 12 | 1.10 |
| 70 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 43 | 1.08 |
| 70 | Harold Landry | BC | JR | DE | 6 | 6.5 | 42 | 1.08 |
| 70 | K.J. Smith | Baylor | JR | DE | 6 | 6.5 | 32 | 1.08 |
| 70 | Sherrod Ruff | USM | JR | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 18 | 1.08 |
| 74 | J.T. Gray | Miss St | JR | LB | 7 | 7.5 | 13 | 1.07 |
| 75 | Charles Harris | Missouri | JR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 43 | 1.06 |
| 75 | Tabari McGaskey | Rice | SR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 27 | 1.06 |
| 75 | Larry Ogunjobi | Charlotte | SR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 19 | 1.06 |
| 78 | Dawuane Smoot | Illinois | SR | DL | 9 | 9.5 | 31 | 1.06 |
| 79 | Brandon Crawford | Buffalo | SR | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 52 | 1.05 |
| 80 | Luke Carrezola | UConn | JR | LB | 9 | 9.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Ade Aruna | Tulane | JR | DE | 8 | 8.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Marquis Haynes | Miss | JR | DE | 7 | 7.0 | 39 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Malcolm Roach | Texas | FR | OLB | 7 | 7.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Mark Rucker | UCF | SR | LB | 7 | 7.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Cleon Aloese | Ohio | JR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Blair Brown | Ohio | SR | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | SO | DE | 5 | 5.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Nazair Jones | N Carolina | JR | DT | 5 | 5.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Kyle Wilson | Ark St | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Arthur Maulet | Memphis | SR | DB | 5 | 5.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Otaro Alaka | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Aikeem Coleman | Idaho | JR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Tremaine Edmunds | Va Tech | SO | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Nick Rallis | Minnesota | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Butch Pau'u | BYU | SO | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 80 | David Moa | Boise St | SO | NT | 3 | 3.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Chad Thomas | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Treyvon Hester | Toledo | SR | DT | 3 | 3.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Torrence Brown | Penn State | SO | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Kris Weatherspoon | Troy | JR | S | 3 | 3.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.