2016 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Williams | Alabama | SR | LB | 4 | 8.0 | 71 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Derek Barnett | Tennessee | JR | DE | 4 | 8.5 | 57 | 2.13 |
| 3 | Jimmie Gilbert | Colorado | SR | OLB | 4 | 5.5 | 56 | 1.38 |
| 4 | Ifeadi Odenigbo | N'western | SR | DL | 4 | 8.0 | 54 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Jordan Willis | Kansas St | SR | DE | 5 | 8.0 | 54 | 1.60 |
| 6 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 5 | 11.5 | 52 | 2.30 |
| 7 | Koron Crump | Ariz St | JR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 48 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Parris Bennett | Syracuse | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 48 | 0.63 |
| 9 | Josh Carraway | TCU | SR | DE | 4 | 6.5 | 47 | 1.63 |
| 9 | Hendrick Ekpe | Minnesota | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 47 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Marcus Oliver | Indiana | JR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 46 | 1.30 |
| 12 | Randy Allen | USA | SR | DE | 4 | 9.0 | 44 | 2.25 |
| 13 | Demerick Gary | SMU | FR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 42 | 1.38 |
| 14 | Jeremiah Valoaga | UNLV | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 41 | 0.90 |
| 15 | Ejuan Price | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 38 | 1.63 |
| 15 | Rashad Dillard | Troy | SR | DE | 3 | 5.5 | 38 | 1.83 |
| 17 | Bradley Chubb | NC State | JR | DE | 5 | 8.5 | 37 | 1.70 |
| 17 | Trey Hendrickson | FAU | SR | DE | 4 | 6.0 | 37 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Dylan Bradley | USM | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 37 | 1.38 |
| 17 | Harold Landry | BC | JR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 37 | 1.13 |
| 17 | Mat Boesen | TCU | JR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 37 | 1.13 |
| 22 | Takkarist McKinley | UCLA | SR | DL | 4 | 10.0 | 36 | 2.50 |
| 22 | Ryan Anderson | Alabama | SR | LB | 4 | 7.5 | 36 | 1.88 |
| 22 | Ryan Watson | Air Force | SR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 36 | 1.20 |
| 25 | Mark Rucker | UCF | SR | LB | 4 | 8.0 | 35 | 2.00 |
| 25 | Joe Dillon | La-Lafytte | FR | DL | 3 | 6.0 | 35 | 2.00 |
| 25 | Brandon Crawford | Buffalo | SR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 35 | 1.20 |
| 25 | Evan Panfil | Purdue | SR | DE | 5 | 6.0 | 35 | 1.20 |
| 29 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | SO | DE | 5 | 5.5 | 34 | 1.10 |
| 29 | Bunmi Rotimi | ODU | JR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 34 | 0.88 |
| 31 | JT Jones | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 5 | 9.0 | 33 | 1.80 |
| 31 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 4 | 6.5 | 33 | 1.63 |
| 31 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 33 | 1.38 |
| 31 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 33 | 1.38 |
| 31 | Breckyn Hager | Texas | SO | DE | 5 | 5.5 | 33 | 1.10 |
| 31 | Tarell Basham | Ohio | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 33 | 1.10 |
| 31 | Isaiah Irving | SJSU | SR | DE | 5 | 4.5 | 33 | 0.90 |
| 31 | Jesse Aniebonam | Maryland | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.80 |
| 31 | Raynard Felton | MTSU | SR | DT | 4 | 3.0 | 33 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Jarron Jones | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 4 | 7.5 | 32 | 1.88 |
| 40 | Marquis Haynes | Miss | JR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 32 | 1.25 |
| 40 | Vincent Taylor | Okla St | JR | DT | 4 | 3.5 | 32 | 0.88 |
| 40 | Ja'Wuan Woodley | Toledo | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 32 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Malik Reed | Nevada | SO | DE | 4 | 7.0 | 31 | 1.75 |
| 45 | Solomon Thomas | Stanford | JR | DE | 4 | 7.5 | 30 | 1.88 |
| 45 | Woody Baron | Va Tech | SR | DT | 4 | 7.0 | 30 | 1.75 |
| 45 | Carl Lawson | Auburn | JR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Tremaine Edmunds | Va Tech | SO | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Micah Kiser | Virginia | JR | ILB | 4 | 5.5 | 30 | 1.38 |
| 45 | Chris Odom | Ark St | SR | DE | 3 | 4.0 | 30 | 1.33 |
| 45 | Lorenzo Carter | Georgia | JR | OLB | 4 | 4.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Dawuane Smoot | Illinois | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 29 | 1.40 |
| 52 | Blair Brown | Ohio | SR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 29 | 1.30 |
| 52 | Corbin McCarthy | Duke | SR | S | 4 | 6.0 | 29 | 1.50 |
| 52 | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | Kansas | SO | DE | 4 | 6.0 | 29 | 1.50 |
| 52 | Romond Deloatch | Temple | SR | TE | 5 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.80 |
| 57 | Tau Lotulelei | UNLV | SR | LB | 5 | 11.5 | 28 | 2.30 |
| 57 | DJ Calhoun | Ariz St | JR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 28 | 1.20 |
| 57 | Mackendy Cheridor | Georgia St | JR | DE | 5 | 6.0 | 28 | 1.20 |
| 57 | Praise Martin-Oguike | Temple | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 28 | 1.10 |
| 57 | Tyquan Lewis | Ohio State | JR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 57 | Garret Dooley | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 4 | 4.5 | 28 | 1.13 |
| 57 | Keion Adams | W Mich | SR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 57 | D.J. Palmore | Navy | JR | OLB | 4 | 4.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 57 | Brad Koenig | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 28 | 1.17 |
| 57 | Justin Lawler | SMU | JR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 28 | 0.63 |
| 67 | Marquel Lee | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 4 | 9.0 | 27 | 2.25 |
| 67 | Nyles Morgan | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 67 | Darrien Howard | WVU | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Carroll Phillips | Illinois | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.80 |
| 67 | Jeremy Smith | Tulsa | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.75 |
| 72 | Sae Tautu | BYU | SR | LB | 3 | 5.5 | 26 | 1.83 |
| 72 | Joey Alfieri | Stanford | JR | OLB | 4 | 5.0 | 26 | 1.25 |
| 72 | Brandon Garner | N Texas | SO | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 72 | Sha-Ki Holines | U Mass | JR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 26 | 0.90 |
| 72 | Kyle Ball | Kansas St | FR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Clelin Ferrell | Clemson | FR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 77 | Reggie Walker | Kansas St | FR | DE | 5 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.80 |
| 77 | Ladell Fleming | N Illinois | SR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.88 |
| 77 | Jonathan Allen | Alabama | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.88 |
| 77 | Carlos Davis | Nebraska | FR | DT | 4 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 82 | Garrett Sickels | Penn State | JR | DE | 4 | 6.0 | 24 | 1.50 |
| 82 | Sam McCaskill | Boise St | SR | DE | 5 | 6.0 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 82 | Gary Thompson | Marshall | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 24 | 0.90 |
| 82 | Roman Braglio | Maryland | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 24 | 0.90 |
| 82 | Naashon Hughes | Texas | JR | DE | 5 | 2.5 | 24 | 0.50 |
| 82 | Jacob Martin | Temple | JR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 24 | 0.40 |
| 88 | Larry Ogunjobi | Charlotte | SR | DL | 4 | 9.0 | 23 | 2.25 |
| 88 | Denzel Johnson | TCU | SR | S | 4 | 6.5 | 23 | 1.63 |
| 88 | Shalom Luani | Wash St | SR | S | 5 | 6.0 | 23 | 1.20 |
| 88 | Malik McDowell | Mich St | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 88 | Christian Wilkins | Clemson | SO | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 23 | 1.25 |
| 88 | Aikeem Coleman | Idaho | JR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 23 | 1.25 |
| 88 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | JR | DE | 3 | 4.5 | 23 | 1.50 |
| 88 | Nik D'Avanzo | New Mexico | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 23 | 0.90 |
| 88 | T.J. Watt | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 4 | 4.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 88 | Austin Gearing | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.80 |
| 88 | DeMarcus Walker | FSU | SR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 23 | 0.88 |
| 88 | La'Kel Bass | UTSA | JR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 23 | 0.88 |
| 88 | Chase Appleby | Wyoming | SR | NT | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |