2016 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson | 7 | 68.0 | 274 | 9.71 |
| 2 | Michigan | 6 | 50.0 | 201 | 8.33 |
| 2 | Penn State | 7 | 50.0 | 164 | 7.14 |
| 4 | Alabama | 6 | 47.0 | 210 | 7.83 |
| 5 | Florida State | 5 | 39.0 | 169 | 7.80 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 6 | 38.0 | 158 | 6.33 |
| 7 | LSU | 5 | 36.0 | 179 | 7.20 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 6 | 34.0 | 133 | 5.67 |
| 9 | Indiana | 4 | 32.0 | 106 | 8.00 |
| 9 | Illinois | 5 | 32.0 | 99 | 6.40 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 4 | 31.0 | 130 | 7.75 |
| 11 | Washington | 4 | 31.0 | 116 | 7.75 |
| 13 | Wake Forest | 4 | 30.0 | 157 | 7.50 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 7 | 30.0 | 135 | 4.29 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 30.0 | 122 | 7.50 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 3 | 30.0 | 98 | 10.00 |
| 13 | Iowa State | 4 | 30.0 | 93 | 7.50 |
| 18 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 29.0 | 138 | 7.25 |
| 19 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 28.0 | 108 | 7.00 |
| 20 | USC | 5 | 27.0 | 122 | 5.40 |
| 20 | Purdue | 4 | 27.0 | 100 | 6.75 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 4 | 27.0 | 92 | 6.75 |
| 23 | Ole Miss | 4 | 26.0 | 105 | 6.50 |
| 23 | Oregon | 5 | 26.0 | 93 | 5.20 |
| 25 | Boston College | 4 | 25.0 | 114 | 6.25 |
| 25 | UCF | 3 | 25.0 | 110 | 8.33 |
| 25 | Syracuse | 6 | 25.0 | 92 | 4.17 |
| 28 | Michigan State | 4 | 24.0 | 88 | 6.00 |
| 28 | Florida | 4 | 24.0 | 77 | 6.00 |
| 30 | Baylor | 3 | 23.0 | 93 | 7.67 |
| 31 | Iowa | 5 | 22.0 | 90 | 4.40 |
| 31 | Arkansas | 5 | 22.0 | 89 | 4.40 |
| 31 | Auburn | 4 | 22.0 | 73 | 5.50 |
| 34 | Houston | 2 | 21.0 | 128 | 10.50 |
| 34 | Colorado | 5 | 21.0 | 110 | 4.20 |
| 34 | TCU | 3 | 21.0 | 90 | 7.00 |
| 34 | Louisville | 3 | 21.0 | 87 | 7.00 |
| 38 | North Carolina | 4 | 20.0 | 108 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Maryland | 4 | 20.0 | 94 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Arizona | 4 | 20.0 | 86 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Kansas | 3 | 20.0 | 75 | 6.67 |
| 42 | Texas | 3 | 19.0 | 67 | 6.33 |
| 42 | Kansas State | 4 | 19.0 | 59 | 4.75 |
| 42 | Utah | 3 | 19.0 | 50 | 6.33 |
| 45 | Virginia | 3 | 18.0 | 72 | 6.00 |
| 45 | UCLA | 3 | 18.0 | 51 | 6.00 |
| 47 | Kent State | 3 | 17.0 | 51 | 5.67 |
| 47 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 17.0 | 50 | 5.67 |
| 49 | Cincinnati | 2 | 16.0 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 49 | Temple | 2 | 16.0 | 55 | 8.00 |
| 49 | Rutgers | 5 | 16.0 | 47 | 3.20 |
| 52 | NC State | 3 | 15.0 | 72 | 5.00 |
| 52 | Kentucky | 3 | 15.0 | 56 | 5.00 |
| 52 | South Carolina | 3 | 15.0 | 47 | 5.00 |
| 52 | Duke | 3 | 15.0 | 46 | 5.00 |
| 52 | Oklahoma | 4 | 15.0 | 39 | 3.75 |
| 52 | Arizona State | 3 | 15.0 | 38 | 5.00 |
| 58 | SMU | 2 | 14.0 | 69 | 7.00 |
| 58 | Mississippi State | 3 | 14.0 | 37 | 4.67 |
| 60 | California | 3 | 12.0 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Notre Dame | 3 | 12.0 | 46 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 12.0 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 60 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 12.0 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 64 | Georgia | 2 | 11.0 | 70 | 5.50 |
| 64 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 11.0 | 54 | 5.50 |
| 64 | Stanford | 3 | 11.0 | 52 | 3.67 |
| 64 | USF | 2 | 11.0 | 50 | 5.50 |
| 64 | Central Michigan | 2 | 11.0 | 38 | 5.50 |
| 64 | Memphis | 2 | 11.0 | 34 | 5.50 |
| 70 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 10.0 | 36 | 5.00 |
| 70 | Washington State | 3 | 10.0 | 33 | 3.33 |
| 70 | Nebraska | 3 | 10.0 | 32 | 3.33 |
| 70 | Navy | 2 | 10.0 | 31 | 5.00 |
| 70 | East Carolina | 3 | 10.0 | 25 | 3.33 |
| 70 | Missouri | 3 | 10.0 | 24 | 3.33 |
| 76 | Utah State | 1 | 9.0 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 76 | Tulane | 1 | 9.0 | 24 | 9.00 |
| 78 | Connecticut | 2 | 8.0 | 35 | 4.00 |
| 78 | Ohio | 1 | 8.0 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 78 | Western Michigan | 1 | 8.0 | 27 | 8.00 |
| 78 | Texas Tech | 3 | 8.0 | 26 | 2.67 |
| 78 | Oregon State | 3 | 8.0 | 23 | 2.67 |
| 83 | Marshall | 2 | 7.0 | 19 | 3.50 |
| 83 | Akron | 2 | 7.0 | 18 | 3.50 |
| 83 | West Virginia | 2 | 7.0 | 15 | 3.50 |
| 86 | Army | 1 | 6.0 | 21 | 6.00 |
| 87 | Wyoming | 1 | 5.0 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 87 | Rice | 1 | 5.0 | 24 | 5.00 |
| 87 | Troy | 1 | 5.0 | 14 | 5.00 |
| 87 | Arkansas State | 1 | 5.0 | 11 | 5.00 |
| 91 | Idaho | 1 | 4.0 | 18 | 4.00 |
| 91 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 4.0 | 13 | 4.00 |
| 91 | Buffalo | 1 | 4.0 | 11 | 4.00 |
| 91 | Colorado State | 1 | 4.0 | 10 | 4.00 |
| 91 | Massachusetts | 1 | 4.0 | 10 | 4.00 |
| 91 | Hawaii | 1 | 4.0 | 9 | 4.00 |
| 91 | Charlotte | 2 | 4.0 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 91 | BYU | 1 | 4.0 | 5 | 4.00 |
| 99 | Toledo | 1 | 3.0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 2.0 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 100 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 2.0 | 15 | 2.00 |
| 100 | Southern Miss | 1 | 2.0 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 100 | Georgia State | 1 | 2.0 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 100 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 2.0 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 105 | Fresno State | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 105 | Tulsa | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 105 | Ball State | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 105 | North Texas | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |