2016 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 44.0 | 177 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Washington | 5 | 41.0 | 170 | 8.20 |
| 2 | Baylor | 4 | 41.0 | 150 | 10.25 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 4 | 40.0 | 174 | 10.00 |
| 4 | Houston | 5 | 40.0 | 171 | 8.00 |
| 4 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 40.0 | 143 | 13.33 |
| 7 | Kansas | 4 | 39.0 | 158 | 9.75 |
| 8 | Clemson | 4 | 38.0 | 157 | 9.50 |
| 8 | Ball State | 4 | 38.0 | 136 | 9.50 |
| 10 | Boston College | 4 | 37.0 | 178 | 9.25 |
| 10 | Akron | 4 | 37.0 | 110 | 9.25 |
| 12 | Toledo | 4 | 35.0 | 142 | 8.75 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 35.0 | 139 | 8.75 |
| 14 | Louisville | 4 | 34.0 | 167 | 8.50 |
| 14 | Southern Miss | 4 | 34.0 | 155 | 8.50 |
| 14 | Louisiana | 4 | 34.0 | 146 | 8.50 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 33.0 | 196 | 8.25 |
| 17 | Penn State | 4 | 33.0 | 128 | 8.25 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | 4 | 33.0 | 121 | 8.25 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 33.0 | 117 | 8.25 |
| 21 | Illinois | 3 | 32.0 | 113 | 10.67 |
| 22 | Ohio | 4 | 31.0 | 123 | 7.75 |
| 22 | Utah | 4 | 31.0 | 115 | 7.75 |
| 22 | BYU | 5 | 31.0 | 97 | 6.20 |
| 25 | Duke | 4 | 30.0 | 131 | 7.50 |
| 25 | UCF | 4 | 30.0 | 125 | 7.50 |
| 25 | Utah State | 4 | 30.0 | 115 | 7.50 |
| 25 | Troy | 4 | 30.0 | 113 | 7.50 |
| 25 | Arizona State | 4 | 30.0 | 111 | 7.50 |
| 25 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 30.0 | 110 | 7.50 |
| 31 | Kent State | 4 | 29.0 | 138 | 7.25 |
| 31 | Boise State | 3 | 29.0 | 124 | 9.67 |
| 31 | Colorado State | 4 | 29.0 | 119 | 7.25 |
| 31 | Minnesota | 3 | 29.0 | 106 | 9.67 |
| 31 | Iowa State | 4 | 29.0 | 80 | 7.25 |
| 36 | Tulane | 4 | 28.0 | 109 | 7.00 |
| 36 | NC State | 3 | 28.0 | 99 | 9.33 |
| 38 | TCU | 4 | 27.0 | 129 | 6.75 |
| 38 | South Carolina | 4 | 27.0 | 115 | 6.75 |
| 38 | Central Michigan | 4 | 27.0 | 107 | 6.75 |
| 38 | Old Dominion | 4 | 27.0 | 98 | 6.75 |
| 38 | Rice | 4 | 27.0 | 98 | 6.75 |
| 38 | Virginia | 4 | 27.0 | 97 | 6.75 |
| 38 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 27.0 | 95 | 6.75 |
| 45 | Wake Forest | 4 | 26.0 | 106 | 6.50 |
| 45 | Rutgers | 4 | 26.0 | 96 | 6.50 |
| 45 | Cincinnati | 4 | 26.0 | 95 | 6.50 |
| 45 | Tulsa | 4 | 26.0 | 93 | 6.50 |
| 49 | Florida | 4 | 25.0 | 139 | 6.25 |
| 49 | Oregon | 4 | 25.0 | 134 | 6.25 |
| 49 | USF | 4 | 25.0 | 92 | 6.25 |
| 49 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 25.0 | 86 | 6.25 |
| 49 | Arkansas State | 4 | 25.0 | 81 | 6.25 |
| 49 | South Alabama | 4 | 25.0 | 77 | 6.25 |
| 49 | Nebraska | 4 | 25.0 | 75 | 6.25 |
| 49 | Tennessee | 4 | 25.0 | 63 | 6.25 |
| 57 | Alabama | 4 | 24.0 | 135 | 6.00 |
| 57 | Arizona | 4 | 24.0 | 104 | 6.00 |
| 57 | Texas Tech | 4 | 24.0 | 91 | 6.00 |
| 57 | Wyoming | 4 | 24.0 | 91 | 6.00 |
| 57 | Western Michigan | 4 | 24.0 | 80 | 6.00 |
| 57 | North Carolina | 4 | 24.0 | 65 | 6.00 |
| 63 | Florida State | 4 | 23.0 | 154 | 5.75 |
| 63 | Texas | 3 | 23.0 | 124 | 7.67 |
| 63 | LSU | 4 | 23.0 | 107 | 5.75 |
| 63 | Auburn | 4 | 23.0 | 98 | 5.75 |
| 63 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 23.0 | 92 | 5.75 |
| 63 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 23.0 | 91 | 7.67 |
| 63 | Temple | 4 | 23.0 | 90 | 5.75 |
| 63 | Maryland | 3 | 23.0 | 86 | 7.67 |
| 63 | Missouri | 4 | 23.0 | 85 | 5.75 |
| 63 | Northwestern | 4 | 23.0 | 84 | 5.75 |
| 63 | Ole Miss | 4 | 23.0 | 83 | 5.75 |
| 63 | Army | 4 | 23.0 | 82 | 5.75 |
| 63 | Massachusetts | 4 | 23.0 | 76 | 5.75 |
| 63 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 23.0 | 70 | 5.75 |
| 63 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 23.0 | 69 | 5.75 |
| 63 | UTSA | 4 | 23.0 | 59 | 5.75 |
| 79 | Iowa | 4 | 22.0 | 102 | 5.50 |
| 79 | Kentucky | 4 | 22.0 | 91 | 5.50 |
| 79 | Oklahoma | 3 | 22.0 | 74 | 7.33 |
| 82 | SMU | 4 | 21.0 | 102 | 5.25 |
| 82 | Colorado | 4 | 21.0 | 101 | 5.25 |
| 82 | Wisconsin | 4 | 21.0 | 91 | 5.25 |
| 82 | San Jose State | 4 | 21.0 | 90 | 5.25 |
| 82 | Stanford | 4 | 21.0 | 90 | 5.25 |
| 82 | North Texas | 4 | 21.0 | 85 | 5.25 |
| 82 | Fresno State | 4 | 21.0 | 77 | 5.25 |
| 82 | Hawaii | 4 | 21.0 | 76 | 5.25 |
| 82 | USC | 4 | 21.0 | 73 | 5.25 |
| 82 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 21.0 | 68 | 5.25 |
| 82 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 21.0 | 52 | 5.25 |
| 93 | Arkansas | 4 | 20.0 | 106 | 5.00 |
| 93 | FIU | 4 | 20.0 | 78 | 5.00 |
| 93 | New Mexico State | 4 | 20.0 | 74 | 5.00 |
| 93 | Connecticut | 5 | 20.0 | 72 | 4.00 |
| 93 | Memphis | 3 | 20.0 | 70 | 6.67 |
| 93 | Appalachian State | 4 | 20.0 | 70 | 5.00 |
| 93 | East Carolina | 4 | 20.0 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 100 | Navy | 3 | 19.0 | 85 | 6.33 |
| 100 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 19.0 | 81 | 4.75 |
| 100 | Air Force | 3 | 19.0 | 80 | 6.33 |
| 103 | Ohio State | 3 | 18.0 | 95 | 6.00 |
| 103 | Kansas State | 3 | 18.0 | 74 | 6.00 |
| 103 | New Mexico | 3 | 18.0 | 74 | 6.00 |
| 103 | Syracuse | 4 | 18.0 | 74 | 4.50 |
| 103 | Marshall | 3 | 18.0 | 73 | 6.00 |
| 103 | San Diego State | 3 | 18.0 | 71 | 6.00 |
| 103 | California | 4 | 18.0 | 55 | 4.50 |
| 110 | Michigan State | 3 | 17.0 | 60 | 5.67 |
| 110 | UNLV | 4 | 17.0 | 59 | 4.25 |
| 110 | Washington State | 3 | 17.0 | 57 | 5.67 |
| 110 | Notre Dame | 4 | 17.0 | 47 | 4.25 |
| 110 | Nevada | 4 | 17.0 | 46 | 4.25 |
| 110 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 17.0 | 39 | 4.25 |
| 116 | Idaho | 4 | 16.0 | 59 | 4.00 |
| 117 | Purdue | 3 | 15.0 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 117 | Oregon State | 3 | 15.0 | 47 | 5.00 |
| 117 | UTEP | 4 | 15.0 | 44 | 3.75 |
| 120 | Bowling Green | 4 | 13.0 | 62 | 3.25 |
| 120 | UCLA | 4 | 13.0 | 56 | 3.25 |
| 120 | Texas State | 3 | 13.0 | 41 | 4.33 |
| 120 | Georgia | 4 | 13.0 | 32 | 3.25 |
| 124 | Indiana | 3 | 12.0 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 124 | Buffalo | 3 | 12.0 | 38 | 4.00 |
| 124 | Charlotte | 4 | 12.0 | 26 | 3.00 |
| 127 | West Virginia | 3 | 9.0 | 28 | 3.00 |
| 128 | Georgia State | 3 | 5.0 | 20 | 1.67 |