2016 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 12 | 120.0 | 419 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Michigan | 13 | 120.0 | 493 | 9.23 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 12 | 104.0 | 400 | 8.67 |
| 4 | Clemson | 14 | 120.0 | 509 | 8.57 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 111.0 | 414 | 8.54 |
| 6 | UCF | 12 | 99.0 | 399 | 8.25 |
| 7 | Penn State | 14 | 114.0 | 445 | 8.14 |
| 8 | Boston College | 12 | 95.0 | 467 | 7.92 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 12 | 95.0 | 386 | 7.92 |
| 10 | Alabama | 14 | 110.0 | 584 | 7.86 |
| 11 | Utah | 12 | 93.0 | 358 | 7.75 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 93.0 | 356 | 7.75 |
| 13 | Kansas | 11 | 85.0 | 328 | 7.73 |
| 14 | Illinois | 11 | 84.0 | 270 | 7.64 |
| 15 | Texas | 12 | 91.0 | 427 | 7.58 |
| 16 | Ohio | 13 | 98.0 | 423 | 7.54 |
| 17 | Wake Forest | 12 | 90.0 | 401 | 7.50 |
| 18 | Indiana | 13 | 97.0 | 354 | 7.46 |
| 19 | Tulane | 11 | 82.0 | 310 | 7.46 |
| 20 | Houston | 12 | 89.0 | 388 | 7.42 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 12 | 87.0 | 325 | 7.25 |
| 22 | Temple | 13 | 94.0 | 402 | 7.23 |
| 22 | Louisville | 13 | 94.0 | 391 | 7.23 |
| 24 | Florida State | 12 | 86.0 | 374 | 7.17 |
| 25 | South Alabama | 11 | 78.0 | 281 | 7.09 |
| 26 | NC State | 12 | 83.0 | 372 | 6.92 |
| 26 | Southern Miss | 12 | 83.0 | 354 | 6.92 |
| 26 | Troy | 12 | 83.0 | 329 | 6.92 |
| 26 | Baylor | 12 | 83.0 | 324 | 6.92 |
| 30 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 82.0 | 346 | 6.83 |
| 31 | Arizona State | 11 | 75.0 | 298 | 6.82 |
| 32 | Ohio State | 13 | 87.0 | 357 | 6.69 |
| 33 | LSU | 11 | 73.0 | 332 | 6.64 |
| 34 | TCU | 12 | 79.0 | 332 | 6.58 |
| 35 | Hawaii | 13 | 85.0 | 293 | 6.54 |
| 36 | Maryland | 12 | 78.0 | 336 | 6.50 |
| 36 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 78.0 | 286 | 6.50 |
| 38 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 84.0 | 401 | 6.46 |
| 39 | Duke | 11 | 71.0 | 278 | 6.46 |
| 40 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 83.0 | 299 | 6.39 |
| 41 | Ball State | 11 | 70.0 | 235 | 6.36 |
| 42 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 69.0 | 268 | 6.27 |
| 42 | Iowa State | 11 | 69.0 | 210 | 6.27 |
| 44 | Auburn | 12 | 75.0 | 289 | 6.25 |
| 45 | Mississippi State | 12 | 74.0 | 242 | 6.17 |
| 46 | Florida | 13 | 80.0 | 341 | 6.15 |
| 46 | Washington | 13 | 80.0 | 308 | 6.15 |
| 46 | Boise State | 13 | 80.0 | 296 | 6.15 |
| 49 | Colorado State | 12 | 73.0 | 307 | 6.08 |
| 49 | New Mexico State | 12 | 73.0 | 237 | 6.08 |
| 51 | Tulsa | 12 | 72.0 | 313 | 6.00 |
| 51 | USF | 12 | 72.0 | 272 | 6.00 |
| 51 | Purdue | 11 | 66.0 | 313 | 6.00 |
| 51 | Missouri | 11 | 66.0 | 242 | 6.00 |
| 51 | Rice | 11 | 66.0 | 239 | 6.00 |
| 56 | SMU | 11 | 65.0 | 312 | 5.91 |
| 57 | Appalachian State | 13 | 76.0 | 286 | 5.85 |
| 58 | Buffalo | 11 | 64.0 | 256 | 5.82 |
| 59 | Old Dominion | 12 | 69.0 | 307 | 5.75 |
| 59 | Northwestern | 12 | 69.0 | 303 | 5.75 |
| 61 | Cincinnati | 11 | 63.0 | 197 | 5.73 |
| 62 | Western Michigan | 13 | 74.0 | 270 | 5.69 |
| 63 | South Carolina | 12 | 68.0 | 291 | 5.67 |
| 63 | Louisiana | 12 | 68.0 | 286 | 5.67 |
| 63 | UTSA | 12 | 68.0 | 271 | 5.67 |
| 66 | Ole Miss | 11 | 62.0 | 253 | 5.64 |
| 66 | San Jose State | 11 | 62.0 | 234 | 5.64 |
| 66 | Massachusetts | 11 | 62.0 | 232 | 5.64 |
| 69 | Wyoming | 13 | 73.0 | 345 | 5.62 |
| 70 | New Mexico | 12 | 67.0 | 248 | 5.58 |
| 70 | Washington State | 12 | 67.0 | 242 | 5.58 |
| 72 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 61.0 | 249 | 5.55 |
| 72 | Marshall | 11 | 61.0 | 213 | 5.55 |
| 72 | Texas State | 11 | 61.0 | 173 | 5.55 |
| 75 | Stanford | 13 | 72.0 | 327 | 5.54 |
| 76 | Air Force | 12 | 66.0 | 304 | 5.50 |
| 76 | Kansas State | 12 | 66.0 | 301 | 5.50 |
| 76 | North Texas | 12 | 66.0 | 277 | 5.50 |
| 76 | BYU | 12 | 66.0 | 247 | 5.50 |
| 76 | Memphis | 12 | 66.0 | 239 | 5.50 |
| 81 | USC | 13 | 71.0 | 315 | 5.46 |
| 82 | Virginia | 11 | 60.0 | 210 | 5.46 |
| 83 | UCLA | 12 | 65.0 | 210 | 5.42 |
| 84 | Utah State | 11 | 59.0 | 202 | 5.36 |
| 85 | Kentucky | 12 | 64.0 | 261 | 5.33 |
| 86 | San Diego State | 13 | 69.0 | 308 | 5.31 |
| 87 | Kent State | 10 | 53.0 | 161 | 5.30 |
| 88 | Wisconsin | 14 | 74.0 | 306 | 5.29 |
| 89 | UNLV | 11 | 58.0 | 215 | 5.27 |
| 89 | Rutgers | 11 | 58.0 | 181 | 5.27 |
| 91 | Toledo | 12 | 63.0 | 264 | 5.25 |
| 91 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 63.0 | 190 | 5.25 |
| 93 | Nebraska | 13 | 68.0 | 246 | 5.23 |
| 93 | Oklahoma | 13 | 68.0 | 244 | 5.23 |
| 95 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 62.0 | 257 | 5.17 |
| 95 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 62.0 | 244 | 5.17 |
| 97 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 56.0 | 189 | 5.09 |
| 98 | Idaho | 12 | 61.0 | 265 | 5.08 |
| 98 | Notre Dame | 12 | 61.0 | 217 | 5.08 |
| 100 | Central Michigan | 12 | 60.0 | 213 | 5.00 |
| 100 | North Carolina | 11 | 55.0 | 257 | 5.00 |
| 100 | Army | 11 | 55.0 | 192 | 5.00 |
| 103 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 54.0 | 201 | 4.91 |
| 104 | Colorado | 13 | 63.0 | 361 | 4.85 |
| 105 | Oregon | 11 | 53.0 | 225 | 4.82 |
| 106 | Georgia | 12 | 57.0 | 271 | 4.75 |
| 106 | West Virginia | 12 | 57.0 | 230 | 4.75 |
| 108 | Syracuse | 11 | 52.0 | 231 | 4.73 |
| 108 | Michigan State | 11 | 52.0 | 177 | 4.73 |
| 110 | Iowa | 12 | 56.0 | 221 | 4.67 |
| 111 | Akron | 11 | 51.0 | 177 | 4.64 |
| 111 | Fresno State | 11 | 51.0 | 175 | 4.64 |
| 111 | Connecticut | 11 | 51.0 | 172 | 4.64 |
| 114 | Nevada | 11 | 50.0 | 192 | 4.55 |
| 114 | Arizona | 11 | 50.0 | 185 | 4.55 |
| 116 | Bowling Green | 11 | 49.0 | 230 | 4.46 |
| 117 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 53.0 | 169 | 4.42 |
| 117 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 53.0 | 155 | 4.42 |
| 119 | East Carolina | 11 | 48.0 | 139 | 4.36 |
| 120 | California | 12 | 51.0 | 192 | 4.25 |
| 121 | Arkansas | 12 | 49.0 | 244 | 4.08 |
| 122 | Charlotte | 11 | 44.0 | 157 | 4.00 |
| 122 | Oregon State | 11 | 44.0 | 156 | 4.00 |
| 124 | UTEP | 11 | 43.0 | 170 | 3.91 |
| 125 | Navy | 13 | 49.0 | 226 | 3.77 |
| 126 | FIU | 12 | 45.0 | 155 | 3.75 |
| 127 | Georgia State | 11 | 41.0 | 184 | 3.73 |
| 128 | Texas Tech | 11 | 38.0 | 102 | 3.46 |