2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genard Avery | Memphis | SR | LB | 11 | 20.0 | 100 | 1.82 |
| 2 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | JR | LB | 10 | 13.5 | 62 | 1.35 |
| 3 | Sharif Finch | Temple | SR | DL | 10 | 12.5 | 64 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Justin Lawler | SMU | SR | DE | 10 | 12.0 | 67 | 1.20 |
| 4 | Ed Oliver | Houston | SO | DT | 10 | 12.0 | 36 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Bruce Hector | S Florida | SR | DT | 11 | 13.0 | 79 | 1.18 |
| 6 | Greg Reaves | S Florida | SO | LB | 11 | 13.0 | 50 | 1.18 |
| 8 | D.J. Palmore | Navy | SR | OLB | 10 | 10.5 | 39 | 1.05 |
| 9 | Mike Love | S Florida | SR | DE | 11 | 11.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Quincy Roche | Temple | FR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Deadrin Senat | S Florida | SR | DT | 11 | 10.5 | 57 | 0.96 |
| 12 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | SR | LB | 11 | 10.0 | 29 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Jacob Martin | Temple | SR | DL | 10 | 9.0 | 57 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Rae Juan Marbley | Tulane | SR | LB | 9 | 8.0 | 17 | 0.89 |
| 15 | Kiante Anderson | ECU | SR | DE | 6 | 5.0 | 31 | 0.83 |
| 16 | Sam Franklin | Temple | SO | LB | 10 | 8.0 | 36 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Perry Young | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 10 | 8.0 | 33 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Marquise Copeland | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 10 | 8.0 | 30 | 0.80 |
| 19 | Khalil Williams | Houston | SR | S | 9 | 7.0 | 35 | 0.78 |
| 20 | Junior Joseph | UConn | SR | LB | 9 | 6.5 | 33 | 0.72 |
| 20 | Folorunso Fatukasi | UConn | SR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 33 | 0.72 |
| 20 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | SR | LB | 9 | 6.5 | 24 | 0.72 |
| 20 | Craig Suits | Tulsa | SR | LB | 9 | 6.5 | 9 | 0.72 |
| 24 | Shaun Bradley | Temple | SO | LB | 10 | 7.0 | 25 | 0.70 |
| 25 | Jeremy Smith | Tulsa | SR | DE | 9 | 6.0 | 52 | 0.67 |
| 25 | Luke Carrezola | UConn | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 25 | 0.67 |
| 25 | Jarrod Franklin | Tulane | SR | S | 9 | 6.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 28 | Leroy Godfrey | Houston | SO | LB | 10 | 6.5 | 17 | 0.65 |
| 28 | Matthew Adams | Houston | SR | LB | 10 | 6.5 | 16 | 0.65 |
| 30 | Tyeson Neals | SMU | SO | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 22 | 0.61 |
| 31 | Kevin Mouhon | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 10 | 6.0 | 29 | 0.60 |
| 31 | Tyler Sayles | Navy | SR | DE | 10 | 6.0 | 10 | 0.60 |
| 33 | Jesse Brubaker | Tulsa | SR | DE | 8 | 4.5 | 22 | 0.56 |
| 33 | Petera Wilson Jr. | Tulsa | SR | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 22 | 0.56 |
| 33 | Delontae Scott | SMU | SO | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 13 | 0.56 |
| 33 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | JR | DB | 8 | 4.5 | 11 | 0.56 |
| 37 | Cole Ormsby | UConn | SR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 24 | 0.56 |
| 37 | Joseph Dorceus | Memphis | FR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 12 | 0.56 |
| 39 | Emeke Egbule | Houston | JR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.55 |
| 39 | Kirk Livingstone | S Florida | SO | DE | 10 | 5.5 | 23 | 0.55 |
| 41 | Austin Hall | Memphis | SO | DB | 11 | 5.5 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Bryce Huff | Memphis | SO | LB | 10 | 5.0 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Luke Jackson | Tulane | SR | DE | 9 | 4.5 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Pat Jasinski | UCF | JR | ILB | 9 | 4.5 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Jullian Taylor | Temple | SR | DL | 9 | 4.5 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Tony Guerad | UCF | SR | DL | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Diamon Cannon | Tulsa | SO | LB | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 48 | Juwuan Brown | S Florida | JR | DE | 11 | 5.0 | 32 | 0.46 |
| 48 | Jonathan Wilson | Memphis | SO | DL | 11 | 5.0 | 19 | 0.46 |
| 50 | Jaylyin Minor | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 10 | 4.5 | 20 | 0.45 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.