2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | JR | LB | 5 | 9.0 | 30 | 1.80 |
| 2 | Khalil Williams | Houston | SR | S | 4 | 7.0 | 35 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Justin Lawler | SMU | SR | DE | 5 | 8.0 | 37 | 1.60 |
| 4 | Bruce Hector | S Florida | SR | DT | 5 | 7.0 | 29 | 1.40 |
| 5 | Quincy Roche | Temple | FR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 24 | 1.30 |
| 6 | Sharif Finch | Temple | SR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 32 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Austin Hall | Memphis | SO | DB | 4 | 4.5 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 8 | Kiante Anderson | ECU | SR | DE | 5 | 5.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Mike Love | S Florida | SR | DE | 5 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 8 | O'Bryan Goodson | Memphis | FR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Matthew Adams | Houston | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Emmanuel Cooper | Memphis | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Gabriel Luyanda | UCF | JR | ILB | 3 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Tony Guerad | UCF | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jamiyus Pittman | UCF | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Kevin Mouhon | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 5 | 4.5 | 26 | 0.90 |
| 17 | Marquise Copeland | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 5 | 4.5 | 10 | 0.90 |
| 19 | Luke Jackson | Tulane | SR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 31 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Jerry Thompson | Navy | SR | OLB | 4 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 19 | D.J. Palmore | Navy | SR | OLB | 4 | 3.5 | 17 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Ed Oliver | Houston | SO | DT | 4 | 3.5 | 9 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Genard Avery | Memphis | SR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.88 |
| 24 | Perry Young | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.80 |
| 24 | Greg Reaves | S Florida | SO | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.80 |
| 24 | Tyeson Neals | SMU | SO | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.80 |
| 24 | Shaun Bradley | Temple | SO | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 13 | 0.80 |
| 24 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | SR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 9 | 0.80 |
| 29 | Cole Ormsby | UConn | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Ernest Suttles | Memphis | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 31 | Kirk Livingstone | S Florida | SO | DE | 5 | 3.5 | 9 | 0.70 |
| 32 | Josh Odigie | UCF | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 32 | Payton Turner | Houston | FR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 34 | Emeke Egbule | Houston | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 26 | 0.63 |
| 34 | Junior Joseph | UConn | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.63 |
| 34 | Chris Britton | UConn | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.63 |
| 34 | Rae Juan Marbley | Tulane | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.63 |
| 34 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | JR | DB | 4 | 2.5 | 7 | 0.63 |
| 34 | Folorunso Fatukasi | UConn | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.63 |
| 40 | Jacob Martin | Temple | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.60 |
| 40 | Jeremy Smith | Tulsa | SR | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.60 |
| 40 | Tyrell Gilbert | Cincinnati | JR | S | 5 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.60 |
| 40 | Jordon Williams | SMU | SO | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.60 |
| 40 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | JR | S | 5 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.60 |
| 40 | Delvon Randall | Temple | JR | DB | 5 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 46 | Tyree Owens | ECU | JR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Cortez Broughton | Cincinnati | JR | DT | 5 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Jaylyin Minor | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Devon Sutton | ECU | SO | DB | 5 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Chapelle Russell | Temple | SO | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.