2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sutton Smith | N Illinois | SO | DE | 12 | 28.5 | 135 | 2.38 |
| 2 | Maxx Crosby | EMU | SO | DL | 12 | 16.5 | 105 | 1.38 |
| 3 | Olasunkanmi Adeniyi | Toledo | JR | DE | 13 | 19.0 | 89 | 1.46 |
| 4 | Joe Ostman | CMU | SR | DL | 10 | 19.5 | 79 | 1.95 |
| 5 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | SR | DE | 11 | 14.0 | 74 | 1.27 |
| 6 | Jeremiah Harris | EMU | JR | DL | 11 | 12.5 | 61 | 1.14 |
| 7 | Quentin Poling | Ohio | SR | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 59 | 1.04 |
| 8 | Jawuan Johnson | N Illinois | JR | LB | 12 | 16.5 | 48 | 1.38 |
| 9 | Bobby Jones IV | N Illinois | SR | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 46 | 1.04 |
| 9 | Mike Danna | CMU | SO | DL | 12 | 8.5 | 46 | 0.71 |
| 11 | Doug Costin | Miami (Oh) | SO | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 45 | 0.77 |
| 12 | Jim Jones | Kent State | JR | LB | 11 | 7.5 | 42 | 0.68 |
| 13 | Robert Spillane | W Mich | SR | LB | 11 | 11.0 | 41 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Demone Harris | Buffalo | SR | DE | 11 | 8.5 | 41 | 0.77 |
| 15 | Ulysees Gilbert III | Akron | JR | LB | 13 | 8.5 | 39 | 0.65 |
| 15 | David Konowalski | BGSU | JR | DL | 11 | 8.0 | 39 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Ali Fayad | W Mich | FR | DL | 11 | 4.5 | 39 | 0.41 |
| 18 | Jamal Davis II | Akron | JR | DE | 13 | 12.0 | 32 | 0.92 |
| 18 | Jon Cunningham | Kent State | SR | DT | 11 | 10.0 | 32 | 0.91 |
| 18 | Brad Koenig | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 11 | 9.5 | 32 | 0.86 |
| 21 | Nathan Brisson-Fast | CMU | JR | DL | 12 | 9.5 | 31 | 0.79 |
| 21 | Theo Majette | Kent State | SO | DL | 10 | 6.5 | 31 | 0.65 |
| 21 | Asantay Brown | W Mich | SR | LB | 11 | 5.5 | 31 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Ben LeRoy | N Illinois | SO | DT | 11 | 7.0 | 30 | 0.64 |
| 24 | Eric Assoua | W Mich | JR | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 30 | 0.61 |
| 26 | James Alexander | Kent State | SR | LB | 11 | 8.5 | 29 | 0.77 |
| 26 | Josh Corcoran | N Illinois | JR | DE | 9 | 7.5 | 29 | 0.83 |
| 26 | Luke Maclean | EMU | SR | DL | 12 | 7.0 | 29 | 0.58 |
| 26 | Antonio Balabani | W Mich | SO | DL | 11 | 6.5 | 29 | 0.59 |
| 30 | Khalil Hodge | Buffalo | JR | LB | 11 | 6.5 | 28 | 0.59 |
| 31 | Pasquale Calcagno | Miami (Oh) | JR | DE | 11 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.36 |
| 32 | Chuck Harris | Buffalo | JR | DE | 11 | 6.0 | 25 | 0.55 |
| 33 | Mitch Stanitzek | CMU | JR | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 24 | 0.50 |
| 34 | Caleb Bailey | W Mich | SR | LB | 11 | 9.5 | 23 | 0.86 |
| 34 | Kyle Junior | BGSU | SO | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Marques Moore | Kent State | SR | DE | 8 | 7.0 | 22 | 0.88 |
| 36 | Trent Smart | Ohio | SR | DE | 12 | 4.0 | 22 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Kobe Green | Buffalo | FR | S | 9 | 1.5 | 21 | 0.17 |
| 39 | Alex Briones | CMU | JR | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 20 | 0.54 |
| 39 | Jacob White | Ball State | SO | LB | 11 | 5.0 | 20 | 0.46 |
| 39 | Mandela Lawrence-Burke | Kent State | SO | S | 11 | 5.0 | 20 | 0.46 |
| 39 | Ike Spearman | EMU | SR | LB | 12 | 4.5 | 20 | 0.38 |
| 39 | Willie Ross Jr. | Toledo | SO | DT | 11 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.18 |
| 44 | Nate Locke | BGSU | SR | LB | 11 | 8.0 | 19 | 0.73 |
| 44 | Jordan Collier | Buffalo | JR | LB | 11 | 6.0 | 19 | 0.55 |
| 44 | Junior McMullen | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 8 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.38 |
| 47 | Chad Moore | Ohio | SR | LB | 11 | 6.5 | 18 | 0.59 |
| 47 | Kyle Rachwal | EMU | JR | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 18 | 0.54 |
| 47 | DeDarallo Blue | Toledo | SO | S | 13 | 5.5 | 18 | 0.42 |
| 47 | Theo Eboigbe | Kent State | JR | DE | 11 | 5.0 | 18 | 0.46 |