2017 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sutton Smith | N Illinois | SO | DE | 7 | 20.5 | 97 | 2.93 |
| 2 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | SR | DE | 7 | 13.5 | 71 | 1.93 |
| 2 | Bruce Hector | S Florida | SR | DT | 8 | 11.0 | 71 | 1.38 |
| 4 | Tee Sims | App St | SR | DL | 6 | 10.5 | 68 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Olasunkanmi Adeniyi | Toledo | JR | DE | 8 | 14.0 | 67 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Khaleke Hudson | Michigan | SO | DB | 7 | 13.0 | 63 | 1.86 |
| 7 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | JR | LB | 9 | 12.0 | 62 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Genard Avery | Memphis | SR | LB | 6 | 11.0 | 59 | 1.83 |
| 9 | Alex Aukerman | Army | SR | LB | 6 | 10.5 | 58 | 1.75 |
| 10 | Cedric Wilcots II | NMSU | SO | DL | 9 | 10.0 | 55 | 1.11 |
| 11 | Jon Greenard | Louisville | SO | LB | 4 | 7.0 | 53 | 1.75 |
| 12 | Marcell Frazier | Missouri | SR | DL | 6 | 10.5 | 50 | 1.75 |
| 12 | Justin Lawler | SMU | SR | DE | 4 | 9.0 | 50 | 2.25 |
| 14 | Joe Ostman | CMU | SR | DL | 5 | 11.0 | 49 | 2.20 |
| 15 | Mat Boesen | TCU | SR | DE | 4 | 8.5 | 46 | 2.13 |
| 16 | Leonard Hazewood IV | Idaho | SR | LB | 6 | 9.0 | 44 | 1.50 |
| 16 | DeQuinton Osborne | Okla St | SR | DT | 6 | 8.0 | 44 | 1.33 |
| 16 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | SR | DE | 7 | 8.0 | 44 | 1.14 |
| 16 | Malik Reed | Nevada | JR | DE | 4 | 7.5 | 44 | 1.88 |
| 16 | Alex Funches | California | JR | OLB | 5 | 5.5 | 44 | 1.10 |
| 16 | Raymond Davison III | California | SR | OLB | 5 | 5.0 | 44 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Nate Hall | N'western | JR | LB | 6 | 12.5 | 43 | 2.08 |
| 22 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | SR | DE | 5 | 7.5 | 43 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Denzil Ware | Kentucky | JR | DE | 5 | 7.0 | 42 | 1.40 |
| 24 | Doug Costin | Miami (Oh) | SO | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Andrew Van Ginkel | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 7 | 7.0 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 27 | James Hearns | Louisville | SR | LB | 4 | 8.5 | 41 | 2.13 |
| 27 | Kylan Wilborn | Arizona | FR | DE | 5 | 5.5 | 41 | 1.10 |
| 29 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | SR | DL | 6 | 9.5 | 40 | 1.58 |
| 29 | Darian Roseboro | NC State | JR | DE | 3 | 5.0 | 40 | 1.67 |
| 29 | Chris Peace | Virginia | JR | OLB | 5 | 5.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 32 | Marcus Davenport | UTSA | SR | DE | 4 | 6.5 | 39 | 1.63 |
| 33 | Kaden Elliss | Idaho | JR | LB | 6 | 9.0 | 38 | 1.50 |
| 33 | Maxx Crosby | EMU | SO | DL | 6 | 8.0 | 38 | 1.33 |
| 35 | Robert Spillane | W Mich | SR | LB | 6 | 9.0 | 37 | 1.50 |
| 35 | Devin Bush | Michigan | SO | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 37 | 1.14 |
| 35 | Rashan Gary | Michigan | SO | DL | 7 | 7.5 | 37 | 1.07 |
| 35 | Jacob Martin | Temple | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 37 | 1.40 |
| 35 | Anthony Johnson | FIU | JR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 37 | 1.30 |
| 35 | Darius Harris | MTSU | JR | LB | 8 | 6.5 | 37 | 0.81 |
| 35 | Ali Fayad | W Mich | FR | DL | 6 | 3.5 | 37 | 0.58 |
| 42 | Chase Winovich | Michigan | SR | DL | 7 | 9.5 | 36 | 1.36 |
| 42 | Greg Reaves | S Florida | SO | LB | 8 | 9.0 | 36 | 1.13 |
| 42 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | JR | LB | 4 | 7.5 | 36 | 1.88 |
| 42 | Deadrin Senat | S Florida | SR | DT | 8 | 6.0 | 36 | 0.75 |
| 42 | Ryan Connelly | Wisconsin | JR | ILB | 7 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.79 |
| 47 | Troy Dye | Oregon | SO | ILB | 4 | 6.0 | 35 | 1.50 |
| 47 | Marquis Haynes | Miss | SR | DE | 5 | 6.0 | 35 | 1.20 |
| 49 | Quentin Poling | Ohio | SR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 34 | 1.06 |
| 49 | Jahlani Tavai | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 7 | 6.5 | 34 | 0.93 |
| 49 | Austin Paulhus | Nevada | SR | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 34 | 1.50 |
| 49 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | JR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Tevis Bartlett | Washington | JR | OLB | 5 | 5.5 | 34 | 1.10 |
| 54 | Youhanna Ghaifan | Wyoming | SO | DT | 6 | 9.0 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 54 | Michael Pinckney | Miami (Fl) | SO | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 33 | 1.30 |
| 54 | Ulysees Gilbert III | Akron | JR | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 33 | 1.08 |
| 54 | Sione Takitaki | BYU | JR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 33 | 1.08 |
| 54 | Micah Kiser | Virginia | SR | ILB | 5 | 5.0 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 54 | T.J. Posey | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 6 | 2.0 | 33 | 0.33 |
| 60 | Joe Giles-Harris | Duke | SO | LB | 5 | 10.5 | 32 | 2.10 |
| 60 | D.J. Palmore | Navy | SR | OLB | 5 | 6.5 | 32 | 1.30 |
| 60 | Montez Sweat | Miss St | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 32 | 1.38 |
| 60 | Bradlee Anae | Utah | SO | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 32 | 1.38 |
| 60 | Demone Harris | Buffalo | SR | DE | 7 | 5.5 | 32 | 0.79 |
| 60 | Jeff Holland | Auburn | JR | OLB | 4 | 4.5 | 32 | 1.13 |
| 66 | Bobby Jones IV | N Illinois | SR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 31 | 1.14 |
| 66 | Hunter Reese | Troy | JR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 31 | 1.25 |
| 66 | Alex Highsmith | Charlotte | SO | LB | 3 | 5.0 | 31 | 1.67 |
| 66 | Alec James | Wisconsin | SR | DE | 7 | 5.0 | 31 | 0.71 |
| 66 | Tyrel Dodson | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 6 | 3.5 | 31 | 0.58 |
| 71 | Carl Granderson | Wyoming | JR | DE | 6 | 7.0 | 30 | 1.17 |
| 71 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | JR | DE | 5 | 6.0 | 30 | 1.20 |
| 71 | Rashaan Evans | Alabama | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 30 | 1.38 |
| 71 | Shareef Miller | Penn State | SO | DE | 6 | 5.0 | 30 | 0.83 |
| 75 | Kyahva Tezino | SDSU | SO | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 29 | 1.20 |
| 75 | Bradley Chubb | NC State | SR | DE | 3 | 5.5 | 29 | 1.83 |
| 75 | Marcus Webb | Troy | SO | DT | 6 | 5.5 | 29 | 0.92 |
| 75 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | SR | DL | 3 | 4.5 | 29 | 1.50 |
| 75 | Markus Bailey | Purdue | SO | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 29 | 0.90 |
| 75 | Ronheen Bingham | Ark St | JR | DE | 7 | 4.5 | 29 | 0.64 |
| 75 | Christian Rector | USC | SO | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.80 |
| 82 | Tobenna Okeke | Fresno St | SR | DE | 6 | 8.0 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 82 | Evan Colorito | CSU | SR | LB | 8 | 8.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Nathan Brisson-Fast | CMU | JR | DL | 7 | 7.5 | 28 | 1.07 |
| 82 | Jeremiah Harris | EMU | JR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 28 | 1.20 |
| 82 | Ryan Bee | Marshall | JR | DL | 6 | 5.0 | 28 | 0.83 |
| 82 | Victor Heyward | Georgia St | FR | OLB | 8 | 5.0 | 28 | 0.63 |
| 82 | Jim Jones | Kent State | JR | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 28 | 0.90 |
| 82 | Adam Shuler II | WVU | SO | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Hunter Snyder | FAU | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.80 |
| 82 | Tyquan Lewis | Ohio State | SR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.67 |
| 82 | Joe Dillon | La-Lafytte | SO | DE | 6 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.67 |
| 82 | Antonio Simmons | Ga Tech | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.75 |
| 94 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | SR | LB | 9 | 8.5 | 27 | 0.94 |
| 94 | Jawuan Johnson | N Illinois | JR | LB | 7 | 7.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 94 | Maurice Hurst | Michigan | SR | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 94 | Oluwaseun Idowu | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 27 | 1.30 |
| 94 | Gelen Robinson | Purdue | SR | DE | 5 | 6.5 | 27 | 1.30 |
| 94 | Sam Franklin | Temple | SO | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 27 | 1.20 |
| 94 | Hercules Mata'afa | Wash St | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 27 | 1.38 |