2017 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Chubb | NC State | SR | DE | 5 | 11.0 | 57 | 2.20 |
| 2 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | SR | DE | 5 | 10.5 | 66 | 2.10 |
| 2 | Sutton Smith | N Illinois | SO | DE | 4 | 10.5 | 57 | 2.63 |
| 2 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | SR | DL | 5 | 10.5 | 40 | 2.10 |
| 5 | Hercules Mata'afa | Wash St | JR | DL | 5 | 10.0 | 30 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Jon Greenard | Louisville | SO | LB | 5 | 9.5 | 70 | 1.90 |
| 7 | Brian Womac | Rice | SR | DE | 5 | 9.0 | 55 | 1.80 |
| 7 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | JR | LB | 5 | 9.0 | 30 | 1.80 |
| 7 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | SR | LB | 5 | 9.0 | 26 | 1.80 |
| 7 | Joe Dineen Jr. | Kansas | JR | LB | 4 | 9.0 | 19 | 2.25 |
| 11 | Josey Jewell | Iowa | SR | MLB | 5 | 8.5 | 37 | 1.70 |
| 11 | Austin Bryant | Clemson | JR | DE | 5 | 8.5 | 30 | 1.70 |
| 11 | Clay Johnston | Baylor | SO | LB | 5 | 8.5 | 28 | 1.70 |
| 14 | Justin Lawler | SMU | SR | DE | 5 | 8.0 | 37 | 1.60 |
| 14 | Nick Bosa | Ohio State | SO | DL | 5 | 8.0 | 29 | 1.60 |
| 14 | Youhanna Ghaifan | Wyoming | SO | DT | 5 | 8.0 | 27 | 1.60 |
| 17 | Josh Allen | Kentucky | JR | LB | 5 | 7.5 | 43 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Alex Aukerman | Army | SR | LB | 5 | 7.5 | 41 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Chase Winovich | Michigan | SR | DL | 4 | 7.5 | 38 | 1.88 |
| 17 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | SR | DE | 4 | 7.5 | 37 | 1.88 |
| 17 | Garret Dooley | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 4 | 7.5 | 34 | 1.88 |
| 17 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | SR | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 24 | 1.25 |
| 17 | William Ossai | SJSU | SR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 20 | 1.25 |
| 24 | Charles Wright | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 46 | 1.40 |
| 24 | Mike Ramsay | Duke | SR | DT | 5 | 7.0 | 45 | 1.40 |
| 24 | Khalil Williams | Houston | SR | S | 4 | 7.0 | 35 | 1.75 |
| 24 | Otaro Alaka | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 35 | 1.40 |
| 24 | Justin Hollins | Oregon | JR | OLB | 5 | 7.0 | 34 | 1.40 |
| 24 | Frankie Griffin | Texas St | JR | OLB | 5 | 7.0 | 34 | 1.40 |
| 24 | Colton Jumper | Tennessee | SR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 31 | 1.40 |
| 24 | Bruce Hector | S Florida | SR | DT | 5 | 7.0 | 29 | 1.40 |
| 24 | Jeremiah Harris | EMU | JR | DL | 4 | 7.0 | 28 | 1.75 |
| 24 | Troy Dye | Oregon | SO | ILB | 5 | 7.0 | 24 | 1.40 |
| 24 | Carl Granderson | Wyoming | JR | DE | 5 | 7.0 | 19 | 1.40 |
| 24 | Austin Paulhus | Nevada | SR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 18 | 1.40 |
| 36 | JoJo Wicker | Ariz St | JR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 28 | 1.30 |
| 36 | Jalen Jelks | Oregon | JR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 27 | 1.30 |
| 36 | Dare Odeyingbo | Vanderbilt | JR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 27 | 1.30 |
| 36 | Malik Demby | NMSU | JR | DB | 5 | 6.5 | 25 | 1.30 |
| 36 | Quincy Roche | Temple | FR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 24 | 1.30 |
| 36 | Zeek Rodney | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 23 | 1.30 |
| 36 | Parker Hesse | Iowa | JR | DE | 5 | 6.5 | 22 | 1.30 |
| 36 | Joe Giles-Harris | Duke | SO | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 17 | 1.30 |
| 44 | Sione Takitaki | BYU | JR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 33 | 1.20 |
| 44 | DeQuinton Osborne | Okla St | SR | DT | 5 | 6.0 | 33 | 1.20 |
| 44 | Sharif Finch | Temple | SR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 32 | 1.20 |
| 44 | Tevin Crews | UAB | SR | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 31 | 1.50 |
| 44 | Shareef Miller | Penn State | SO | DE | 5 | 6.0 | 28 | 1.20 |
| 44 | Tre Hornbuckle | Duke | SO | DE | 5 | 6.0 | 25 | 1.20 |
| 44 | Frank Ginda | SJSU | JR | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Al-Rasheed Benton | WVU | SR | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 23 | 1.50 |
| 44 | Leo Jackson III | Colorado | SR | DE | 5 | 6.0 | 21 | 1.20 |
| 44 | Ben Banogu | TCU | JR | DE | 4 | 6.0 | 20 | 1.50 |
| 44 | Daniel Wise | Kansas | JR | DT | 4 | 6.0 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 44 | Fred Warner | BYU | SR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 17 | 1.20 |
| 44 | Logan Hunt | Ga South | JR | DE | 3 | 6.0 | 16 | 2.00 |
| 57 | Devin Bush | Michigan | SO | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 38 | 1.38 |
| 57 | Jeff Holland | Auburn | JR | OLB | 5 | 5.5 | 38 | 1.10 |
| 57 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 35 | 1.38 |
| 57 | Noble Hall | SDSU | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 34 | 1.10 |
| 57 | Landis Durham | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 26 | 1.10 |
| 57 | Tevis Bartlett | Washington | JR | OLB | 5 | 5.5 | 25 | 1.10 |
| 57 | Ben Humphreys | Duke | JR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 24 | 1.10 |
| 57 | Jahlani Tavai | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 24 | 1.10 |
| 57 | David Griffith | La-Monroe | JR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 21 | 1.38 |
| 57 | Alani Latu | Ariz St | SR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 21 | 1.10 |
| 57 | D.J. Wonnum | S Carolina | SO | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 21 | 1.10 |
| 57 | Khalil Brooks | MTSU | SO | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 19 | 1.10 |
| 57 | Olasunkanmi Adeniyi | Toledo | JR | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 18 | 1.38 |
| 57 | Cameron Smith | USC | JR | ILB | 5 | 5.5 | 16 | 1.10 |
| 57 | Jalen Dalton | N Carolina | JR | DT | 3 | 5.5 | 15 | 1.83 |
| 57 | Fermin Silva | FIU | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 10 | 1.38 |
| 57 | Aikeem Coleman | Idaho | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 9 | 1.38 |
| 57 | Jawuan Johnson | N Illinois | JR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 7 | 1.38 |
| 75 | Micah Kiser | Virginia | SR | ILB | 4 | 5.0 | 36 | 1.25 |
| 75 | Christian Rector | USC | SO | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Corey Thompson | LSU | SR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Tyrel Dodson | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Kiante Anderson | ECU | SR | DE | 5 | 5.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Jay Henderson | SDSU | SR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Dorian O'Daniel | Clemson | SR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 75 | E.J. Ejiya | N Texas | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Jake Rothschiller | New Mexico | SR | S | 5 | 5.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Josh Fatu | USC | SR | DT | 5 | 5.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Trevon Hill | Va Tech | SO | DE | 5 | 5.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Caleb Tucker | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 27 | 1.25 |
| 75 | Devante Downs | California | SR | ILB | 5 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Mike Love | S Florida | SR | DE | 5 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Alex Funches | California | JR | OLB | 5 | 5.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Joe Ostman | CMU | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Jamal Davis II | Akron | JR | DE | 5 | 5.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Harold Landry | BC | SR | DE | 5 | 5.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Mook Reynolds | Va Tech | JR | DB | 5 | 5.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Victor Evans | Miss | JR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 18 | 1.25 |
| 75 | Ira Lewis | Baylor | JR | DT | 5 | 5.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Jeremy Reaves | USA | SR | S | 5 | 5.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Jaboree Williams | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Logan Wilson | Wyoming | SO | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Anthony Nelson | Iowa | SO | DE | 5 | 5.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Willie Yarbary | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 16 | 1.00 |