2018 FBS Independents Leaders Tackles For Loss - All Games through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessie Lemonier | Liberty | JR | DL | 12 | 13.5 | 74 | 1.13 |
| 2 | Julian Okwara | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 65 | 0.96 |
| 2 | Roy Lopez | NMSU | JR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 51 | 1.04 |
| 4 | Cole Christiansen | Army | JR | LB | 13 | 12.0 | 24 | 0.92 |
| 5 | Khalid Kareem | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 13 | 10.5 | 66 | 0.81 |
| 5 | Jerry Tillery | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 13 | 10.5 | 59 | 0.81 |
| 5 | Bryton Barr | U Mass | SR | LB | 12 | 10.5 | 45 | 0.88 |
| 8 | Cedric Wilcots II | NMSU | JR | DL | 10 | 9.5 | 62 | 0.95 |
| 8 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | SR | DL | 11 | 9.5 | 55 | 0.86 |
| 8 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 13 | 9.5 | 28 | 0.73 |
| 11 | James Nachtigal | Army | SR | LB | 13 | 9.0 | 59 | 0.69 |
| 11 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 13 | 9.0 | 37 | 0.69 |
| 11 | Sione Takitaki | BYU | SR | LB | 13 | 9.0 | 27 | 0.69 |
| 11 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | SR | LB | 9 | 9.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Juwan Wells | Liberty | SR | DL | 12 | 8.0 | 36 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Javahn Fergurson | NMSU | JR | LB | 11 | 7.5 | 35 | 0.68 |
| 16 | Elijah Riley | Army | JR | DB | 13 | 7.5 | 27 | 0.58 |
| 18 | Leon McQuaker | NMSU | SR | LB | 10 | 7.0 | 19 | 0.70 |
| 18 | Joe Previte | U Mass | SR | DL | 12 | 7.0 | 19 | 0.58 |
| 18 | Chinedu Ogbonna | U Mass | SO | LB | 12 | 7.0 | 17 | 0.58 |
| 21 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | SR | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 38 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Austin Lewis | Liberty | FR | DL | 12 | 6.5 | 19 | 0.54 |
| 23 | Isaiah Kaufusi | BYU | SO | LB | 11 | 6.0 | 14 | 0.55 |
| 24 | Billy Nipp | NMSU | SR | LB | 12 | 5.5 | 18 | 0.46 |
| 25 | Tolen Avery | Liberty | SR | DL | 12 | 5.0 | 38 | 0.42 |
| 25 | Jake Byczko | U Mass | SO | DL | 12 | 5.0 | 26 | 0.42 |
| 25 | Daelin Hayes | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 12 | 5.0 | 21 | 0.42 |
| 25 | Jarell Addo | U Mass | SR | LB | 6 | 5.0 | 11 | 0.83 |
| 29 | DeShawnte Lloyd | NMSU | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 22 | 0.90 |
| 29 | Khyiris Tonga | BYU | SO | DL | 13 | 4.5 | 20 | 0.35 |
| 29 | Isaac Steele | Liberty | SO | S | 12 | 4.5 | 15 | 0.38 |
| 29 | Solomon Ajayi | Liberty | JR | LB | 12 | 4.5 | 11 | 0.38 |
| 33 | James Gibson | Army | SR | DB | 12 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.33 |
| 33 | Brandon Tillmon | Liberty | JR | LB | 10 | 4.0 | 18 | 0.40 |
| 33 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | JR | DB | 13 | 4.0 | 17 | 0.31 |
| 33 | Shane Jackson | NMSU | JR | LB | 11 | 4.0 | 16 | 0.36 |
| 33 | Zac Dawe | BYU | SO | DL | 13 | 4.0 | 11 | 0.31 |
| 33 | Leon Flanagan, Jr. | U Mass | JR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 33 | Jeremy Peters | Liberty | SR | CB | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.33 |
| 33 | Mario Patton | U Mass | JR | DL | 11 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.36 |
| 41 | Cameron Jones | Army | JR | DB | 10 | 3.5 | 9 | 0.35 |
| 42 | Myles Vigne | NMSU | SO | DL | 11 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.27 |
| 42 | Adetokunbo Ogundeji | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 13 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.23 |
| 42 | Rhett Sandlin | BYU | SR | LB | 13 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.23 |
| 42 | Asmar Bilal | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 13 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.23 |
| 42 | Javhari Bourdeau | Army | SO | DB | 13 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.23 |
| 42 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | JR | CB | 10 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.30 |
| 42 | Wunmi Oyetuga | Army | SR | DL | 13 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.23 |
| 42 | Dayan Ghanwoloku | BYU | JR | DB | 10 | 3.0 | 8 | 0.30 |
| 42 | Michael Shelton | BYU | SR | DB | 13 | 3.0 | 8 | 0.23 |