2018 FBS Independents Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessie Lemonier | Liberty | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Tolen Avery | Liberty | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 3 | Cedric Wilcots II | NMSU | JR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.83 |
| 4 | Jassavia Reese | NMSU | SR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 14 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Sione Takitaki | BYU | SR | LB | 2 | 4.0 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Rhett Sandlin | BYU | SR | LB | 2 | 3.0 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Jacob Covington | Army | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Isaac Steele | Liberty | SO | S | 4 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | SR | LB | 2 | 3.0 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Brandon Tillmon | Liberty | JR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 9 | Raymond Wright | Army | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Myles Vigne | NMSU | SO | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.33 |
| 13 | Leon McQuaker | NMSU | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Solomon Ajayi | Liberty | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.63 |
| 14 | Juwan Wells | Liberty | SR | DL | 4 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.38 |
| 16 | Shane Jackson | NMSU | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Chinedu Ogbonna | U Mass | SO | LB | 2 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Lorenzo Fauatea | BYU | FR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Roy Lopez | NMSU | JR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.33 |
| 20 | Joe Previte | U Mass | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Billy Nipp | NMSU | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Elijah Riley | Army | JR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Austin Lewis | Liberty | FR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 23 | Javahn Fergurson | NMSU | JR | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 23 | James Gibson | Army | SR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Trajan Pili | BYU | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Jarell Addo | U Mass | SR | LB | 2 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.25 |
| 27 | Bracken El-Bakri | BYU | SO | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Michael Shelton | BYU | SR | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Ron LaForce | NMSU | SR | DB | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 31 | Devin Kaufusi | BYU | FR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Donovan King | NMSU | FR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 33 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 33 | Isaiah Kaufusi | BYU | SO | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 33 | Corbin Jackson | Liberty | SR | S | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.13 |
| 33 | Aaron Pierre | Liberty | FR | LB | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.13 |
| 33 | Devin Pearson | Liberty | JR | DL | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.13 |
| 38 | Bryton Barr | U Mass | SR | LB | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.75 |
| 38 | Leon Flanagan, Jr. | U Mass | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Cole Christiansen | Army | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Zac Dawe | BYU | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Jeremy Peters | Liberty | SR | CB | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 38 | Amarii Jenkins | Liberty | FR | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 38 | Remington Green | Liberty | SO | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 38 | Riggs Powell | BYU | SR | LB | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Tyshaun Ingram | U Mass | JR | DL | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Kedrick Bradley | Liberty | SR | LB | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 38 | Brice McAllister | U Mass | SR | S | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 38 | Jake Byczko | U Mass | SO | DL | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 38 | Jackson Solbeck | NMSU | SR | DL | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.17 |