2018 FBS Independents Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | SR | LB | 8 | 9.0 | 19 | 1.13 |
| 2 | Roy Lopez | NMSU | JR | DL | 9 | 9.5 | 29 | 1.06 |
| 3 | Elijah Riley | Army | JR | DB | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Adetokunbo Ogundeji | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Julian Okwara | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Jayson Ademilola | Notre Dame | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Cedric Wilcots II | NMSU | JR | DL | 7 | 6.0 | 43 | 0.86 |
| 8 | Isaiah Kaufusi | BYU | SO | LB | 6 | 4.0 | 9 | 0.67 |
| 9 | Javahn Fergurson | NMSU | JR | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 10 | Jessie Lemonier | Liberty | JR | DL | 6 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.58 |
| 10 | Solomon Ajayi | Liberty | JR | LB | 6 | 3.5 | 10 | 0.58 |
| 10 | Juwan Wells | Liberty | SR | DL | 6 | 3.5 | 8 | 0.58 |
| 13 | Leon McQuaker | NMSU | SR | LB | 7 | 4.0 | 13 | 0.57 |
| 14 | Bryton Barr | U Mass | SR | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 16 | 0.56 |
| 14 | Joe Previte | U Mass | SR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 10 | 0.56 |
| 16 | Tolen Avery | Liberty | SR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Sione Takitaki | BYU | SR | LB | 6 | 3.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 16 | James Nachtigal | Army | SR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 16 | James Gibson | Army | SR | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Wunmi Oyetuga | Army | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Javhari Bourdeau | Army | SO | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | JR | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Daelin Hayes | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Khalid Kareem | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Mario Patton | U Mass | JR | DL | 8 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.44 |
| 27 | Chinedu Ogbonna | U Mass | SO | LB | 8 | 3.5 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 29 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | JR | CB | 7 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.43 |
| 30 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | SR | DL | 6 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.42 |
| 30 | Austin Lewis | Liberty | FR | DL | 6 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 32 | Brandon Tillmon | Liberty | JR | LB | 5 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.40 |
| 33 | Myles Vigne | NMSU | SO | DL | 9 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.33 |
| 33 | Shane Jackson | NMSU | JR | LB | 9 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.33 |
| 33 | Khyiris Tonga | BYU | SO | DL | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.33 |
| 33 | Michael Shelton | BYU | SR | DB | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 37 | Donovan King | NMSU | FR | DL | 9 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.28 |
| 38 | Joseph Norwood | U Mass | FR | S | 8 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.25 |
| 38 | Jake Byczko | U Mass | SO | DL | 8 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.25 |
| 38 | Isaac Steele | Liberty | SO | S | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 41 | Brice McAllister | U Mass | SR | S | 7 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.21 |
| 42 | Riggs Powell | BYU | SR | LB | 5 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 42 | Elijah Benton | Liberty | JR | S | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 44 | Mike Ruane | U Mass | SO | LB | 8 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.19 |
| 45 | Billy Nipp | NMSU | SR | LB | 9 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 45 | Merrill Taliauli | BYU | SR | DL | 6 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.17 |
| 45 | Trajan Pili | BYU | JR | DL | 6 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.17 |
| 45 | Zac Dawe | BYU | SO | DL | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 45 | Jeremy Peters | Liberty | SR | CB | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 45 | Remington Green | Liberty | SO | LB | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.17 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.