2018 FBS Independents Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 2 | 4.0 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Roy Lopez | NMSU | JR | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 48 | 1.10 |
| 3 | Jessie Lemonier | Liberty | JR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 49 | 1.06 |
| 4 | Bryton Barr | U Mass | SR | LB | 9 | 9.5 | 41 | 1.06 |
| 4 | Cole Christiansen | Army | JR | LB | 9 | 9.5 | 19 | 1.06 |
| 6 | Cedric Wilcots II | NMSU | JR | DL | 9 | 9.0 | 61 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Sione Takitaki | BYU | SR | LB | 7 | 6.0 | 24 | 0.86 |
| 8 | James Nachtigal | Army | SR | LB | 9 | 7.5 | 49 | 0.83 |
| 8 | Isaiah Kaufusi | BYU | SO | LB | 6 | 5.0 | 12 | 0.83 |
| 10 | Juwan Wells | Liberty | SR | DL | 8 | 6.5 | 22 | 0.81 |
| 11 | Chinedu Ogbonna | U Mass | SO | LB | 9 | 7.0 | 17 | 0.78 |
| 12 | Javahn Fergurson | NMSU | JR | LB | 9 | 6.5 | 33 | 0.72 |
| 13 | Leon McQuaker | NMSU | SR | LB | 9 | 6.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 14 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | SR | LB | 9 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.61 |
| 14 | Joe Previte | U Mass | SR | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 16 | 0.61 |
| 16 | Solomon Ajayi | Liberty | JR | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 11 | 0.56 |
| 17 | Billy Nipp | NMSU | SR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 18 | 0.55 |
| 18 | Elijah Riley | Army | JR | DB | 9 | 4.5 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Tolen Avery | Liberty | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Julian Okwara | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Jerry Tillery | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Asmar Bilal | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Alohi Gilman | Notre Dame | JR | S | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Khalid Kareem | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Shane Jackson | NMSU | JR | LB | 9 | 4.0 | 16 | 0.44 |
| 27 | Isaac Steele | Liberty | SO | S | 8 | 3.5 | 14 | 0.44 |
| 27 | Austin Lewis | Liberty | FR | DL | 8 | 3.5 | 12 | 0.44 |
| 29 | Khyiris Tonga | BYU | SO | DL | 7 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.43 |
| 29 | Rhett Sandlin | BYU | SR | LB | 7 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.43 |
| 29 | Brandon Tillmon | Liberty | JR | LB | 7 | 3.0 | 11 | 0.43 |
| 29 | Leon Flanagan, Jr. | U Mass | JR | DL | 7 | 3.0 | 7 | 0.43 |
| 29 | Zac Dawe | BYU | SO | DL | 7 | 3.0 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 34 | Jayod Sanders | Liberty | SO | DL | 6 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.42 |
| 35 | James Gibson | Army | SR | DB | 8 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.38 |
| 36 | Lorenzo Fauatea | BYU | FR | DL | 7 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.36 |
| 36 | Cameron Jones | Army | JR | DB | 7 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.36 |
| 38 | Jake Byczko | U Mass | SO | DL | 9 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | JR | DB | 9 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Myles Vigne | NMSU | SO | DL | 9 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | JR | CB | 9 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Dayan Ghanwoloku | BYU | JR | DB | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 43 | Trajan Pili | BYU | JR | DL | 7 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.29 |
| 43 | Michael Shelton | BYU | SR | DB | 7 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.29 |
| 45 | Donovan King | NMSU | FR | DL | 10 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.25 |
| 45 | Bejour Wilson | Liberty | JR | CB | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.25 |
| 45 | Corbin Jackson | Liberty | SR | S | 8 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 45 | Mario Patton | U Mass | JR | DL | 8 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 45 | Jeremy Peters | Liberty | SR | CB | 8 | 2.0 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 45 | Bracken El-Bakri | BYU | SO | DL | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.25 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.