2018 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sutton Smith | N Illinois | JR | DE | 13 | 25.5 | 137 | 1.96 |
| 2 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | SR | DE | 12 | 25.0 | 123 | 2.08 |
| 2 | Nate Harvey | ECU | SR | DE | 10 | 24.5 | 123 | 2.45 |
| 4 | Kaimana Padello | Hawai'i | JR | DL | 11 | 13.5 | 108 | 1.23 |
| 5 | Josh Allen | Kentucky | SR | LB | 9 | 17.0 | 96 | 1.89 |
| 6 | E.J. Ejiya | N Texas | SR | LB | 12 | 23.0 | 95 | 1.92 |
| 7 | Brandon Garner | N Texas | SR | LB | 12 | 17.0 | 92 | 1.42 |
| 8 | Ronheen Bingham | Ark St | SR | DE | 12 | 18.5 | 90 | 1.54 |
| 8 | Mike Danna | CMU | JR | DL | 11 | 15.0 | 90 | 1.36 |
| 10 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | SR | DE | 12 | 18.5 | 88 | 1.54 |
| 11 | Maxx Crosby | EMU | JR | DL | 11 | 18.5 | 83 | 1.68 |
| 11 | Brian Burns | FSU | JR | DE | 8 | 12.5 | 83 | 1.56 |
| 13 | Curtis Weaver | Boise St | SO | STD | 10 | 12.0 | 82 | 1.20 |
| 14 | Bryce Huff | Memphis | JR | LB | 12 | 18.0 | 79 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Alton Robinson | Syracuse | JR | DL | 10 | 16.0 | 76 | 1.60 |
| 16 | A.J. Epenesa | Iowa | SO | DE | 11 | 14.5 | 75 | 1.32 |
| 16 | Tre' Crawford | UAB | SR | LB | 11 | 12.5 | 75 | 1.14 |
| 18 | Shareef Miller | Penn State | SR | DE | 9 | 13.5 | 74 | 1.50 |
| 18 | Jessie Lemonier | Liberty | JR | DL | 11 | 13.5 | 74 | 1.23 |
| 20 | Chase Hansen | Utah | SR | LB | 10 | 18.5 | 73 | 1.85 |
| 20 | Montez Sweat | Miss St | SR | DE | 7 | 11.0 | 73 | 1.57 |
| 22 | DQ Thomas | MTSU | SO | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 72 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Josh Corcoran | N Illinois | SR | DE | 12 | 12.5 | 71 | 1.04 |
| 24 | Willie Baker | La Tech | SO | DE | 12 | 11.5 | 69 | 0.96 |
| 25 | Jamal Davis II | Akron | SR | DE | 11 | 15.0 | 68 | 1.36 |
| 25 | Jamell Garcia-Williams | UAB | SR | DL | 13 | 14.5 | 68 | 1.12 |
| 27 | Ali Fayad | W Mich | SO | DL | 11 | 11.0 | 67 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Mustafa Johnson | Colorado | SO | DL | 10 | 15.5 | 66 | 1.55 |
| 28 | Jeffrey Gunter | Coast Car | SO | DE | 12 | 14.0 | 66 | 1.17 |
| 28 | Justin Hollins | Oregon | SR | OLB | 11 | 13.5 | 66 | 1.23 |
| 31 | Malik Reed | Nevada | SR | LB | 11 | 13.0 | 65 | 1.18 |
| 31 | Tuzar Skipper | Toledo | SR | DL | 12 | 11.5 | 65 | 0.96 |
| 33 | Channing Hames | Marshall | JR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 64 | 0.96 |
| 34 | Yetur Gross-Matos | Penn State | SO | DE | 9 | 14.0 | 62 | 1.56 |
| 34 | Tipa Galeai | Utah State | JR | LB | 12 | 13.0 | 62 | 1.08 |
| 36 | Colin Schooler | Arizona | SO | LB | 11 | 19.0 | 61 | 1.73 |
| 36 | Anthony Nelson | Iowa | JR | DE | 11 | 12.0 | 61 | 1.09 |
| 36 | Lucas Weber | Nevada | SR | LB | 11 | 10.5 | 61 | 0.96 |
| 36 | Ty Tyler | Marshall | JR | DL | 13 | 10.0 | 61 | 0.77 |
| 40 | David Long Jr. | WVU | JR | LB | 9 | 17.5 | 60 | 1.94 |
| 40 | Jordan Jackson | Air Force | SO | DT | 9 | 12.5 | 60 | 1.39 |
| 40 | Wyatt Ray | BC | SR | DE | 10 | 11.0 | 60 | 1.10 |
| 43 | Chris Peace | Virginia | SR | OLB | 13 | 11.5 | 59 | 0.89 |
| 43 | Dre'Mont Jones | Ohio State | JR | DT | 10 | 11.0 | 59 | 1.10 |
| 43 | Joe Gaziano | N'western | JR | DL | 10 | 9.0 | 59 | 0.90 |
| 46 | Ed Oliver | Houston | JR | DT | 9 | 14.5 | 58 | 1.61 |
| 46 | Evan Croutch | Ohio | SR | LB | 12 | 14.0 | 58 | 1.17 |
| 46 | Gabe McCoy | UNLV | JR | LB | 10 | 13.5 | 58 | 1.35 |
| 46 | Kyahva Tezino | SDSU | JR | LB | 11 | 12.5 | 58 | 1.14 |
| 50 | Ben Banogu | TCU | SR | DE | 9 | 14.5 | 57 | 1.61 |
| 50 | Hunter Reese | Troy | SR | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 57 | 1.04 |
| 52 | Alex Highsmith | Charlotte | JR | DE | 12 | 17.5 | 56 | 1.46 |
| 52 | Jonathan Garvin | Miami (Fl) | SO | DL | 12 | 14.0 | 56 | 1.17 |
| 52 | Korey Rush | Nevada | SR | DE | 8 | 12.5 | 56 | 1.56 |
| 52 | Charles Omenihu | Texas | SR | DL | 10 | 11.5 | 56 | 1.15 |
| 52 | Christian Wilkins | Clemson | SR | DT | 11 | 11.5 | 56 | 1.05 |
| 52 | Sherrod Ruff | USM | SR | LB | 11 | 11.5 | 56 | 1.05 |
| 52 | Kerry Starks | La-Monroe | SO | DE | 11 | 11.0 | 56 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Jonathan Wilson | Memphis | JR | DL | 12 | 7.5 | 56 | 0.63 |
| 60 | Joe Jackson | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 12 | 14.5 | 55 | 1.21 |
| 60 | Patrick Johnson | Tulane | SO | DE | 11 | 13.5 | 55 | 1.23 |
| 60 | Khalil Brooks | MTSU | JR | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 55 | 1.04 |
| 60 | LaDarius Hamilton | N Texas | JR | DE | 12 | 10.0 | 55 | 0.83 |
| 64 | Shaquille Quarterman | Miami (Fl) | JR | LB | 12 | 14.0 | 54 | 1.17 |
| 64 | Zach Allen | BC | SR | DE | 10 | 13.5 | 54 | 1.35 |
| 64 | Jachai Polite | Florida | JR | DL | 9 | 13.0 | 54 | 1.44 |
| 64 | Quinnen Williams | Alabama | SO | DL | 10 | 12.5 | 54 | 1.25 |
| 64 | Bradlee Anae | Utah | JR | DE | 10 | 12.0 | 54 | 1.20 |
| 64 | Pasquale Calcagno | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 54 | 0.85 |
| 64 | Cedric Wilcots II | NMSU | JR | DL | 9 | 8.0 | 54 | 0.89 |
| 71 | A.J. Hotchkins | UTEP | SR | LB | 12 | 10.5 | 53 | 0.88 |
| 72 | Clelin Ferrell | Clemson | JR | DE | 11 | 13.5 | 52 | 1.23 |
| 72 | Jabril Frazier | Boise St | SR | STD | 10 | 8.0 | 52 | 0.80 |
| 72 | JaQuan Bailey | Iowa State | JR | DE | 8 | 7.5 | 52 | 0.94 |
| 75 | Grant Delpit | LSU | SO | S | 8 | 8.5 | 51 | 1.06 |
| 76 | Gary Johnson | Texas | SR | LB | 9 | 13.5 | 50 | 1.50 |
| 76 | Ryan Guthrie | Syracuse | SR | LB | 10 | 12.5 | 50 | 1.25 |
| 76 | Jabari Zuniga | Florida | JR | DL | 9 | 8.0 | 50 | 0.89 |
| 76 | Derrick Barnes | Purdue | SO | LB | 10 | 8.0 | 50 | 0.80 |
| 76 | James Nachtigal | Army | SR | LB | 12 | 8.0 | 50 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Gerald Willis III | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 11 | 14.0 | 49 | 1.27 |
| 81 | Austin Robinson | Houston | SR | LB | 12 | 13.0 | 49 | 1.08 |
| 81 | Reggie Walker | Kansas St | JR | DE | 9 | 10.5 | 49 | 1.17 |
| 81 | Luke Gifford | Nebraska | SR | OLB | 8 | 8.5 | 49 | 1.06 |
| 81 | Khalid Kareem | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 9 | 8.5 | 49 | 0.94 |
| 81 | Kendall Coleman | Syracuse | JR | DL | 9 | 7.0 | 49 | 0.78 |
| 81 | Myles Bryant | Washington | JR | DB | 11 | 4.5 | 49 | 0.41 |
| 88 | Cortez Broughton | Cincinnati | SR | DT | 12 | 15.5 | 48 | 1.29 |
| 88 | Antonio Jones-Davis | N Illinois | JR | LB | 13 | 14.5 | 48 | 1.12 |
| 88 | Dajon Emory | Ark St | SR | DE | 12 | 11.0 | 48 | 0.92 |
| 88 | Willie Yarbary | Wk Forest | SR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 48 | 1.00 |
| 92 | Josiah Tauaefa | UTSA | JR | LB | 12 | 11.5 | 47 | 0.96 |
| 92 | DeAngelo Malone | Western Ky | SO | DL | 12 | 9.0 | 47 | 0.75 |
| 92 | Shaka Toney | Penn State | JR | DE | 9 | 7.5 | 47 | 0.83 |
| 92 | Dominick Silvels | Wash St | SO | LB | 12 | 7.5 | 47 | 0.63 |
| 92 | Anthony Ekpe | Rice | SO | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 47 | 0.54 |
| 97 | Reggie Howard | Toledo | SR | DT | 12 | 14.0 | 46 | 1.17 |
| 97 | Jordan Brailford | Okla St | JR | DE | 9 | 11.5 | 46 | 1.28 |
| 97 | Anree Saint-Amour | Ga Tech | SR | DL | 11 | 11.5 | 46 | 1.05 |
| 97 | Rhashaun Epting | New Mexico | SO | LB | 9 | 7.5 | 46 | 0.83 |