2020 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carson Wells | Colorado | JR | OLB | 4 | 9.5 | 33 | 2.38 |
| 2 | Troy Hairston II | CMU | SR | LB | 6 | 12.0 | 51 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Devin Lloyd | Utah | JR | LB | 5 | 10.0 | 39 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Cameron Goode | California | SR | OLB | 4 | 8.0 | 23 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Kesean Gamble | Kent State | SR | LB | 3 | 6.0 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Tanner Davis | U Mass | SO | S | 1 | 2.0 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Ralfs Rusins | Liberty | SR | DT | 1 | 2.0 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Joseph Ossai | Texas | JR | LB | 8 | 15.5 | 58 | 1.94 |
| 9 | Scott Patchan | CSU | SR | DL | 4 | 7.5 | 51 | 1.88 |
| 9 | Tyler Johnson | Ariz St | JR | DL | 4 | 7.5 | 35 | 1.88 |
| 11 | Mohamed Diallo | CMU | SR | DL | 5 | 9.0 | 29 | 1.80 |
| 12 | Zion Tupuola-Fetui | Washington | SO | OLB | 4 | 7.0 | 49 | 1.75 |
| 13 | Cade Hall | SJSU | JR | DL | 7 | 12.0 | 63 | 1.71 |
| 14 | Khari Coleman | TCU | FR | DE | 8 | 13.5 | 57 | 1.69 |
| 14 | Daviyon Nixon | Iowa | JR | DT | 8 | 13.5 | 56 | 1.69 |
| 16 | Jaelan Phillips | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 9 | 15.0 | 73 | 1.67 |
| 16 | Leighton McCarthy | FAU | SR | OLB | 6 | 10.0 | 56 | 1.67 |
| 18 | SirVocea Dennis | Pittsburgh | SO | LB | 9 | 14.5 | 63 | 1.61 |
| 18 | Rashad Weaver | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 9 | 14.5 | 52 | 1.61 |
| 20 | Quincy Roche | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 9 | 13.5 | 51 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Viliami Fehoko | SJSU | SO | DE | 7 | 10.5 | 53 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Caden McDonald | SDSU | JR | LB | 6 | 9.0 | 46 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Ralph Holley | W Mich | SR | DT | 6 | 9.0 | 34 | 1.50 |
| 20 | David Perales | Fresno St | JR | DE | 6 | 9.0 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Milton Williams | La Tech | JR | DL | 6 | 9.0 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 20 | A.J. Thomas | W Mich | SR | S | 6 | 9.0 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Keenan Stewart | UTEP | SO | DT | 4 | 6.0 | 26 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Stephen Sings V | Liberty | FR | DE | 1 | 1.5 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Javon Scruggs | Liberty | JR | S | 1 | 1.5 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Jalen Pitre | Baylor | JR | S | 9 | 13.0 | 49 | 1.44 |
| 31 | Demetrius Taylor | App St | SR | DL | 8 | 11.5 | 64 | 1.44 |
| 31 | Justin Rice | Ark St | SR | LB | 8 | 11.5 | 63 | 1.44 |
| 31 | Tarron Jackson | Coast Car | SR | DE | 8 | 11.5 | 61 | 1.44 |
| 31 | Jordan Strachan | Georgia St | JR | OLB | 8 | 11.5 | 55 | 1.44 |
| 35 | Charles Snowden | Virginia | SR | OLB | 7 | 10.0 | 64 | 1.43 |
| 35 | Miles Fox | Wk Forest | SR | DL | 7 | 10.0 | 34 | 1.43 |
| 37 | Arnold Ebiketie | Temple | JR | DE | 6 | 8.5 | 38 | 1.42 |
| 38 | Amaré Barno | Va Tech | JR | DL | 10 | 14.0 | 61 | 1.40 |
| 39 | Dorian Williams | Tulane | SO | LB | 8 | 11.0 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 39 | Praise Amaewhule | UTEP | SO | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 32 | 1.38 |
| 39 | Manny Jones | CSU | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 26 | 1.38 |
| 39 | Chance Campbell | Maryland | JR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 22 | 1.38 |
| 39 | Dequan Jackson | CSU | JR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 17 | 1.38 |
| 39 | Cam'ron Carter | CSU | JR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 16 | 1.38 |
| 39 | Nate Landman | Colorado | SR | ILB | 4 | 5.5 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 46 | Ochaun Mathis | TCU | SO | DE | 9 | 12.0 | 59 | 1.33 |
| 46 | Wyatt Hubert | Kansas St | JR | DE | 9 | 12.0 | 51 | 1.33 |
| 46 | Troy Brown | CMU | JR | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 45 | 1.33 |
| 46 | Chad Muma | Wyoming | JR | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 36 | 1.33 |
| 46 | Desjuan Johnson | Toledo | JR | DE | 6 | 8.0 | 34 | 1.33 |
| 46 | Kyle Bailey | Western Ky | SR | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 24 | 1.33 |
| 46 | Akil Jones | Colorado | SR | ILB | 3 | 4.0 | 6 | 1.33 |
| 53 | Mitchell Agude | UCLA | JR | LB | 7 | 9.0 | 32 | 1.29 |
| 53 | Justin Wright | Tulsa | SO | LB | 7 | 9.0 | 22 | 1.29 |
| 53 | Antjuan Simmons | Mich St | SR | LB | 7 | 9.0 | 16 | 1.29 |
| 56 | Isaiah Thomas | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 9 | 11.5 | 69 | 1.28 |
| 57 | Patrick Jones II | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 10 | 12.5 | 87 | 1.25 |
| 57 | Nik Bonitto | Oklahoma | SO | OLB | 8 | 10.0 | 54 | 1.25 |
| 57 | Jake Hansen | Illinois | SR | LB | 8 | 10.0 | 31 | 1.25 |
| 57 | Kayvon Thibodeaux | Oregon | SO | DE | 6 | 7.5 | 38 | 1.25 |
| 57 | Diego Fagot | Navy | JR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 30 | 1.25 |
| 57 | Jermayne Lole | Ariz St | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 20 | 1.25 |
| 57 | Mustafa Johnson | Colorado | SR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 17 | 1.25 |
| 57 | Romeo McKnight | Charlotte | SR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 17 | 1.25 |
| 65 | Olakunle Fatukasi | Rutgers | SR | LB | 9 | 11.0 | 43 | 1.22 |
| 66 | Micah McFadden | Indiana | JR | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 37 | 1.21 |
| 66 | Carlton Martial | Troy | JR | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 21 | 1.21 |
| 68 | JaQuan Bailey | Iowa State | SR | DE | 10 | 12.0 | 67 | 1.20 |
| 68 | Kwami Jones | Fresno St | SR | DE | 5 | 6.0 | 25 | 1.20 |
| 70 | Jeffrey Gunter | Coast Car | JR | DB | 8 | 9.5 | 48 | 1.19 |
| 70 | Morris Joseph | Memphis | JR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 39 | 1.19 |
| 70 | Blake Gallagher | N'western | SR | LB | 8 | 9.5 | 36 | 1.19 |
| 70 | Nico Ezidore | Texas St | JR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 34 | 1.19 |
| 74 | Mike Tverdov | Rutgers | SR | DL | 9 | 10.5 | 34 | 1.17 |
| 74 | Nick Heninger | Utah State | SR | OLB | 6 | 7.0 | 32 | 1.17 |
| 74 | Nick Figueroa | USC | JR | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 31 | 1.17 |
| 74 | Shane Irwin | Boise St | JR | DE | 6 | 7.0 | 28 | 1.17 |
| 74 | Adam Plant Jr. | UNLV | SO | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 22 | 1.17 |
| 74 | Toby McBride | CSU | SR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 21 | 1.17 |
| 74 | Kameron Butler | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 15 | 1.17 |
| 74 | Michael Matus | Ariz St | SO | DE | 3 | 3.5 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 82 | Myjai Sanders | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 7 | 8.0 | 44 | 1.14 |
| 82 | Dion Novil | N Texas | SR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 26 | 1.14 |
| 82 | Traveion Webster | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 23 | 1.14 |
| 82 | Jaxon Player | Tulsa | JR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 21 | 1.14 |
| 82 | Trajan Stephens-McQueen | Georgia St | SR | ILB | 7 | 8.0 | 18 | 1.14 |
| 87 | Raymond Johnson III | Ga South | SR | DE | 8 | 9.0 | 29 | 1.13 |
| 87 | Jahad Woods | Wash St | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 8 | 1.13 |
| 89 | Payton Wilson | NC State | SO | LB | 9 | 10.0 | 39 | 1.11 |
| 90 | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 10 | 11.0 | 40 | 1.10 |
| 90 | Roland Walder | BGSU | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 27 | 1.10 |
| 92 | Christopher Allen | Alabama | JR | LB | 11 | 12.0 | 44 | 1.09 |
| 93 | Jacoby Windmon | UNLV | SO | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 44 | 1.08 |
| 93 | Malcolm Koonce | Buffalo | SR | DE | 6 | 6.5 | 38 | 1.08 |
| 93 | Jordan Bertagnole | Wyoming | FR | DT | 6 | 6.5 | 24 | 1.08 |
| 96 | Zaven Collins | Tulsa | JR | LB | 7 | 7.5 | 25 | 1.07 |
| 96 | Marcus Harris | Kansas | FR | DL | 7 | 7.5 | 17 | 1.07 |
| 98 | Chauncey Golston | Iowa | SR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 58 | 1.06 |
| 98 | Jordan Domineck | Ga Tech | SO | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 38 | 1.06 |
| 98 | Zach VanValkenburg | Iowa | SR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 35 | 1.06 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.