2020 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/11/2021
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Johnson | Tulane | SR | DE | 10 | 14.5 | 82 | 1.45 |
| 2 | Justin Rice | Ark St | SR | LB | 9 | 14.0 | 74 | 1.56 |
| 3 | Ochaun Mathis | TCU | SO | DE | 7 | 12.0 | 71 | 1.71 |
| 4 | Patrick Jones II | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 69 | 1.14 |
| 5 | JaQuan Bailey | Iowa State | SR | DE | 7 | 11.0 | 66 | 1.57 |
| 6 | Viliami Fehoko | SJSU | SO | DE | 8 | 12.5 | 65 | 1.56 |
| 6 | Durrell Johnson | Liberty | JR | DE | 9 | 10.0 | 65 | 1.11 |
| 8 | Leighton McCarthy | FAU | SR | OLB | 8 | 12.5 | 63 | 1.56 |
| 8 | Cade Hall | SJSU | JR | DL | 7 | 12.0 | 63 | 1.71 |
| 8 | Tarron Jackson | Coast Car | SR | DE | 9 | 12.0 | 63 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Jordan Strachan | Georgia St | JR | OLB | 8 | 13.0 | 61 | 1.63 |
| 12 | Isaiah Thomas | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 7 | 10.0 | 59 | 1.43 |
| 13 | Cameron Sample | Tulane | SR | DE | 10 | 7.5 | 58 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Joseph Ossai | Texas | JR | LB | 7 | 14.0 | 55 | 2.00 |
| 14 | Jaelan Phillips | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 7 | 11.5 | 55 | 1.64 |
| 16 | Jeffrey Gunter | Coast Car | JR | DB | 9 | 11.5 | 54 | 1.28 |
| 17 | Quincy Roche | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 7 | 13.5 | 53 | 1.93 |
| 17 | Chris Rumph II | Duke | JR | DE | 7 | 9.5 | 53 | 1.36 |
| 19 | Darius Hodge | Marshall | JR | DL | 10 | 9.0 | 52 | 0.90 |
| 19 | Azeez Ojulari | Georgia | SO | OLB | 7 | 8.5 | 52 | 1.21 |
| 21 | Troy Hairston II | CMU | SR | LB | 6 | 12.0 | 51 | 2.00 |
| 21 | Scott Patchan | CSU | SR | DL | 4 | 7.5 | 51 | 1.88 |
| 21 | Chauncey Golston | Iowa | SR | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 51 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Nico Ezidore | Texas St | JR | DL | 9 | 12.5 | 50 | 1.39 |
| 24 | Amaré Barno | Va Tech | JR | DL | 6 | 10.5 | 50 | 1.75 |
| 26 | Zaven Collins | Tulsa | JR | LB | 7 | 11.5 | 49 | 1.64 |
| 26 | Zion Tupuola-Fetui | Washington | SO | OLB | 4 | 7.0 | 49 | 1.75 |
| 28 | Raymond Johnson III | Ga South | SR | DE | 11 | 14.0 | 48 | 1.27 |
| 28 | Caden McDonald | SDSU | JR | LB | 6 | 10.0 | 48 | 1.67 |
| 28 | Morris Joseph | Memphis | JR | DL | 10 | 9.5 | 48 | 0.95 |
| 28 | Victor Dimukeje | Duke | SR | DE | 7 | 8.5 | 48 | 1.21 |
| 32 | Demetrius Taylor | App St | SR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 47 | 0.85 |
| 32 | Calvin Bundage | Okla St | SR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 47 | 1.25 |
| 32 | DQ Thomas | MTSU | SR | LB | 9 | 7.0 | 47 | 0.78 |
| 35 | Carson Wells | Colorado | JR | OLB | 5 | 13.5 | 46 | 2.70 |
| 36 | Brenton Cox Jr. | Florida | SO | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 45 | 1.06 |
| 36 | Troy Brown | CMU | JR | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 45 | 1.33 |
| 38 | DeAngelo Malone | Western Ky | SR | DE | 10 | 10.5 | 44 | 1.05 |
| 39 | Ronnie Perkins | Oklahoma | JR | DE | 4 | 8.0 | 43 | 2.00 |
| 39 | Richard Jibunor | Troy | SO | LB | 9 | 7.0 | 43 | 0.78 |
| 39 | Dayo Odeyingbo | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 43 | 1.00 |
| 42 | Jamal Ligon | UTSA | FR | LB | 10 | 7.5 | 42 | 0.75 |
| 42 | Nik Bonitto | Oklahoma | SO | OLB | 6 | 7.0 | 42 | 1.17 |
| 42 | Praise Amaewhule | UTEP | SO | DE | 7 | 7.0 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 42 | Kingsley Enagbare | S Carolina | JR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 42 | 1.08 |
| 46 | SirVocea Dennis | Pittsburgh | SO | LB | 6 | 9.0 | 41 | 1.50 |
| 46 | Cam Bright | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 41 | 1.21 |
| 46 | Myjai Sanders | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 8 | 8.5 | 41 | 1.06 |
| 46 | TreShaun Clark | Liberty | SO | DE | 9 | 8.0 | 41 | 0.89 |
| 46 | Will Choloh | Troy | JR | DT | 9 | 7.5 | 41 | 0.83 |
| 46 | Jordan Smith | UAB | JR | OLB | 7 | 6.5 | 41 | 0.93 |
| 46 | Jonah Tavai | SDSU | JR | DL | 6 | 5.0 | 41 | 0.83 |
| 53 | Dante Stills | WVU | JR | DL | 8 | 10.0 | 40 | 1.25 |
| 53 | C.J. Brewer | Coast Car | SR | DT | 9 | 9.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Jon Rhattigan | Army | SR | LB | 10 | 9.0 | 40 | 0.90 |
| 53 | Charles Wiley | UTSA | SR | LB | 10 | 8.0 | 40 | 0.80 |
| 53 | Myles Murphy | Clemson | FR | DE | 8 | 7.5 | 40 | 0.94 |
| 53 | Owen Carney Jr. | Illinois | SR | DL | 6 | 5.5 | 40 | 0.92 |
| 59 | Milton Williams | La Tech | JR | DL | 9 | 10.0 | 39 | 1.11 |
| 59 | Wyatt Hubert | Kansas St | JR | DE | 7 | 9.5 | 39 | 1.36 |
| 59 | Will Anderson Jr. | Alabama | FR | LB | 8 | 7.5 | 39 | 0.94 |
| 59 | Yasir Abdullah | Louisville | JR | OLB | 9 | 7.0 | 39 | 0.78 |
| 59 | Trenton Simpson | Clemson | FR | LB | 8 | 4.0 | 39 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Dorian Williams | Tulane | SO | LB | 11 | 14.5 | 38 | 1.32 |
| 64 | Khari Coleman | TCU | FR | DE | 7 | 10.5 | 38 | 1.50 |
| 64 | Arnold Ebiketie | Temple | JR | DE | 6 | 8.5 | 38 | 1.42 |
| 64 | Payton Wilson | NC State | SO | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 38 | 1.21 |
| 64 | Ventrell Miller | Florida | JR | LB | 8 | 7.5 | 38 | 0.94 |
| 64 | Dom Peterson | Nevada | JR | DT | 7 | 7.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Malcolm Koonce | Buffalo | SR | DE | 6 | 6.5 | 38 | 1.08 |
| 64 | Akheem Mesidor | WVU | FR | DL | 8 | 6.5 | 38 | 0.81 |
| 64 | Gabriel Murphy | N Texas | FR | LB | 7 | 5.5 | 38 | 0.79 |
| 64 | Joey Noble | New Mexico | SR | DE | 6 | 5.0 | 38 | 0.83 |
| 64 | NaJee Thompson | Ga South | JR | WR | 11 | 1.0 | 38 | 0.09 |
| 75 | Justin Ellis | Ga South | JR | DE | 11 | 8.5 | 37 | 0.77 |
| 75 | Cameron Thomas | SDSU | SO | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 37 | 1.25 |
| 75 | Anthony Ekpe | Ball State | SR | OLB | 7 | 7.0 | 37 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Zachary Carter | Florida | JR | DL | 8 | 6.5 | 37 | 0.81 |
| 79 | Rashad Weaver | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 5 | 10.0 | 36 | 2.00 |
| 79 | Payton Turner | Houston | SR | DL | 4 | 9.0 | 36 | 2.25 |
| 79 | Christopher Allen | Alabama | JR | LB | 8 | 9.0 | 36 | 1.13 |
| 79 | Khoury Bethley | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 8 | 9.0 | 36 | 1.13 |
| 79 | Will McDonald IV | Iowa State | SO | DE | 7 | 8.5 | 36 | 1.21 |
| 79 | Chad Muma | Wyoming | JR | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 36 | 1.33 |
| 79 | Max Richardson | BC | SR | LB | 8 | 8.0 | 36 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Tomari Fox | N Carolina | SO | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 36 | 0.75 |
| 79 | Boye Mafe | Minnesota | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 36 | 1.10 |
| 79 | Jacoby Windmon | UNLV | SO | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 36 | 1.10 |
| 79 | Jared Harrison-Hunte | Miami (Fl) | FR | DL | 6 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.92 |
| 79 | Lorenzo Dantzler | UTSA | SR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.55 |
| 91 | Colby Wooden | Auburn | FR | BCK | 7 | 9.5 | 35 | 1.36 |
| 91 | Micah McFadden | Indiana | JR | LB | 7 | 9.5 | 35 | 1.36 |
| 91 | Zach VanValkenburg | Iowa | SR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 35 | 1.14 |
| 91 | BJ Ojulari | LSU | FR | OLB | 7 | 5.0 | 35 | 0.71 |
| 91 | Adetomiwa Adebawore | N'western | SO | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 35 | 0.71 |
| 91 | Adam Anderson | Georgia | JR | OLB | 7 | 4.5 | 35 | 0.64 |
| 91 | Isaiah McDuffie | BC | JR | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 35 | 0.56 |
| 98 | Mike Tverdov | Rutgers | SR | DL | 7 | 10.5 | 34 | 1.50 |
| 98 | Trey Cobb | App St | JR | ILB | 10 | 9.5 | 34 | 0.95 |
| 98 | Ralph Holley | W Mich | SR | DT | 6 | 9.0 | 34 | 1.50 |