2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darius Hodges | Tulane | FR | JOK | 7 | 10.5 | 29 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Big Kat Bryant | UCF | SR | DL | 8 | 10.5 | 50 | 1.31 |
| 3 | Jaxon Player | Tulsa | SR | DL | 8 | 10.0 | 32 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Tre'mon Morris-Brash | UCF | JR | DL | 8 | 9.0 | 37 | 1.13 |
| 4 | Elijah Chatman | SMU | JR | DE | 8 | 9.0 | 37 | 1.13 |
| 6 | DeVere Levelston | SMU | JR | DE | 8 | 8.5 | 32 | 1.06 |
| 6 | Diego Fagot | Navy | SR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 21 | 1.06 |
| 8 | Curtis Brooks | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 9 | 9.0 | 53 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Antonio Grier | S Florida | SR | LB | 8 | 8.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Nick Anderson | Tulane | JR | LB | 7 | 7.0 | 46 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Logan Hall | Houston | JR | DL | 9 | 8.0 | 46 | 0.89 |
| 11 | Joel Dublanko | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 9 | 8.0 | 38 | 0.89 |
| 13 | Gary Wiley | SMU | SR | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 22 | 0.88 |
| 13 | William Kwenkeu | Temple | SR | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 20 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Derek Parish | Houston | JR | DL | 9 | 7.5 | 27 | 0.83 |
| 16 | David Anenih | Houston | SR | DL | 9 | 7.0 | 32 | 0.78 |
| 17 | Malik Vann | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 19 | 0.71 |
| 18 | JoJo Dorceus | Tulane | SR | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 21 | 0.69 |
| 18 | Justin Wright | Tulsa | JR | LB | 8 | 5.5 | 17 | 0.69 |
| 18 | Josh Celiscar | UCF | SO | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 12 | 0.69 |
| 21 | Darrian Beavers | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 9 | 6.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Myjai Sanders | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Deshawn Pace | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 9 | 6.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Jacob Busic | Navy | SO | DE | 7 | 4.5 | 22 | 0.64 |
| 25 | Turner Coxe | SMU | SR | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 27 | 0.63 |
| 25 | Anthony Goodlow | Tulsa | JR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 25 | Darian Varner | Temple | FR | DT | 8 | 5.0 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 25 | Xavier Cullens | Memphis | SR | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 25 | Nicholas Straw | Navy | JR | RDR | 8 | 5.0 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 25 | Kelvin Pinkney | S Florida | SR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 9 | 0.63 |
| 31 | Ricky Barber | UCF | SO | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.57 |
| 32 | D'Anthony Jones | Houston | JR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 31 | 0.56 |
| 32 | Gerard Stringer | ECU | JR | SAF | 8 | 4.5 | 21 | 0.56 |
| 32 | Elijah Morris | ECU | FR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 19 | 0.56 |
| 32 | Jimmy Phillips Jr. | SMU | SR | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.56 |
| 36 | Bryan Cook | Cincinnati | SR | S | 9 | 5.0 | 13 | 0.56 |
| 37 | Jeremy Lewis | ECU | SO | OLB | 8 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Quadric Bullard | UCF | SO | DB | 8 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Jaylon Allen | Memphis | JR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.50 |
| 37 | John Tate IV | Memphis | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Macon Clark | Tulane | JR | S | 8 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Marvin Moody | Tulane | SR | LB | 8 | 4.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Clay Cromwell | Navy | SO | NG | 8 | 4.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 37 | JJ Russell | Memphis | SR | LB | 8 | 4.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Treyvon Reeves | Tulsa | SR | LB | 8 | 4.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Maurice White | Memphis | SR | DL | 7 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Johnny Hodges | Navy | JR | LB | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 48 | Jowon Briggs | Cincinnati | SO | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 30 | 0.44 |
| 48 | Atlias Bell | Houston | JR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.44 |
| 48 | Ahmad Gardner | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 9 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.44 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.