2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Kat Bryant | UCF | SR | DL | 12 | 13.0 | 58 | 1.08 |
| 1 | Jaxon Player | Tulsa | SR | DL | 9 | 13.0 | 41 | 1.44 |
| 3 | Logan Hall | Houston | JR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 49 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Derek Parish | Houston | JR | DL | 13 | 12.0 | 41 | 0.92 |
| 5 | Darius Hodges | Tulane | FR | JOK | 8 | 11.0 | 32 | 1.38 |
| 6 | David Anenih | Houston | SR | DL | 13 | 10.0 | 55 | 0.77 |
| 6 | Tre'mon Morris-Brash | UCF | JR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 44 | 1.00 |
| 8 | DeVere Levelston | SMU | JR | DE | 10 | 9.5 | 37 | 0.95 |
| 8 | Darrian Beavers | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 11 | 9.5 | 30 | 0.86 |
| 10 | Joel Dublanko | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 11 | 9.0 | 33 | 0.82 |
| 11 | D'Anthony Jones | Houston | JR | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 51 | 0.77 |
| 11 | Curtis Brooks | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 40 | 0.77 |
| 13 | Elijah Chatman | SMU | JR | DE | 10 | 7.5 | 33 | 0.75 |
| 13 | William Kwenkeu | Temple | SR | LB | 9 | 7.5 | 29 | 0.83 |
| 13 | Xavier Cullens | Memphis | SR | LB | 11 | 7.5 | 25 | 0.68 |
| 13 | Josh Celiscar | UCF | SO | DL | 12 | 7.5 | 23 | 0.63 |
| 17 | Atlias Bell | Houston | JR | DL | 12 | 7.0 | 36 | 0.58 |
| 17 | Gary Wiley | SMU | SR | LB | 10 | 7.0 | 27 | 0.70 |
| 17 | Malik Vann | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 9 | 7.0 | 21 | 0.78 |
| 17 | Immanuel Hickman | ECU | FR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 20 | 0.70 |
| 17 | Deshawn Pace | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 11 | 7.0 | 16 | 0.64 |
| 22 | JJ Russell | Memphis | SR | LB | 11 | 6.5 | 21 | 0.59 |
| 22 | Diego Fagot | Navy | SR | LB | 9 | 6.5 | 20 | 0.72 |
| 22 | Donavan Mutin | Houston | JR | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 18 | 0.54 |
| 22 | Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste | UCF | JR | LB | 11 | 6.5 | 17 | 0.59 |
| 26 | Jaylon Allen | Memphis | JR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 43 | 0.55 |
| 26 | Turner Coxe | SMU | SR | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 40 | 0.60 |
| 26 | Nick Anderson | Tulane | JR | LB | 7 | 6.0 | 36 | 0.86 |
| 29 | Layton Jordan | Temple | SO | DE | 10 | 5.5 | 33 | 0.55 |
| 29 | Ricky Barber | UCF | SO | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Antonio Grier | S Florida | SR | LB | 8 | 5.5 | 26 | 0.69 |
| 29 | John Tate IV | Memphis | SR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 22 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Tatum Bethune | UCF | JR | LB | 11 | 5.5 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Justin Wright | Tulsa | JR | LB | 8 | 5.5 | 17 | 0.69 |
| 29 | Jordan Magee | Temple | FR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 16 | 0.55 |
| 29 | Myjai Sanders | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Clay Cromwell | Navy | SO | NG | 9 | 5.0 | 22 | 0.56 |
| 37 | Darian Varner | Temple | FR | DT | 10 | 5.0 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Jimmy Phillips Jr. | SMU | SR | LB | 10 | 5.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Kelvin Pinkney | S Florida | SR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 9 | 0.63 |
| 41 | Rodney Owens | Memphis | SR | DB | 11 | 4.5 | 29 | 0.41 |
| 41 | Anthony Goodlow | Tulsa | JR | DL | 9 | 4.5 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Quindell Johnson | Memphis | JR | DB | 11 | 4.5 | 19 | 0.41 |
| 41 | Kalia Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 41 | JoJo Dorceus | Tulane | SR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 18 | 0.56 |
| 41 | Jacobi Francis | Memphis | SR | DB | 11 | 4.5 | 17 | 0.41 |
| 41 | Blake Green | S Florida | SR | DT | 8 | 4.5 | 16 | 0.56 |
| 41 | Elijah Morris | ECU | FR | DL | 9 | 4.5 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Morris Joseph | Memphis | SR | DL | 9 | 4.5 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Bryan Cook | Cincinnati | SR | S | 11 | 4.5 | 11 | 0.41 |