2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logan Hall | Houston | JR | DL | 11 | 13.0 | 59 | 1.18 |
| 2 | Curtis Brooks | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 11 | 10.5 | 58 | 0.96 |
| 3 | Big Kat Bryant | UCF | SR | DL | 10 | 13.0 | 56 | 1.30 |
| 4 | Nick Anderson | Tulane | JR | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 46 | 0.88 |
| 5 | Tre'mon Morris-Brash | UCF | JR | DL | 9 | 10.0 | 44 | 1.11 |
| 6 | D'Anthony Jones | Houston | JR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 43 | 0.60 |
| 7 | DeVere Levelston | SMU | JR | DE | 10 | 10.5 | 41 | 1.05 |
| 7 | Jaylon Allen | Memphis | JR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 41 | 0.60 |
| 9 | Jaxon Player | Tulsa | SR | DL | 10 | 11.5 | 40 | 1.15 |
| 10 | Joel Dublanko | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 11 | 8.0 | 38 | 0.73 |
| 11 | Elijah Chatman | SMU | JR | DE | 10 | 9.0 | 37 | 0.90 |
| 12 | William Kwenkeu | Temple | SR | LB | 9 | 9.5 | 36 | 1.06 |
| 13 | David Anenih | Houston | SR | DL | 11 | 7.5 | 34 | 0.68 |
| 14 | Atlias Bell | Houston | JR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 33 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Layton Jordan | Temple | SO | DE | 8 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Darius Hodges | Tulane | FR | JOK | 8 | 11.5 | 30 | 1.44 |
| 16 | Xavier Cullens | Memphis | SR | LB | 10 | 8.5 | 30 | 0.85 |
| 16 | Antonio Grier | S Florida | SR | LB | 9 | 8.0 | 30 | 0.89 |
| 16 | Jabari Taylor | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 30 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Jeremy Lewis | ECU | SO | OLB | 10 | 4.5 | 30 | 0.45 |
| 16 | Jowon Briggs | Cincinnati | SO | DL | 11 | 4.0 | 30 | 0.36 |
| 22 | Diego Fagot | Navy | SR | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 29 | 0.92 |
| 22 | Derek Parish | Houston | JR | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 29 | 0.77 |
| 22 | Rodney Owens | Memphis | SR | DB | 10 | 4.5 | 29 | 0.45 |
| 25 | Ricky Barber | UCF | SO | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 28 | 0.61 |
| 26 | Turner Coxe | SMU | SR | LB | 10 | 5.0 | 27 | 0.50 |
| 27 | John Tate IV | Memphis | SR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 26 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Quadric Bullard | UCF | SO | DB | 10 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.40 |
| 27 | Noah Seiden | Tulane | SO | DE | 9 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.39 |
| 27 | Nelson Ceaser | Houston | FR | DL | 10 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.35 |
| 31 | Darrian Beavers | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 11 | 7.5 | 25 | 0.68 |
| 31 | Malik Vann | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 25 | 0.72 |
| 31 | Maurice White | Memphis | SR | DL | 9 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.39 |
| 34 | Clay Cromwell | Navy | SO | NG | 12 | 7.0 | 24 | 0.58 |
| 35 | Gary Wiley | SMU | SR | LB | 10 | 8.0 | 23 | 0.80 |
| 35 | Anthony Goodlow | Tulsa | JR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 23 | 0.60 |
| 35 | Jacob Busic | Navy | SO | DE | 11 | 5.5 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Ahmad Gardner | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 11 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.36 |
| 39 | JoJo Dorceus | Tulane | SR | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 21 | 0.61 |
| 39 | Darian Varner | Temple | FR | DT | 9 | 5.0 | 21 | 0.56 |
| 39 | Gerard Stringer | ECU | JR | SAF | 9 | 4.5 | 21 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Jireh Wilson | ECU | SO | SAF | 10 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.30 |
| 43 | Elijah Morris | ECU | FR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Macon Clark | Tulane | JR | S | 9 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.44 |
| 43 | Yvandy Rigby | Temple | FR | BBO | 6 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.58 |
| 43 | Suirad Ware | ECU | FR | DL | 8 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.38 |
| 47 | Myjai Sanders | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 19 | 0.64 |
| 47 | Nicholas Straw | Navy | JR | RDR | 12 | 6.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 47 | Marvin Moody | Tulane | SR | LB | 9 | 4.0 | 19 | 0.44 |
| 47 | J'arius Warren | Navy | SR | DT | 12 | 4.0 | 19 | 0.33 |