2021 Big Ten 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 | Arnold Ebiketie | Penn State | SR | DE | 9 | 15.5 | 71 | 1.72 |
| 2 | Leo Chenal | Wisconsin | JR | ILB | 8 | 13.5 | 66 | 1.69 |
| 3 | Micah McFadden | Indiana | SR | LB | 9 | 11.5 | 49 | 1.28 |
| 3 | Jack Sanborn | Wisconsin | SR | ILB | 9 | 11.5 | 34 | 1.28 |
| 5 | David Ojabo | Michigan | JR | LB | 10 | 11.0 | 83 | 1.10 |
| 5 | Aidan Hutchinson | Michigan | SR | DE | 10 | 11.0 | 58 | 1.10 |
| 7 | Isaiah Gay | Illinois | SR | OLB | 9 | 9.5 | 34 | 1.06 |
| 8 | Garrett Nelson | Nebraska | SO | OLB | 9 | 9.0 | 52 | 1.00 |
| 8 | George Karlaftis | Purdue | JR | DE | 9 | 9.0 | 43 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Nick Herbig | Wisconsin | SO | OLB | 9 | 8.5 | 41 | 0.94 |
| 10 | Zach VanValkenburg | Iowa | SR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 37 | 0.85 |
| 10 | Branson Deen | Purdue | JR | DT | 9 | 8.5 | 30 | 0.94 |
| 13 | Xavier Henderson | Mich St | SR | S | 9 | 8.0 | 39 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Kydran Jenkins | Purdue | FR | DE | 9 | 7.5 | 47 | 0.83 |
| 14 | Christian Izien | Rutgers | JR | DB | 9 | 7.5 | 22 | 0.83 |
| 14 | Noah Burks | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 9 | 7.5 | 22 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Zach Harrison | Ohio State | JR | DE | 9 | 7.0 | 27 | 0.78 |
| 17 | Josh Ross | Michigan | SR | LB | 10 | 7.0 | 17 | 0.70 |
| 19 | Sam Okuayinonu | Maryland | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 43 | 0.67 |
| 19 | JoJo Domann | Nebraska | SR | OLB | 7 | 6.0 | 38 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Brandon Smith | Penn State | JR | LB | 9 | 6.0 | 22 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Jesse Luketa | Penn State | SR | DE | 8 | 6.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Greg Rose | Maryland | SR | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 47 | 0.61 |
| 23 | Tarique Barnes | Illinois | SO | LB | 9 | 5.5 | 37 | 0.61 |
| 23 | Owen Carney Jr. | Illinois | SR | OLB | 9 | 5.5 | 27 | 0.61 |
| 23 | Bryant Fitzgerald | Indiana | SR | DB | 9 | 5.5 | 25 | 0.61 |
| 23 | Caleb Tannor | Nebraska | JR | OLB | 9 | 5.5 | 25 | 0.61 |
| 23 | Adetomiwa Adebawore | N'western | JR | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 22 | 0.61 |
| 23 | Luke Reimer | Nebraska | SO | ILB | 9 | 5.5 | 21 | 0.61 |
| 23 | Jaylan Alexander | Purdue | SR | LB | 9 | 5.5 | 13 | 0.61 |
| 23 | Tommy Eichenberg | Ohio State | SO | LB | 9 | 5.5 | 12 | 0.61 |
| 32 | Boye Mafe | Minnesota | SR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 26 | 0.56 |
| 32 | Mosiah Nasili-Kite | Maryland | JR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 25 | 0.63 |
| 32 | Ryder Anderson | Indiana | SR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 23 | 0.56 |
| 32 | Weston Kramer | Indiana | SR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 22 | 0.56 |
| 32 | Devon Witherspoon | Illinois | SO | DB | 8 | 5.0 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 32 | Maverick Hansen | Mich St | SO | DT | 9 | 5.0 | 19 | 0.56 |
| 32 | Curtis Jacobs | Penn State | SO | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 39 | Jeff Pietrowski | Mich St | SO | DE | 9 | 4.5 | 34 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Olakunle Fatukasi | Rutgers | SR | LB | 6 | 4.5 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Jaquan Brisker | Penn State | SR | S | 9 | 4.5 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Keith Randolph Jr. | Illinois | FR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 9 | 0.56 |
| 43 | Derrick Tangelo | Penn State | SR | DT | 9 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.44 |
| 43 | Jer'Zhan Newton | Illinois | FR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 30 | 0.44 |
| 43 | Jacub Panasiuk | Mich St | SR | DE | 9 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.44 |
| 43 | Tyreke Smith | Ohio State | SR | DE | 7 | 4.0 | 22 | 0.57 |
| 43 | Seth Benson | Iowa | JR | LB | 10 | 4.0 | 19 | 0.40 |
| 43 | Lukas Van Ness | Iowa | FR | DL | 10 | 4.0 | 19 | 0.40 |
| 43 | Coney Durr | Minnesota | SR | DB | 9 | 4.0 | 18 | 0.44 |
| 43 | Mohamed Toure | Rutgers | SO | LB | 9 | 4.0 | 18 | 0.44 |