2021 FBS Independents 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 | Andre Carter II | Army | JR | OLB | 12 | 18.5 | 96 | 1.54 |
| 2 | Arik Smith | Army | SR | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 56 | 0.92 |
| 3 | Isaiah Foskey | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 11 | 10.5 | 107 | 0.96 |
| 4 | Storey Jackson | Liberty | SR | LB | 11 | 9.5 | 45 | 0.86 |
| 5 | TreShaun Clark | Liberty | SO | DE | 11 | 9.0 | 38 | 0.82 |
| 6 | Chris Ojoh | NMSU | JR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 50 | 1.06 |
| 7 | Billy Wooden | U Mass | SO | DL | 10 | 8.0 | 33 | 0.80 |
| 8 | Nolan Cockrill | Army | SR | DL | 12 | 7.5 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 9 | Kendy Charles | Liberty | FR | DT | 9 | 7.0 | 40 | 0.78 |
| 9 | Pepe Tanuvasa | BYU | JR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 35 | 0.70 |
| 9 | Jayson Ademilola | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 28 | 0.64 |
| 9 | Rashaad Harding | Liberty | SR | LB | 11 | 7.0 | 24 | 0.64 |
| 13 | Travis Jones | UConn | JR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 37 | 0.72 |
| 13 | Kevon Jones | UConn | JR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 29 | 0.72 |
| 15 | Ralfs Rusins | Liberty | SR | DT | 10 | 6.0 | 16 | 0.60 |
| 15 | Jackson Mitchell | UConn | SO | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 14 | 0.60 |
| 17 | Justin Ademilola | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 17 | Ahmad Walker | Liberty | FR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 19 | 0.55 |
| 17 | Payton Wilgar | BYU | SO | LB | 7 | 5.5 | 18 | 0.79 |
| 17 | Malkelm Morrison | Army | SR | OLB | 12 | 5.5 | 16 | 0.46 |
| 17 | Ben Bywater | BYU | FR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 9 | 0.55 |
| 17 | Eric Watts | UConn | SO | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 7 | 0.69 |
| 23 | Tyler Batty | BYU | FR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 29 | 0.56 |
| 23 | Cam Hart | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 11 | 5.0 | 23 | 0.46 |
| 23 | Donavan King | NMSU | JR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 23 | JD Bertrand | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 11 | 5.0 | 19 | 0.46 |
| 23 | Trevor Brohard | NMSU | JR | LB | 6 | 5.0 | 14 | 0.83 |
| 23 | Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Aakil Washington | Liberty | FR | DE | 11 | 4.5 | 17 | 0.41 |
| 29 | Kurt Hinish | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 10 | 4.5 | 15 | 0.45 |
| 29 | Drew White | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 10 | 4.5 | 10 | 0.45 |
| 32 | Uchenna Ezewike | U Mass | SO | DL | 11 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.36 |
| 32 | Lazarus Williams | NMSU | JR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.57 |
| 32 | Howard Cross III | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.44 |
| 32 | Te'Rai Powell | U Mass | FR | DB | 11 | 4.0 | 17 | 0.36 |
| 32 | Elijah James | Liberty | SR | DT | 11 | 4.0 | 16 | 0.36 |
| 32 | Bo Bauer | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 11 | 4.0 | 14 | 0.36 |
| 32 | Josh Wallace | U Mass | SO | CB | 10 | 4.0 | 10 | 0.40 |
| 32 | Skyler Thomas | Liberty | SR | S | 11 | 4.0 | 10 | 0.36 |
| 32 | Malik Dixon | UConn | FR | DB | 10 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.40 |
| 41 | Uriah Leiataua | BYU | SR | DL | 10 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.35 |
| 41 | Robert Rahimi | Liberty | FR | S | 11 | 3.5 | 13 | 0.32 |
| 41 | Josh Ferguson | NMSU | FR | LB | 7 | 3.5 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Lwal Uguak | UConn | JR | DL | 9 | 3.5 | 10 | 0.39 |
| 41 | Leo Lowin | Army | SO | DB | 12 | 3.5 | 9 | 0.29 |
| 46 | Rylie Mills | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 10 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.30 |
| 46 | Atunaisa Mahe | BYU | SO | DL | 9 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.33 |
| 46 | Devin Baldwin | U Mass | FR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Tanner Davis | U Mass | SO | S | 11 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.27 |
| 46 | Keenan Pili | BYU | SO | LB | 2 | 3.0 | 12 | 1.50 |