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 | Isaiah Foskey | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 11 | 10.5 | 107 | 0.96 |
| 2 | Andre Carter II | Army | JR | OLB | 12 | 18.5 | 96 | 1.54 |
| 3 | Arik Smith | Army | SR | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 56 | 0.92 |
| 4 | Chris Ojoh | NMSU | JR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 50 | 1.06 |
| 5 | Storey Jackson | Liberty | SR | LB | 11 | 9.5 | 45 | 0.86 |
| 6 | Kendy Charles | Liberty | FR | DT | 9 | 7.0 | 40 | 0.78 |
| 7 | TreShaun Clark | Liberty | SO | DE | 11 | 9.0 | 38 | 0.82 |
| 8 | Travis Jones | UConn | JR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 37 | 0.72 |
| 9 | Pepe Tanuvasa | BYU | JR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 35 | 0.70 |
| 10 | Billy Wooden | U Mass | SO | DL | 10 | 8.0 | 33 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Kevon Jones | UConn | JR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 29 | 0.72 |
| 11 | Tyler Batty | BYU | FR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 29 | 0.56 |
| 13 | Jayson Ademilola | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 28 | 0.64 |
| 13 | Justin Ademilola | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Rashaad Harding | Liberty | SR | LB | 11 | 7.0 | 24 | 0.64 |
| 16 | Cam Hart | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 11 | 5.0 | 23 | 0.46 |
| 17 | Uchenna Ezewike | U Mass | SO | DL | 11 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.36 |
| 18 | Donavan King | NMSU | JR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 18 | Lazarus Williams | NMSU | JR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.57 |
| 18 | Howard Cross III | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.44 |
| 18 | Rylie Mills | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 10 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.30 |
| 22 | Nolan Cockrill | Army | SR | DL | 12 | 7.5 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Ahmad Walker | Liberty | FR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 19 | 0.55 |
| 22 | JD Bertrand | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 11 | 5.0 | 19 | 0.46 |
| 25 | Payton Wilgar | BYU | SO | LB | 7 | 5.5 | 18 | 0.79 |
| 25 | Uriah Leiataua | BYU | SR | DL | 10 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.35 |
| 27 | Aakil Washington | Liberty | FR | DE | 11 | 4.5 | 17 | 0.41 |
| 27 | Te'Rai Powell | U Mass | FR | DB | 11 | 4.0 | 17 | 0.36 |
| 29 | Ralfs Rusins | Liberty | SR | DT | 10 | 6.0 | 16 | 0.60 |
| 29 | Malkelm Morrison | Army | SR | OLB | 12 | 5.5 | 16 | 0.46 |
| 29 | Elijah James | Liberty | SR | DT | 11 | 4.0 | 16 | 0.36 |
| 29 | Atunaisa Mahe | BYU | SO | DL | 9 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.33 |
| 29 | Jaylen Jacobs | Army | SO | OLB | 12 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.21 |
| 34 | Kurt Hinish | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 10 | 4.5 | 15 | 0.45 |
| 34 | Henry Chibueze | Liberty | SO | DT | 8 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.25 |
| 36 | Jackson Mitchell | UConn | SO | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 14 | 0.60 |
| 36 | Trevor Brohard | NMSU | JR | LB | 6 | 5.0 | 14 | 0.83 |
| 36 | Bo Bauer | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 11 | 4.0 | 14 | 0.36 |
| 36 | Devin Baldwin | U Mass | FR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 40 | Robert Rahimi | Liberty | FR | S | 11 | 3.5 | 13 | 0.32 |
| 40 | Tanner Davis | U Mass | SO | S | 11 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.27 |
| 40 | Cody Jones | U Mass | FR | DB | 10 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Earl Tuioti-Mariner | BYU | JR | DL | 10 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.20 |
| 44 | Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Keenan Pili | BYU | SO | LB | 2 | 3.0 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 44 | Durrell Johnson | Liberty | JR | DE | 7 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.43 |
| 47 | Josh Ferguson | NMSU | FR | LB | 7 | 3.5 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 47 | Michael Bowe Jr. | NMSU | JR | LB | 8 | 3.0 | 11 | 0.38 |
| 47 | Jordan Botelho | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 9 | 3.0 | 11 | 0.33 |
| 47 | Clarence Lewis | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 11 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.18 |