2021 FBS Independents Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Carter II | Army | JR | OLB | 12 | 17.5 | 85 | 1.46 |
| 2 | Chris Ojoh | NMSU | JR | LB | 11 | 16.0 | 93 | 1.46 |
| 3 | Storey Jackson | Liberty | SR | LB | 12 | 13.0 | 62 | 1.08 |
| 4 | Isaiah Foskey | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 128 | 0.96 |
| 5 | Arik Smith | Army | SR | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 56 | 0.92 |
| 6 | TreShaun Clark | Liberty | SO | DE | 12 | 10.0 | 42 | 0.83 |
| 7 | Payton Wilgar | BYU | SO | LB | 9 | 7.0 | 21 | 0.78 |
| 8 | Donavan King | NMSU | JR | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 26 | 0.77 |
| 9 | Ben Bywater | BYU | FR | LB | 12 | 8.5 | 16 | 0.71 |
| 10 | Kendy Charles | Liberty | FR | DT | 10 | 7.0 | 40 | 0.70 |
| 11 | Rashaad Harding | Liberty | SR | LB | 12 | 8.0 | 26 | 0.67 |
| 11 | Eric Watts | UConn | SO | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Tyler Batty | BYU | FR | DL | 11 | 6.5 | 42 | 0.59 |
| 14 | Nolan Cockrill | Army | SR | DL | 12 | 7.0 | 18 | 0.58 |
| 15 | Billy Wooden | U Mass | SO | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 16 | 0.56 |
| 16 | Kevon Jones | UConn | JR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 14 | 0.56 |
| 17 | Ahmad Walker | Liberty | FR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 19 | 0.55 |
| 18 | Ralfs Rusins | Liberty | SR | DT | 11 | 6.0 | 16 | 0.55 |
| 19 | Jayson Ademilola | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 28 | 0.54 |
| 19 | JD Bertrand | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 22 | 0.54 |
| 21 | Pepe Tanuvasa | BYU | JR | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 24 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Max Tooley | BYU | SO | LB | 11 | 5.5 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Kurt Hinish | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Justin Ademilola | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 28 | 0.46 |
| 25 | Aakil Washington | Liberty | FR | DE | 12 | 5.5 | 24 | 0.46 |
| 26 | Ian Swenson | UConn | JR | LB | 10 | 4.5 | 19 | 0.45 |
| 26 | Jackson Mitchell | UConn | SO | LB | 10 | 4.5 | 12 | 0.45 |
| 26 | Michael Bowe Jr. | NMSU | JR | LB | 10 | 4.5 | 11 | 0.45 |
| 29 | Travis Jones | UConn | JR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.44 |
| 29 | Josh Wallace | U Mass | SO | CB | 9 | 4.0 | 10 | 0.44 |
| 31 | Uriah Leiataua | BYU | SR | DL | 12 | 5.0 | 26 | 0.42 |
| 31 | Elijah James | Liberty | SR | DT | 12 | 5.0 | 18 | 0.42 |
| 31 | Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 12 | 5.0 | 12 | 0.42 |
| 34 | Atunaisa Mahe | BYU | SO | DL | 11 | 4.5 | 21 | 0.41 |
| 34 | Howard Cross III | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 11 | 4.5 | 21 | 0.41 |
| 36 | Josh Ferguson | NMSU | FR | LB | 9 | 3.5 | 11 | 0.39 |
| 37 | Cam Hart | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 13 | 5.0 | 23 | 0.39 |
| 38 | Tyren Dupree | Liberty | SO | LB | 12 | 4.5 | 10 | 0.38 |
| 38 | Drew White | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 12 | 4.5 | 10 | 0.38 |
| 40 | Uchenna Ezewike | U Mass | SO | DL | 10 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.35 |
| 41 | Malkelm Morrison | Army | SR | OLB | 12 | 4.0 | 13 | 0.33 |
| 42 | Lwal Uguak | UConn | JR | DL | 8 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.31 |
| 43 | Bo Bauer | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 13 | 4.0 | 14 | 0.31 |
| 44 | Lazarus Williams | NMSU | JR | DL | 10 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.30 |
| 44 | Te'Rai Powell | U Mass | FR | DB | 10 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.30 |
| 44 | Eric Marsh | NMSU | JR | LB | 10 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.30 |
| 44 | Caden Haws | BYU | FR | DL | 10 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.30 |
| 44 | Malik Dixon | UConn | FR | DB | 10 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.30 |
| 49 | Robert Rahimi | Liberty | FR | S | 12 | 3.5 | 13 | 0.29 |
| 49 | Leo Lowin | Army | SO | DB | 12 | 3.5 | 9 | 0.29 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.