2021 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olakunle Fatukasi | Rutgers | SR | LB | 3 | 6.5 | 22 | 2.17 |
| 2 | Blaze Alldredge | Missouri | SR | LB | 5 | 10.5 | 50 | 2.10 |
| 3 | Kivon Bennett | Ark St | JR | DL | 4 | 8.0 | 35 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Cody Roscoe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 4 | 8.0 | 26 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Taylor Riggins | Buffalo | SR | DE | 3 | 6.0 | 33 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Nick Heninger | Utah State | SR | DE | 5 | 9.5 | 65 | 1.90 |
| 7 | Jalen Pitre | Baylor | SR | S | 4 | 7.5 | 33 | 1.88 |
| 8 | Brenton Cox Jr. | Florida | JR | OLB | 5 | 9.0 | 53 | 1.80 |
| 8 | Will Anderson Jr. | Alabama | SO | LB | 5 | 9.0 | 38 | 1.80 |
| 10 | Javon Solomon | Troy | FR | BAN | 4 | 7.0 | 41 | 1.75 |
| 10 | Jacub Panasiuk | Mich St | SR | DE | 4 | 7.0 | 37 | 1.75 |
| 10 | Jermaine Johnson II | FSU | SR | DE | 4 | 7.0 | 31 | 1.75 |
| 13 | KD Davis | N Texas | JR | LB | 5 | 8.5 | 40 | 1.70 |
| 13 | D'Marco Jackson | App St | SR | ILB | 5 | 8.5 | 27 | 1.70 |
| 15 | Leo Chenal | Wisconsin | JR | ILB | 3 | 5.0 | 28 | 1.67 |
| 15 | Avery Roberts | Oregon St | JR | ILB | 3 | 5.0 | 14 | 1.67 |
| 15 | Nate Landman | Colorado | SR | ILB | 3 | 5.0 | 11 | 1.67 |
| 18 | Zach VanValkenburg | Iowa | SR | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 38 | 1.63 |
| 18 | Josh Paschal | Kentucky | SR | DE | 4 | 6.5 | 35 | 1.63 |
| 18 | Mikel Jones | Syracuse | SO | LB | 4 | 6.5 | 19 | 1.63 |
| 21 | Jordan Ferguson | MTSU | JR | DE | 5 | 8.0 | 27 | 1.60 |
| 21 | Theo Jackson | Tennessee | SR | DB | 5 | 8.0 | 22 | 1.60 |
| 23 | Troy Hairston II | CMU | SR | DL | 5 | 7.5 | 55 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Ali Fayad | W Mich | SR | DL | 5 | 7.5 | 36 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Arron Mosby | Fresno St | SR | DE | 5 | 7.5 | 32 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Sam Williams | Miss | SR | DL | 5 | 7.5 | 22 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Nick Herbig | Wisconsin | SO | OLB | 4 | 6.0 | 32 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Zachary Carter | Florida | SR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 31 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Darius Hodges | Tulane | FR | JOK | 4 | 6.0 | 25 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Joey Noble | New Mexico | SR | DE | 4 | 6.0 | 24 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Will Choloh | Troy | JR | DT | 4 | 6.0 | 23 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Immanuel Hickman | ECU | FR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Haskell Garrett | Ohio State | SR | DT | 3 | 4.5 | 17 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Mike Rose | Iowa State | SR | LB | 3 | 4.5 | 13 | 1.50 |
| 35 | Andre Carter II | Army | JR | OLB | 10 | 14.5 | 78 | 1.45 |
| 36 | Ralph Holley | W Mich | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 37 | 1.40 |
| 36 | Grayson Murphy | N Texas | FR | DE | 5 | 7.0 | 35 | 1.40 |
| 36 | DQ Thomas | MTSU | SR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 23 | 1.40 |
| 39 | Turan Rush | EMU | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 36 | 1.38 |
| 39 | Davon Ferguson | BGSU | SR | CB | 4 | 5.5 | 31 | 1.38 |
| 39 | Brock Martin | Okla St | SR | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 30 | 1.38 |
| 39 | Noah Taylor | Virginia | SR | OLB | 4 | 5.5 | 23 | 1.38 |
| 39 | Dequan Jackson | CSU | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 20 | 1.38 |
| 39 | Aidan Hutchinson | Michigan | SR | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 19 | 1.38 |
| 39 | Owen Porter | Marshall | SO | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 17 | 1.38 |
| 39 | Antonio Montero | Rice | JR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 14 | 1.38 |
| 47 | Micah McFadden | Indiana | SR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 51 | 1.33 |
| 47 | Smith Vilbert | Penn State | SO | DE | 3 | 4.0 | 18 | 1.33 |
| 47 | Jeremy Meiser | N'western | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 47 | Toby McBride | CSU | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 11 | 1.33 |
| 51 | Mike Brown | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 5 | 6.5 | 21 | 1.30 |
| 51 | Charlie Gray | Marshall | JR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 17 | 1.30 |
| 51 | DeAndre Square | Kentucky | SR | ILB | 5 | 6.5 | 15 | 1.30 |
| 51 | Marcus Moore | Utah State | SR | DT | 5 | 6.5 | 14 | 1.30 |
| 55 | Chris Ojoh | NMSU | JR | LB | 11 | 14.0 | 83 | 1.27 |
| 56 | Richard Jibunor | Troy | SO | BAN | 4 | 5.0 | 42 | 1.25 |
| 56 | Tyree Wilson | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 32 | 1.25 |
| 56 | Boye Mafe | Minnesota | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 30 | 1.25 |
| 56 | Joe Ozougwu | Ark St | SR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 26 | 1.25 |
| 56 | Rondell Bothroyd | Wk Forest | SO | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 22 | 1.25 |
| 56 | Amir Siddiq | CMU | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 21 | 1.25 |
| 56 | Devin Lloyd | Utah | JR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 20 | 1.25 |
| 56 | Andrzej Hughes-Murray | Oregon St | SR | OLB | 4 | 5.0 | 18 | 1.25 |
| 56 | Jackie Matthews | WVU | JR | CB | 4 | 5.0 | 18 | 1.25 |
| 56 | Logan Hall | Houston | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 13 | 1.25 |
| 56 | TD Blackmon | Air Force | JR | ILB | 4 | 5.0 | 9 | 1.25 |
| 67 | Chauncey Manac | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 54 | 1.20 |
| 67 | Thomas Incoom | CMU | JR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 42 | 1.20 |
| 67 | BJ Ojulari | LSU | SO | DE | 5 | 6.0 | 41 | 1.20 |
| 67 | Lonnie Phelps | Miami (Oh) | SO | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 35 | 1.20 |
| 67 | Darrian Beavers | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 25 | 1.20 |
| 67 | Cullen Wick | Tulsa | SR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 22 | 1.20 |
| 67 | T.D. Moultry | Auburn | SR | EDG | 5 | 6.0 | 22 | 1.20 |
| 67 | Enock Makonzo | Coast Car | SR | SPR | 5 | 6.0 | 19 | 1.20 |
| 67 | Cameron Thomas | SDSU | JR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 18 | 1.20 |
| 67 | Isaiah McGuire | Missouri | JR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 17 | 1.20 |
| 77 | Kyon Barrs | Arizona | SO | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 21 | 1.17 |
| 77 | William Kwenkeu | Temple | SR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 17 | 1.17 |
| 77 | Bo Calvert | UCLA | SR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 16 | 1.17 |
| 77 | Darien Butler | Ariz St | SR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 13 | 1.17 |
| 77 | Jasheen Davis | Wk Forest | FR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 11 | 1.17 |
| 77 | Nik Bonitto | Oklahoma | JR | OLB | 3 | 3.5 | 11 | 1.17 |
| 77 | Ryder Anderson | Indiana | SR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 84 | Ty Shelby | La-Monroe | SR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 30 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Lukas Van Ness | Iowa | FR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 30 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Jeffrey Gunter | Coast Car | SR | BAN | 4 | 4.5 | 29 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Terrel Bernard | Baylor | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 84 | DeMarvin Leal | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 25 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Jordan Domineck | Ga Tech | SO | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 25 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Mohamed Kamara | CSU | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 23 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Viliami Fehoko | SJSU | SO | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 21 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Jack Sanborn | Wisconsin | SR | ILB | 4 | 4.5 | 21 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Kadofi Wright | Buffalo | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 16 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Marlowe Wax | Syracuse | FR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 16 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Carlton Martial | Troy | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 16 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Anfernee Orji | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 14 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Donavan Mutin | Houston | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 14 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Jayden Peevy | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 12 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Josh Ratcliff | USM | SO | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 11 | 1.13 |
| 100 | Jeremy Banks | Tennessee | JR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 28 | 1.10 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.