2021 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games Lost Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Ojoh | NMSU | JR | LB | 10 | 14.0 | 83 | 1.40 |
| 1 | Scott Patchan | CSU | SR | DL | 9 | 14.0 | 65 | 1.56 |
| 1 | Joey Noble | New Mexico | SR | DE | 9 | 14.0 | 51 | 1.56 |
| 4 | Darius Hodges | Tulane | FR | JOK | 9 | 13.5 | 37 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Kivon Bennett | Ark St | JR | DL | 10 | 13.0 | 50 | 1.30 |
| 6 | Micah McFadden | Indiana | SR | LB | 10 | 12.5 | 81 | 1.25 |
| 6 | Joe Ozougwu | Ark St | SR | DE | 10 | 12.5 | 60 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Jermaine Johnson II | FSU | SR | DE | 7 | 10.5 | 53 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Arnold Ebiketie | Penn State | SR | DE | 5 | 10.0 | 38 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Ivan Pace Jr. | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 6 | 10.0 | 33 | 1.67 |
| 9 | Anfernee Orji | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 10 | 10.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Jacoby Windmon | UNLV | JR | ILB | 10 | 9.5 | 46 | 0.95 |
| 12 | Tyler Grubbs | La Tech | FR | LB | 9 | 9.5 | 38 | 1.06 |
| 12 | Shaka Heyward | Duke | JR | LB | 9 | 9.5 | 24 | 1.06 |
| 15 | Dante Stills | WVU | SR | DL | 7 | 9.0 | 46 | 1.29 |
| 15 | Viliami Fehoko | SJSU | SO | DL | 7 | 9.0 | 37 | 1.29 |
| 15 | Mikel Jones | Syracuse | SO | LB | 7 | 9.0 | 34 | 1.29 |
| 15 | James Patterson | Buffalo | SR | LB | 8 | 9.0 | 22 | 1.13 |
| 19 | Nick Anderson | Tulane | JR | LB | 9 | 8.5 | 45 | 0.94 |
| 19 | Garrett Nelson | Nebraska | SO | OLB | 9 | 8.5 | 41 | 0.94 |
| 19 | KD Davis | N Texas | JR | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 29 | 1.21 |
| 19 | Mo Diallo | Arizona | SR | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 28 | 0.77 |
| 19 | Donavan King | NMSU | JR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 26 | 0.85 |
| 19 | Walter Haire | BGSU | SR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 19 | 1.06 |
| 25 | Grayson Murphy | N Texas | FR | DE | 7 | 8.0 | 38 | 1.14 |
| 25 | Javon Solomon | Troy | FR | BAN | 7 | 8.0 | 37 | 1.14 |
| 25 | Damone Clark | LSU | SR | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 36 | 1.33 |
| 25 | Yasir Abdullah | Louisville | JR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 31 | 1.14 |
| 25 | Keir Thomas | FSU | SR | DE | 7 | 8.0 | 30 | 1.14 |
| 25 | Antonio Grier | S Florida | SR | LB | 10 | 8.0 | 30 | 0.80 |
| 25 | Taijh Alston | WVU | JR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 28 | 1.14 |
| 25 | Brennon Scott | UNLV | FR | OLB | 9 | 8.0 | 17 | 0.89 |
| 25 | Gabe Reid | Stanford | SR | OLB | 9 | 8.0 | 16 | 0.89 |
| 34 | Owen Porter | Marshall | SO | DL | 5 | 7.5 | 32 | 1.50 |
| 34 | Derick Hall | Auburn | JR | EDG | 7 | 7.5 | 31 | 1.07 |
| 34 | Ryder Anderson | Indiana | SR | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 29 | 0.75 |
| 34 | Bryce Cosby | Ball State | SR | S | 7 | 7.5 | 25 | 1.07 |
| 34 | Abraham Beauplan | Marshall | JR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 19 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Diego Fagot | Navy | SR | LB | 8 | 7.5 | 18 | 0.94 |
| 40 | Ray Leutele | New Mexico | SO | LB | 9 | 7.0 | 42 | 0.78 |
| 40 | JoJo Dorceus | Tulane | SR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 40 | 0.70 |
| 40 | Jeremy Banks | Tennessee | JR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 33 | 1.17 |
| 40 | R.J. Oben | Duke | SO | DE | 9 | 7.0 | 30 | 0.78 |
| 40 | Daniel Green | Kansas St | JR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 29 | 1.40 |
| 40 | Xavier Cullens | Memphis | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 26 | 1.17 |
| 40 | Cody Roscoe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Brenton Cox Jr. | Florida | JR | OLB | 7 | 7.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Josh Carr, Jr. | USM | JR | DL | 9 | 7.0 | 20 | 0.78 |
| 40 | Isaiah McGuire | Missouri | JR | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Isaiah Gay | Illinois | SR | OLB | 7 | 7.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Zack Woodard | La-Monroe | JR | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 14 | 0.88 |
| 52 | Tyree Wilson | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 41 | 1.08 |
| 52 | Darren Anders | BGSU | JR | LB | 8 | 6.5 | 36 | 0.81 |
| 52 | Micheal Clemons | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 34 | 1.63 |
| 52 | Neil Farrell Jr. | LSU | SR | DT | 6 | 6.5 | 33 | 1.08 |
| 52 | Storey Jackson | Liberty | SR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 28 | 1.30 |
| 52 | Byron Young | Tennessee | JR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 52 | Karl Brooks | BGSU | JR | DL | 8 | 6.5 | 26 | 0.81 |
| 52 | Jordan Young | ODU | SR | LB | 7 | 6.5 | 25 | 0.93 |
| 52 | Eriq Kitchen | USM | SR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 22 | 0.72 |
| 52 | Kevon Jones | UConn | JR | DL | 10 | 6.5 | 22 | 0.65 |
| 52 | DeAngelo Malone | Western Ky | SR | DE | 5 | 6.5 | 21 | 1.30 |
| 52 | Antonio Montero | Rice | JR | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 20 | 1.08 |
| 52 | Tavion Woodard | Ball State | SO | DL | 7 | 6.5 | 19 | 0.93 |
| 52 | Jesse Luketa | Penn State | SR | DE | 6 | 6.5 | 18 | 1.08 |
| 52 | Jordan Magee | Temple | FR | LB | 9 | 6.5 | 18 | 0.72 |
| 52 | Cannon Blauser | Ohio | SO | LB | 9 | 6.5 | 12 | 0.72 |
| 68 | Jonah Laulu | Hawai'i | JR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 43 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Marcus Valdez | BC | SR | DE | 6 | 6.0 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Lonnie Phelps | Miami (Oh) | SO | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Darius Muasau | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 7 | 6.0 | 31 | 0.86 |
| 68 | Travis Jones | UConn | JR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 31 | 0.60 |
| 68 | Daymond Williams | Buffalo | JR | DT | 8 | 6.0 | 29 | 0.75 |
| 68 | Ochaun Mathis | TCU | JR | DE | 7 | 6.0 | 28 | 0.86 |
| 68 | Jamal Hines | Toledo | JR | OLB | 6 | 6.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Darian Varner | Temple | FR | DT | 9 | 6.0 | 25 | 0.67 |
| 68 | Tyler Bride | Ga South | SO | CB | 6 | 6.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Davon Strickland | FIU | SO | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 23 | 0.55 |
| 68 | Luke Reimer | Nebraska | SO | ILB | 9 | 6.0 | 22 | 0.67 |
| 68 | Adam Plant Jr. | UNLV | JR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 22 | 0.67 |
| 68 | Matthew Butler | Tennessee | SR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Mohamed Kamara | CSU | JR | LB | 9 | 6.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 68 | DeMarvin Leal | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 20 | 1.50 |
| 68 | Micah Baskerville | LSU | SR | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Santrell Latham | USM | JR | LB | 8 | 6.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 68 | A.J. Musolino | Kent State | SR | LB | 7 | 6.0 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 68 | Trevon Mason | Arizona | SR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 19 | 0.60 |
| 68 | Tyrice Knight | UTEP | JR | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Desjuan Johnson | Toledo | JR | DE | 6 | 6.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Will Choloh | Troy | JR | DT | 7 | 6.0 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 68 | Christian Izien | Rutgers | JR | DB | 8 | 6.0 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 68 | Blaze Alldredge | Missouri | SR | LB | 7 | 6.0 | 17 | 0.86 |
| 68 | Dequan Jackson | CSU | SR | LB | 9 | 6.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 68 | Mike Rose | Iowa State | SR | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 68 | Bryce Houston | Ohio | JR | LB | 9 | 6.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 68 | Eric Watts | UConn | SO | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 97 | Nick Heninger | Utah State | SR | DE | 3 | 5.5 | 47 | 1.83 |
| 97 | Tomon Fox | N Carolina | SR | LB | 7 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.79 |
| 97 | Martez Manuel | Missouri | JR | DB | 6 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.92 |
| 97 | Jeremy Lewis | ECU | SO | OLB | 5 | 5.5 | 31 | 1.10 |