2021 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Heninger | Utah State | SR | DE | 11 | 16.0 | 122 | 1.46 |
| 2 | Vince Sanford | Air Force | JR | OLB | 11 | 17.0 | 116 | 1.55 |
| 3 | Scott Patchan | CSU | SR | DL | 9 | 15.5 | 88 | 1.72 |
| 4 | Clarence Hicks | UTSA | SR | OLB | 12 | 15.5 | 87 | 1.29 |
| 5 | Nick Hampton | App St | JR | OLB | 12 | 16.0 | 86 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Chauncey Manac | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 12 | 13.0 | 78 | 1.08 |
| 7 | Javon Solomon | Troy | FR | BAN | 10 | 16.0 | 77 | 1.60 |
| 8 | Jordan Jackson | Air Force | SR | DT | 11 | 9.0 | 75 | 0.82 |
| 9 | Andre Carter II | Army | JR | OLB | 9 | 13.5 | 73 | 1.50 |
| 9 | David Perales | Fresno St | SR | DE | 10 | 13.0 | 73 | 1.30 |
| 11 | Jordan Ferguson | MTSU | JR | DE | 11 | 14.5 | 72 | 1.32 |
| 12 | Joe Ozougwu | Ark St | SR | DE | 10 | 16.0 | 70 | 1.60 |
| 13 | Chris Ojoh | NMSU | JR | LB | 9 | 12.0 | 69 | 1.33 |
| 13 | Jamil Muhammad | Georgia St | SO | OLB | 11 | 6.5 | 69 | 0.59 |
| 15 | Josaiah Stewart | Coast Car | FR | DE | 11 | 12.0 | 67 | 1.09 |
| 16 | Troy Hairston II | CMU | SR | DL | 9 | 12.5 | 66 | 1.39 |
| 17 | Grayson Murphy | N Texas | FR | DE | 11 | 12.5 | 65 | 1.14 |
| 17 | Lonnie Phelps | Miami (Oh) | SO | DL | 11 | 9.5 | 65 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Cameron Thomas | SDSU | JR | DL | 11 | 18.0 | 63 | 1.64 |
| 19 | Jeffrey Gunter | Coast Car | SR | BAN | 10 | 7.5 | 63 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Jamal Hines | Toledo | JR | OLB | 12 | 15.0 | 62 | 1.25 |
| 22 | Ali Fayad | W Mich | SR | DL | 10 | 12.5 | 60 | 1.25 |
| 23 | Darius Muasau | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 10 | 13.0 | 59 | 1.30 |
| 23 | Logan Hall | Houston | JR | DL | 11 | 13.0 | 59 | 1.18 |
| 25 | Joey Noble | New Mexico | SR | DE | 10 | 16.5 | 58 | 1.65 |
| 25 | Curtis Brooks | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 11 | 10.5 | 58 | 0.96 |
| 25 | Sam Hammond | Nevada | SR | DE | 10 | 8.5 | 58 | 0.85 |
| 28 | D'Marco Jackson | App St | SR | ILB | 12 | 13.0 | 57 | 1.08 |
| 28 | Richard Jibunor | Troy | SO | BAN | 9 | 8.5 | 57 | 0.94 |
| 30 | Big Kat Bryant | UCF | SR | DL | 10 | 13.0 | 56 | 1.30 |
| 30 | Gabriel Murphy | N Texas | FR | DE | 11 | 11.0 | 56 | 1.00 |
| 32 | Ralph Holley | W Mich | SR | DL | 10 | 14.5 | 55 | 1.45 |
| 32 | Praise Amaewhule | UTEP | SO | DE | 12 | 11.0 | 55 | 0.92 |
| 34 | Jonah Tavai | SDSU | SR | DL | 11 | 10.5 | 53 | 0.96 |
| 34 | Alex Wright | UAB | JR | OLB | 10 | 8.5 | 53 | 0.85 |
| 36 | DQ Thomas | MTSU | SR | LB | 10 | 13.0 | 52 | 1.30 |
| 36 | DeAngelo Malone | Western Ky | SR | DE | 11 | 12.0 | 52 | 1.09 |
| 38 | Arron Mosby | Fresno St | SR | DE | 10 | 10.0 | 51 | 1.00 |
| 39 | Daymond Williams | Buffalo | JR | DT | 10 | 9.5 | 50 | 0.95 |
| 39 | Demetrius Taylor | App St | SR | DL | 12 | 9.5 | 50 | 0.79 |
| 41 | Byron Vaughns | Utah State | JR | DE | 11 | 9.0 | 49 | 0.82 |
| 42 | Kivon Bennett | Ark St | JR | DL | 10 | 12.5 | 47 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Corvin Moment | W Mich | JR | LB | 10 | 12.0 | 47 | 1.20 |
| 42 | Karl Brooks | BGSU | JR | DL | 9 | 10.0 | 47 | 1.11 |
| 42 | Charles Wiley | UTSA | SR | OLB | 12 | 7.5 | 47 | 0.63 |
| 42 | Quentin Frazier | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 10 | 7.0 | 47 | 0.70 |
| 42 | Elijah Garcia | Rice | SR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 47 | 0.72 |
| 42 | Trumane Bell II | UTSA | JR | DL | 12 | 6.5 | 47 | 0.54 |
| 49 | Jacoby Windmon | UNLV | JR | ILB | 9 | 10.0 | 46 | 1.11 |
| 49 | Nick Anderson | Tulane | JR | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 46 | 0.88 |
| 49 | Cory Jackson | ODU | SR | DE | 9 | 5.5 | 46 | 0.61 |
| 52 | Kameron Butler | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 11 | 12.0 | 45 | 1.09 |
| 52 | Desjuan Johnson | Toledo | JR | DE | 12 | 12.0 | 45 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Owen Porter | Marshall | SO | DL | 11 | 10.5 | 45 | 0.96 |
| 52 | Storey Jackson | Liberty | SR | LB | 10 | 9.5 | 45 | 0.95 |
| 52 | Dominique Robinson | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 11 | 8.0 | 45 | 0.73 |
| 52 | Victor Jones | Wyoming | SR | DT | 12 | 4.0 | 45 | 0.33 |
| 58 | Tre'mon Morris-Brash | UCF | JR | DL | 9 | 10.0 | 44 | 1.11 |
| 58 | Tristan Nichols | Nevada | SR | DT | 9 | 8.0 | 44 | 0.89 |
| 60 | Dion Novil | N Texas | SR | DL | 11 | 9.0 | 43 | 0.82 |
| 60 | Arik Smith | Army | SR | LB | 9 | 8.5 | 43 | 0.94 |
| 60 | D'Anthony Jones | Houston | JR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 43 | 0.60 |
| 63 | Ivan Pace Jr. | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 11 | 11.5 | 42 | 1.05 |
| 63 | Bryce Cosby | Ball State | SR | S | 11 | 9.5 | 42 | 0.86 |
| 63 | Keshawn Banks | SDSU | SR | DL | 11 | 9.0 | 42 | 0.82 |
| 63 | Blaze Alldredge | Missouri | SR | LB | 3 | 8.5 | 42 | 2.83 |
| 67 | DeVere Levelston | SMU | JR | DE | 10 | 10.5 | 41 | 1.05 |
| 67 | Khoury Bethley | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 10 | 7.5 | 41 | 0.75 |
| 67 | Antonio Moultrie | UAB | JR | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 41 | 0.75 |
| 67 | Jaylon Allen | Memphis | JR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 41 | 0.60 |
| 67 | Micah McFadden | Indiana | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 41 | 1.00 |
| 72 | Jaxon Player | Tulsa | SR | DL | 10 | 11.5 | 40 | 1.15 |
| 72 | Dom Peterson | Nevada | SR | DT | 10 | 8.0 | 40 | 0.80 |
| 72 | Zi'Yon Hill | La-Lafytte | JR | DL | 11 | 8.0 | 40 | 0.73 |
| 72 | Cam'Ron Carter | CSU | SR | LB | 9 | 7.5 | 40 | 0.83 |
| 72 | TJ Johnson | Marshall | SR | DL | 12 | 5.5 | 40 | 0.46 |
| 72 | Cade Hall | SJSU | SR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 40 | 0.50 |
| 78 | Justin Rice | Utah State | SR | ILB | 11 | 11.5 | 39 | 1.05 |
| 78 | Kevin Atkins | Fresno St | SR | DT | 10 | 9.5 | 39 | 0.95 |
| 78 | Andre Jones | La-Lafytte | JR | DL | 12 | 9.5 | 39 | 0.79 |
| 78 | Kyler Laing | Buffalo | SO | DE | 8 | 8.0 | 39 | 1.00 |
| 78 | Ray Leutele | New Mexico | SO | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 39 | 0.60 |
| 78 | Max Michel | Buffalo | JR | DE | 6 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.92 |
| 84 | Viliami Fehoko | SJSU | SO | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 38 | 1.10 |
| 84 | Ben Kimpler | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 11 | 11.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 84 | TreShaun Clark | Liberty | SO | DE | 10 | 9.0 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 84 | Mohamed Kamara | CSU | JR | LB | 9 | 8.5 | 38 | 0.94 |
| 84 | Jonathan Jones | Toledo | SR | LB | 12 | 8.5 | 38 | 0.71 |
| 84 | Joel Dublanko | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 11 | 8.0 | 38 | 0.73 |
| 90 | Elijah Chatman | SMU | JR | DE | 10 | 9.0 | 37 | 0.90 |
| 90 | Koby Cumberlander | Marshall | JR | DL | 12 | 7.5 | 37 | 0.63 |
| 90 | C.J. Wright | Ga South | SR | NT | 10 | 7.0 | 37 | 0.70 |
| 90 | Ryan Selig | W Mich | SO | LB | 10 | 6.5 | 37 | 0.65 |
| 90 | Jonah Laulu | Hawai'i | JR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 37 | 0.60 |
| 90 | Justin Thomas | UAB | SR | OLB | 10 | 4.0 | 37 | 0.40 |
| 90 | Carl Jones, Jr. | UCLA | JR | LB | 2 | 1.5 | 37 | 0.75 |
| 97 | William Kwenkeu | Temple | SR | LB | 9 | 9.5 | 36 | 1.06 |
| 97 | Blake Carroll | Georgia St | SR | ILB | 11 | 9.0 | 36 | 0.82 |
| 97 | Jontrey Hunter | Georgia St | JR | OLB | 9 | 7.5 | 36 | 0.83 |
| 97 | Ezekiel Noa | Boise St | SR | MLB | 11 | 6.5 | 36 | 0.59 |