2021 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baylor | 5 | 42.0 | 220 | 8.40 |
| 2 | Georgia | 6 | 44.0 | 193 | 7.33 |
| 3 | Alabama | 5 | 38.0 | 187 | 7.60 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 34.0 | 153 | 8.50 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 5 | 34.0 | 145 | 6.80 |
| 6 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 28.0 | 139 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Indiana | 5 | 24.0 | 135 | 4.80 |
| 8 | Auburn | 5 | 32.0 | 132 | 6.40 |
| 8 | LSU | 4 | 29.0 | 132 | 7.25 |
| 10 | Iowa State | 5 | 36.0 | 128 | 7.20 |
| 11 | Penn State | 5 | 36.0 | 127 | 7.20 |
| 12 | Florida State | 4 | 34.0 | 115 | 8.50 |
| 13 | Tulane | 4 | 24.0 | 113 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 5 | 25.0 | 107 | 5.00 |
| 15 | Mississippi State | 5 | 27.0 | 103 | 5.40 |
| 15 | Cincinnati | 3 | 25.0 | 103 | 8.33 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 3 | 24.0 | 103 | 8.00 |
| 18 | Texas | 5 | 33.0 | 101 | 6.60 |
| 19 | Clemson | 4 | 23.0 | 100 | 5.75 |
| 20 | New Mexico State | 4 | 23.0 | 99 | 5.75 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 3 | 23.0 | 95 | 7.67 |
| 22 | Utah | 5 | 26.0 | 94 | 5.20 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 21.0 | 94 | 7.00 |
| 22 | Syracuse | 4 | 20.0 | 94 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Colorado State | 2 | 21.0 | 93 | 10.50 |
| 26 | Purdue | 4 | 23.0 | 91 | 5.75 |
| 27 | North Carolina | 4 | 17.0 | 89 | 4.25 |
| 28 | Boise State | 4 | 24.0 | 88 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Utah State | 2 | 20.0 | 87 | 10.00 |
| 29 | East Carolina | 2 | 18.0 | 87 | 9.00 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | 3 | 25.0 | 84 | 8.33 |
| 31 | Rutgers | 4 | 20.0 | 84 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Louisville | 5 | 26.0 | 83 | 5.20 |
| 34 | Texas Tech | 4 | 21.0 | 82 | 5.25 |
| 35 | Wake Forest | 3 | 17.0 | 81 | 5.67 |
| 36 | Michigan | 4 | 17.0 | 79 | 4.25 |
| 37 | Kansas State | 3 | 20.0 | 76 | 6.67 |
| 38 | Arizona | 4 | 23.0 | 69 | 5.75 |
| 38 | Michigan State | 3 | 18.0 | 69 | 6.00 |
| 40 | BYU | 3 | 16.0 | 66 | 5.33 |
| 41 | Hawaii | 2 | 18.0 | 63 | 9.00 |
| 42 | Tulsa | 4 | 19.0 | 62 | 4.75 |
| 43 | Maryland | 4 | 17.0 | 61 | 4.25 |
| 43 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 13.0 | 61 | 3.25 |
| 45 | Iowa | 2 | 12.0 | 60 | 6.00 |
| 46 | Temple | 2 | 15.0 | 58 | 7.50 |
| 47 | Liberty | 2 | 14.0 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 48 | Arkansas | 3 | 17.0 | 55 | 5.67 |
| 49 | Toledo | 1 | 11.0 | 54 | 11.00 |
| 50 | UNLV | 2 | 16.0 | 53 | 8.00 |
| 50 | Washington State | 4 | 13.0 | 53 | 3.25 |
| 50 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 12.0 | 53 | 6.00 |
| 50 | Oregon | 4 | 10.0 | 53 | 2.50 |
| 54 | San Diego State | 2 | 14.0 | 52 | 7.00 |
| 54 | San Jose State | 2 | 12.0 | 52 | 6.00 |
| 56 | Navy | 3 | 18.0 | 50 | 6.00 |
| 56 | TCU | 3 | 15.0 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 58 | Appalachian State | 2 | 18.0 | 49 | 9.00 |
| 59 | Oregon State | 3 | 14.0 | 48 | 4.67 |
| 60 | Stanford | 3 | 17.0 | 45 | 5.67 |
| 60 | Virginia | 4 | 13.0 | 45 | 3.25 |
| 60 | Florida | 3 | 11.0 | 45 | 3.67 |
| 60 | Western Michigan | 2 | 10.0 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 60 | Rice | 2 | 9.0 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 65 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 14.0 | 43 | 4.67 |
| 66 | Ohio State | 4 | 13.0 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 66 | West Virginia | 3 | 12.0 | 39 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Kansas | 3 | 12.0 | 38 | 4.00 |
| 68 | USF | 4 | 12.0 | 38 | 3.00 |
| 70 | Marshall | 1 | 12.0 | 37 | 12.00 |
| 70 | USC | 3 | 11.0 | 37 | 3.67 |
| 70 | Northwestern | 3 | 10.0 | 37 | 3.33 |
| 70 | UAB | 2 | 8.0 | 37 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Ole Miss | 3 | 12.0 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 75 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 9.0 | 35 | 3.00 |
| 76 | Missouri | 3 | 12.0 | 34 | 4.00 |
| 76 | New Mexico | 2 | 11.0 | 34 | 5.50 |
| 76 | Boston College | 3 | 11.0 | 34 | 3.67 |
| 79 | Arizona State | 2 | 11.0 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 79 | Air Force | 2 | 8.0 | 33 | 4.00 |
| 81 | Illinois | 1 | 9.0 | 31 | 9.00 |
| 81 | Connecticut | 2 | 9.0 | 31 | 4.50 |
| 83 | NC State | 2 | 10.0 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 83 | South Carolina | 3 | 8.0 | 30 | 2.67 |
| 85 | Texas State | 2 | 9.0 | 29 | 4.50 |
| 86 | Notre Dame | 2 | 7.0 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 86 | Ohio | 1 | 3.0 | 28 | 3.00 |
| 88 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 7.0 | 25 | 3.50 |
| 89 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 5.0 | 24 | 5.00 |
| 90 | Fresno State | 2 | 10.0 | 23 | 5.00 |
| 91 | Duke | 2 | 10.0 | 21 | 5.00 |
| 91 | SMU | 2 | 9.0 | 21 | 4.50 |
| 93 | Troy | 1 | 7.0 | 20 | 7.00 |
| 94 | California | 1 | 3.0 | 19 | 3.00 |
| 95 | Arkansas State | 1 | 7.0 | 18 | 7.00 |
| 95 | Old Dominion | 1 | 6.0 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 95 | Memphis | 1 | 4.0 | 18 | 4.00 |
| 98 | Southern Miss | 1 | 4.0 | 17 | 4.00 |
| 99 | Kentucky | 2 | 6.0 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 99 | Houston | 1 | 3.0 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 99 | Akron | 1 | 2.0 | 15 | 2.00 |
| 102 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 4.0 | 14 | 4.00 |
| 103 | Washington | 2 | 7.0 | 13 | 3.50 |
| 103 | Georgia State | 1 | 4.0 | 13 | 4.00 |
| 103 | UCF | 1 | 2.0 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 106 | Minnesota | 2 | 4.0 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 106 | Wyoming | 1 | 2.0 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 108 | South Alabama | 1 | 4.0 | 11 | 4.00 |
| 108 | UTSA | 1 | 4.0 | 11 | 4.00 |
| 108 | UCLA | 2 | 4.0 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 108 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 3.0 | 11 | 3.00 |
| 112 | Massachusetts | 1 | 3.0 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 113 | Kent State | 1 | 6.0 | 8 | 6.00 |
| 113 | Colorado | 2 | 6.0 | 8 | 3.00 |
| 113 | Nevada | 1 | 5.0 | 8 | 5.00 |
| 116 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 2.0 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 117 | Army | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |