2025 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 12/18/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bailey | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 10 | 15.0 | 104 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Nadame Tucker | W Mich | SR | DE | 9 | 15.0 | 99 | 1.67 |
| 3 | Derrick Moore | Michigan | SR | EDG | 9 | 10.5 | 98 | 1.17 |
| 4 | Stephen Daley | Indiana | SR | DL | 10 | 15.0 | 75 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Caden Curry | Ohio State | SR | DE | 10 | 13.5 | 69 | 1.35 |
| 6 | Yhonzae Pierre | Alabama | SO | LB | 9 | 8.5 | 65 | 0.94 |
| 7 | Nathan Voorhis | Ball State | SR | DE | 8 | 12.0 | 63 | 1.50 |
| 7 | John Henry Daley | Utah | SO | DE | 8 | 11.0 | 63 | 1.38 |
| 9 | Melkart Abou Jaoude | N Carolina | JR | DL | 8 | 10.0 | 62 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Cashius Howell | Texas A&M | SR | DE | 8 | 9.5 | 62 | 1.19 |
| 11 | Xavier Atkins | Auburn | SO | LB | 8 | 13.0 | 60 | 1.63 |
| 12 | Niles King | SDSU | SR | EDG | 8 | 10.0 | 59 | 1.25 |
| 12 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | JR | DL | 9 | 9.5 | 59 | 1.06 |
| 14 | Harvey Dyson | Tulane | JR | BAN | 9 | 8.0 | 58 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Ethan Burke | Texas | SR | EDG | 8 | 6.5 | 58 | 0.81 |
| 16 | Kenyatta Jackson Jr. | Ohio State | SR | DE | 10 | 10.0 | 55 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Jarvis Lee | S Florida | JR | CB | 8 | 9.5 | 55 | 1.19 |
| 16 | J'Mond Tapp | USM | JR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 55 | 1.19 |
| 16 | Xavier Holmes | James Mad | SR | DL | 9 | 7.5 | 55 | 0.83 |
| 20 | Isaiah Smith | SMU | SR | DE | 8 | 13.5 | 54 | 1.69 |
| 20 | Demarcus Hendricks | Ark St | SR | DE | 8 | 10.5 | 54 | 1.31 |
| 20 | Red Murdock | Buffalo | SR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 54 | 1.06 |
| 20 | Ethan Hassler | Ark St | SR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 54 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Justin Wodtly | Ariz St | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 54 | 0.67 |
| 25 | Jordan Kwiatkowski | CMU | SR | LB | 8 | 12.0 | 53 | 1.50 |
| 25 | Sahir West | James Mad | FR | DL | 9 | 11.0 | 53 | 1.22 |
| 27 | Teitum Tuioti | Oregon | JR | OLB | 9 | 9.5 | 52 | 1.06 |
| 27 | Jack Kelly | BYU | SR | LB | 9 | 9.0 | 52 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Zion Young | Missouri | SR | DE | 8 | 11.0 | 51 | 1.38 |
| 29 | Julien Laventure | Akron | JR | DL | 8 | 9.0 | 51 | 1.13 |
| 29 | A.J. Holmes Jr. | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 51 | 0.70 |
| 32 | Darryl Peterson III | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 9 | 10.5 | 50 | 1.17 |
| 32 | Gabe Jacas | Illinois | SR | OLB | 9 | 9.5 | 50 | 1.06 |
| 32 | Akheem Mesidor | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 7 | 9.0 | 50 | 1.29 |
| 35 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | SO | LB | 10 | 12.5 | 49 | 1.25 |
| 35 | Adam Trick | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 9 | 9.0 | 49 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Jay Crable | Ohio | SO | DE | 8 | 7.0 | 49 | 0.88 |
| 35 | Damon Wilson II | Missouri | JR | DE | 8 | 6.5 | 49 | 0.81 |
| 39 | Colin Simmons | Texas | SO | EDG | 8 | 12.0 | 48 | 1.50 |
| 39 | Elijah Hill | KSU | FR | DL | 9 | 9.0 | 48 | 1.00 |
| 39 | Dylan Stewart | S Carolina | SO | ER | 8 | 8.5 | 48 | 1.06 |
| 39 | Malachi Davis | Toledo | JR | DE | 8 | 6.5 | 48 | 0.81 |
| 43 | Jadon Mayfield | La Tech | FR | LB | 8 | 7.5 | 47 | 0.94 |
| 43 | R Mason Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 47 | 1.30 |
| 45 | Finn Claypool | Fresno St | SR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 46 | 1.06 |
| 45 | Tyler Thompson | N Carolina | SO | LB | 8 | 7.5 | 46 | 0.94 |
| 45 | Mandrell Desir | FSU | FR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 46 | 0.63 |
| 48 | Michael Heldman | CMU | SR | DL | 8 | 12.0 | 45 | 1.50 |
| 48 | Romello Height | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 10 | 8.0 | 45 | 0.80 |
| 48 | Trey White | SDSU | JR | EDG | 8 | 7.5 | 45 | 0.94 |
| 51 | Taylor Wein | Oklahoma | SO | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 44 | 1.19 |
| 51 | Gracen Halton | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 44 | 0.75 |
| 53 | Reid Williford | Charlotte | SR | LB | 8 | 3.5 | 43 | 0.44 |
| 54 | Donnie Smith | Troy | JR | BAN | 9 | 9.5 | 42 | 1.06 |
| 54 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | JR | LB | 10 | 9.5 | 42 | 0.95 |
| 54 | Zion Wilson | ECU | SR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 42 | 1.06 |
| 54 | Ezra Christensen | NMSU | SR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 42 | 1.14 |
| 54 | MJ Stroud | Ga South | JR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Arvell Reese | Ohio State | JR | LB | 10 | 8.0 | 42 | 0.80 |
| 54 | Daniel Rickert | Virginia | SR | DE | 10 | 7.5 | 42 | 0.75 |
| 61 | Malachi Lawrence | UCF | SR | EDG | 9 | 9.5 | 41 | 1.06 |
| 61 | Brett Karhu | New Mexico | SR | DE | 8 | 7.5 | 41 | 0.94 |
| 61 | Owen Chambliss | SDSU | SO | LB | 8 | 6.5 | 41 | 0.81 |
| 61 | Johnathan Hall | Utah | JR | LB | 9 | 6.0 | 41 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Dalton Brooks | Texas A&M | JR | S | 8 | 5.5 | 41 | 0.69 |
| 61 | Andrew Simpson | N Carolina | SR | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 41 | 0.63 |
| 61 | Braydon Brus | N'western | JR | LB | 9 | 3.5 | 41 | 0.39 |
| 68 | K'Von Sherman | Toledo | JR | LB | 8 | 9.5 | 40 | 1.19 |
| 68 | Reggie Johnson | MTSU | JR | OLB | 8 | 8.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 10 | 7.5 | 40 | 0.75 |
| 71 | Mitchell Melton | Virginia | SR | DE | 10 | 8.5 | 39 | 0.85 |
| 71 | Daymion Sanford | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 39 | 0.88 |
| 71 | Malin White | Buffalo | SR | EDG | 8 | 6.5 | 39 | 0.81 |
| 71 | Kemari Copeland | Va Tech | JR | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.69 |
| 71 | Jaheem Joseph | UNLV | SR | S | 9 | 4.5 | 39 | 0.50 |
| 76 | Karson Sharar | Iowa | SR | LB | 9 | 8.5 | 38 | 0.94 |
| 76 | Harold Perkins, Jr. | LSU | JR | LB | 8 | 6.0 | 38 | 0.75 |
| 76 | Ethan Hurkett | Iowa | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 38 | 0.67 |
| 76 | Kershawn Fisher | W Mich | SR | DE | 9 | 5.5 | 38 | 0.61 |
| 76 | Dayon Hayes | Texas A&M | SR | DE | 8 | 4.5 | 38 | 0.56 |
| 81 | Karter Menz | Minnesota | SO | DL | 9 | 7.5 | 37 | 0.83 |
| 81 | Jeremy Mack, Jr. | ODU | SR | LB | 8 | 6.5 | 37 | 0.81 |
| 83 | Mani Powell | Purdue | SR | LB | 9 | 10.0 | 36 | 1.11 |
| 83 | Quincy Rhodes, Jr. | Arkansas | JR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 36 | 1.06 |
| 83 | Chris McClellan | Missouri | SR | DT | 8 | 6.5 | 36 | 0.81 |
| 83 | Matt Rose | Stanford | JR | ILB | 8 | 6.0 | 36 | 0.75 |
| 83 | Chase Kennedy | Arizona | JR | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 36 | 0.60 |
| 83 | Ahmad Moten, Sr. | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 6 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.92 |
| 83 | Isaiah Glasker | BYU | JR | LB | 10 | 4.0 | 36 | 0.40 |
| 90 | Will Heldt | Clemson | JR | DE | 8 | 7.5 | 35 | 0.94 |
| 90 | Anthony Bynum | MTSU | SO | DE | 8 | 5.0 | 35 | 0.63 |
| 90 | Devan Thompkins | USC | JR | DT | 9 | 4.5 | 35 | 0.50 |
| 93 | Langston Hardy | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 8 | 11.5 | 34 | 1.44 |
| 93 | Keyshawn James-Newby | New Mexico | SR | DE | 8 | 9.5 | 34 | 1.19 |
| 93 | Caleb Bacon | Iowa State | SR | LB | 9 | 8.0 | 34 | 0.89 |
| 93 | Tray Brown | Coast Car | JR | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 34 | 0.88 |
| 93 | Ryan Henderson | SDSU | JR | EDG | 8 | 6.0 | 34 | 0.75 |
| 93 | Terry Webb | SMU | SR | DT | 8 | 6.0 | 34 | 0.75 |
| 93 | Mason Reiger | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 9 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.56 |
| 93 | Nic Mitchell | Miss St | SR | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 34 | 0.56 |