2025 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/18/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavier Atkins | Auburn | SO | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 39 | 1.33 |
| 2 | Devan Thompkins | USC | JR | DT | 3 | 4.0 | 31 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Taylor Wein | Oklahoma | SO | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 29 | 1.30 |
| 3 | Damon Wilson II | Missouri | JR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 29 | 1.13 |
| 5 | Daymion Sanford | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 3 | 4.5 | 28 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Jack Kelly | BYU | SR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Colin Simmons | Texas | SO | EDG | 5 | 6.5 | 27 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Nic Mitchell | Miss St | SR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.70 |
| 9 | Bryan Thomas, Jr. | S Carolina | SR | EDG | 6 | 5.0 | 25 | 0.83 |
| 10 | Isaac Terrell | Wash St | JR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 24 | 1.13 |
| 10 | Ethan Burke | Texas | SR | EDG | 5 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.70 |
| 10 | Iman Oates | Okla St | SR | DT | 3 | 1.0 | 24 | 0.33 |
| 13 | Kendal Daniels | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 23 | 1.40 |
| 13 | Kip Lewis | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.80 |
| 13 | Dylan Stewart | S Carolina | SO | ER | 6 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Isaiah Neal | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Mani Powell | Purdue | SR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 21 | 1.20 |
| 17 | Darryl Peterson III | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 5 | 4.5 | 21 | 0.90 |
| 17 | John Miller | Utah State | SR | ILB | 2 | 3.5 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 17 | John Henry Daley | Utah | SO | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | JR | LB | 2 | 4.0 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 21 | Jeremy Mack, Jr. | ODU | SR | LB | 2 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.50 |
| 21 | Tirrell Johnson | USA | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 24 | David Bailey | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 3 | 3.5 | 19 | 1.17 |
| 24 | Christian Alliegro | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 24 | Curly Ordonez | Temple | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Clev Lubin | Louisville | JR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 28 | West Weeks | LSU | SR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Rodney McGraw | W Mich | SR | DL | 1 | 2.5 | 18 | 2.50 |
| 28 | A.J. Holmes Jr. | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 18 | 0.33 |
| 31 | Jeremiah Brown | Colorado | SR | ILB | 4 | 3.5 | 17 | 0.88 |
| 31 | Cam'Ron Stewart | Temple | SR | OLB | 5 | 3.5 | 17 | 0.70 |
| 31 | Kyle Louis | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Jalen Todd | Kansas | SO | CB | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 31 | Reid Williford | Charlotte | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 36 | Tyler Onyedim | Texas A&M | SR | DT | 3 | 5.5 | 16 | 1.83 |
| 36 | Gabe Harris Jr. | Georgia | JR | OLB | 5 | 4.0 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 36 | Melkart Abou Jaoude | N Carolina | JR | DL | 1 | 3.0 | 16 | 3.00 |
| 36 | Chris Cole | Georgia | SO | ILB | 5 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.60 |
| 36 | Harvey Dyson | Tulane | JR | BAN | 2 | 2.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Keli Lawson | UCF | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Tyler Thomas | USA | SO | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Daniel Lyons | FSU | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 36 | Kalvin Dinkins | Miss St | JR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.40 |
| 36 | Tahjae Mullix | Oregon St | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Owen Heinecke | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Zion Young | Missouri | SR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 15 | 1.13 |
| 46 | Sekou Kromah | Temple | SR | DT | 2 | 3.5 | 15 | 1.75 |
| 46 | Kenyatta Jackson Jr. | Ohio State | SR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Aidan Hubbard | N'western | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 46 | Mason Reiger | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 5 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Phillip Lee | Arkansas | SR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 46 | De'Jon Benton | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 15 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Uso Seumalo | Kansas St | SR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 46 | Rondo Porter | App St | JR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 46 | Isaiah Johnson | N Carolina | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Chris Murray | Auburn | SR | BCK | 6 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.17 |
| 58 | Bangally Kamara | Kansas | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 14 | 1.25 |
| 58 | Kaleb Spencer | Va Tech | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 14 | 1.13 |
| 58 | Mikah Coleman | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Jake Golday | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.83 |
| 58 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 58 | Jack Bousum | Army | SO | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 58 | Adon Shuler | Notre Dame | SO | S | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 58 | Derion Gullette | Miss St | SO | LB | 4 | 1.5 | 14 | 0.38 |
| 58 | Siale Esera | BYU | SO | LB | 4 | 1.5 | 14 | 0.38 |
| 58 | Jayden Woods | Florida | FR | EDG | 5 | 1.5 | 14 | 0.30 |
| 58 | Avieon Terrell | Clemson | JR | CB | 1 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Stephen Daley | Indiana | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 70 | Robert Woodyard, Jr. | Auburn | JR | LB | 6 | 5.0 | 13 | 0.83 |
| 70 | Marvin Jones Jr. | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 13 | 0.80 |
| 70 | Jaiden Ausberry | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 70 | Tevarua Tafiti | Stanford | JR | OLB | 4 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 70 | Bryce Thornton | Florida | JR | DB | 5 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.40 |
| 70 | Eric Winters | Auburn | FR | S | 6 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.33 |
| 70 | J'Dan Burnett | Tulsa | JR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 70 | Dakyus Brinkley | Kansas | FR | DE | 4 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.38 |
| 70 | Wesley Williams | Duke | JR | DE | 4 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.38 |
| 70 | Kamari Wilson | Memphis | JR | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 70 | Siale Taupaki | UCLA | JR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.25 |
| 70 | Breeon Ishmail | Purdue | SO | DE | 5 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.20 |
| 82 | Wendell Gregory | Okla St | FR | OLB | 3 | 4.5 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 82 | Wrook Brown | Houston | SR | DB | 2 | 3.5 | 12 | 1.75 |
| 82 | R Mason Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Aaron Hall | Duke | SR | DT | 4 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 82 | Keyron Crawford | Auburn | SR | BCK | 6 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 82 | Chase Bond | NC State | FR | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.83 |
| 82 | Joshua Singh | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.83 |
| 82 | Emar'rion Winston | Baylor | JR | OLB | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Aaron Graves | Iowa | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 82 | Wesley Bailey | Louisville | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 82 | Mo Westmoreland | Tulane | SR | BAN | 2 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 82 | Fred Perry | WVU | SR | N | 3 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 82 | Chiddi Obiazor | Kansas St | SO | DE | 3 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 82 | Sebastian Cheeks | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 5 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.30 |
| 82 | Jamal Anderson | Clemson | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Justin Wodtly | Ariz St | SR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.33 |
| 82 | Kelby Collins | Alabama | JR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.25 |
| 99 | Antonio Watts | Louisville | JR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 11 | 1.33 |
| 99 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | SO | LB | 2 | 3.5 | 11 | 1.75 |