2025 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/16/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan LaBarbera | Nevada | JR | DL | 6 | 14.0 | 60 | 2.33 |
| 2 | Nadame Tucker | W Mich | SR | DE | 7 | 12.5 | 80 | 1.79 |
| 3 | John Henry Daley | Utah | SO | DE | 5 | 10.0 | 59 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Vincent Anthony Jr. | Duke | SR | DE | 6 | 10.0 | 37 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Nathan Voorhis | Ball State | SR | DE | 6 | 9.5 | 51 | 1.58 |
| 5 | Caden Curry | Ohio State | SR | DE | 5 | 9.5 | 42 | 1.90 |
| 7 | Bryun Parham | UConn | SR | LB | 6 | 9.0 | 53 | 1.50 |
| 8 | David Bailey | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 5 | 8.5 | 82 | 1.70 |
| 8 | Udoka Ezeani | UTEP | SR | B | 6 | 8.5 | 54 | 1.42 |
| 8 | Rasheem Biles | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 6 | 8.5 | 31 | 1.42 |
| 11 | Adam Trick | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 6 | 8.0 | 62 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | JR | LB | 5 | 8.0 | 32 | 1.60 |
| 11 | J'Dan Burnett | Tulsa | JR | DL | 6 | 8.0 | 32 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Isaac Hubert | Air Force | JR | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 27 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Wendell Gregory | Okla St | FR | OLB | 5 | 8.0 | 19 | 1.60 |
| 16 | Cashius Howell | Texas A&M | SR | DE | 5 | 7.5 | 55 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Miles Capers | Vanderbilt | SR | EDG | 5 | 7.5 | 48 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Cameron Robertson | SMU | SR | DE | 6 | 7.5 | 41 | 1.25 |
| 16 | MJ Stroud | Ga South | JR | DL | 5 | 7.5 | 40 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Keyshaun Elliott | Ariz St | SR | LB | 5 | 7.5 | 19 | 1.50 |
| 21 | Red Murdock | Buffalo | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 43 | 1.17 |
| 21 | Damonte Smith | MTSU | SR | NT | 6 | 7.0 | 42 | 1.17 |
| 21 | Ezra Christensen | NMSU | SR | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 40 | 1.17 |
| 21 | Sidney Stewart | Maryland | FR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 31 | 1.40 |
| 21 | Ty Morris | Rice | JR | LB | 7 | 7.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Eric Gentry | USC | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 26 | 1.17 |
| 21 | K'Von Sherman | Toledo | JR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 24 | 1.17 |
| 21 | Tylon Dunlap | KSU | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 22 | 1.40 |
| 21 | Deshawn McKnight | Arizona | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 20 | 1.40 |
| 30 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | JR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 44 | 1.30 |
| 30 | Jack Kelly | BYU | SR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 44 | 1.30 |
| 30 | Langston Hardy | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 40 | 1.30 |
| 30 | Isaiah Glasker | BYU | JR | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 40 | 1.08 |
| 30 | Prince Dorbah | Ariz St | SR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 34 | 1.30 |
| 30 | Isaiah Smith | SMU | SR | DE | 6 | 6.5 | 32 | 1.08 |
| 30 | Keyshawn James-Newby | New Mexico | SR | DE | 6 | 6.5 | 31 | 1.08 |
| 30 | Bruno Dall | Akron | SO | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 29 | 1.08 |
| 30 | Mekhi Mason | La Tech | JR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 27 | 1.30 |
| 30 | Javae Gilmore | Marshall | JR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 23 | 1.30 |
| 30 | Michael Heldman | CMU | SR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 21 | 1.08 |
| 30 | Cade Uluave | California | JR | ILB | 6 | 6.5 | 18 | 1.08 |
| 30 | Kellan Wyatt | Indiana | SR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 17 | 1.30 |
| 30 | Jordan Stringer | Troy | SR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 15 | 1.30 |
| 30 | Colton Phares | App St | SO | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 45 | Zion Young | Missouri | SR | DE | 5 | 6.0 | 43 | 1.20 |
| 45 | Trey White | SDSU | JR | EDG | 6 | 6.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Tobi Osunsanmi | Kansas St | JR | DE | 6 | 6.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Dylan Stewart | S Carolina | SO | ER | 3 | 6.0 | 39 | 2.00 |
| 45 | Jay Crable | Ohio | SO | DE | 5 | 6.0 | 38 | 1.20 |
| 45 | Landon Robinson | Navy | SR | NG | 6 | 6.0 | 37 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Byron Turner Jr. | Tulsa | SR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 37 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Jonathan Maldonado | Nevada | JR | EDG | 6 | 6.0 | 36 | 1.00 |
| 45 | J'Mond Tapp | USM | JR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 45 | De'Jon Benton | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Mitchell Melton | Virginia | SR | DE | 6 | 6.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Sedarius McConnell | BC | SR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Kayden McDonald | Ohio State | JR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 25 | 1.20 |
| 45 | Sam Brumfield | Memphis | SR | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Keaten Wade | Colorado | SR | DE | 5 | 6.0 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 45 | Nnanna Anyanwu | UTSA | SO | OLB | 4 | 6.0 | 22 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Gideon ESPN Lampron | BGSU | JR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 22 | 1.20 |
| 45 | Marcus Neal Jr. | Iowa State | SO | DB | 6 | 6.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Jackson Kuwatch | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Ethan Wesloski | N Texas | JR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 20 | 1.20 |
| 45 | Jamall Thompson Jr. | NMSU | SR | DE | 6 | 6.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Kameryn Crawford | USC | SO | DE | 6 | 6.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Dorian Pringle | BGSU | SO | LB | 2 | 6.0 | 16 | 3.00 |
| 45 | Samuel Dankah | ECU | SR | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Aaron Hall | Duke | SR | DT | 6 | 6.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Kalib Fortner | Army | SR | ILB | 6 | 6.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Omar Thornton | BC | SO | DB | 6 | 6.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Chris Bracy | Memphis | SO | DB | 6 | 6.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Josiah Trotter | Missouri | SO | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 74 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 41 | 1.38 |
| 74 | Isaac Terrell | Wash St | JR | DE | 5 | 5.5 | 36 | 1.10 |
| 74 | Clayton Smith | Ariz St | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 35 | 1.10 |
| 74 | Kyle Louis | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 6 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.92 |
| 74 | Ethan Hassler | Ark St | SR | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.79 |
| 74 | Malachi Davis | Toledo | JR | DE | 6 | 5.5 | 33 | 0.92 |
| 74 | Kalil Alexander | Texas St | SR | DE | 6 | 5.5 | 33 | 0.92 |
| 74 | CJ Nunnally IV | Purdue | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 74 | Santana Hopper | Tulane | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 29 | 1.10 |
| 74 | Taylor Wein | Oklahoma | SO | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 27 | 1.10 |
| 74 | Everett Roussaw Jr. | Memphis | JR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 27 | 1.10 |
| 74 | Thomas Davis | App St | JR | DL | 6 | 5.5 | 26 | 0.92 |
| 74 | William Holmes | Utah State | SO | OLB | 4 | 5.5 | 25 | 1.38 |
| 74 | Dani Dennis-Sutton | Penn State | SR | DE | 5 | 5.5 | 25 | 1.10 |
| 74 | Tray Brown | Coast Car | JR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 25 | 1.10 |
| 74 | Amare Campbell | Penn State | JR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 24 | 1.10 |
| 74 | MarcAnthony Parker | Navy | SO | LB | 6 | 5.5 | 24 | 0.92 |
| 74 | Sahir West | James Mad | FR | DL | 6 | 5.5 | 23 | 0.92 |
| 74 | Jordan Crook | Ariz St | SR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 74 | Anas Luqman | Ohio | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 21 | 1.10 |
| 74 | JJ Hawkins | USM | JR | DL | 6 | 5.5 | 19 | 0.92 |
| 74 | CJ Allen | Georgia | JR | ILB | 4 | 5.5 | 17 | 1.38 |
| 74 | T.J. Parker | Clemson | JR | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 16 | 1.38 |
| 74 | Teitum Tuioti | Oregon | JR | OLB | 5 | 5.5 | 16 | 1.10 |
| 74 | Stephen Daley | Indiana | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 16 | 1.10 |
| 74 | Wesley Williams | Duke | JR | DE | 6 | 5.5 | 16 | 0.92 |
| 74 | Trey Lathan | Kansas | JR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 15 | 1.38 |