2025 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/06/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bailey | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 8 | 13.0 | 103 | 1.63 |
| 2 | Nadame Tucker | W Mich | SR | DE | 9 | 15.0 | 95 | 1.67 |
| 3 | Nathan Voorhis | Ball State | SR | DE | 9 | 15.0 | 86 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | JR | DL | 8 | 11.5 | 72 | 1.44 |
| 5 | Red Murdock | Buffalo | SR | LB | 9 | 12.5 | 70 | 1.39 |
| 5 | Adam Trick | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 9 | 10.0 | 70 | 1.11 |
| 5 | Cashius Howell | Texas A&M | SR | DE | 7 | 9.5 | 70 | 1.36 |
| 8 | Bryun Parham | UConn | SR | LB | 9 | 13.0 | 68 | 1.44 |
| 9 | Dylan LaBarbera | Nevada | JR | DL | 8 | 15.5 | 64 | 1.94 |
| 9 | John Henry Daley | Utah | SO | DE | 6 | 11.5 | 64 | 1.92 |
| 11 | Zion Young | Missouri | SR | DE | 6 | 8.5 | 57 | 1.42 |
| 11 | Derrick Moore | Michigan | SR | EDG | 6 | 7.0 | 57 | 1.17 |
| 13 | Udoka Ezeani | UTEP | SR | B | 7 | 8.5 | 54 | 1.21 |
| 14 | MJ Stroud | Ga South | JR | DL | 8 | 11.5 | 53 | 1.44 |
| 15 | Malachi Davis | Toledo | JR | DE | 9 | 8.5 | 51 | 0.94 |
| 15 | Trey White | SDSU | JR | EDG | 8 | 8.0 | 51 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Sam Brumfield | Memphis | SR | LB | 9 | 12.0 | 50 | 1.33 |
| 17 | Julien Laventure | Akron | JR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 50 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Quincy Rhodes, Jr. | Arkansas | JR | DL | 4 | 9.5 | 50 | 2.38 |
| 20 | Langston Hardy | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 7 | 11.0 | 48 | 1.57 |
| 20 | Miles Capers | Vanderbilt | SR | EDG | 6 | 7.5 | 48 | 1.25 |
| 20 | Finn Claypool | Fresno St | SR | DL | 9 | 7.0 | 48 | 0.78 |
| 23 | Isaiah Smith | SMU | SR | DE | 8 | 11.0 | 47 | 1.38 |
| 23 | Jonathan Maldonado | Nevada | JR | EDG | 8 | 8.5 | 47 | 1.06 |
| 23 | Ethan Hassler | Ark St | SR | DL | 9 | 7.0 | 47 | 0.78 |
| 26 | Jeremy Mack, Jr. | ODU | SR | LB | 8 | 7.5 | 45 | 0.94 |
| 26 | Donnie Smith | Troy | JR | BAN | 8 | 7.5 | 45 | 0.94 |
| 26 | Jack Kelly | BYU | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 45 | 1.17 |
| 26 | Jarvis Lee | S Florida | JR | CB | 7 | 7.0 | 45 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Kemari Copeland | Va Tech | JR | DL | 6 | 5.0 | 45 | 0.83 |
| 31 | Damonte Smith | MTSU | SR | NT | 8 | 8.5 | 44 | 1.06 |
| 31 | Dylan Stewart | S Carolina | SO | ER | 4 | 8.0 | 44 | 2.00 |
| 31 | Ezra Christensen | NMSU | SR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 44 | 1.14 |
| 31 | Malin White | Buffalo | SR | EDG | 9 | 7.5 | 44 | 0.83 |
| 35 | Arvell Reese | Ohio State | JR | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 43 | 1.33 |
| 35 | Jay Crable | Ohio | SO | DE | 8 | 7.0 | 43 | 0.88 |
| 35 | R Mason Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 43 | 1.10 |
| 38 | Cameron Robertson | SMU | SR | DE | 7 | 8.0 | 42 | 1.14 |
| 38 | CJ Nunnally IV | Purdue | SR | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 42 | 1.25 |
| 38 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 42 | 1.20 |
| 38 | Romello Height | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 8 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.75 |
| 42 | Mekhi Mason | La Tech | JR | LB | 8 | 9.5 | 41 | 1.19 |
| 42 | Landon Robinson | Navy | SR | NG | 8 | 7.5 | 41 | 0.94 |
| 42 | Chase Kennedy | Arizona | JR | LB | 7 | 5.5 | 41 | 0.79 |
| 45 | Demarcus Hendricks | Ark St | SR | DE | 9 | 7.0 | 40 | 0.78 |
| 45 | Fred Perry | WVU | SR | N | 7 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.93 |
| 45 | Isaiah Glasker | BYU | JR | LB | 7 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.93 |
| 45 | Tobi Osunsanmi | Kansas St | JR | DE | 6 | 6.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Ethan Hurkett | Iowa | SR | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 40 | 0.79 |
| 50 | Braxton Fely | Boise St | SR | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.69 |
| 50 | Reid Williford | Charlotte | SR | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 39 | 0.63 |
| 50 | Kershawn Fisher | W Mich | SR | DE | 9 | 5.0 | 39 | 0.56 |
| 53 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | JR | LB | 8 | 9.5 | 38 | 1.19 |
| 53 | Malachi Lawrence | UCF | SR | EDG | 7 | 8.5 | 38 | 1.21 |
| 53 | Bruno Dall | Akron | SO | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 38 | 0.85 |
| 53 | Will Heldt | Clemson | JR | DE | 7 | 7.5 | 38 | 1.07 |
| 53 | Owen Chambliss | SDSU | SO | LB | 8 | 6.5 | 38 | 0.81 |
| 53 | Terry Webb | SMU | SR | DT | 8 | 6.0 | 38 | 0.75 |
| 53 | Jalen Thompson | Mich St | JR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 60 | Vincent Anthony Jr. | Duke | SR | DE | 7 | 10.0 | 37 | 1.43 |
| 60 | Eddie Walls III | Houston | SR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 37 | 1.06 |
| 60 | Keyshawn James-Newby | New Mexico | SR | DE | 8 | 7.5 | 37 | 0.94 |
| 60 | Jimmy Scott | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 8 | 7.5 | 37 | 0.94 |
| 60 | J'Mond Tapp | USM | JR | DL | 8 | 7.0 | 37 | 0.88 |
| 60 | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | TCU | SR | LB | 8 | 6.5 | 37 | 0.81 |
| 60 | Byron Turner Jr. | Tulsa | SR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 37 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Braydin Ward | Marshall | SO | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 37 | 0.71 |
| 68 | Max Llewellyn | Iowa | SR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 36 | 1.14 |
| 68 | Stephen Daley | Indiana | SR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 36 | 1.00 |
| 68 | De'Jon Benton | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 8 | 7.0 | 36 | 0.88 |
| 68 | Harvey Dyson | Tulane | JR | BAN | 7 | 6.5 | 36 | 0.93 |
| 68 | Kenyatta Jackson Jr. | Ohio State | SR | DE | 6 | 6.0 | 36 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Niles King | SDSU | SR | EDG | 8 | 4.5 | 36 | 0.56 |
| 68 | Cody Stufflebean | Kansas St | SR | DE | 8 | 3.0 | 36 | 0.38 |
| 75 | Xavier Atkins | Auburn | SO | LB | 5 | 9.0 | 35 | 1.80 |
| 75 | A.J. Holmes Jr. | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Sidney Stewart | Maryland | FR | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 35 | 1.25 |
| 75 | Reggie Johnson | MTSU | JR | OLB | 8 | 7.5 | 35 | 0.94 |
| 75 | Jeffrey M'ba | SMU | SR | DT | 8 | 6.0 | 35 | 0.75 |
| 75 | Khordae Sydnor | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 6 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.92 |
| 75 | Clayton Smith | Ariz St | SR | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.79 |
| 75 | Kyle Louis | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 7 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.79 |
| 75 | Aiden Benton | App St | SO | DL | 9 | 4.5 | 35 | 0.50 |
| 75 | Ethan Burke | Texas | SR | EDG | 6 | 3.5 | 35 | 0.58 |
| 85 | Cade Uluave | California | JR | ILB | 8 | 10.5 | 34 | 1.31 |
| 85 | Karter Menz | Minnesota | SO | DL | 8 | 7.0 | 34 | 0.88 |
| 85 | Prince Dorbah | Ariz St | SR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 34 | 1.30 |
| 85 | Jackie Johnson III | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 34 | 0.67 |
| 85 | Will Echoles | Miss | SO | DT | 7 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.71 |
| 85 | Aidan Hubbard | N'western | SR | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.71 |
| 85 | Harold Perkins, Jr. | LSU | JR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 34 | 0.70 |
| 92 | Santana Hopper | Tulane | JR | DL | 7 | 7.5 | 33 | 1.07 |
| 92 | Kobe Stewart | Buffalo | SR | EDG | 9 | 7.5 | 33 | 0.83 |
| 92 | SaVeon Brown | Buffalo | JR | LB | 9 | 6.5 | 33 | 0.72 |
| 92 | Kalil Alexander | Texas St | SR | DE | 8 | 5.5 | 33 | 0.69 |
| 92 | Jah-Mal Williams | Troy | SR | BAN | 8 | 5.0 | 33 | 0.63 |
| 92 | Ben Florentine | Wyoming | SR | NT | 8 | 5.0 | 33 | 0.63 |
| 92 | Ryan Henderson | SDSU | JR | EDG | 8 | 5.0 | 33 | 0.63 |
| 92 | Mandrell Desir | FSU | FR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.80 |
| 92 | Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace | Kentucky | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 33 | 0.88 |