2025 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games in October Only through 11/06/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bailey | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 4 | 9.5 | 71 | 2.38 |
| 2 | Derrick Moore | Michigan | SR | EDG | 4 | 5.5 | 57 | 1.38 |
| 3 | Cashius Howell | Texas A&M | SR | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 46 | 1.38 |
| 4 | Nathan Voorhis | Ball State | SR | DE | 4 | 8.0 | 43 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Red Murdock | Buffalo | SR | LB | 3 | 6.0 | 43 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Nadame Tucker | W Mich | SR | DE | 3 | 7.0 | 41 | 2.33 |
| 6 | R Mason Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 41 | 1.38 |
| 8 | Adam Trick | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 36 | 1.63 |
| 8 | Yhonzae Pierre | Alabama | SO | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 36 | 1.13 |
| 8 | Kemari Copeland | Va Tech | JR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 36 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Melkart Abou Jaoude | N Carolina | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 35 | 1.38 |
| 11 | Niles King | SDSU | SR | EDG | 3 | 3.5 | 35 | 1.17 |
| 13 | Ezra Christensen | NMSU | SR | DL | 3 | 5.0 | 34 | 1.67 |
| 13 | Ethan Burke | Texas | SR | EDG | 4 | 3.0 | 34 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Isaiah Smith | SMU | SR | DE | 4 | 7.5 | 33 | 1.88 |
| 15 | Terry Webb | SMU | SR | DT | 4 | 5.0 | 33 | 1.25 |
| 17 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 32 | 1.17 |
| 18 | Dylan LaBarbera | Nevada | JR | DL | 4 | 8.5 | 31 | 2.13 |
| 18 | Xavier Atkins | Auburn | SO | LB | 3 | 7.0 | 31 | 2.33 |
| 18 | Reggie Johnson | MTSU | JR | OLB | 3 | 5.0 | 31 | 1.67 |
| 18 | Donnie Smith | Troy | JR | BAN | 4 | 5.0 | 31 | 1.25 |
| 22 | A.J. Holmes Jr. | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 30 | 1.25 |
| 22 | Tyce Westland | Wyoming | SR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 30 | 1.25 |
| 22 | Anthony Bynum | MTSU | SO | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Johnathan Hall | Utah | JR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Bryun Parham | UConn | SR | LB | 3 | 5.5 | 29 | 1.83 |
| 27 | Sam Brumfield | Memphis | SR | LB | 4 | 8.0 | 28 | 2.00 |
| 27 | Taylor Wein | Oklahoma | SO | DL | 4 | 7.5 | 28 | 1.88 |
| 27 | Arvell Reese | Ohio State | JR | LB | 3 | 4.5 | 28 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Jonathan Maldonado | Nevada | JR | EDG | 4 | 5.0 | 27 | 1.25 |
| 30 | Jalen Thompson | Mich St | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Trey White | SDSU | JR | EDG | 3 | 3.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 33 | Colin Simmons | Texas | SO | EDG | 4 | 6.5 | 26 | 1.63 |
| 33 | Tyler Thompson | N Carolina | SO | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 33 | Jeremy Mack, Jr. | ODU | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 33 | Mason Maddox | Kent State | JR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 26 | 0.25 |
| 37 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | SO | LB | 3 | 5.5 | 25 | 1.83 |
| 37 | Chris Jones | USM | SO | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 25 | 1.17 |
| 37 | Dayon Hayes | Texas A&M | SR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 25 | 0.63 |
| 40 | Jarvis Lee | S Florida | JR | CB | 4 | 6.5 | 24 | 1.63 |
| 40 | CJ Nunnally IV | Purdue | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 24 | 1.38 |
| 40 | John Henry Daley | Utah | SO | DE | 3 | 5.0 | 24 | 1.67 |
| 40 | Tray Brown | Coast Car | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 24 | 1.13 |
| 40 | Aidan Hubbard | N'western | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.88 |
| 40 | Iman Oates | Okla St | SR | DT | 4 | 1.0 | 24 | 0.25 |
| 46 | Mitchell Melton | Virginia | SR | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.83 |
| 46 | Trey Reynolds | Utah | JR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.83 |
| 46 | Elliott Schaper | Duke | FR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Xavier Holmes | James Mad | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Boo Carter | Tennessee | SO | DB | 3 | 1.0 | 23 | 0.33 |
| 46 | Jonathan Capo | Buffalo | SR | S | 3 | 1.0 | 23 | 0.33 |
| 52 | Romello Height | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 52 | Justin Jefferson | Alabama | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 52 | Marcellus Wilkerson | UTSA | JR | MB | 4 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.50 |
| 52 | Harold Perkins, Jr. | LSU | JR | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 22 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Gage Summers | Akron | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 21 | 1.38 |
| 56 | Julien Laventure | Akron | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 21 | 1.25 |
| 56 | Adam Klenk | Navy | SR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 21 | 1.17 |
| 56 | Dalton Brooks | Texas A&M | JR | S | 4 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 56 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 56 | Davon Townley Jr. | MO State | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Fred Gaskin | S Florida | SO | S | 4 | 1.0 | 21 | 0.25 |
| 63 | Kevin Jobity Jr. | Syracuse | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Nuer Gatkuoth | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 20 | 1.17 |
| 63 | Langston Hardy | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 20 | 1.17 |
| 63 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | JR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 20 | 1.17 |
| 63 | Wesley Bailey | Louisville | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Kamran James | Florida | JR | EDG | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Kershawn Fisher | W Mich | SR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Jamie Tremble | Syracuse | SO | TE | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 63 | Stephen Daley | Indiana | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 63 | Williams Nwaneri | Nebraska | FR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 63 | Zuriah Fisher | Penn State | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 63 | Kade Pietrzak | Nebraska | FR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 75 | Isaac Terrell | Wash St | JR | DE | 2 | 4.0 | 19 | 2.00 |
| 75 | Anthony Hill Jr. | Texas | JR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 19 | 1.17 |
| 75 | Zion Young | Missouri | SR | DE | 3 | 3.5 | 19 | 1.17 |
| 75 | Malin White | Buffalo | SR | EDG | 3 | 3.5 | 19 | 1.17 |
| 75 | Nick James | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.88 |
| 75 | Karter Menz | Minnesota | SO | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.88 |
| 75 | Devan Thompkins | USC | JR | DT | 2 | 3.0 | 19 | 1.50 |
| 75 | Scotty Edwards | Stanford | JR | S | 3 | 3.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Jamond Mathis | Kent State | SO | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 75 | Anto Saka | N'western | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 86 | Walker O'Steen | J'ville St | JR | LB | 3 | 4.5 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 86 | Keionte Scott | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 3 | 3.5 | 18 | 1.17 |
| 86 | Damon Wilson II | Missouri | JR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Malachi Davis | Toledo | JR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Michael Kilbane | N'western | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 86 | Reid Williford | Charlotte | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 86 | Ethan Hurkett | Iowa | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 86 | Ethan Hassler | Ark St | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 86 | DonTerry Russell | Texas St | JR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Jason Abbey | Va Tech | SO | DL | 3 | 1.5 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Ethan Saunders | Delaware | SR | DE | 3 | 1.0 | 18 | 0.33 |
| 86 | Darryll Desir | FSU | FR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 18 | 0.33 |
| 98 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 17 | 1.38 |
| 98 | Cade Uluave | California | JR | ILB | 3 | 4.5 | 17 | 1.50 |
| 98 | CJ Young | Kent State | SO | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 17 | 1.13 |