2025 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games in December/January Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akheem Mesidor | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 47 | 1.38 |
| 2 | Rueben Bain, Jr. | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 4 | 8.0 | 36 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Suntarine Perkins | Miss | JR | LB | 3 | 6.0 | 36 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Nasir Wyatt | Oregon | FR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 32 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Sahir West | James Mad | FR | DL | 2 | 5.5 | 29 | 2.75 |
| 6 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | JR | DL | 1 | 4.0 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 7 | Sifa Leota | La Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 3.0 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 8 | Rasheem Biles | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 1 | 5.0 | 26 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Harvey Dyson | Tulane | JR | BAN | 2 | 2.5 | 24 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Teitum Tuioti | Oregon | JR | OLB | 3 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.83 |
| 11 | Dani Dennis-Sutton | Penn State | SR | DE | 1 | 2.0 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Dominic Nichols | Michigan | SO | EDG | 1 | 1.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 13 | David Bailey | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 2 | 3.5 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 14 | Clev Lubin | Louisville | JR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 14 | Elijah Hill | KSU | FR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Jarvis Lee | S Florida | JR | CB | 1 | 1.5 | 20 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Anthony Brackenridge | Western Ky | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Joe Barna | Illinois | SO | OLB | 1 | 1.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Nusi Taumoepeau | BYU | FR | DE | 2 | 1.0 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Devan Boykin | Indiana | SR | DB | 4 | 4.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Nadame Tucker | W Mich | SR | DE | 1 | 3.0 | 19 | 3.00 |
| 22 | Yhonzae Pierre | Alabama | SO | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 18 | 1.33 |
| 22 | Aidan Hubbard | N'western | SR | DL | 1 | 3.0 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 22 | Rodney McGraw | W Mich | SR | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 18 | 1.25 |
| 22 | Kendrick DuJour | ECU | JR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 18 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Marco Notarainni | Boise St | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 22 | A.J. Holmes Jr. | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Aiden Fisher | Indiana | SR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 17 | 0.88 |
| 28 | Mac Sanders | J'ville St | FR | LB | 2 | 2.5 | 17 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Donnie Smith | Troy | JR | BAN | 2 | 2.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Xavier Holmes | James Mad | SR | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 16 | 1.25 |
| 31 | Mo Westmoreland | Tulane | SR | BAN | 2 | 2.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 33 | Jayden Virgin-Morgan | Boise St | JR | EDG | 2 | 4.0 | 15 | 2.00 |
| 33 | Princewill Umanmielen | Miss | JR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 33 | Kameryn Crawford | USC | SO | DE | 1 | 2.5 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 33 | Joseph Adedire | NC State | JR | DE | 1 | 2.0 | 15 | 2.00 |
| 33 | Karson Sharar | Iowa | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 15 | 2.00 |
| 33 | Ethan Hurkett | Iowa | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 15 | 2.00 |
| 33 | Sterling Lane II | Boise St | JR | EDG | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 33 | Tyler Brown | James Mad | SO | S | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 33 | Daniel Ndukwe | Indiana | SO | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 42 | Demarcus Hendricks | Ark St | SR | DE | 1 | 2.0 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 42 | Koron Hayward | Western Ky | SO | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 42 | Eric Ford | Army | SR | OLB | 2 | 1.5 | 14 | 0.75 |
| 42 | Stephen Daley | Indiana | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Andon Thomas | Army | SR | ILB | 2 | 2.5 | 13 | 1.25 |
| 46 | Mikail Kamara | Indiana | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.63 |
| 46 | Jaden Dugger | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Owen Heinecke | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Jaylen Wester | Western Ky | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Jack Bousum | Army | SO | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 46 | Walker O'Steen | J'ville St | JR | LB | 2 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 46 | Wesley Williams | Duke | JR | DE | 2 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 46 | Malcolm Jones | J'ville St | JR | SAF | 2 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Mohamed Toure | Miami (Fl) | SR | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.25 |
| 56 | Cody Sigler | Ark St | JR | DT | 1 | 2.5 | 12 | 2.50 |
| 56 | Jasiyah Robinson | ECU | SR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 56 | Rico Watson III | S Florida | SR | BB | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Jahleel Culbreath | ODU | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Jeremiah Jordan | Memphis | JR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 56 | TJ Thompson | Troy | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 56 | TJ Dottery | Miss | JR | LB | 3 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.33 |
| 63 | Jordan Lawson | La-Lafytte | SR | DE | 1 | 3.0 | 11 | 3.00 |
| 63 | Kenard Snyder | Texas St | SR | DE | 1 | 3.0 | 11 | 3.00 |
| 63 | Santana Hopper | Tulane | JR | DL | 2 | 3.0 | 11 | 1.50 |
| 63 | Ethan Hassler | Ark St | SR | DL | 1 | 2.5 | 11 | 2.50 |
| 63 | Jhalyn Shuler | S Florida | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 63 | Ike Ackerman | Ohio | FR | DE | 1 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 63 | Khalil Laufau | Houston | JR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 63 | Romello Height | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 2 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.75 |
| 63 | Bray Hubbard | Alabama | JR | DB | 3 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 63 | Taylor Wein | Oklahoma | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Tra Thomas | NC State | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Keshawn Hayden | CMU | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Braylan Lovelace | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Chris McClellan | Missouri | SR | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Will Echoles | Miss | SO | DT | 3 | 3.5 | 10 | 1.17 |
| 77 | Colin Simmons | Texas | SO | EDG | 1 | 2.0 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 77 | Andrew Awe | Rice | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 77 | Boen Phelps | Boise St | SO | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Max Stege | Boise St | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Jeremy Mack, Jr. | ODU | SR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 77 | Drue Watts | Memphis | SR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 77 | Elijah O'Neal | Ariz St | SR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 77 | Wesley Bissainthe | Miami (Fl) | SR | LB | 4 | 1.5 | 10 | 0.38 |
| 77 | Ricardo Williams, Jr. | ODU | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Avery Dunn | Toledo | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Maverick Baranowski | Minnesota | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Vaboue Toure | Penn State | FR | S | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Bryce Cowan | Vanderbilt | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Caden Curry | Ohio State | SR | DE | 2 | 3.0 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 91 | Kip Lewis | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 91 | Ryan Reese | Ark St | FR | DT | 1 | 1.5 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 91 | James Walley, Jr. | UTSA | SO | ILB | 1 | 1.5 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 91 | Dallas Afalava | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 91 | Brock Uihlein | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 2 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 91 | Caden Wiest | MO State | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Cameron Whitfield | La-Lafytte | SR | OLB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Taylor Burton | Memphis | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Xion Chapman | FIU | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |