2025 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasheem Biles | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 1 | 5.0 | 26 | 5.00 |
| 2 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | JR | DL | 1 | 4.0 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 3 | Sifa Leota | La Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 3.0 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Aidan Hubbard | N'western | SR | DL | 1 | 3.0 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Jordan Lawson | La-Lafytte | SR | DE | 1 | 3.0 | 11 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Kenard Snyder | Texas St | SR | DE | 1 | 3.0 | 11 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Sahir West | James Mad | FR | DL | 2 | 5.5 | 29 | 2.75 |
| 8 | Kameryn Crawford | USC | SO | DE | 1 | 2.5 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 8 | Cody Sigler | Ark St | JR | DT | 1 | 2.5 | 12 | 2.50 |
| 8 | Ethan Hassler | Ark St | SR | DL | 1 | 2.5 | 11 | 2.50 |
| 8 | Michael Montgomery | USM | JR | LB | 1 | 2.5 | 7 | 2.50 |
| 8 | D'Angelo Mayes | Utah State | SO | CB | 1 | 2.5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 8 | Eddie Walls III | Houston | SR | DL | 1 | 2.5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 8 | Tray Brown | Coast Car | JR | LB | 1 | 2.5 | 4 | 2.50 |
| 15 | Suntarine Perkins | Miss | JR | LB | 3 | 6.0 | 36 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Devan Boykin | Indiana | SR | DB | 2 | 4.0 | 19 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Jayden Virgin-Morgan | Boise St | JR | EDG | 2 | 4.0 | 15 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Julien Moutome | Navy | SO | DE | 2 | 4.0 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Dani Dennis-Sutton | Penn State | SR | DE | 1 | 2.0 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Clev Lubin | Louisville | JR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Kendrick DuJour | ECU | JR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 18 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Joseph Adedire | NC State | JR | DE | 1 | 2.0 | 15 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Karson Sharar | Iowa | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 15 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Ethan Hurkett | Iowa | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 15 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Demarcus Hendricks | Ark St | SR | DE | 1 | 2.0 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Koron Hayward | Western Ky | SO | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Jaden Dugger | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Owen Heinecke | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Jaylen Wester | Western Ky | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Jhalyn Shuler | S Florida | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Ike Ackerman | Ohio | FR | DE | 1 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Khalil Laufau | Houston | JR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Colin Simmons | Texas | SO | EDG | 1 | 2.0 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Andrew Awe | Rice | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Kip Lewis | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Martez Poynter | Toledo | SR | DT | 1 | 2.0 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Joe Drew | Ark St | FR | S | 1 | 2.0 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Chris Jones | USM | SO | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Keyshawn James-Newby | New Mexico | SR | DE | 1 | 2.0 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Trey Reynolds | Utah | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Kade Phillips | Texas | FR | DB | 1 | 2.0 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Desman Stephens II | USC | SO | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 43 | Rueben Bain, Jr. | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 3 | 5.5 | 21 | 1.83 |
| 44 | David Bailey | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 2 | 3.5 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 45 | Santana Hopper | Tulane | JR | DL | 2 | 3.0 | 11 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Caden Curry | Ohio State | SR | DE | 2 | 3.0 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Amar Thomas | James Mad | JR | DL | 2 | 3.0 | 8 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Talan Carter | J'ville St | SO | DL | 2 | 3.0 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Lee Hunter | Texas Tech | SR | DL | 2 | 3.0 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Jarvis Lee | S Florida | JR | CB | 1 | 1.5 | 20 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Jasiyah Robinson | ECU | SR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Jeremy Mack, Jr. | ODU | SR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Drue Watts | Memphis | SR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Elijah O'Neal | Ariz St | SR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Ryan Reese | Ark St | FR | DT | 1 | 1.5 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 45 | James Walley, Jr. | UTSA | SO | ILB | 1 | 1.5 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Dallas Afalava | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Langston Long | Toledo | JR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Javin Wright | Nebraska | SR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Ryan Nolan | Texas St | JR | S | 1 | 1.5 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 45 | TJ Bush Jr. | California | JR | OLB | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Tony Anyanwu | Rice | SR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Caden Fordham | NC State | SR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Zion Young | Missouri | SR | DE | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | TCU | SR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Carson Tujague | Utah State | FR | DT | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Pius Odjugo | Ohio | SR | DT | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 45 | TJ Quinn | Louisville | SR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Jordan Kwiatkowski | CMU | SR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Bobby Salla Jr. | FIU | SR | DB | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Aiden Hall | Wk Forest | JR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Gabe Kirschke | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 73 | Yhonzae Pierre | Alabama | SO | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 18 | 1.33 |
| 74 | Harvey Dyson | Tulane | JR | BAN | 2 | 2.5 | 24 | 1.25 |
| 74 | Teitum Tuioti | Oregon | JR | OLB | 2 | 2.5 | 23 | 1.25 |
| 74 | Rodney McGraw | W Mich | SR | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 18 | 1.25 |
| 74 | Mac Sanders | J'ville St | FR | LB | 2 | 2.5 | 17 | 1.25 |
| 74 | Xavier Holmes | James Mad | SR | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 16 | 1.25 |
| 74 | Andon Thomas | Army | SR | ILB | 2 | 2.5 | 13 | 1.25 |
| 74 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | SO | LB | 2 | 2.5 | 6 | 1.25 |
| 81 | Akheem Mesidor | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 32 | 1.17 |
| 81 | Will Echoles | Miss | SO | DT | 3 | 3.5 | 10 | 1.17 |
| 83 | Princewill Umanmielen | Miss | JR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Keionte Scott | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 3 | 3.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Elijah Hill | KSU | FR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Marco Notarainni | Boise St | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Donnie Smith | Troy | JR | BAN | 2 | 2.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Mo Westmoreland | Tulane | SR | BAN | 2 | 2.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Sterling Lane II | Boise St | JR | EDG | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Tyler Brown | James Mad | SO | S | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Boen Phelps | Boise St | SO | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Max Stege | Boise St | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Gharin Stansbury | J'ville St | SR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Joshua Franklin | W Mich | JR | DB | 2 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Aaron Hall | Duke | SR | DT | 2 | 2.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Bodie Schoonover | BYU | JR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Tylon Dunlap | KSU | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Brenden Jordan | Texas Tech | JR | S | 2 | 2.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Dillon Thieneman | Oregon | JR | DB | 2 | 2.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.