2025 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bailey | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 13 | 19.0 | 139 | 1.46 |
| 2 | Nadame Tucker | W Mich | SR | DE | 12 | 19.5 | 129 | 1.63 |
| 3 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | JR | DL | 12 | 16.0 | 112 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Yhonzae Pierre | Alabama | SO | LB | 14 | 14.5 | 102 | 1.04 |
| 5 | Derrick Moore | Michigan | SR | EDG | 12 | 10.5 | 98 | 0.88 |
| 6 | Akheem Mesidor | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 13 | 15.0 | 97 | 1.15 |
| 7 | John Henry Daley | Utah | SO | DE | 10 | 15.0 | 94 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Bryun Parham | UConn | SR | LB | 12 | 13.0 | 87 | 1.08 |
| 9 | Cashius Howell | Texas A&M | SR | DE | 12 | 13.5 | 85 | 1.13 |
| 10 | Teitum Tuioti | Oregon | JR | OLB | 13 | 15.0 | 84 | 1.15 |
| 11 | Zion Young | Missouri | SR | DE | 12 | 16.5 | 83 | 1.38 |
| 11 | Nathan Voorhis | Ball State | SR | DE | 11 | 14.5 | 83 | 1.32 |
| 11 | Jack Kelly | BYU | SR | LB | 11 | 13.5 | 83 | 1.23 |
| 14 | Ethan Hassler | Ark St | SR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 78 | 1.04 |
| 15 | Stephen Daley | Indiana | SR | DL | 12 | 17.0 | 77 | 1.42 |
| 15 | Caden Curry | Ohio State | SR | DE | 13 | 14.5 | 77 | 1.12 |
| 17 | Harvey Dyson | Tulane | JR | BAN | 14 | 11.5 | 76 | 0.82 |
| 18 | Jarvis Lee | S Florida | JR | CB | 12 | 11.0 | 75 | 0.92 |
| 19 | Xavier Atkins | Auburn | SO | LB | 11 | 17.0 | 74 | 1.55 |
| 20 | Dani Dennis-Sutton | Penn State | SR | DE | 12 | 12.0 | 73 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Quincy Rhodes, Jr. | Arkansas | JR | DL | 11 | 14.5 | 71 | 1.32 |
| 21 | Clev Lubin | Louisville | JR | DL | 12 | 11.5 | 71 | 0.96 |
| 23 | Isaiah Smith | SMU | SR | DE | 12 | 18.0 | 70 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Adam Trick | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 12 | 11.5 | 70 | 0.96 |
| 23 | Isaac Terrell | Wash St | JR | DE | 11 | 11.0 | 70 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Romello Height | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 13 | 11.0 | 69 | 0.85 |
| 27 | Taylor Wein | Oklahoma | SO | DL | 12 | 14.0 | 68 | 1.17 |
| 27 | Demarcus Hendricks | Ark St | SR | DE | 12 | 12.5 | 68 | 1.04 |
| 27 | Ethan Hurkett | Iowa | SR | DL | 12 | 10.5 | 68 | 0.88 |
| 30 | Red Murdock | Buffalo | SR | LB | 11 | 12.0 | 67 | 1.09 |
| 31 | Rasheem Biles | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 9 | 16.5 | 65 | 1.83 |
| 32 | Donnie Smith | Troy | JR | BAN | 13 | 12.0 | 64 | 0.92 |
| 33 | Colin Simmons | Texas | SO | EDG | 13 | 15.5 | 63 | 1.19 |
| 33 | Will Heldt | Clemson | JR | DE | 12 | 13.5 | 63 | 1.13 |
| 33 | R Mason Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 9 | 9.5 | 63 | 1.06 |
| 36 | J'Mond Tapp | USM | JR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 62 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Melkart Abou Jaoude | N Carolina | JR | DL | 11 | 10.0 | 62 | 0.91 |
| 38 | Keyshawn James-Newby | New Mexico | SR | DE | 12 | 14.0 | 61 | 1.17 |
| 38 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 11 | 11.0 | 61 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Suntarine Perkins | Miss | JR | LB | 14 | 10.5 | 61 | 0.75 |
| 41 | John Miller | Utah State | SR | ILB | 12 | 10.0 | 60 | 0.83 |
| 42 | Niles King | SDSU | SR | EDG | 12 | 10.0 | 59 | 0.83 |
| 42 | Malachi Davis | Toledo | JR | DE | 11 | 9.5 | 59 | 0.86 |
| 42 | Ethan Burke | Texas | SR | EDG | 12 | 7.0 | 59 | 0.58 |
| 45 | Sahir West | James Mad | FR | DL | 13 | 14.0 | 58 | 1.08 |
| 45 | Darryl Peterson III | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 12 | 11.5 | 58 | 0.96 |
| 45 | Jeremy Mack, Jr. | ODU | SR | LB | 12 | 10.5 | 58 | 0.88 |
| 45 | Trey White | SDSU | JR | EDG | 12 | 10.5 | 58 | 0.88 |
| 45 | Aidan Hubbard | N'western | SR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 58 | 1.00 |
| 50 | Michael Heldman | CMU | SR | DL | 12 | 14.5 | 57 | 1.21 |
| 50 | Gabe Jacas | Illinois | SR | OLB | 11 | 11.0 | 57 | 1.00 |
| 50 | Kenyatta Jackson Jr. | Ohio State | SR | DE | 13 | 11.0 | 57 | 0.85 |
| 50 | Udoka Ezeani | UTEP | SR | B | 11 | 9.5 | 57 | 0.86 |
| 54 | Jordan Kwiatkowski | CMU | SR | LB | 12 | 14.0 | 56 | 1.17 |
| 54 | Karson Sharar | Iowa | SR | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 56 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Dylan Stewart | S Carolina | SO | ER | 10 | 10.0 | 56 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Fred Perry | WVU | SR | N | 11 | 10.0 | 56 | 0.91 |
| 54 | Bryan Thomas, Jr. | S Carolina | SR | EDG | 11 | 10.0 | 56 | 0.91 |
| 54 | Andrew Simpson | N Carolina | SR | LB | 11 | 8.5 | 56 | 0.77 |
| 54 | Ryan Henderson | SDSU | JR | EDG | 12 | 8.0 | 56 | 0.67 |
| 54 | Damon Wilson II | Missouri | JR | DE | 12 | 7.5 | 56 | 0.63 |
| 54 | Justin Wodtly | Ariz St | SR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 56 | 0.64 |
| 63 | Xavier Holmes | James Mad | SR | DL | 13 | 7.5 | 55 | 0.58 |
| 63 | Mandrell Desir | FSU | FR | DL | 11 | 6.5 | 55 | 0.59 |
| 65 | Princewill Umanmielen | Miss | JR | LB | 14 | 11.5 | 54 | 0.82 |
| 65 | Jay Crable | Ohio | SO | DE | 12 | 8.0 | 54 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Julien Laventure | Akron | JR | DL | 11 | 10.5 | 53 | 0.96 |
| 67 | Finn Claypool | Fresno St | SR | DL | 12 | 9.5 | 53 | 0.79 |
| 67 | Elijah Hill | KSU | FR | DL | 13 | 9.5 | 53 | 0.73 |
| 67 | A.J. Holmes Jr. | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 53 | 0.69 |
| 71 | MJ Stroud | Ga South | JR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 52 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Rueben Bain, Jr. | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 14 | 12.0 | 52 | 0.86 |
| 71 | Ezra Christensen | NMSU | SR | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 52 | 1.10 |
| 71 | Brett Karhu | New Mexico | SR | DE | 12 | 10.5 | 52 | 0.88 |
| 71 | Martez Poynter | Toledo | SR | DT | 12 | 10.0 | 52 | 0.83 |
| 71 | Sifa Leota | La Tech | SR | LB | 12 | 9.0 | 52 | 0.75 |
| 71 | Jadon Mayfield | La Tech | FR | LB | 12 | 8.5 | 52 | 0.71 |
| 78 | Jordan Lawson | La-Lafytte | SR | DE | 12 | 15.0 | 51 | 1.25 |
| 78 | Dylan LaBarbera | Nevada | JR | DL | 11 | 14.5 | 51 | 1.32 |
| 78 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | SO | LB | 13 | 14.0 | 51 | 1.08 |
| 78 | Owen Chambliss | SDSU | SO | LB | 12 | 8.0 | 51 | 0.67 |
| 82 | Sam Brumfield | Memphis | SR | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 50 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Daymion Sanford | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 12 | 9.5 | 50 | 0.79 |
| 82 | Harold Perkins, Jr. | LSU | JR | LB | 11 | 8.0 | 50 | 0.73 |
| 85 | Langston Hardy | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 12 | 14.5 | 49 | 1.21 |
| 85 | Will Echoles | Miss | SO | DT | 14 | 11.5 | 49 | 0.82 |
| 85 | Malin White | Buffalo | SR | EDG | 11 | 8.0 | 49 | 0.73 |
| 85 | Rodney McGraw | W Mich | SR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 49 | 0.62 |
| 89 | Gideon ESPN Lampron | BGSU | JR | LB | 11 | 16.5 | 48 | 1.50 |
| 89 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | JR | LB | 13 | 11.5 | 48 | 0.89 |
| 89 | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | TCU | SR | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 48 | 0.92 |
| 89 | Drue Watts | Memphis | SR | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 48 | 0.92 |
| 89 | Sidney Stewart | Maryland | FR | DL | 11 | 9.0 | 48 | 0.82 |
| 89 | Nuer Gatkuoth | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 11 | 8.0 | 48 | 0.73 |
| 89 | Jackie Johnson III | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 12 | 8.0 | 48 | 0.67 |
| 89 | Ahmad Moten, Sr. | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 12 | 7.0 | 48 | 0.58 |
| 89 | Isaiah Neal | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 12 | 7.0 | 48 | 0.58 |
| 98 | Mani Powell | Purdue | SR | LB | 11 | 12.0 | 47 | 1.09 |
| 98 | Jaishawn Barham | Michigan | SR | LB | 12 | 10.0 | 47 | 0.83 |
| 98 | Chris McClellan | Missouri | SR | DT | 12 | 8.0 | 47 | 0.67 |