2025 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 11/06/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bailey | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 7 | 12.5 | 103 | 1.79 |
| 2 | Isaiah Smith | SMU | SR | DE | 7 | 11.5 | 47 | 1.64 |
| 3 | Xavier Atkins | Auburn | SO | LB | 7 | 10.0 | 43 | 1.43 |
| 4 | John Henry Daley | Utah | SO | DE | 7 | 9.5 | 55 | 1.36 |
| 5 | Derrick Moore | Michigan | SR | EDG | 7 | 9.0 | 81 | 1.29 |
| 5 | Dylan Stewart | S Carolina | SO | ER | 8 | 9.0 | 46 | 1.13 |
| 5 | Langston Hardy | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 6 | 9.0 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | JR | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 54 | 1.21 |
| 8 | Kendal Daniels | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 6 | 8.5 | 26 | 1.42 |
| 10 | Arvell Reese | Ohio State | JR | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 42 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Colin Simmons | Texas | SO | EDG | 6 | 8.0 | 37 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | SO | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 34 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Cade Uluave | California | JR | ILB | 7 | 8.0 | 31 | 1.14 |
| 10 | Keyshaun Elliott | Ariz St | SR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 21 | 1.14 |
| 15 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 7 | 7.5 | 52 | 1.07 |
| 15 | R Mason Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 49 | 1.25 |
| 15 | Caden Curry | Ohio State | SR | DE | 6 | 7.5 | 43 | 1.25 |
| 15 | Will Heldt | Clemson | JR | DE | 7 | 7.5 | 39 | 1.07 |
| 15 | Malachi Lawrence | UCF | SR | EDG | 6 | 7.5 | 32 | 1.25 |
| 15 | Vincent Anthony Jr. | Duke | SR | DE | 6 | 7.5 | 28 | 1.25 |
| 15 | Teitum Tuioti | Oregon | JR | OLB | 7 | 7.5 | 28 | 1.07 |
| 15 | Javin Wright | Nebraska | SR | LB | 7 | 7.5 | 27 | 1.07 |
| 15 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 7 | 7.5 | 21 | 1.07 |
| 15 | Bangally Kamara | Kansas | SR | LB | 7 | 7.5 | 19 | 1.07 |
| 25 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | JR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 35 | 1.17 |
| 25 | Quincy Rhodes, Jr. | Arkansas | JR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 33 | 1.40 |
| 25 | Marcus Neal Jr. | Iowa State | SO | DB | 7 | 7.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Wesley Williams | Duke | JR | DE | 6 | 7.0 | 20 | 1.17 |
| 25 | Robert Woodyard, Jr. | Auburn | JR | LB | 7 | 7.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Zion Young | Missouri | SR | DE | 5 | 6.5 | 58 | 1.30 |
| 30 | Yhonzae Pierre | Alabama | SO | LB | 7 | 6.5 | 50 | 0.93 |
| 30 | Cashius Howell | Texas A&M | SR | DE | 5 | 6.5 | 49 | 1.30 |
| 30 | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | TCU | SR | LB | 7 | 6.5 | 37 | 0.93 |
| 30 | Karter Menz | Minnesota | SO | DL | 7 | 6.5 | 34 | 0.93 |
| 30 | Taylor Wein | Oklahoma | SO | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 29 | 1.08 |
| 30 | Rasheem Biles | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 4 | 6.5 | 26 | 1.63 |
| 30 | Sammy Brown | Clemson | SO | LB | 7 | 6.5 | 24 | 0.93 |
| 30 | Faletau Satuala | BYU | SO | S | 6 | 6.5 | 20 | 1.08 |
| 30 | Mani Powell | Purdue | SR | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 17 | 1.08 |
| 30 | Kam Franklin | Miss | SO | DE | 7 | 6.5 | 15 | 0.93 |
| 41 | Ethan Burke | Texas | SR | EDG | 6 | 6.0 | 57 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Kemari Copeland | Va Tech | JR | DL | 7 | 6.0 | 45 | 0.86 |
| 41 | Kenyatta Jackson Jr. | Ohio State | SR | DE | 6 | 6.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Fred Perry | WVU | SR | N | 7 | 6.0 | 37 | 0.86 |
| 41 | A.J. Holmes Jr. | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 7 | 6.0 | 33 | 0.86 |
| 41 | Jahiem Lawson | Clemson | JR | DE | 7 | 6.0 | 32 | 0.86 |
| 41 | Princewill Umanmielen | Miss | JR | LB | 7 | 6.0 | 31 | 0.86 |
| 41 | Mitchell Melton | Virginia | SR | DE | 7 | 6.0 | 31 | 0.86 |
| 41 | Jack Kelly | BYU | SR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 29 | 1.20 |
| 41 | Keionte Scott | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 5 | 6.0 | 29 | 1.20 |
| 41 | Bryan Thomas, Jr. | S Carolina | SR | EDG | 8 | 6.0 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Jeremiah Brown | Colorado | SR | ILB | 7 | 6.0 | 21 | 0.86 |
| 41 | Deshawn McKnight | Arizona | SR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Wendell Gregory | Okla St | FR | OLB | 7 | 6.0 | 17 | 0.86 |
| 41 | Devon Williams | Minnesota | SR | LB | 7 | 6.0 | 16 | 0.86 |
| 56 | Melkart Abou Jaoude | N Carolina | JR | DL | 6 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.92 |
| 56 | Terry Webb | SMU | SR | DT | 7 | 5.5 | 34 | 0.79 |
| 56 | Jaxon Howard | Minnesota | SO | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 29 | 0.79 |
| 56 | Jimmy Scott | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 29 | 0.79 |
| 56 | Anthony Hill Jr. | Texas | JR | LB | 6 | 5.5 | 28 | 0.92 |
| 56 | Isaac Terrell | Wash St | JR | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 26 | 1.38 |
| 56 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 7 | 5.5 | 26 | 0.79 |
| 56 | Max Llewellyn | Iowa | SR | DL | 6 | 5.5 | 25 | 0.92 |
| 56 | CJ Nunnally IV | Purdue | SR | DL | 6 | 5.5 | 24 | 0.92 |
| 56 | TJ Bush Jr. | California | JR | OLB | 7 | 5.5 | 22 | 0.79 |
| 56 | Eddie Walls III | Houston | SR | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 22 | 0.79 |
| 56 | Ahmaad Moses | SMU | SR | S | 7 | 5.5 | 21 | 0.79 |
| 56 | Dominic Bailey | Tennessee | SR | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 20 | 0.79 |
| 56 | David Omopariola | Syracuse | SO | LB | 7 | 5.5 | 18 | 0.79 |
| 56 | Carlos Allen Jr. | Houston | SR | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 18 | 0.79 |
| 56 | Owen Heinecke | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 6 | 5.5 | 16 | 0.92 |
| 56 | Kenean Caldwell | Kansas | SR | DT | 7 | 5.5 | 14 | 0.79 |
| 56 | Paul Oyewale | TCU | JR | E | 7 | 5.5 | 12 | 0.79 |
| 74 | Will Echoles | Miss | SO | DT | 7 | 5.0 | 35 | 0.71 |
| 74 | Prince Dorbah | Ariz St | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Nick Rinaldi | Vanderbilt | SR | LB | 6 | 5.0 | 30 | 0.83 |
| 74 | Daniel Rickert | Virginia | SR | DE | 7 | 5.0 | 30 | 0.71 |
| 74 | Logan Fano | Utah | JR | DE | 7 | 5.0 | 27 | 0.71 |
| 74 | Gabe Jacas | Illinois | SR | OLB | 7 | 5.0 | 25 | 0.71 |
| 74 | Tyrique Tucker | Indiana | JR | DL | 6 | 5.0 | 24 | 0.83 |
| 74 | Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 7 | 5.0 | 23 | 0.71 |
| 74 | Nick James | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 23 | 0.71 |
| 74 | Eric Gentry | USC | SR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Jaishawn Barham | Michigan | SR | LB | 7 | 5.0 | 19 | 0.71 |
| 74 | Josiah Trotter | Missouri | SO | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Vincent Shavers, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | LB | 7 | 5.0 | 16 | 0.71 |
| 74 | Kobie McKinzie | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Joshua Josephs | Tennessee | SR | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 14 | 0.71 |
| 74 | Kip Lewis | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 6 | 5.0 | 13 | 0.83 |
| 74 | C.J. Fite | Ariz St | JR | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 12 | 0.71 |
| 74 | Darryl Peterson III | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 6 | 5.0 | 11 | 0.83 |
| 74 | Jonathan Thompson | Cincinnati | JR | LB | 7 | 5.0 | 11 | 0.71 |
| 74 | Bear Alexander | Oregon | JR | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 11 | 0.71 |
| 74 | T.J. Parker | Clemson | JR | DE | 7 | 5.0 | 6 | 0.71 |
| 95 | Romello Height | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 7 | 4.5 | 33 | 0.64 |
| 95 | Ethan Hurkett | Iowa | SR | DL | 6 | 4.5 | 27 | 0.75 |
| 95 | Tyler Thompson | N Carolina | SO | LB | 6 | 4.5 | 26 | 0.75 |
| 95 | Nuer Gatkuoth | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 6 | 4.5 | 26 | 0.75 |
| 95 | Jimmy Rolder | Michigan | SR | LB | 6 | 4.5 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 95 | Austin Romaine | Kansas St | JR | LB | 7 | 4.5 | 25 | 0.64 |