2025 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/16/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bailey | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 4 | 8.0 | 82 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Dylan Stewart | S Carolina | SO | ER | 5 | 7.0 | 34 | 1.40 |
| 2 | Vincent Anthony Jr. | Duke | SR | DE | 4 | 7.0 | 27 | 1.75 |
| 4 | John Henry Daley | Utah | SO | DE | 4 | 6.5 | 44 | 1.63 |
| 4 | Caden Curry | Ohio State | SR | DE | 4 | 6.5 | 32 | 1.63 |
| 4 | Rasheem Biles | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 4 | 6.5 | 26 | 1.63 |
| 7 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 44 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Isaiah Smith | SMU | SR | DE | 4 | 6.0 | 31 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Bangally Kamara | Kansas | SR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 17 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | JR | LB | 3 | 5.5 | 29 | 1.83 |
| 10 | Isaac Terrell | Wash St | JR | DE | 2 | 5.5 | 26 | 2.75 |
| 10 | Will Heldt | Clemson | JR | DE | 5 | 5.5 | 24 | 1.10 |
| 10 | Teitum Tuioti | Oregon | JR | OLB | 5 | 5.5 | 19 | 1.10 |
| 10 | Javin Wright | Nebraska | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 17 | 1.38 |
| 10 | Keyshaun Elliott | Ariz St | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 13 | 1.38 |
| 16 | Nick Rinaldi | Vanderbilt | SR | LB | 3 | 5.0 | 30 | 1.67 |
| 16 | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | TCU | SR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Mitchell Melton | Virginia | SR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 16 | Eric Gentry | USC | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 21 | 1.25 |
| 16 | Sammy Brown | Clemson | SO | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Marcus Neal Jr. | Iowa State | SO | DB | 5 | 5.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Deshawn McKnight | Arizona | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 16 | 1.25 |
| 16 | Wesley Williams | Duke | JR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 16 | Kendal Daniels | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 3 | 5.0 | 12 | 1.67 |
| 25 | Cashius Howell | Texas A&M | SR | DE | 3 | 4.5 | 34 | 1.50 |
| 25 | Jack Kelly | BYU | SR | LB | 3 | 4.5 | 26 | 1.50 |
| 25 | Langston Hardy | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 22 | 1.13 |
| 25 | Kellan Wyatt | Indiana | SR | DL | 3 | 4.5 | 19 | 1.50 |
| 25 | LT Overton | Alabama | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 16 | 0.90 |
| 25 | Sedarius McConnell | BC | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 16 | 0.90 |
| 25 | Faletau Satuala | BYU | SO | S | 4 | 4.5 | 15 | 1.13 |
| 25 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 15 | 1.13 |
| 25 | Joshua Josephs | Tennessee | SR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 12 | 1.13 |
| 25 | Paul Oyewale | TCU | JR | E | 5 | 4.5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 25 | T.J. Parker | Clemson | JR | DE | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | 0.90 |
| 36 | Zion Young | Missouri | SR | DE | 3 | 4.0 | 44 | 1.33 |
| 36 | Will Echoles | Miss | SO | DT | 4 | 4.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Prince Dorbah | Ariz St | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Tobi Osunsanmi | Kansas St | JR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Taylor Wein | Oklahoma | SO | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 24 | 1.33 |
| 36 | Clayton Smith | Ariz St | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Caleb Herring | Tennessee | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Daniel Rickert | Virginia | SR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Jahiem Lawson | Clemson | JR | DE | 5 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.80 |
| 36 | R Mason Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.33 |
| 36 | Logan Fano | Utah | JR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Kayden McDonald | Ohio State | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Dasan McCullough | Nebraska | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Jaishawn Barham | Michigan | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Owen McGowan | BC | SR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 36 | Cade Uluave | California | JR | ILB | 4 | 4.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | SO | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 14 | 1.33 |
| 36 | Cameron Robertson | SMU | SR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Bryan Thomas, Jr. | S Carolina | SR | EDG | 5 | 4.0 | 13 | 0.80 |
| 36 | CJ Allen | Georgia | JR | ILB | 4 | 4.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Jahkeem Stewart | USC | FR | DT | 4 | 4.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Wendell Gregory | Okla St | FR | OLB | 4 | 4.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 36 | C.J. Fite | Ariz St | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Dylan Hazen | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Omar Thornton | BC | SO | DB | 5 | 4.0 | 10 | 0.80 |
| 36 | Darryl Peterson III | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 4 | 4.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 36 | DJ Coleman | Baylor | JR | S | 5 | 4.0 | 9 | 0.80 |
| 36 | Vincent Shavers, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Nadame Tucker | W Mich | SR | DE | 2 | 3.5 | 27 | 1.75 |
| 64 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.88 |
| 64 | Khordae Sydnor | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 25 | 1.17 |
| 64 | John Miller | Utah State | SR | ILB | 2 | 3.5 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 64 | Arvell Reese | Ohio State | JR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 64 | Blaine Spires | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 2 | 3.5 | 20 | 1.75 |
| 64 | Daymion Sanford | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 19 | 1.17 |
| 64 | Riley Wilson | Arizona | SR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 19 | 1.17 |
| 64 | Ahmaad Moses | SMU | SR | S | 4 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.88 |
| 64 | Keaten Wade | Colorado | SR | DE | 5 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.70 |
| 64 | Colin Simmons | Texas | SO | EDG | 3 | 3.5 | 16 | 1.17 |
| 64 | Sekou Kromah | Temple | SR | DT | 2 | 3.5 | 15 | 1.75 |
| 64 | Dominic Bailey | Tennessee | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 15 | 0.88 |
| 64 | CJ Nunnally IV | Purdue | SR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 11 | 1.17 |
| 64 | Aaron Hall | Duke | SR | DT | 4 | 3.5 | 11 | 0.88 |
| 64 | Kobie McKinzie | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 10 | 1.17 |
| 64 | Bear Alexander | Oregon | JR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 10 | 0.70 |
| 64 | Nick James | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 9 | 0.88 |
| 64 | Dameon Wilson | ECU | SR | LB | 2 | 3.5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 64 | Jeremiah Brown | Colorado | SR | ILB | 5 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.70 |
| 84 | Isaiah Glasker | BYU | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 34 | 0.75 |
| 84 | Harold Perkins, Jr. | LSU | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 33 | 0.75 |
| 84 | Romello Height | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 4 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.75 |
| 84 | Devan Thompkins | USC | JR | DT | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 84 | Derrick Moore | Michigan | SR | EDG | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 84 | Mario Landino | Indiana | SO | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Tyre West | Tennessee | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 84 | Rushawn Lawrence | Minnesota | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 84 | Nuer Gatkuoth | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 84 | Anas Luqman | Ohio | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Edward Vesterinen | WVU | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.75 |
| 84 | Qua Moss | Kansas St | JR | S | 5 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.60 |
| 84 | Jordan Ross | Tennessee | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 84 | Cian Slone | NC State | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 84 | Gideon ESPN Lampron | BGSU | JR | LB | 2 | 3.0 | 14 | 1.50 |
| 84 | TJ Bush Jr. | California | JR | OLB | 4 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.75 |
| 84 | Trey Lathan | Kansas | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.60 |