2025 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 12/18/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bailey | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 11 | 16.0 | 119 | 1.46 |
| 2 | Derrick Moore | Michigan | SR | EDG | 10 | 10.5 | 98 | 1.05 |
| 3 | Yhonzae Pierre | Alabama | SO | LB | 11 | 10.5 | 79 | 0.96 |
| 4 | Zion Young | Missouri | SR | DE | 9 | 12.0 | 76 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Stephen Daley | Indiana | SR | DL | 10 | 15.0 | 75 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | JR | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 75 | 1.05 |
| 7 | John Henry Daley | Utah | SO | DE | 9 | 13.0 | 72 | 1.44 |
| 8 | Caden Curry | Ohio State | SR | DE | 11 | 13.5 | 69 | 1.23 |
| 9 | Isaiah Smith | SMU | SR | DE | 10 | 16.5 | 67 | 1.65 |
| 10 | Jack Kelly | BYU | SR | LB | 10 | 11.5 | 65 | 1.15 |
| 11 | Melkart Abou Jaoude | N Carolina | JR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 62 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Cashius Howell | Texas A&M | SR | DE | 8 | 9.5 | 62 | 1.19 |
| 13 | Teitum Tuioti | Oregon | JR | OLB | 11 | 12.5 | 61 | 1.14 |
| 14 | Xavier Atkins | Auburn | SO | LB | 9 | 13.0 | 60 | 1.44 |
| 15 | Ethan Burke | Texas | SR | EDG | 9 | 6.5 | 58 | 0.72 |
| 16 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 57 | 1.05 |
| 17 | Will Heldt | Clemson | JR | DE | 10 | 11.0 | 56 | 1.10 |
| 17 | Dylan Stewart | S Carolina | SO | ER | 10 | 10.0 | 56 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Gabe Jacas | Illinois | SR | OLB | 10 | 10.5 | 55 | 1.05 |
| 19 | Kenyatta Jackson Jr. | Ohio State | SR | DE | 11 | 10.0 | 55 | 0.91 |
| 21 | Justin Wodtly | Ariz St | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 54 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Romello Height | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 11 | 9.0 | 53 | 0.82 |
| 23 | Akheem Mesidor | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 52 | 1.19 |
| 24 | A.J. Holmes Jr. | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 51 | 0.64 |
| 25 | Darryl Peterson III | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 10 | 10.5 | 50 | 1.05 |
| 26 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | SO | LB | 10 | 12.5 | 49 | 1.25 |
| 26 | R Mason Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 49 | 1.25 |
| 26 | Harold Perkins, Jr. | LSU | JR | LB | 9 | 7.5 | 49 | 0.83 |
| 26 | Damon Wilson II | Missouri | JR | DE | 9 | 6.5 | 49 | 0.72 |
| 30 | Colin Simmons | Texas | SO | EDG | 9 | 12.0 | 48 | 1.33 |
| 30 | Mandrell Desir | FSU | FR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 48 | 0.55 |
| 32 | Tyler Thompson | N Carolina | SO | LB | 10 | 7.5 | 46 | 0.75 |
| 33 | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | TCU | SR | LB | 11 | 9.5 | 45 | 0.86 |
| 33 | Kemari Copeland | Va Tech | JR | DL | 10 | 6.5 | 45 | 0.65 |
| 33 | Isaiah Glasker | BYU | JR | LB | 11 | 5.0 | 45 | 0.46 |
| 36 | Taylor Wein | Oklahoma | SO | DL | 9 | 9.5 | 44 | 1.06 |
| 36 | Gracen Halton | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 44 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Arvell Reese | Ohio State | JR | LB | 11 | 9.0 | 43 | 0.82 |
| 39 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | JR | LB | 10 | 9.5 | 42 | 0.95 |
| 39 | Daniel Rickert | Virginia | SR | DE | 11 | 7.5 | 42 | 0.68 |
| 39 | Andrew Simpson | N Carolina | SR | LB | 10 | 6.5 | 42 | 0.65 |
| 42 | Malachi Lawrence | UCF | SR | EDG | 10 | 9.5 | 41 | 0.95 |
| 42 | Bryan Thomas, Jr. | S Carolina | SR | EDG | 10 | 9.0 | 41 | 0.90 |
| 42 | Fred Perry | WVU | SR | N | 10 | 8.0 | 41 | 0.80 |
| 42 | Johnathan Hall | Utah | JR | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 41 | 0.60 |
| 42 | Dalton Brooks | Texas A&M | JR | S | 8 | 5.5 | 41 | 0.69 |
| 42 | Braydon Brus | N'western | JR | LB | 9 | 3.5 | 41 | 0.39 |
| 48 | Mitchell Melton | Virginia | SR | DE | 11 | 9.0 | 40 | 0.82 |
| 48 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 10 | 7.5 | 40 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Ethan Hurkett | Iowa | SR | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 40 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Isaac Terrell | Wash St | JR | DE | 5 | 7.0 | 40 | 1.40 |
| 48 | Nuer Gatkuoth | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 8 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.81 |
| 53 | Langston Hardy | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 9 | 12.5 | 39 | 1.39 |
| 53 | Will Echoles | Miss | SO | DT | 9 | 7.5 | 39 | 0.83 |
| 53 | Clev Lubin | Louisville | JR | DL | 9 | 7.5 | 39 | 0.83 |
| 53 | Daymion Sanford | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 39 | 0.88 |
| 57 | Karson Sharar | Iowa | SR | LB | 10 | 8.5 | 38 | 0.85 |
| 57 | Princewill Umanmielen | Miss | JR | LB | 9 | 8.0 | 38 | 0.89 |
| 57 | Nick Rinaldi | Vanderbilt | SR | LB | 9 | 7.0 | 38 | 0.78 |
| 57 | Dayon Hayes | Texas A&M | SR | DE | 8 | 4.5 | 38 | 0.56 |
| 61 | Josiah Trotter | Missouri | SO | LB | 9 | 10.0 | 37 | 1.11 |
| 61 | Karter Menz | Minnesota | SO | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 37 | 0.75 |
| 61 | Bryun Parham | UConn | SR | LB | 3 | 4.5 | 37 | 1.50 |
| 64 | Mani Powell | Purdue | SR | LB | 9 | 10.0 | 36 | 1.11 |
| 64 | Quincy Rhodes, Jr. | Arkansas | JR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 36 | 1.06 |
| 64 | Chris McClellan | Missouri | SR | DT | 9 | 7.0 | 36 | 0.78 |
| 64 | Matt Rose | Stanford | JR | ILB | 9 | 6.0 | 36 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Wesley Bailey | Louisville | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 36 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Chase Kennedy | Arizona | JR | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 36 | 0.60 |
| 64 | Ahmad Moten, Sr. | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.79 |
| 71 | Vincent Anthony Jr. | Duke | SR | DE | 10 | 9.0 | 35 | 0.90 |
| 71 | Devan Thompkins | USC | JR | DT | 9 | 4.5 | 35 | 0.50 |
| 73 | Sammy Brown | Clemson | SO | LB | 10 | 10.5 | 34 | 1.05 |
| 73 | Caleb Bacon | Iowa State | SR | LB | 10 | 8.0 | 34 | 0.80 |
| 73 | TJ Bush Jr. | California | JR | OLB | 10 | 8.0 | 34 | 0.80 |
| 73 | Logan Fano | Utah | JR | DE | 10 | 7.5 | 34 | 0.75 |
| 73 | Terry Webb | SMU | SR | DT | 10 | 6.0 | 34 | 0.60 |
| 73 | Mason Reiger | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 10 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.50 |
| 73 | Nic Mitchell | Miss St | SR | LB | 9 | 4.5 | 34 | 0.50 |
| 80 | Prince Dorbah | Ariz St | SR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 33 | 0.63 |
| 81 | Keyshaun Elliott | Ariz St | SR | LB | 10 | 12.0 | 32 | 1.20 |
| 81 | Cade Uluave | California | JR | ILB | 9 | 9.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Wesley Williams | Duke | JR | DE | 10 | 8.0 | 32 | 0.80 |
| 81 | Kip Lewis | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 9 | 7.5 | 32 | 0.83 |
| 81 | Jahiem Lawson | Clemson | JR | DE | 9 | 6.0 | 32 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Tyre West | Tennessee | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 32 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Reid Carrico | WVU | SR | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 32 | 0.60 |
| 81 | Ernest Cooper | Stanford | JR | OLB | 9 | 5.0 | 32 | 0.56 |
| 89 | Jalen Thompson | Mich St | JR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.44 |
| 89 | AJ Green | Louisville | SO | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.44 |
| 91 | Jaishawn Barham | Michigan | SR | LB | 10 | 8.0 | 30 | 0.80 |
| 91 | Keionte Scott | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 7 | 7.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Christian Alliegro | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 30 | 0.63 |
| 91 | Cam Rice | Maryland | SR | DL | 9 | 4.5 | 30 | 0.50 |
| 91 | Zaylin Wood | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 9 | 3.5 | 30 | 0.39 |
| 91 | Devin Grant | WVU | SR | DL | 9 | 3.5 | 30 | 0.39 |
| 91 | Jakobe Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 9 | 3.5 | 30 | 0.39 |
| 91 | Isaiah Neal | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 9 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.33 |
| 91 | Jason Hammond | Virginia | JR | DT | 11 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.27 |
| 100 | Marcus Neal Jr. | Iowa State | SO | DB | 10 | 10.0 | 29 | 1.00 |