2026 Conference USA Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/14/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sone Aupiu | NMSU | SR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 40 | 1.10 |
| 2 | Gabe Peterson | NMSU | SR | DE | 5 | 6.0 | 38 | 1.20 |
| 3 | Blake Matthews | Delaware | SR | BAN | 5 | 6.0 | 34 | 1.20 |
| 4 | DeeJay Holmes Jr. | FIU | JR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Westen Ard | Western Ky | FR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 27 | 1.10 |
| 6 | Brody Henderson | Sam Hou St | SO | DE | 5 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.80 |
| 7 | Quay Hood | J'ville St | SO | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Lorenzo Payne | Liberty | JR | DL | 5 | 1.5 | 21 | 0.30 |
| 9 | Ugonna Nwoha | KSU | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Zsacari Minnis | Western Ky | SO | DE | 6 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.42 |
| 9 | Aidan Butts | MTSU | JR | DE | 5 | 1.0 | 19 | 0.20 |
| 12 | Henry Davis III | NMSU | SR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.70 |
| 13 | Elisha Baldridge | FIU | JR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 17 | 1.40 |
| 13 | Colin Gallagher | Delaware | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Brenton Williams | Liberty | SR | JK | 5 | 3.5 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 15 | Brian Bates Jr. | Sam Hou St | SR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 15 | Brandon Gorham | Delaware | SO | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.60 |
| 18 | Tae Floyd | J'ville St | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 15 | 0.80 |
| 18 | Elijah Groves | Sam Hou St | JR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 15 | 0.70 |
| 20 | Kenton Simmons | FIU | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Anthony Mattison | MO State | JR | S | 5 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Trace Scott III | Delaware | JR | DT | 5 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.40 |
| 20 | Noah Matthews | Delaware | SR | DE | 5 | 1.5 | 14 | 0.30 |
| 20 | Martavis Blackmon | MO State | SR | LB | 5 | 1.5 | 14 | 0.30 |
| 20 | Xavier Reid | Liberty | FR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.33 |
| 26 | Tywon Christopher | KSU | SO | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 13 | 0.80 |
| 26 | Korey Smith | MTSU | JR | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Jason Gwan | NMSU | SR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Derrell Farrar | Liberty | SR | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 12 | 0.90 |
| 29 | Chance Barron | NMSU | SR | LB | 5 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Justin Brown | Western Ky | JR | DB | 6 | 5.0 | 11 | 0.83 |
| 31 | Brad Vislisel | NMSU | SR | DE | 5 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Markus Clark | Liberty | SR | DL | 5 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.30 |
| 34 | Dean Ford | Sam Hou St | JR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 10 | 0.70 |
| 34 | Michael Floyde | Liberty | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.75 |
| 34 | Josh Alexander-Felton | Sam Hou St | JR | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.60 |
| 34 | Tim Brantley Jr. | MO State | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.60 |
| 34 | Ashton Taylor | MTSU | SR | LB | 5 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.40 |
| 34 | Marc Woods | J'ville St | JR | SAF | 6 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.33 |
| 34 | Zion Taylor | Sam Hou St | JR | DE | 5 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.20 |
| 41 | Tory Gethers | NMSU | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.60 |
| 41 | Khurtiss Perry | J'ville St | SR | DL | 6 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.33 |
| 41 | LaTrevion Thompson | Western Ky | SR | DE | 6 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.25 |
| 44 | Mikey Rosa | J'ville St | SR | LB | 6 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.42 |
| 44 | Jeffrey Hairston, Jr. | Liberty | SO | JK | 4 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.38 |
| 44 | Josh Lukusa | MO State | SR | DE | 5 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.30 |
| 44 | Kai Russell | KSU | SR | OLB | 4 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.25 |
| 44 | Joel Boamah | MO State | SR | CB | 5 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.20 |
| 49 | Kahlil Ali | Delaware | SR | S | 5 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.40 |
| 49 | Jackson Lowe | MTSU | SO | CB | 5 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.40 |