2026 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/31/2026

Name G TFL TFL Yards TFL/G
1 Virginia Tech 8 77.0 301 9.63
2 Indiana 8 70.0 293 8.75
3 New Mexico 8 72.0 284 9.00
4 Baylor 8 71.0 282 8.88
5 Syracuse 8 54.0 262 6.75
6 Old Dominion 9 72.0 259 8.00
7 LSU 6 56.0 254 9.33
8 East Carolina 7 65.0 241 9.29
8 Kansas State 7 54.0 241 7.71
10 Liberty 8 50.0 237 6.25
11 SMU 8 59.0 234 7.38
12 USF 8 61.0 233 7.63
13 Nebraska 7 51.0 232 7.29
14 San Jose State 7 49.0 231 7.00
15 Wake Forest 7 51.0 226 7.29
16 Toledo 8 47.0 224 5.88
17 Pittsburgh 8 55.0 222 6.88
18 New Mexico State 7 46.0 220 6.57
19 Duke 8 50.0 213 6.25
20 Ohio 8 52.0 211 6.50
21 Clemson 6 46.0 210 7.67
22 UCLA 8 47.0 209 5.88
23 North Texas 7 47.0 205 6.71
24 Boise State 8 48.0 203 6.00
24 Coastal Carolina 8 41.0 203 5.13
26 Louisiana Tech 7 56.0 202 8.00
27 Rice 7 51.0 200 7.29
27 Arizona 6 50.0 200 8.33
29 Delaware 8 42.0 199 5.25
29 Western Michigan 8 41.0 199 5.13
31 James Madison 9 56.0 198 6.22
31 Georgia State 8 49.0 198 6.13
33 Memphis 8 45.0 196 5.63
34 Southern Miss 8 47.0 188 5.88
35 Tulsa 8 35.0 187 4.38
36 Bowling Green 9 47.0 186 5.22
37 Boston College 8 53.0 184 6.63
37 Florida State 6 42.0 184 7.00
39 Georgia Southern 7 50.0 181 7.14
40 Wyoming 8 46.0 176 5.75
40 Kent State 7 41.0 176 5.86
42 West Virginia 7 41.0 175 5.86
42 Texas Tech 6 36.0 175 6.00
44 Georgia 6 38.0 170 6.33
45 FIU 8 45.0 169 5.63
45 Sam Houston State 7 43.0 169 6.14
45 UAB 8 42.0 169 5.25
48 Virginia 8 42.0 168 5.25
49 Fresno State 6 38.0 165 6.33
50 Missouri 6 34.0 164 5.67
51 Iowa 7 41.0 160 5.86
51 Navy 7 39.0 160 5.57
51 UNLV 8 38.0 160 4.75
54 North Dakota State 8 42.0 156 5.25
55 San Diego State 8 38.0 155 4.75
56 Colorado 6 45.0 154 7.50
56 Troy 7 42.0 154 6.00
56 Connecticut 8 40.0 154 5.00
59 Massachusetts 8 33.0 152 4.13
60 Tennessee 5 38.0 151 7.60
60 Northwestern 7 33.0 151 4.71
62 Appalachian State 8 42.0 150 5.25
63 Louisville 6 35.0 149 5.83
64 Georgia Tech 7 41.0 148 5.86
65 Buffalo 8 37.0 146 4.63
65 Notre Dame 7 35.0 146 5.00
65 Missouri State 8 35.0 146 4.38
68 Marshall 8 42.0 145 5.25
68 Miami (OH) 8 33.0 145 4.13
70 Minnesota 6 43.0 144 7.17
70 Miami (FL) 7 35.0 144 5.00
72 TCU 7 38.0 143 5.43
72 Nevada 7 36.0 143 5.14
74 Jacksonville State 8 40.0 142 5.00
74 Tulane 8 40.0 142 5.00
74 BYU 6 38.0 142 6.33
77 Utah State 6 34.0 141 5.67
78 Arizona State 6 32.0 140 5.33
78 Houston 6 32.0 140 5.33
80 Eastern Michigan 9 42.0 138 4.67
81 Michigan 6 40.0 136 6.67
81 Louisiana 7 40.0 136 5.71
83 South Alabama 7 28.0 135 4.00
84 Oklahoma State 7 40.0 131 5.71
85 Washington 6 40.0 130 6.67
86 UCF 6 33.0 129 5.50
87 Utah 7 32.0 128 4.57
87 North Carolina 6 27.0 128 4.50
89 Charlotte 7 31.0 127 4.43
90 Louisiana-Monroe 8 36.0 126 4.50
91 Maryland 6 32.0 125 5.33
92 Ole Miss 4 32.0 123 8.00
92 California 7 32.0 123 4.57
94 Michigan State 6 29.0 121 4.83
95 Hawaii 7 31.0 120 4.43
96 Sacramento State 9 34.0 118 3.78
96 Vanderbilt 5 24.0 118 4.80
98 Illinois 7 33.0 117 4.71
99 Oregon 5 21.0 116 4.20
100 Texas 4 32.0 113 8.00
101 USC 8 37.0 112 4.63
101 UTSA 7 29.0 112 4.14
101 Iowa State 4 26.0 112 6.50
104 UTEP 7 34.0 111 4.86
105 Kansas 6 34.0 110 5.67
105 Florida Atlantic 7 32.0 110 4.57
105 Western Kentucky 6 31.0 110 5.17
108 Penn State 7 33.0 107 4.71
109 Ball State 7 36.0 106 5.14
109 Cincinnati 5 29.0 106 5.80
111 Air Force 8 25.0 105 3.13
111 Middle Tennessee State 8 24.0 105 3.00
113 Kennesaw State 7 30.0 102 4.29
113 Alabama 4 25.0 102 6.25
115 Texas State 6 30.0 98 5.00
116 NC State 7 26.0 96 3.71
117 Kentucky 5 24.0 94 4.80
117 Oklahoma 3 22.0 94 7.33
119 Washington State 7 36.0 93 5.14
119 Army 8 23.0 93 2.88
121 Oregon State 6 28.0 92 4.67
122 Colorado State 7 28.0 90 4.00
123 Central Michigan 6 22.0 88 3.67
124 Purdue 5 24.0 85 4.80
125 Arkansas State 8 28.0 84 3.50
126 Rutgers 6 27.0 80 4.50
126 Stanford 6 27.0 80 4.50
128 Florida 3 23.0 79 7.67
129 South Carolina 4 22.0 77 5.50
130 Wisconsin 4 18.0 76 4.50
131 Temple 8 22.0 74 2.75
132 Ohio State 4 19.0 73 4.75
133 Auburn 3 22.0 70 7.33
134 Akron 7 21.0 66 3.00
135 Arkansas 4 13.0 63 3.25
136 Northern Illinois 6 16.0 60 2.67
137 Mississippi State 3 13.0 49 4.33
138 Texas A&M 4 20.0 48 5.00