2026 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas State | 3 | 30.0 | 132 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 36.0 | 130 | 12.00 |
| 3 | Georgia | 3 | 21.0 | 119 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Old Dominion | 3 | 28.0 | 117 | 9.33 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 3 | 23.0 | 113 | 7.67 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 20.0 | 110 | 6.67 |
| 7 | Memphis | 4 | 22.0 | 106 | 5.50 |
| 8 | Missouri | 3 | 22.0 | 105 | 7.33 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 3 | 22.0 | 105 | 7.33 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 2 | 20.0 | 104 | 10.00 |
| 11 | Iowa State | 2 | 18.0 | 93 | 9.00 |
| 12 | Michigan | 3 | 25.0 | 92 | 8.33 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 3 | 24.0 | 90 | 8.00 |
| 13 | LSU | 2 | 23.0 | 90 | 11.50 |
| 15 | Tulsa | 3 | 15.0 | 88 | 5.00 |
| 16 | Indiana | 3 | 26.0 | 87 | 8.67 |
| 16 | Liberty | 3 | 20.0 | 87 | 6.67 |
| 16 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 16.0 | 87 | 5.33 |
| 19 | Syracuse | 3 | 21.0 | 86 | 7.00 |
| 19 | North Dakota State | 4 | 18.0 | 86 | 4.50 |
| 21 | Troy | 2 | 21.0 | 85 | 10.50 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 3 | 16.0 | 85 | 5.33 |
| 23 | Maryland | 3 | 18.0 | 84 | 6.00 |
| 24 | Washington | 3 | 23.0 | 83 | 7.67 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 3 | 20.0 | 82 | 6.67 |
| 25 | Delaware | 3 | 16.0 | 82 | 5.33 |
| 27 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 21.0 | 81 | 7.00 |
| 28 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 28.0 | 79 | 9.33 |
| 28 | Florida | 3 | 23.0 | 79 | 7.67 |
| 28 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 20.0 | 79 | 6.67 |
| 28 | Appalachian State | 3 | 19.0 | 79 | 6.33 |
| 32 | North Carolina | 3 | 16.0 | 77 | 5.33 |
| 33 | Colorado | 3 | 23.0 | 75 | 7.67 |
| 33 | Boston College | 3 | 18.0 | 75 | 6.00 |
| 35 | Utah | 3 | 16.0 | 73 | 5.33 |
| 36 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 22.0 | 72 | 11.00 |
| 36 | FIU | 3 | 20.0 | 72 | 6.67 |
| 36 | Sacramento State | 4 | 20.0 | 72 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Alabama | 3 | 17.0 | 72 | 5.67 |
| 40 | UCLA | 3 | 15.0 | 71 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Baylor | 3 | 23.0 | 70 | 7.67 |
| 42 | Purdue | 3 | 20.0 | 69 | 6.67 |
| 42 | UCF | 3 | 18.0 | 69 | 6.00 |
| 42 | Navy | 2 | 14.0 | 69 | 7.00 |
| 45 | Arizona | 2 | 18.0 | 68 | 9.00 |
| 46 | USF | 3 | 22.0 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 46 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 12.0 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 48 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 22.0 | 65 | 5.50 |
| 48 | Cincinnati | 3 | 17.0 | 65 | 5.67 |
| 48 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 16.0 | 65 | 8.00 |
| 51 | Louisiana | 2 | 16.0 | 63 | 8.00 |
| 51 | Michigan State | 2 | 13.0 | 63 | 6.50 |
| 53 | Iowa | 3 | 17.0 | 62 | 5.67 |
| 54 | San Jose State | 3 | 16.0 | 61 | 5.33 |
| 54 | South Alabama | 3 | 13.0 | 61 | 4.33 |
| 56 | Ohio | 3 | 18.0 | 60 | 6.00 |
| 56 | Boise State | 2 | 15.0 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 56 | Colorado State | 2 | 15.0 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 56 | Connecticut | 3 | 15.0 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 56 | Duke | 3 | 13.0 | 60 | 4.33 |
| 56 | Houston | 2 | 11.0 | 60 | 5.50 |
| 62 | TCU | 3 | 16.0 | 59 | 5.33 |
| 62 | New Mexico State | 3 | 14.0 | 59 | 4.67 |
| 64 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 18.0 | 58 | 4.50 |
| 65 | Mississippi State | 3 | 16.0 | 57 | 5.33 |
| 65 | Massachusetts | 3 | 12.0 | 57 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Wake Forest | 2 | 15.0 | 56 | 7.50 |
| 67 | Toledo | 3 | 12.0 | 56 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Texas Tech | 2 | 10.0 | 56 | 5.00 |
| 70 | Hawaii | 3 | 12.0 | 55 | 4.00 |
| 71 | James Madison | 3 | 17.0 | 54 | 5.67 |
| 72 | Kansas | 2 | 17.0 | 53 | 8.50 |
| 73 | Penn State | 3 | 15.0 | 51 | 5.00 |
| 73 | SMU | 2 | 14.0 | 51 | 7.00 |
| 73 | North Texas | 2 | 9.0 | 51 | 4.50 |
| 76 | Minnesota | 2 | 17.0 | 50 | 8.50 |
| 76 | East Carolina | 2 | 16.0 | 50 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Illinois | 3 | 15.0 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 76 | Akron | 3 | 12.0 | 50 | 4.00 |
| 76 | San Diego State | 3 | 10.0 | 50 | 3.33 |
| 81 | Georgia State | 3 | 15.0 | 49 | 5.00 |
| 81 | Clemson | 2 | 10.0 | 49 | 5.00 |
| 83 | BYU | 3 | 17.0 | 48 | 5.67 |
| 83 | Virginia | 3 | 17.0 | 48 | 5.67 |
| 83 | Rice | 2 | 12.0 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 83 | UNLV | 3 | 12.0 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 87 | USC | 4 | 16.0 | 47 | 4.00 |
| 87 | Nevada | 3 | 13.0 | 47 | 4.33 |
| 87 | UTEP | 2 | 12.0 | 47 | 6.00 |
| 90 | Southern Miss | 3 | 15.0 | 46 | 5.00 |
| 90 | South Carolina | 2 | 11.0 | 46 | 5.50 |
| 92 | Fresno State | 2 | 11.0 | 45 | 5.50 |
| 92 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 11.0 | 45 | 3.67 |
| 94 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 11.0 | 43 | 3.67 |
| 94 | Wisconsin | 2 | 10.0 | 43 | 5.00 |
| 96 | Wyoming | 3 | 14.0 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 96 | Kent State | 2 | 10.0 | 42 | 5.00 |
| 98 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 10.0 | 41 | 3.33 |
| 99 | Oregon | 3 | 10.0 | 40 | 3.33 |
| 100 | Auburn | 2 | 14.0 | 39 | 7.00 |
| 100 | UAB | 3 | 14.0 | 39 | 4.67 |
| 100 | Missouri State | 2 | 10.0 | 39 | 5.00 |
| 100 | California | 3 | 9.0 | 39 | 3.00 |
| 104 | Texas | 2 | 14.0 | 38 | 7.00 |
| 104 | Buffalo | 2 | 12.0 | 38 | 6.00 |
| 104 | Utah State | 2 | 9.0 | 38 | 4.50 |
| 107 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 11.0 | 35 | 5.50 |
| 108 | Texas A&M | 3 | 14.0 | 34 | 4.67 |
| 108 | Arkansas State | 3 | 11.0 | 34 | 3.67 |
| 108 | Charlotte | 2 | 9.0 | 34 | 4.50 |
| 111 | Washington State | 3 | 12.0 | 33 | 4.00 |
| 111 | NC State | 3 | 10.0 | 33 | 3.33 |
| 113 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 12.0 | 32 | 6.00 |
| 114 | Arizona State | 2 | 8.0 | 30 | 4.00 |
| 114 | Arkansas | 1 | 5.0 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 116 | Stanford | 2 | 11.0 | 29 | 5.50 |
| 117 | Ohio State | 2 | 11.0 | 28 | 5.50 |
| 118 | Kentucky | 1 | 5.0 | 27 | 5.00 |
| 119 | Tulane | 3 | 9.0 | 26 | 3.00 |
| 119 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 8.0 | 26 | 4.00 |
| 119 | Florida State | 1 | 4.0 | 26 | 4.00 |
| 122 | Army | 2 | 8.0 | 25 | 4.00 |
| 123 | Temple | 2 | 8.0 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 124 | Northwestern | 2 | 7.0 | 23 | 3.50 |
| 124 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 7.0 | 23 | 3.50 |
| 126 | Ball State | 2 | 8.0 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 126 | Central Michigan | 3 | 6.0 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 128 | Oregon State | 1 | 4.0 | 19 | 4.00 |
| 129 | Western Michigan | 2 | 7.0 | 18 | 3.50 |
| 129 | Louisville | 1 | 5.0 | 18 | 5.00 |
| 131 | Bowling Green | 3 | 9.0 | 17 | 3.00 |
| 132 | Air Force | 2 | 5.0 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 133 | Ole Miss | 1 | 6.0 | 13 | 6.00 |
| 133 | Texas State | 2 | 6.0 | 13 | 3.00 |
| 133 | Marshall | 2 | 5.0 | 13 | 2.50 |
| 136 | UTSA | 2 | 4.0 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 137 | Rutgers | 2 | 6.0 | 8 | 3.00 |
| 138 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 3.0 | 5 | 3.00 |