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

Name G TFL TFL Yards TFL/G
1 East Carolina 4 46.0 176 11.50
2 Virginia Tech 6 59.0 221 9.83
3 LSU 4 37.0 167 9.25
3 Kansas State 4 37.0 160 9.25
5 SMU 5 46.0 171 9.20
6 Arizona 5 44.0 156 8.80
7 Oklahoma 3 26.0 127 8.67
8 New Mexico 5 43.0 185 8.60
9 Baylor 5 42.0 157 8.40
9 Indiana 5 42.0 151 8.40
11 Colorado 3 25.0 72 8.33
12 Wake Forest 5 41.0 187 8.20
13 Florida 4 32.0 104 8.00
13 Iowa State 3 24.0 109 8.00
13 Kansas 3 24.0 65 8.00
16 Louisiana Tech 4 31.0 108 7.75
16 Michigan 4 31.0 106 7.75
18 Old Dominion 6 46.0 159 7.67
18 Texas 3 23.0 66 7.67
20 Tennessee 5 38.0 151 7.60
21 Florida State 4 30.0 143 7.50
22 Missouri 5 37.0 177 7.40
22 Georgia Southern 5 37.0 122 7.40
22 Appalachian State 5 37.0 121 7.40
25 Auburn 4 29.0 89 7.25
26 Georgia State 5 36.0 142 7.20
26 West Virginia 5 36.0 141 7.20
26 Minnesota 5 36.0 127 7.20
29 North Texas 5 35.0 160 7.00
29 Troy 4 28.0 107 7.00
29 Georgia Tech 4 28.0 100 7.00
29 Washington 4 28.0 97 7.00
33 USF 6 41.0 127 6.83
34 FIU 5 33.0 135 6.60
34 Syracuse 5 33.0 135 6.60
34 Rice 5 33.0 128 6.60
34 Louisiana 5 33.0 102 6.60
38 James Madison 6 39.0 149 6.50
38 UCF 4 26.0 103 6.50
38 Boston College 4 26.0 93 6.50
41 Georgia 5 32.0 151 6.40
41 BYU 5 32.0 112 6.40
43 Liberty 6 38.0 172 6.33
43 Pittsburgh 6 38.0 151 6.33
45 Maryland 4 25.0 111 6.25
46 Nebraska 5 31.0 163 6.20
47 New Mexico State 6 37.0 182 6.17
47 Boise State 6 37.0 141 6.17
49 Ohio 6 36.0 139 6.00
49 Delaware 5 30.0 145 6.00
49 Memphis 5 30.0 144 6.00
49 San Jose State 5 30.0 134 6.00
49 Sam Houston State 4 24.0 92 6.00
54 UCLA 5 29.0 128 5.80
55 Ole Miss 4 23.0 86 5.75
55 Miami (FL) 4 23.0 85 5.75
57 Bowling Green 6 34.0 147 5.67
57 Notre Dame 6 34.0 145 5.67
57 South Carolina 3 17.0 75 5.67
57 Texas A&M 3 17.0 39 5.67
61 Navy 5 28.0 122 5.60
61 Houston 5 28.0 120 5.60
63 Toledo 6 33.0 142 5.50
63 Virginia 6 33.0 124 5.50
63 Wyoming 6 33.0 124 5.50
63 Jacksonville State 6 33.0 118 5.50
63 Fresno State 4 22.0 106 5.50
63 Texas Tech 4 22.0 96 5.50
69 Iowa 5 27.0 118 5.40
69 California 5 27.0 110 5.40
69 Florida Atlantic 5 27.0 107 5.40
72 UNLV 6 32.0 145 5.33
72 Connecticut 6 32.0 130 5.33
72 Louisville 3 16.0 60 5.33
72 Mississippi State 3 16.0 57 5.33
72 Purdue 3 16.0 57 5.33
72 Stanford 3 16.0 45 5.33
78 Vanderbilt 4 21.0 112 5.25
78 Colorado State 4 21.0 76 5.25
80 Duke 5 26.0 105 5.20
80 Southern Miss 5 26.0 101 5.20
80 Oklahoma State 5 26.0 93 5.20
80 Cincinnati 5 26.0 90 5.20
84 Coastal Carolina 6 31.0 164 5.17
85 UAB 6 30.0 127 5.00
85 Tulsa 5 25.0 124 5.00
85 Charlotte 5 25.0 107 5.00
85 Kent State 5 25.0 100 5.00
85 San Diego State 5 25.0 94 5.00
85 Utah 5 25.0 93 5.00
85 North Carolina 4 20.0 94 5.00
85 TCU 4 20.0 77 5.00
85 Alabama 3 15.0 50 5.00
94 Eastern Michigan 7 34.0 114 4.86
95 UTEP 6 29.0 104 4.83
95 Washington State 6 29.0 91 4.83
97 Nevada 5 24.0 89 4.80
98 Utah State 4 19.0 80 4.75
98 Ohio State 4 19.0 73 4.75
98 Northwestern 4 19.0 72 4.75
98 Oregon State 4 19.0 72 4.75
98 Penn State 4 19.0 60 4.75
98 Western Kentucky 4 19.0 59 4.75
98 Louisiana-Monroe 4 19.0 47 4.75
105 Hawaii 6 28.0 112 4.67
105 Marshall 6 28.0 86 4.67
105 Clemson 3 14.0 63 4.67
105 Rutgers 3 14.0 33 4.67
109 North Dakota State 6 27.0 113 4.50
109 Northern Illinois 4 18.0 81 4.50
109 Wisconsin 4 18.0 76 4.50
109 Missouri State 4 18.0 67 4.50
109 Texas State 4 18.0 60 4.50
109 Ball State 4 18.0 45 4.50
115 Arizona State 5 22.0 102 4.40
116 Buffalo 6 26.0 95 4.33
116 Sacramento State 6 26.0 90 4.33
118 USC 7 30.0 92 4.29
119 Western Michigan 5 21.0 101 4.20
119 Illinois 5 21.0 72 4.20
121 Massachusetts 6 24.0 129 4.00
121 Miami (OH) 6 24.0 103 4.00
121 UTSA 5 20.0 64 4.00
121 Kennesaw State 4 16.0 55 4.00
121 Oregon 1 4.0 19 4.00
126 South Alabama 5 19.0 82 3.80
126 Michigan State 5 19.0 78 3.80
126 Tulane 5 19.0 60 3.80
129 Kentucky 4 15.0 52 3.75
130 NC State 5 18.0 67 3.60
131 Arkansas State 6 21.0 50 3.50
132 Arkansas 3 10.0 52 3.33
133 Air Force 5 16.0 70 3.20
133 Army 5 16.0 57 3.20
135 Temple 6 18.0 56 3.00
135 Central Michigan 5 15.0 72 3.00
135 Akron 5 15.0 50 3.00
138 Middle Tennessee State 5 14.0 47 2.80