2026 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 4 | 40.0 | 150 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Colorado | 4 | 36.0 | 116 | 9.00 |
| 3 | Baylor | 4 | 35.0 | 132 | 8.75 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 4 | 33.0 | 127 | 8.25 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 41.0 | 160 | 8.20 |
| 6 | Texas | 5 | 40.0 | 169 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Auburn | 5 | 38.0 | 121 | 7.60 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 4 | 30.0 | 118 | 7.50 |
| 9 | Missouri | 5 | 37.0 | 182 | 7.40 |
| 9 | Indiana | 5 | 37.0 | 159 | 7.40 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 29.0 | 113 | 7.25 |
| 11 | Appalachian State | 4 | 29.0 | 89 | 7.25 |
| 13 | LSU | 5 | 36.0 | 178 | 7.20 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | 6 | 43.0 | 190 | 7.17 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 5 | 35.0 | 166 | 7.00 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 4 | 28.0 | 127 | 7.00 |
| 15 | Boston College | 4 | 28.0 | 88 | 7.00 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 5 | 34.0 | 124 | 6.80 |
| 18 | Michigan | 5 | 34.0 | 114 | 6.80 |
| 18 | Florida | 5 | 34.0 | 107 | 6.80 |
| 18 | Old Dominion | 5 | 34.0 | 97 | 6.80 |
| 22 | Georgia State | 4 | 27.0 | 108 | 6.75 |
| 22 | BYU | 4 | 27.0 | 98 | 6.75 |
| 24 | New Mexico State | 5 | 33.0 | 159 | 6.60 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 5 | 33.0 | 155 | 6.60 |
| 24 | Arizona | 5 | 33.0 | 120 | 6.60 |
| 27 | Bowling Green | 5 | 32.0 | 143 | 6.40 |
| 28 | Delaware | 4 | 25.0 | 121 | 6.25 |
| 28 | FIU | 4 | 25.0 | 87 | 6.25 |
| 28 | Kansas | 4 | 25.0 | 72 | 6.25 |
| 31 | Georgia | 5 | 31.0 | 142 | 6.20 |
| 31 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 31.0 | 135 | 6.20 |
| 31 | James Madison | 5 | 31.0 | 133 | 6.20 |
| 31 | Ole Miss | 5 | 31.0 | 101 | 6.20 |
| 35 | Memphis | 5 | 30.0 | 141 | 6.00 |
| 35 | Florida State | 5 | 30.0 | 138 | 6.00 |
| 35 | Nebraska | 5 | 30.0 | 123 | 6.00 |
| 35 | Ohio | 5 | 30.0 | 115 | 6.00 |
| 35 | West Virginia | 5 | 30.0 | 114 | 6.00 |
| 35 | Boise State | 5 | 30.0 | 109 | 6.00 |
| 35 | USF | 5 | 30.0 | 84 | 6.00 |
| 35 | Troy | 4 | 24.0 | 98 | 6.00 |
| 35 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 24.0 | 94 | 6.00 |
| 35 | Cincinnati | 4 | 24.0 | 88 | 6.00 |
| 35 | Syracuse | 4 | 24.0 | 87 | 6.00 |
| 46 | UCLA | 5 | 29.0 | 128 | 5.80 |
| 46 | Rice | 5 | 29.0 | 117 | 5.80 |
| 48 | Navy | 4 | 23.0 | 88 | 5.75 |
| 48 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 23.0 | 70 | 5.75 |
| 50 | Notre Dame | 6 | 34.0 | 145 | 5.67 |
| 50 | Alabama | 6 | 34.0 | 140 | 5.67 |
| 52 | Toledo | 5 | 28.0 | 125 | 5.60 |
| 52 | Liberty | 5 | 28.0 | 124 | 5.60 |
| 52 | Connecticut | 5 | 28.0 | 110 | 5.60 |
| 52 | Washington | 5 | 28.0 | 92 | 5.60 |
| 56 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 22.0 | 85 | 5.50 |
| 56 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 22.0 | 78 | 5.50 |
| 58 | Iowa | 5 | 27.0 | 137 | 5.40 |
| 58 | California | 5 | 27.0 | 118 | 5.40 |
| 58 | South Carolina | 5 | 27.0 | 113 | 5.40 |
| 58 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 27.0 | 97 | 5.40 |
| 58 | Louisiana | 5 | 27.0 | 81 | 5.40 |
| 63 | UNLV | 6 | 32.0 | 145 | 5.33 |
| 64 | Utah | 4 | 21.0 | 81 | 5.25 |
| 64 | Texas Tech | 4 | 21.0 | 67 | 5.25 |
| 66 | North Texas | 5 | 26.0 | 125 | 5.20 |
| 66 | San Jose State | 5 | 26.0 | 122 | 5.20 |
| 66 | Wyoming | 5 | 26.0 | 98 | 5.20 |
| 66 | Mississippi State | 5 | 26.0 | 91 | 5.20 |
| 70 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 25.0 | 121 | 5.00 |
| 70 | UAB | 5 | 25.0 | 108 | 5.00 |
| 70 | Charlotte | 5 | 25.0 | 102 | 5.00 |
| 70 | Virginia | 5 | 25.0 | 102 | 5.00 |
| 70 | Kentucky | 5 | 25.0 | 94 | 5.00 |
| 70 | San Diego State | 5 | 25.0 | 93 | 5.00 |
| 70 | Maryland | 5 | 25.0 | 91 | 5.00 |
| 70 | Arizona State | 4 | 20.0 | 92 | 5.00 |
| 70 | Northwestern | 4 | 20.0 | 89 | 5.00 |
| 70 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 20.0 | 86 | 5.00 |
| 70 | Southern Miss | 4 | 20.0 | 86 | 5.00 |
| 81 | Ohio State | 6 | 29.0 | 138 | 4.83 |
| 81 | Fresno State | 6 | 29.0 | 129 | 4.83 |
| 81 | Texas A&M | 6 | 29.0 | 71 | 4.83 |
| 84 | Houston | 5 | 24.0 | 108 | 4.80 |
| 84 | Oregon State | 5 | 24.0 | 92 | 4.80 |
| 84 | Utah State | 5 | 24.0 | 86 | 4.80 |
| 84 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 24.0 | 75 | 4.80 |
| 84 | Ball State | 5 | 24.0 | 62 | 4.80 |
| 89 | Massachusetts | 4 | 19.0 | 98 | 4.75 |
| 90 | Hawaii | 6 | 28.0 | 112 | 4.67 |
| 91 | Tulsa | 5 | 23.0 | 114 | 4.60 |
| 91 | Kent State | 5 | 23.0 | 86 | 4.60 |
| 91 | North Dakota State | 5 | 23.0 | 74 | 4.60 |
| 91 | Washington State | 5 | 23.0 | 68 | 4.60 |
| 91 | UTSA | 5 | 23.0 | 65 | 4.60 |
| 96 | Penn State | 6 | 27.0 | 87 | 4.50 |
| 96 | North Carolina | 4 | 18.0 | 66 | 4.50 |
| 96 | Nevada | 4 | 18.0 | 66 | 4.50 |
| 99 | UCF | 5 | 22.0 | 83 | 4.40 |
| 99 | UTEP | 5 | 22.0 | 75 | 4.40 |
| 101 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 26.0 | 95 | 4.33 |
| 102 | USC | 7 | 30.0 | 92 | 4.29 |
| 103 | Duke | 4 | 17.0 | 67 | 4.25 |
| 103 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 17.0 | 62 | 4.25 |
| 103 | Texas State | 4 | 17.0 | 46 | 4.25 |
| 106 | Louisville | 5 | 21.0 | 76 | 4.20 |
| 106 | Marshall | 5 | 21.0 | 61 | 4.20 |
| 106 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 21.0 | 60 | 4.20 |
| 109 | Western Michigan | 5 | 20.0 | 98 | 4.00 |
| 109 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 20.0 | 91 | 4.00 |
| 109 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 20.0 | 89 | 4.00 |
| 109 | Wisconsin | 4 | 16.0 | 79 | 4.00 |
| 109 | Oregon | 4 | 16.0 | 68 | 4.00 |
| 109 | Buffalo | 4 | 16.0 | 58 | 4.00 |
| 115 | Stanford | 6 | 23.0 | 60 | 3.83 |
| 116 | Clemson | 5 | 19.0 | 88 | 3.80 |
| 116 | Iowa State | 5 | 19.0 | 84 | 3.80 |
| 116 | Arkansas | 5 | 19.0 | 74 | 3.80 |
| 116 | South Alabama | 5 | 19.0 | 73 | 3.80 |
| 116 | Sacramento State | 5 | 19.0 | 65 | 3.80 |
| 116 | Tulane | 5 | 19.0 | 60 | 3.80 |
| 122 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 15.0 | 38 | 3.75 |
| 123 | Michigan State | 6 | 22.0 | 82 | 3.67 |
| 124 | Central Michigan | 5 | 18.0 | 91 | 3.60 |
| 124 | Arkansas State | 5 | 18.0 | 38 | 3.60 |
| 126 | Air Force | 4 | 14.0 | 59 | 3.50 |
| 126 | TCU | 4 | 14.0 | 58 | 3.50 |
| 126 | Missouri State | 4 | 14.0 | 56 | 3.50 |
| 129 | Purdue | 5 | 17.0 | 63 | 3.40 |
| 130 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 13.0 | 44 | 3.25 |
| 130 | Colorado State | 4 | 13.0 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 132 | Illinois | 5 | 16.0 | 49 | 3.20 |
| 133 | NC State | 5 | 15.0 | 60 | 3.00 |
| 133 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 12.0 | 45 | 3.00 |
| 135 | Akron | 5 | 14.0 | 51 | 2.80 |
| 136 | Rutgers | 4 | 11.0 | 27 | 2.75 |
| 137 | Army | 4 | 10.0 | 34 | 2.50 |
| 138 | Temple | 5 | 12.0 | 37 | 2.40 |