2026 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/31/2026
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baylor | 7 | 64.0 | 257 | 9.14 |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 59.0 | 240 | 8.43 |
| 2 | New Mexico | 7 | 59.0 | 217 | 8.43 |
| 4 | Colorado | 7 | 58.0 | 198 | 8.29 |
| 5 | Indiana | 8 | 64.0 | 301 | 8.00 |
| 6 | LSU | 7 | 55.0 | 265 | 7.86 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 54.0 | 207 | 7.71 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 7 | 53.0 | 229 | 7.57 |
| 8 | SMU | 7 | 53.0 | 213 | 7.57 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 8 | 60.0 | 197 | 7.50 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 7 | 52.0 | 192 | 7.43 |
| 12 | Texas | 8 | 59.0 | 242 | 7.38 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 7 | 50.0 | 192 | 7.14 |
| 13 | USF | 7 | 50.0 | 190 | 7.14 |
| 15 | Florida | 7 | 49.0 | 156 | 7.00 |
| 16 | Georgia | 7 | 48.0 | 199 | 6.86 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 54.0 | 238 | 6.75 |
| 17 | Ole Miss | 8 | 54.0 | 199 | 6.75 |
| 19 | New Mexico State | 7 | 47.0 | 223 | 6.71 |
| 19 | Rice | 7 | 47.0 | 189 | 6.71 |
| 21 | Wake Forest | 8 | 53.0 | 229 | 6.63 |
| 22 | Ohio | 7 | 46.0 | 187 | 6.57 |
| 22 | Cincinnati | 7 | 46.0 | 174 | 6.57 |
| 24 | Syracuse | 7 | 45.0 | 214 | 6.43 |
| 24 | Kansas State | 7 | 45.0 | 208 | 6.43 |
| 26 | Arizona | 7 | 44.0 | 177 | 6.29 |
| 26 | Boston College | 7 | 44.0 | 140 | 6.29 |
| 28 | Texas Tech | 7 | 43.0 | 186 | 6.14 |
| 29 | San Jose State | 8 | 49.0 | 234 | 6.13 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | 8 | 49.0 | 204 | 6.13 |
| 29 | Auburn | 8 | 49.0 | 153 | 6.13 |
| 32 | James Madison | 8 | 48.0 | 182 | 6.00 |
| 32 | Toledo | 7 | 42.0 | 207 | 6.00 |
| 34 | UCLA | 8 | 47.0 | 209 | 5.88 |
| 35 | Iowa | 7 | 41.0 | 179 | 5.86 |
| 35 | Duke | 7 | 41.0 | 175 | 5.86 |
| 35 | Southern Miss | 7 | 41.0 | 173 | 5.86 |
| 35 | Boise State | 7 | 41.0 | 171 | 5.86 |
| 35 | BYU | 7 | 41.0 | 162 | 5.86 |
| 35 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 41.0 | 155 | 5.86 |
| 35 | Minnesota | 7 | 41.0 | 148 | 5.86 |
| 35 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 41.0 | 146 | 5.86 |
| 43 | Michigan | 8 | 46.0 | 150 | 5.75 |
| 43 | North Dakota State | 8 | 46.0 | 140 | 5.75 |
| 45 | Missouri | 7 | 40.0 | 192 | 5.71 |
| 45 | Liberty | 7 | 40.0 | 189 | 5.71 |
| 45 | Georgia State | 7 | 40.0 | 164 | 5.71 |
| 45 | West Virginia | 7 | 40.0 | 160 | 5.71 |
| 45 | Washington | 7 | 40.0 | 125 | 5.71 |
| 50 | Memphis | 8 | 45.0 | 193 | 5.63 |
| 50 | Fresno State | 8 | 45.0 | 188 | 5.63 |
| 50 | Bowling Green | 8 | 45.0 | 182 | 5.63 |
| 53 | Florida State | 7 | 39.0 | 172 | 5.57 |
| 53 | Wyoming | 7 | 39.0 | 150 | 5.57 |
| 53 | South Carolina | 7 | 39.0 | 148 | 5.57 |
| 53 | Utah State | 7 | 39.0 | 147 | 5.57 |
| 57 | Clemson | 7 | 38.0 | 183 | 5.43 |
| 57 | Arizona State | 7 | 38.0 | 170 | 5.43 |
| 57 | North Texas | 7 | 38.0 | 170 | 5.43 |
| 57 | Kentucky | 7 | 38.0 | 146 | 5.43 |
| 57 | Troy | 7 | 38.0 | 145 | 5.43 |
| 62 | Mississippi State | 8 | 43.0 | 172 | 5.38 |
| 63 | Wisconsin | 7 | 37.0 | 200 | 5.29 |
| 63 | Delaware | 7 | 37.0 | 175 | 5.29 |
| 63 | UAB | 7 | 37.0 | 150 | 5.29 |
| 63 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 37.0 | 134 | 5.29 |
| 63 | FIU | 7 | 37.0 | 121 | 5.29 |
| 63 | Ball State | 7 | 37.0 | 110 | 5.29 |
| 69 | Kent State | 8 | 42.0 | 173 | 5.25 |
| 70 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 36.0 | 153 | 5.14 |
| 70 | Louisville | 7 | 36.0 | 149 | 5.14 |
| 70 | Connecticut | 7 | 36.0 | 134 | 5.14 |
| 70 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 36.0 | 118 | 5.14 |
| 74 | Alabama | 8 | 41.0 | 174 | 5.13 |
| 75 | Western Michigan | 8 | 40.0 | 196 | 5.00 |
| 75 | Tulane | 8 | 40.0 | 142 | 5.00 |
| 75 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 35.0 | 160 | 5.00 |
| 75 | Navy | 7 | 35.0 | 127 | 5.00 |
| 75 | Marshall | 7 | 35.0 | 120 | 5.00 |
| 75 | Kansas | 7 | 35.0 | 117 | 5.00 |
| 81 | USC | 9 | 44.0 | 134 | 4.89 |
| 82 | Virginia | 8 | 39.0 | 167 | 4.88 |
| 83 | Northwestern | 7 | 34.0 | 168 | 4.86 |
| 83 | Nevada | 7 | 34.0 | 131 | 4.86 |
| 83 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 34.0 | 121 | 4.86 |
| 83 | Appalachian State | 7 | 34.0 | 118 | 4.86 |
| 83 | Louisiana | 7 | 34.0 | 115 | 4.86 |
| 83 | Texas State | 7 | 34.0 | 113 | 4.86 |
| 89 | Ohio State | 8 | 38.0 | 170 | 4.75 |
| 89 | UNLV | 8 | 38.0 | 160 | 4.75 |
| 89 | San Diego State | 8 | 38.0 | 154 | 4.75 |
| 92 | Utah | 7 | 33.0 | 141 | 4.71 |
| 92 | Oregon State | 7 | 33.0 | 112 | 4.71 |
| 92 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 33.0 | 111 | 4.71 |
| 92 | Texas A&M | 7 | 33.0 | 85 | 4.71 |
| 96 | Massachusetts | 6 | 28.0 | 121 | 4.67 |
| 97 | Notre Dame | 8 | 37.0 | 152 | 4.63 |
| 98 | Oregon | 7 | 32.0 | 161 | 4.57 |
| 98 | TCU | 7 | 32.0 | 124 | 4.57 |
| 98 | UTSA | 7 | 32.0 | 113 | 4.57 |
| 98 | Maryland | 7 | 32.0 | 105 | 4.57 |
| 102 | Washington State | 8 | 36.0 | 89 | 4.50 |
| 102 | Buffalo | 6 | 27.0 | 109 | 4.50 |
| 104 | Houston | 7 | 31.0 | 132 | 4.43 |
| 104 | Charlotte | 7 | 31.0 | 122 | 4.43 |
| 104 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 31.0 | 114 | 4.43 |
| 104 | UTEP | 7 | 31.0 | 97 | 4.43 |
| 108 | Penn State | 8 | 35.0 | 116 | 4.38 |
| 109 | Tulsa | 7 | 30.0 | 162 | 4.29 |
| 110 | California | 8 | 34.0 | 134 | 4.25 |
| 110 | Hawaii | 8 | 34.0 | 129 | 4.25 |
| 110 | Michigan State | 8 | 34.0 | 127 | 4.25 |
| 110 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 34.0 | 119 | 4.25 |
| 114 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 29.0 | 133 | 4.14 |
| 114 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 29.0 | 113 | 4.14 |
| 114 | UCF | 7 | 29.0 | 102 | 4.14 |
| 117 | South Alabama | 7 | 28.0 | 126 | 4.00 |
| 117 | Central Michigan | 7 | 28.0 | 123 | 4.00 |
| 117 | Missouri State | 7 | 28.0 | 117 | 4.00 |
| 117 | Illinois | 7 | 28.0 | 94 | 4.00 |
| 121 | Stanford | 8 | 30.0 | 88 | 3.75 |
| 122 | North Carolina | 7 | 26.0 | 101 | 3.71 |
| 122 | Kennesaw State | 7 | 26.0 | 92 | 3.71 |
| 124 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 25.0 | 103 | 3.57 |
| 124 | Arkansas | 7 | 25.0 | 91 | 3.57 |
| 124 | Purdue | 7 | 25.0 | 91 | 3.57 |
| 124 | Arkansas State | 7 | 25.0 | 72 | 3.57 |
| 128 | Iowa State | 7 | 24.0 | 96 | 3.43 |
| 128 | Rutgers | 7 | 24.0 | 74 | 3.43 |
| 130 | Sacramento State | 8 | 27.0 | 93 | 3.38 |
| 131 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 23.0 | 102 | 3.29 |
| 131 | Air Force | 7 | 23.0 | 94 | 3.29 |
| 131 | NC State | 7 | 23.0 | 89 | 3.29 |
| 134 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 22.0 | 79 | 3.14 |
| 135 | Akron | 7 | 20.0 | 67 | 2.86 |
| 135 | Colorado State | 7 | 20.0 | 53 | 2.86 |
| 137 | Army | 7 | 17.0 | 70 | 2.43 |
| 138 | Temple | 7 | 16.0 | 55 | 2.29 |