2026 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/31/2026
| Name | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 6 | 53.0 | 199 | 8.83 |
| 2 | USF | 7 | 50.0 | 190 | 7.14 |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 7 | 50.0 | 154 | 7.14 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 6 | 47.0 | 170 | 7.83 |
| 5 | North Dakota State | 8 | 46.0 | 140 | 5.75 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 6 | 44.0 | 208 | 7.33 |
| 7 | Memphis | 7 | 42.0 | 189 | 6.00 |
| 7 | James Madison | 7 | 42.0 | 159 | 6.00 |
| 9 | Rice | 6 | 41.0 | 174 | 6.83 |
| 9 | Ohio | 6 | 41.0 | 156 | 6.83 |
| 11 | San Jose State | 6 | 40.0 | 192 | 6.67 |
| 11 | Liberty | 7 | 40.0 | 189 | 5.71 |
| 13 | Bowling Green | 6 | 38.0 | 169 | 6.33 |
| 14 | Western Michigan | 6 | 37.0 | 192 | 6.17 |
| 14 | Southern Miss | 6 | 37.0 | 166 | 6.17 |
| 14 | Sam Houston State | 6 | 37.0 | 149 | 6.17 |
| 14 | FIU | 7 | 37.0 | 121 | 5.29 |
| 18 | Georgia State | 6 | 36.0 | 157 | 6.00 |
| 18 | Tulane | 6 | 36.0 | 133 | 6.00 |
| 20 | UAB | 6 | 35.0 | 148 | 5.83 |
| 20 | Navy | 7 | 35.0 | 127 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Kent State | 6 | 34.0 | 145 | 5.67 |
| 22 | Wyoming | 6 | 34.0 | 136 | 5.67 |
| 22 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 34.0 | 130 | 6.80 |
| 22 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 34.0 | 121 | 4.86 |
| 26 | Louisiana | 6 | 33.0 | 108 | 5.50 |
| 27 | North Texas | 5 | 32.0 | 147 | 6.40 |
| 28 | Toledo | 5 | 31.0 | 153 | 6.20 |
| 28 | Troy | 5 | 31.0 | 120 | 6.20 |
| 28 | Marshall | 6 | 31.0 | 107 | 5.17 |
| 31 | Nevada | 6 | 30.0 | 120 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 30.0 | 111 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 29.0 | 131 | 4.83 |
| 34 | UNLV | 7 | 28.0 | 119 | 4.00 |
| 35 | Appalachian State | 6 | 27.0 | 104 | 4.50 |
| 35 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 27.0 | 98 | 5.40 |
| 37 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 26.0 | 107 | 5.20 |
| 37 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 26.0 | 103 | 4.33 |
| 37 | Ball State | 5 | 26.0 | 80 | 5.20 |
| 37 | Connecticut | 5 | 26.0 | 75 | 5.20 |
| 41 | Delaware | 5 | 25.0 | 118 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 25.0 | 89 | 4.17 |
| 41 | Kennesaw State | 6 | 25.0 | 84 | 4.17 |
| 44 | South Alabama | 6 | 24.0 | 118 | 4.00 |
| 44 | Buffalo | 5 | 24.0 | 104 | 4.80 |
| 44 | Charlotte | 6 | 24.0 | 103 | 4.00 |
| 44 | Hawaii | 6 | 24.0 | 94 | 4.00 |
| 48 | Central Michigan | 6 | 23.0 | 101 | 3.83 |
| 48 | Air Force | 7 | 23.0 | 94 | 3.29 |
| 48 | Sacramento State | 7 | 23.0 | 86 | 3.29 |
| 51 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 22.0 | 100 | 4.40 |
| 52 | Massachusetts | 5 | 21.0 | 95 | 4.20 |
| 52 | UTSA | 4 | 21.0 | 83 | 5.25 |
| 52 | Missouri State | 5 | 21.0 | 81 | 4.20 |
| 52 | Arkansas State | 6 | 21.0 | 63 | 3.50 |
| 56 | Tulsa | 5 | 20.0 | 113 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Oklahoma | 2 | 20.0 | 104 | 10.00 |
| 56 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 20.0 | 99 | 3.33 |
| 56 | UTEP | 4 | 20.0 | 64 | 5.00 |
| 60 | Army | 7 | 17.0 | 70 | 2.43 |
| 60 | Michigan | 2 | 17.0 | 63 | 8.50 |
| 62 | Fresno State | 3 | 16.0 | 69 | 5.33 |
| 62 | Michigan State | 3 | 16.0 | 67 | 5.33 |
| 64 | Penn State | 3 | 15.0 | 51 | 5.00 |
| 64 | Temple | 6 | 15.0 | 49 | 2.50 |
| 66 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 14.0 | 60 | 14.00 |
| 66 | Indiana | 2 | 14.0 | 47 | 7.00 |
| 68 | Kansas State | 1 | 12.0 | 64 | 12.00 |
| 68 | LSU | 1 | 12.0 | 51 | 12.00 |
| 68 | Akron | 5 | 12.0 | 29 | 2.40 |
| 71 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 11.0 | 61 | 11.00 |
| 71 | SMU | 1 | 11.0 | 46 | 11.00 |
| 71 | Boise State | 2 | 11.0 | 41 | 5.50 |
| 71 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 11.0 | 32 | 2.20 |
| 71 | Colorado State | 2 | 11.0 | 29 | 5.50 |
| 71 | Ohio State | 2 | 11.0 | 28 | 5.50 |
| 77 | Nebraska | 2 | 10.0 | 32 | 5.00 |
| 77 | Stanford | 2 | 10.0 | 31 | 5.00 |
| 79 | Missouri | 1 | 9.0 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 79 | Oregon State | 1 | 9.0 | 41 | 9.00 |
| 79 | West Virginia | 1 | 9.0 | 41 | 9.00 |
| 79 | Northwestern | 1 | 9.0 | 40 | 9.00 |
| 79 | Texas Tech | 1 | 9.0 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 79 | UCLA | 1 | 9.0 | 30 | 9.00 |
| 79 | Notre Dame | 2 | 9.0 | 24 | 4.50 |
| 86 | Wisconsin | 2 | 8.0 | 46 | 4.00 |
| 86 | Minnesota | 1 | 8.0 | 30 | 8.00 |
| 86 | San Diego State | 2 | 8.0 | 29 | 4.00 |
| 86 | Georgia | 1 | 8.0 | 25 | 8.00 |
| 86 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 8.0 | 25 | 8.00 |
| 86 | USC | 2 | 8.0 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 92 | Iowa | 1 | 7.0 | 39 | 7.00 |
| 92 | Cincinnati | 1 | 7.0 | 29 | 7.00 |
| 92 | Duke | 1 | 7.0 | 29 | 7.00 |
| 92 | Wake Forest | 1 | 7.0 | 26 | 7.00 |
| 92 | Kansas | 1 | 7.0 | 12 | 7.00 |
| 97 | California | 1 | 6.0 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 97 | Maryland | 1 | 6.0 | 26 | 6.00 |
| 97 | Arizona | 1 | 6.0 | 22 | 6.00 |
| 97 | Florida | 1 | 6.0 | 22 | 6.00 |
| 97 | Texas | 1 | 6.0 | 22 | 6.00 |
| 97 | Virginia | 1 | 6.0 | 22 | 6.00 |
| 97 | Auburn | 1 | 6.0 | 20 | 6.00 |
| 97 | Mississippi State | 1 | 6.0 | 20 | 6.00 |
| 97 | Illinois | 1 | 6.0 | 17 | 6.00 |
| 97 | Texas A&M | 1 | 6.0 | 14 | 6.00 |
| 97 | Ole Miss | 1 | 6.0 | 13 | 6.00 |
| 97 | Texas State | 2 | 6.0 | 13 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Iowa State | 1 | 6.0 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 110 | Houston | 1 | 5.0 | 32 | 5.00 |
| 110 | Clemson | 1 | 5.0 | 31 | 5.00 |
| 110 | Syracuse | 1 | 5.0 | 29 | 5.00 |
| 110 | Alabama | 1 | 5.0 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 110 | Baylor | 1 | 5.0 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 115 | Arizona State | 1 | 4.0 | 33 | 4.00 |
| 115 | Florida State | 1 | 4.0 | 26 | 4.00 |
| 115 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 4.0 | 23 | 4.00 |
| 115 | UCF | 1 | 4.0 | 18 | 4.00 |
| 115 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 4.0 | 18 | 4.00 |
| 115 | Tennessee | 1 | 4.0 | 17 | 4.00 |
| 115 | South Carolina | 1 | 4.0 | 15 | 4.00 |
| 115 | Kentucky | 1 | 4.0 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 123 | BYU | 1 | 3.0 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 123 | NC State | 1 | 3.0 | 10 | 3.00 |
| 123 | Rutgers | 1 | 3.0 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 126 | Arkansas | 1 | 2.0 | 16 | 2.00 |
| 126 | TCU | 1 | 2.0 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 126 | Utah State | 1 | 2.0 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 126 | North Carolina | 1 | 2.0 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 130 | Purdue | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |