2008 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - All Games through 11/15/2008
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Hughes | TCU | JR | DL | 11 | 17.5 | 120 | 1.59 |
| 2 | Jarron Gilbert | SJSU | SR | DL | 11 | 21.5 | 112 | 1.96 |
| 3 | Jammie Kirlew | Indiana | JR | DL | 11 | 18.5 | 101 | 1.68 |
| 3 | Brandon Williams | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 101 | 1.10 |
| 5 | Brandon Lang | Troy | JR | DL | 10 | 15.0 | 95 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Slade Norris | Oregon St | SR | DL | 10 | 12.5 | 94 | 1.25 |
| 7 | Everette Brown | FSU | JR | DL | 10 | 16.0 | 92 | 1.60 |
| 8 | William VanDeSteeg | Minnesota | SR | DL | 11 | 18.0 | 89 | 1.64 |
| 8 | Aaron Maybin | Penn State | SO | DL | 11 | 17.5 | 89 | 1.59 |
| 8 | Phillip Hunt | Houston | SR | DL | 10 | 14.5 | 89 | 1.45 |
| 11 | Brandon Graham | Michigan | JR | DL | 10 | 18.0 | 88 | 1.80 |
| 11 | Dontay Moch | Nevada | SO | DL | 10 | 13.5 | 88 | 1.35 |
| 13 | Clint Sintim | Virginia | SR | LB | 10 | 12.5 | 87 | 1.25 |
| 14 | Corey Wootton | N'western | JR | DL | 11 | 14.5 | 82 | 1.32 |
| 15 | Nick Reed | Oregon | SR | DL | 11 | 16.5 | 81 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Carl Ihenacho | SJSU | JR | DL | 11 | 15.5 | 79 | 1.41 |
| 16 | Brian Orakpo | Texas | SR | DL | 10 | 13.0 | 79 | 1.30 |
| 18 | Dexter Davis | Ariz St | JR | DL | 10 | 13.0 | 77 | 1.30 |
| 19 | Zack Follett | California | SR | LB | 10 | 13.5 | 75 | 1.35 |
| 20 | Eric Norwood | S Carolina | JR | LB | 11 | 12.5 | 72 | 1.14 |
| 20 | Michael Johnson | Ga Tech | SR | DL | 10 | 12.0 | 72 | 1.20 |
| 22 | Paul Kruger | Utah | SO | DL | 11 | 15.5 | 71 | 1.41 |
| 23 | Orion Martin | Va Tech | SR | DL | 10 | 12.5 | 69 | 1.25 |
| 23 | James Lockett | Tulsa | JR | DB | 10 | 11.5 | 69 | 1.15 |
| 23 | Stryker Sulak | Missouri | SR | DL | 11 | 11.0 | 69 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Will Tukuafu | Oregon | JR | DL | 11 | 16.0 | 68 | 1.46 |
| 26 | Trevor Anderson | Mich St | JR | DL | 11 | 10.0 | 68 | 0.91 |
| 28 | Alex Carrington | Ark St | JR | DL | 9 | 16.0 | 67 | 1.78 |
| 28 | Jake Paulson | Air Force | SR | DL | 11 | 14.0 | 67 | 1.27 |
| 30 | James Holt | Kansas | SR | LB | 11 | 14.5 | 65 | 1.32 |
| 30 | Cody Grimm | Va Tech | JR | LB | 10 | 10.0 | 65 | 1.00 |
| 32 | C.J. Wilson | ECU | JR | DL | 10 | 15.5 | 64 | 1.55 |
| 32 | Sean Weatherspoon | Missouri | JR | LB | 11 | 15.5 | 64 | 1.41 |
| 32 | Junior Galette | Temple | JR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 64 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Brit Miller | Illinois | SR | LB | 11 | 15.5 | 63 | 1.41 |
| 35 | Mitch King | Iowa | SR | DL | 11 | 14.5 | 63 | 1.32 |
| 37 | Sergio Kindle | Texas | JR | LB | 11 | 9.5 | 62 | 0.86 |
| 38 | George Selvie | S Florida | JR | DL | 9 | 11.0 | 61 | 1.22 |
| 38 | Cameron Sheffield | Troy | JR | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 61 | 1.05 |
| 40 | Ndamukong Suh | Nebraska | JR | DL | 11 | 11.5 | 60 | 1.05 |
| 40 | Larry English | N Illinois | SR | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 60 | 1.05 |
| 42 | Victor Butler | Oregon St | SR | DL | 10 | 14.0 | 59 | 1.40 |
| 43 | Kevin Basped | Nevada | SO | DL | 10 | 14.0 | 58 | 1.40 |
| 43 | Herbert Felder | New Mexico | SR | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 58 | 1.04 |
| 43 | Brad Ohrman | E Mich | FR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 58 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Coleby Clawson | BYU | JR | LB | 11 | 10.0 | 58 | 0.91 |
| 43 | Tom Keiser | Stanford | SO | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 58 | 0.64 |
| 48 | Quentin Newman | FIU | SR | LB | 8 | 9.0 | 57 | 1.13 |
| 48 | Rahim Alem | LSU | JR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 57 | 0.85 |
| 48 | Anthony Gray | USM | SO | DL | 11 | 7.5 | 57 | 0.68 |
| 51 | Jeremy Beal | Oklahoma | SO | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 56 | 1.05 |
| 51 | Clinton McDonald | Memphis | SR | DL | 8 | 7.5 | 56 | 0.94 |
| 51 | Kevin Hogan | Kent State | JR | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 56 | 0.75 |
| 54 | Luis Vasquez | Ariz St | SR | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 54 | 0.75 |
| 54 | Clay Matthews | USC | SR | LB | 10 | 7.5 | 54 | 0.75 |
| 56 | Scott McKillop | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 9 | 12.5 | 53 | 1.39 |
| 56 | Derrick Morgan | Ga Tech | SO | DL | 10 | 9.0 | 53 | 0.90 |
| 56 | Julius Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 53 | 0.85 |
| 56 | Roy Miller | Texas | SR | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 53 | 0.77 |
| 60 | Jason Worilds | Va Tech | SO | DL | 10 | 12.0 | 52 | 1.20 |
| 60 | Brian Price | UCLA | SO | DL | 10 | 12.0 | 52 | 1.20 |
| 60 | Jamaal Westerman | Rutgers | SR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 52 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Myron Lewis | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 10 | 6.0 | 52 | 0.60 |
| 64 | Frank Zombo | C Mich | JR | DL | 10 | 13.5 | 51 | 1.35 |
| 64 | Joshua McNary | Army | SO | LB | 10 | 11.0 | 51 | 1.10 |
| 64 | Jeremy Jarmon | Kentucky | JR | DL | 11 | 9.0 | 51 | 0.82 |
| 64 | Kyle Moore | USC | SR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 51 | 0.85 |
| 68 | Keaton Kristick | Oregon St | JR | LB | 10 | 13.0 | 50 | 1.30 |
| 68 | Cody Brown | U Conn | SR | DL | 10 | 12.5 | 50 | 1.25 |
| 68 | Lamonte Nelms | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 50 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Connor Barwin | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 10 | 9.5 | 50 | 0.95 |
| 68 | Stephen Paea | Oregon St | SO | DL | 10 | 9.0 | 50 | 0.90 |
| 68 | Mike Neal | Purdue | SR | DL | 11 | 9.0 | 50 | 0.82 |
| 68 | Broderick Stewart | Vanderbilt | JR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 50 | 0.85 |
| 68 | Tyson Alualu | California | SO | DL | 10 | 8.0 | 50 | 0.80 |
| 68 | Matt Panfil | TCU | SR | DL | 11 | 8.0 | 50 | 0.73 |
| 77 | B.J. Raji | BC | SR | DL | 9 | 7.0 | 49 | 0.78 |
| 77 | Logan Kelley | Tulane | JR | LB | 10 | 7.0 | 49 | 0.70 |
| 77 | Earl Heyman | Louisville | SR | DL | 10 | 6.5 | 49 | 0.65 |
| 77 | Bryan Hall | Ark St | SO | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 49 | 0.67 |
| 77 | Ricky Elmore | Arizona | SO | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 49 | 0.55 |
| 82 | Greg Akinbiyi | Duke | SR | DL | 10 | 13.0 | 48 | 1.30 |
| 82 | Diyral Briggs | BGSU | SR | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 48 | 1.05 |
| 82 | Zach Potter | Nebraska | SR | DL | 11 | 9.0 | 48 | 0.82 |
| 82 | Willie Young | NC State | JR | DL | 10 | 8.0 | 48 | 0.80 |
| 82 | Allen Bailey | Miami (Fl) | SO | DL | 9 | 7.0 | 48 | 0.78 |
| 87 | Bruce Miller | UCF | JR | DL | 10 | 12.5 | 47 | 1.25 |
| 87 | Jabaal Sheard | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 9 | 8.5 | 47 | 0.94 |
| 87 | Brandon Marshall | Nevada | FR | LB | 10 | 8.5 | 47 | 0.85 |
| 87 | Adrian Clayborn | Iowa | SO | DL | 11 | 8.0 | 47 | 0.73 |
| 91 | Kurtis Taylor | Iowa State | SR | DL | 11 | 11.0 | 46 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Josh Shaw | Idaho | SR | DL | 11 | 9.5 | 46 | 0.86 |
| 91 | Auston English | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 9 | 9.0 | 46 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Jan Jorgensen | BYU | JR | DL | 11 | 7.5 | 46 | 0.68 |
| 91 | Matt Mayberry | Indiana | JR | LB | 11 | 7.5 | 46 | 0.68 |
| 96 | Pete Tverdov | Rutgers | SR | DL | 10 | 12.0 | 45 | 1.20 |
| 96 | David Veikune | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 10 | 11.5 | 45 | 1.15 |
| 96 | Ryan Kerrigan | Purdue | SO | DL | 11 | 10.0 | 45 | 0.91 |
| 96 | Quentin Davie | N'western | SO | LB | 11 | 9.5 | 45 | 0.86 |
| 96 | D'Anthony Smith | La Tech | JR | DL | 10 | 8.0 | 45 | 0.80 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.