2011 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sammy Brown | Houston | SR | LB | 9 | 18.5 | 80 | 2.06 |
| 2 | Vinny Curry | Marshall | SR | DL | 8 | 17.0 | 88 | 2.13 |
| 3 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | SO | LB | 9 | 16.0 | 94 | 1.78 |
| 3 | Frank Alexander | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 9 | 16.0 | 70 | 1.78 |
| 5 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 9 | 15.5 | 64 | 1.72 |
| 5 | Drew Nowak | W Mich | SR | DL | 8 | 15.5 | 62 | 1.94 |
| 7 | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | JR | DL | 8 | 14.5 | 82 | 1.81 |
| 7 | Jackson Jeffcoat | Texas | SO | DL | 9 | 14.5 | 58 | 1.61 |
| 7 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 7 | 14.5 | 47 | 2.07 |
| 10 | Courtney Upshaw | Alabama | SR | LB | 9 | 13.5 | 79 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Kawann Short | Purdue | JR | DL | 8 | 13.5 | 42 | 1.69 |
| 12 | John Simon | Ohio State | JR | DL | 8 | 13.0 | 54 | 1.63 |
| 12 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | SO | LB | 8 | 13.0 | 43 | 1.63 |
| 12 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 9 | 13.0 | 30 | 1.44 |
| 15 | Derek Wolfe | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 7 | 12.5 | 64 | 1.79 |
| 15 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 9 | 12.5 | 59 | 1.39 |
| 15 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | FR | DL | 9 | 12.5 | 55 | 1.39 |
| 15 | Fletcher Cox | Miss St | JR | DL | 8 | 12.5 | 38 | 1.56 |
| 19 | Barkevious Mingo | LSU | SO | DL | 10 | 12.0 | 77 | 1.20 |
| 19 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | SO | LB | 9 | 12.0 | 65 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Marcus McGraw | Houston | SR | LB | 9 | 12.0 | 50 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Alex Okafor | Texas | JR | DL | 9 | 12.0 | 48 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Miles Burris | SDSU | SR | LB | 7 | 12.0 | 43 | 1.71 |
| 24 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | JR | DL | 7 | 11.5 | 85 | 1.64 |
| 24 | Dion Jordan | Oregon | JR | DL | 10 | 11.5 | 73 | 1.15 |
| 24 | Ken Dorsey | La-Monroe | SR | DL | 8 | 11.5 | 69 | 1.44 |
| 24 | Melvin Ingram | S Carolina | SR | DL | 8 | 11.5 | 68 | 1.44 |
| 24 | Corey Lemonier | Auburn | SO | DL | 8 | 11.5 | 64 | 1.44 |
| 24 | Nick Perry | USC | JR | DL | 9 | 11.5 | 62 | 1.28 |
| 24 | Terrell Manning | NC State | JR | LB | 7 | 11.5 | 55 | 1.64 |
| 24 | Devon Still | Penn State | SR | DL | 8 | 11.5 | 55 | 1.44 |
| 24 | Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | SO | DL | 8 | 11.5 | 41 | 1.44 |
| 24 | Nikita Whitlock | Wk Forest | SO | DL | 8 | 11.5 | 41 | 1.44 |
| 34 | Cordarro Law | USM | SR | DL | 9 | 11.0 | 74 | 1.22 |
| 34 | Brandon Joiner | Ark St | SR | DL | 8 | 11.0 | 72 | 1.38 |
| 34 | Andre Branch | Clemson | SR | DL | 9 | 11.0 | 58 | 1.22 |
| 34 | Sean Porter | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 9 | 11.0 | 51 | 1.22 |
| 34 | Trent Mackey | Tulane | JR | LB | 8 | 11.0 | 46 | 1.38 |
| 34 | James Dunlap | UNLV | SR | DL | 7 | 11.0 | 45 | 1.57 |
| 34 | Frank Trotter | Memphis | SR | DL | 8 | 11.0 | 41 | 1.38 |
| 34 | Ron Newcomb | N Illinois | SR | DL | 9 | 11.0 | 41 | 1.22 |
| 34 | Najee Goode | WVU | SR | LB | 7 | 11.0 | 38 | 1.57 |
| 34 | Emmanuel Acho | Texas | SR | LB | 9 | 11.0 | 31 | 1.22 |
| 44 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | JR | DL | 7 | 10.5 | 47 | 1.50 |
| 44 | Travis Long | Wash St | JR | DL | 9 | 10.5 | 31 | 1.17 |
| 46 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | SO | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 55 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Sean Progar | N Illinois | JR | DL | 9 | 10.0 | 53 | 1.11 |
| 46 | Quinton Coples | N Carolina | SR | DL | 8 | 10.0 | 51 | 1.25 |
| 46 | Adrian Robinson | Temple | SR | DL | 8 | 10.0 | 51 | 1.25 |
| 46 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | JR | LB | 8 | 10.0 | 49 | 1.25 |
| 46 | Ryan Van Bergen | Michigan | SR | DL | 8 | 10.0 | 47 | 1.25 |
| 46 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 9 | 10.0 | 47 | 1.11 |
| 46 | Justin Francis | Rutgers | SR | DL | 7 | 10.0 | 42 | 1.43 |
| 46 | Mychal Kendricks | California | SR | LB | 10 | 10.0 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Trevor Guyton | California | SR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 39 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Winston Guy Jr. | Kentucky | SR | DB | 8 | 10.0 | 28 | 1.25 |
| 46 | Luke Lambert | Missouri | SR | LB | 9 | 10.0 | 27 | 1.11 |
| 58 | Dezman Moses | Tulane | SR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 51 | 1.19 |
| 58 | Jonathan Massaquoi | Troy | JR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 51 | 1.19 |
| 58 | Broderick Binns | Iowa | SR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 47 | 1.19 |
| 58 | Bernard Smith | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 45 | 1.19 |
| 58 | Tim Fugger | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 37 | 1.19 |
| 58 | Malik Jackson | Tennessee | SR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 36 | 1.19 |
| 58 | Jamie Blatnick | Okla St | SR | DL | 9 | 9.5 | 35 | 1.06 |
| 58 | D.J. Holt | California | SR | LB | 10 | 9.5 | 35 | 0.95 |
| 58 | Ryne Giddins | S Florida | SO | DL | 7 | 9.5 | 31 | 1.36 |
| 58 | Eltoro Freeman | Auburn | SR | LB | 8 | 9.5 | 30 | 1.19 |
| 58 | Michael Brockers | LSU | SO | DL | 10 | 9.5 | 28 | 0.95 |
| 58 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | SO | LB | 8 | 9.5 | 23 | 1.19 |
| 70 | Ronnell Lewis | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 7 | 9.0 | 68 | 1.29 |
| 70 | Scott Smith | Texas Tech | SR | DL | 8 | 9.0 | 58 | 1.13 |
| 70 | Terrell Turner | Oregon | SR | DL | 10 | 9.0 | 56 | 0.90 |
| 70 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | JR | DL | 8 | 9.0 | 51 | 1.13 |
| 70 | Justin Allen | Rice | SR | LB | 8 | 9.0 | 43 | 1.13 |
| 70 | Kyle Fuller | Va Tech | SO | DB | 9 | 9.0 | 43 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Josh Shirley | Washington | FR | DL | 9 | 9.0 | 41 | 1.00 |
| 70 | John Hughes | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 7 | 9.0 | 36 | 1.29 |
| 70 | Carmen Messina | New Mexico | SR | LB | 7 | 9.0 | 36 | 1.29 |
| 79 | Tyrunn Walker | Tulsa | SR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 54 | 1.06 |
| 79 | Lavonte David | Nebraska | SR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 47 | 1.06 |
| 79 | Michael Buchanan | Illinois | JR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 44 | 1.06 |
| 79 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 39 | 1.21 |
| 79 | Chris Jones | BGSU | JR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 39 | 1.06 |
| 79 | Dexter Heyman | Louisville | SR | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 36 | 1.21 |
| 79 | Dont'a Hightower | Alabama | JR | LB | 9 | 8.5 | 36 | 0.94 |
| 79 | Josh Kaddu | Oregon | SR | LB | 10 | 8.5 | 36 | 0.85 |
| 79 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | JR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 35 | 1.06 |
| 79 | Andrew Puthoff | Ball State | SR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 31 | 1.06 |
| 79 | William Gholston | Mich St | SO | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 30 | 1.06 |
| 79 | Randell Johnson | FAU | SO | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 28 | 1.06 |
| 79 | Scott Solomon | Rice | SR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 28 | 1.06 |
| 79 | Steve Beauharnais | Rutgers | JR | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 27 | 1.21 |
| 79 | Julian Miller | WVU | SR | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 21 | 1.21 |
| 94 | Bruce Irvin | WVU | SR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 59 | 1.14 |
| 94 | Logan Harrell | Fresno St | SR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 55 | 1.14 |
| 94 | Jake Dooley | Kent State | JR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 47 | 1.00 |
| 94 | Tyrone Crawford | Boise St | SR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 45 | 1.14 |
| 94 | J.K. Schaffer | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 34 | 1.14 |
| 94 | Gregory Hickman | FIU | SO | LB | 8 | 8.0 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 94 | Walter Stewart | Cincinnati | JR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 33 | 1.14 |