2011 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | JR | DL | 5 | 11.5 | 64 | 2.30 |
| 2 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | SO | LB | 7 | 12.5 | 55 | 1.79 |
| 3 | Courtney Upshaw | Alabama | SR | LB | 6 | 10.5 | 69 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Andre Branch | Clemson | SR | DL | 7 | 12.0 | 69 | 1.71 |
| 4 | Frank Alexander | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 7 | 12.0 | 63 | 1.71 |
| 4 | Jabaree Tuani | Navy | SR | DL | 7 | 12.0 | 34 | 1.71 |
| 7 | Nikita Whitlock | Wk Forest | SO | DL | 6 | 10.0 | 40 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | SO | LB | 6 | 10.0 | 33 | 1.67 |
| 9 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | SO | LB | 8 | 13.0 | 57 | 1.63 |
| 10 | Ryne Giddins | S Florida | SO | DL | 5 | 8.0 | 30 | 1.60 |
| 11 | Lavonte David | Nebraska | SR | LB | 6 | 9.5 | 49 | 1.58 |
| 12 | Sammy Brown | Houston | SR | LB | 7 | 11.0 | 41 | 1.57 |
| 13 | Cordarro Law | USM | SR | DL | 8 | 12.5 | 68 | 1.56 |
| 14 | Vinny Curry | Marshall | SR | DL | 8 | 12.0 | 50 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Marcus Rush | Mich St | FR | LB | 7 | 10.5 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Frank Trotter | Memphis | SR | DL | 6 | 9.0 | 29 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Miles Burris | SDSU | SR | LB | 6 | 9.0 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Sio Moore | U Conn | JR | LB | 5 | 7.5 | 29 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Winston Guy Jr. | Kentucky | SR | DB | 5 | 7.5 | 20 | 1.50 |
| 20 | James Gayle | Va Tech | SO | DL | 7 | 10.0 | 45 | 1.43 |
| 20 | William Gholston | Mich St | SO | LB | 7 | 10.0 | 35 | 1.43 |
| 20 | Emmanuel Acho | Texas | SR | LB | 7 | 10.0 | 27 | 1.43 |
| 23 | Adrian Robinson | Temple | SR | DL | 6 | 8.5 | 49 | 1.42 |
| 23 | Mike Daniels | Iowa | SR | DL | 6 | 8.5 | 43 | 1.42 |
| 23 | Trent Mackey | Tulane | JR | LB | 6 | 8.5 | 31 | 1.42 |
| 23 | John Simon | Ohio State | JR | DL | 6 | 8.5 | 23 | 1.42 |
| 27 | Terrell Manning | NC State | JR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 27 | 1.40 |
| 28 | Mychal Kendricks | California | SR | LB | 8 | 11.0 | 51 | 1.38 |
| 28 | Sean Spence | Miami (Fl) | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 14 | 1.38 |
| 28 | Malik Jackson | Tennessee | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 31 | Tyrone Crawford | Boise St | SR | DL | 7 | 9.5 | 53 | 1.36 |
| 31 | Jamie Blatnick | Okla St | SR | DL | 7 | 9.5 | 39 | 1.36 |
| 31 | Brett Roy | Nevada | SR | DL | 7 | 9.5 | 26 | 1.36 |
| 34 | Chris Jones | BGSU | JR | DL | 6 | 8.0 | 37 | 1.33 |
| 34 | Fletcher Cox | Miss St | JR | DL | 6 | 8.0 | 22 | 1.33 |
| 36 | Drew Nowak | W Mich | SR | DL | 8 | 10.5 | 43 | 1.31 |
| 37 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 36 | 1.30 |
| 37 | Chas Alecxih | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 23 | 1.30 |
| 39 | Brandon Joiner | Ark St | SR | DL | 7 | 9.0 | 42 | 1.29 |
| 39 | Marcus McGraw | Houston | SR | LB | 7 | 9.0 | 32 | 1.29 |
| 39 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 7 | 9.0 | 19 | 1.29 |
| 42 | Tyson Gale | Marshall | SR | LB | 8 | 10.0 | 36 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Nordly Capi | CSU | SO | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 47 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Carmen Messina | New Mexico | SR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 24 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 23 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | JR | DB | 6 | 7.5 | 17 | 1.25 |
| 47 | Logan Harrell | Fresno St | SR | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 59 | 1.21 |
| 47 | Josh Shirley | Washington | FR | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 42 | 1.21 |
| 47 | Ken Dorsey | La-Monroe | SR | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 34 | 1.21 |
| 50 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | JR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 50 | 1.20 |
| 50 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | SO | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 28 | 1.20 |
| 50 | Twyon Martin | U Conn | SR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 20 | 1.20 |
| 53 | Johnnie Simon | W Mich | SO | DB | 8 | 9.5 | 44 | 1.19 |
| 54 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 48 | 1.17 |
| 54 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | SO | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 46 | 1.17 |
| 54 | Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | SO | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 39 | 1.17 |
| 54 | Jonathan Bostic | Florida | JR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 33 | 1.17 |
| 54 | Aaron Brown | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 25 | 1.17 |
| 54 | Audie Cole | NC State | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 24 | 1.17 |
| 54 | Markus Kuhn | NC State | SR | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 19 | 1.17 |
| 61 | Jackson Jeffcoat | Texas | SO | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 37 | 1.14 |
| 61 | Gregory Hickman | FIU | SO | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 33 | 1.14 |
| 61 | Josh Biezuns | Wyoming | SR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 32 | 1.14 |
| 61 | Dexter Heyman | Louisville | SR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 27 | 1.14 |
| 61 | Randell Johnson | FAU | SO | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 26 | 1.14 |
| 61 | Bojay Filimoeatu | Utah State | JR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 61 | Nigel Nicholas | Okla St | JR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 19 | 1.14 |
| 68 | Nick Perry | USC | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 29 | 1.10 |
| 68 | Kendall Reyes | U Conn | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 19 | 1.10 |
| 70 | Alonzo Highsmith | Arkansas | JR | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 38 | 1.08 |
| 70 | Josh Kaddu | Oregon | SR | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 32 | 1.08 |
| 70 | Devin Taylor | S Carolina | JR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 28 | 1.08 |
| 70 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | FR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 24 | 1.08 |
| 70 | Travis Long | Wash St | JR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 24 | 1.08 |
| 70 | Najee Goode | WVU | SR | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 22 | 1.08 |
| 70 | Matt Elam | Florida | SO | DB | 6 | 6.5 | 21 | 1.08 |
| 70 | Johnnie Farms | Memphis | SO | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 19 | 1.08 |
| 78 | Tyrunn Walker | Tulsa | SR | DL | 7 | 7.5 | 45 | 1.07 |
| 78 | J.K. Schaffer | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 7 | 7.5 | 32 | 1.07 |
| 78 | Andrew Puthoff | Ball State | SR | DL | 7 | 7.5 | 27 | 1.07 |
| 81 | Adrien Cole | La Tech | SR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 40 | 1.06 |
| 82 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 8 | 8.0 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Freddie Bishop | W Mich | JR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Trevor Guyton | California | SR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 82 | James Dunlap | UNLV | SR | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 36 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Derek Wolfe | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Patrick Mahnke | Colorado | SR | LB | 7 | 7.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 7 | 7.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 82 | John Robles | Troy | SR | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Jordan Hunt | FIU | JR | LB | 7 | 7.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Quinton Coples | N Carolina | SR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Nigel Bradham | FSU | SR | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Adam Davis | Kansas St | JR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Alex Hoffman-Ellis | Wash St | SR | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Kyle Wilber | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Spencer Nealy | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 82 | C.J. James | CSU | JR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Telvin Smith | FSU | SO | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Bo Adebayo | Western Ky | SR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Dontari Poe | Memphis | JR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.