2011 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | JR | DL | 12 | 22.5 | 123 | 1.88 |
| 2 | Sammy Brown | Houston | SR | LB | 13 | 28.0 | 117 | 2.15 |
| 3 | Vinny Curry | Marshall | SR | DL | 13 | 22.0 | 110 | 1.69 |
| 4 | Cordarro Law | USM | SR | DL | 13 | 20.0 | 105 | 1.54 |
| 5 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | SO | LB | 13 | 19.5 | 103 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Brandon Joiner | Ark St | SR | DL | 12 | 18.0 | 100 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Melvin Ingram | S Carolina | SR | DL | 12 | 15.0 | 100 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 13 | 17.5 | 96 | 1.35 |
| 9 | Sean Porter | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 13 | 17.0 | 93 | 1.31 |
| 10 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | JR | DL | 11 | 13.5 | 91 | 1.23 |
| 11 | Derek Wolfe | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 12 | 20.5 | 90 | 1.71 |
| 11 | Courtney Upshaw | Alabama | SR | LB | 12 | 18.0 | 90 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Barkevious Mingo | LSU | SO | DL | 13 | 14.0 | 88 | 1.08 |
| 14 | Bruce Irvin | WVU | SR | DL | 12 | 13.5 | 85 | 1.13 |
| 14 | Shea McClellin | Boise St | SR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 85 | 0.96 |
| 16 | Jackson Jeffcoat | Texas | SO | DL | 13 | 17.0 | 83 | 1.31 |
| 16 | Ronnell Lewis | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 10 | 13.0 | 83 | 1.30 |
| 18 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | SO | LB | 13 | 17.0 | 82 | 1.31 |
| 18 | Jake Bequette | Arkansas | SR | DL | 9 | 9.5 | 82 | 1.06 |
| 20 | Frank Alexander | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 13 | 19.0 | 81 | 1.46 |
| 21 | Andre Branch | Clemson | SR | DL | 13 | 16.0 | 79 | 1.23 |
| 21 | Corey Lemonier | Auburn | SO | DL | 12 | 13.5 | 79 | 1.13 |
| 23 | Ken Dorsey | La-Monroe | SR | DL | 11 | 12.5 | 78 | 1.14 |
| 24 | Miles Burris | SDSU | SR | LB | 12 | 17.5 | 77 | 1.46 |
| 24 | Dion Jordan | Oregon | JR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 77 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Logan Harrell | Fresno St | SR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 77 | 1.04 |
| 27 | Drew Nowak | W Mich | SR | DL | 12 | 19.0 | 76 | 1.58 |
| 28 | Tyrunn Walker | Tulsa | SR | DL | 13 | 13.5 | 75 | 1.04 |
| 28 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | SO | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 75 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Devon Still | Penn State | SR | DL | 12 | 16.0 | 74 | 1.33 |
| 30 | Adrian Robinson | Temple | SR | DL | 12 | 13.5 | 74 | 1.13 |
| 32 | Alan Baxter | N Illinois | JR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 73 | 1.04 |
| 33 | Brandon Jenkins | FSU | JR | DL | 12 | 11.0 | 71 | 0.92 |
| 34 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 12 | 17.5 | 70 | 1.46 |
| 34 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 13 | 15.5 | 70 | 1.19 |
| 36 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | JR | DL | 12 | 15.5 | 69 | 1.29 |
| 36 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 12 | 14.0 | 69 | 1.17 |
| 38 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 68 | 1.04 |
| 39 | Levi Koskan | Utah State | SR | DL | 11 | 9.5 | 67 | 0.86 |
| 40 | Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | SO | DL | 11 | 15.0 | 66 | 1.36 |
| 40 | Tyrone Crawford | Boise St | SR | DL | 13 | 13.5 | 66 | 1.04 |
| 42 | Terrell Manning | NC State | JR | LB | 9 | 14.5 | 65 | 1.61 |
| 42 | Dan Giordano | Cincinnati | JR | DL | 12 | 9.0 | 65 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Nikita Whitlock | Wk Forest | SO | DL | 12 | 14.0 | 64 | 1.17 |
| 44 | Chris Jones | BGSU | JR | DL | 11 | 13.5 | 64 | 1.23 |
| 44 | Nick Perry | USC | JR | DL | 12 | 13.0 | 64 | 1.08 |
| 44 | Tourek Williams | FIU | JR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 64 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 11 | 19.5 | 63 | 1.77 |
| 48 | Lavonte David | Nebraska | SR | LB | 12 | 11.5 | 63 | 0.96 |
| 50 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | SO | LB | 11 | 17.0 | 62 | 1.55 |
| 50 | Michael Buchanan | Illinois | JR | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 62 | 1.04 |
| 50 | Nordly Capi | CSU | SO | DL | 11 | 10.0 | 62 | 0.91 |
| 50 | Trevor Reilly | Utah | SO | LB | 12 | 8.0 | 62 | 0.67 |
| 54 | James Dunlap | UNLV | SR | DL | 11 | 13.5 | 61 | 1.23 |
| 54 | Aaron Brown | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 11 | 13.0 | 61 | 1.18 |
| 54 | Quinton Coples | N Carolina | SR | DL | 12 | 13.0 | 61 | 1.08 |
| 54 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | SO | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 61 | 0.96 |
| 58 | Jamie Blatnick | Okla St | SR | DL | 13 | 13.5 | 60 | 1.04 |
| 58 | Mike Daniels | Iowa | SR | DL | 12 | 11.5 | 60 | 0.96 |
| 58 | Tahir Whitehead | Temple | SR | LB | 12 | 10.5 | 60 | 0.88 |
| 58 | Jaye Howard | Florida | SR | DL | 12 | 9.0 | 60 | 0.75 |
| 62 | John Simon | Ohio State | JR | DL | 13 | 16.0 | 59 | 1.23 |
| 62 | Chas Alecxih | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 12 | 15.0 | 59 | 1.25 |
| 62 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | SO | LB | 11 | 13.0 | 59 | 1.18 |
| 62 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | JR | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 59 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | JR | DL | 12 | 8.0 | 59 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | JR | DL | 11 | 10.0 | 58 | 0.91 |
| 67 | Scott Smith | Texas Tech | SR | DL | 8 | 9.0 | 58 | 1.13 |
| 67 | Ronald Powell | Florida | SO | LB | 11 | 9.0 | 58 | 0.82 |
| 70 | Sio Moore | U Conn | JR | LB | 11 | 15.5 | 57 | 1.41 |
| 70 | Dexter Heyman | Louisville | SR | LB | 12 | 14.5 | 57 | 1.21 |
| 70 | Marcus McGraw | Houston | SR | LB | 13 | 14.5 | 57 | 1.12 |
| 70 | Jordan Hunt | FIU | JR | LB | 13 | 11.5 | 57 | 0.89 |
| 70 | Jonathan Bostic | Florida | JR | LB | 12 | 10.0 | 57 | 0.83 |
| 75 | Sean Progar | N Illinois | JR | DL | 12 | 11.0 | 56 | 0.92 |
| 75 | Christian Lacey | La Tech | SR | DL | 12 | 10.0 | 56 | 0.83 |
| 75 | Terrell Turner | Oregon | SR | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 56 | 0.69 |
| 78 | Randell Johnson | FAU | SO | LB | 12 | 14.5 | 55 | 1.21 |
| 78 | Mychal Kendricks | California | SR | LB | 12 | 14.0 | 55 | 1.17 |
| 78 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | FR | DL | 11 | 12.5 | 55 | 1.14 |
| 78 | Ryan Van Bergen | Michigan | SR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 55 | 0.96 |
| 78 | Kyle Fuller | Va Tech | SO | DB | 13 | 12.5 | 55 | 0.96 |
| 78 | Josh Shirley | Washington | FR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 55 | 1.00 |
| 78 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | FR | DL | 12 | 11.0 | 55 | 0.92 |
| 78 | Dezman Moses | Tulane | SR | DL | 12 | 11.0 | 55 | 0.92 |
| 78 | Matt Broha | La Tech | SR | DL | 12 | 9.5 | 55 | 0.79 |
| 87 | Brett Roy | Nevada | SR | DL | 13 | 17.5 | 54 | 1.35 |
| 87 | Bernard Smith | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 12 | 11.5 | 54 | 0.96 |
| 87 | Jake Dooley | Kent State | JR | DL | 11 | 10.5 | 54 | 0.96 |
| 87 | Josh Hartigan | Colorado | SR | LB | 13 | 10.0 | 54 | 0.77 |
| 91 | Trevor Guyton | California | SR | DL | 12 | 13.0 | 53 | 1.08 |
| 91 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | FR | LB | 13 | 11.0 | 53 | 0.85 |
| 91 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | SO | LB | 10 | 10.5 | 53 | 1.05 |
| 91 | Broderick Binns | Iowa | SR | DL | 12 | 10.5 | 53 | 0.88 |
| 91 | Jonathan Massaquoi | Troy | JR | DL | 12 | 10.5 | 53 | 0.88 |
| 96 | Kendall Reyes | U Conn | SR | DL | 11 | 13.0 | 52 | 1.18 |
| 96 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | SO | DL | 12 | 11.0 | 52 | 0.92 |
| 96 | Shawn Jackson | Tulsa | SO | LB | 13 | 11.0 | 52 | 0.85 |
| 99 | Steve Beauharnais | Rutgers | JR | LB | 12 | 13.5 | 51 | 1.13 |
| 99 | John Hughes | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 11 | 12.5 | 51 | 1.14 |