2015 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games in August/September Only through 01/11/2016
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Nassib | Penn State | SR | DE | 4 | 9.0 | 59 | 2.25 |
| 2 | Joe Schobert | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 4 | 9.5 | 58 | 2.38 |
| 3 | Harold Landry | BC | SO | DL | 4 | 8.0 | 49 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Jonathan Bullard | Florida | SR | DL | 4 | 8.0 | 49 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Terence Waugh | Kent State | JR | DE | 4 | 7.5 | 47 | 1.88 |
| 6 | Andrew King | Army | JR | LB | 4 | 8.0 | 45 | 2.00 |
| 7 | A.J. Jefferson | Miss St | JR | DL | 4 | 7.5 | 43 | 1.88 |
| 8 | Freedom Akinmoladun | Nebraska | FR | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 41 | 1.38 |
| 9 | Ron Thompson | Syracuse | JR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 39 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Dale Pierson | Iowa State | SR | DE | 3 | 6.0 | 38 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Myles Garrett | Texas A&M | SO | DL | 4 | 7.5 | 37 | 1.88 |
| 12 | Orion Jones | Toledo | SR | DT | 3 | 6.0 | 36 | 2.00 |
| 13 | Jeremy Cash | Duke | SR | S | 4 | 8.0 | 35 | 2.00 |
| 13 | Antwan Cordy | Syracuse | SO | S | 4 | 7.0 | 35 | 1.75 |
| 13 | Micah Kiser | Virginia | SO | ILB | 4 | 7.0 | 35 | 1.75 |
| 13 | Jatavis Brown | Akron | SR | LB | 4 | 6.5 | 35 | 1.63 |
| 17 | Charles Harris | Missouri | SO | DE | 4 | 9.5 | 34 | 2.38 |
| 17 | Dawuane Smoot | Illinois | JR | LB | 4 | 7.0 | 34 | 1.75 |
| 17 | Nate Meier | Iowa | SR | DE | 4 | 6.0 | 34 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Brandon Berry | Buffalo | JR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 34 | 1.25 |
| 17 | Shilique Calhoun | Mich St | SR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 34 | 1.25 |
| 22 | Austin Johnson | Penn State | JR | DT | 4 | 6.0 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Maurice Daniels | New Mexico | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 32 | 1.13 |
| 23 | Sheldon Day | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Dylan Bradley | USM | JR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 31 | 1.50 |
| 25 | Zach Duncan | Charlotte | FR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 31 | 1.13 |
| 25 | Miketavius Jones | Okla St | SR | CB | 4 | 2.0 | 31 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Nick Gilbo | Buffalo | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 30 | 1.38 |
| 28 | Kache Palacio | Wash St | SR | LB | 3 | 5.0 | 30 | 1.67 |
| 28 | Drew Ott | Iowa | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.75 |
| 31 | Jalen Reeves-Maybin | Tennessee | JR | LB | 4 | 7.0 | 29 | 1.75 |
| 31 | Jarrian Roberts | N Texas | JR | DE | 3 | 5.5 | 29 | 1.83 |
| 31 | Viliami Laiu Moeakiola | Ariz St | JR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 31 | Vince Biegel | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 4 | 5.5 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 31 | Trevon Coley | FAU | SR | DT | 4 | 5.0 | 29 | 1.25 |
| 31 | Deon Hollins | UCLA | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.75 |
| 31 | Bernard Dawson | Ga South | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.75 |
| 38 | Emmanuel Ogbah | Okla St | JR | DE | 4 | 7.0 | 28 | 1.75 |
| 38 | Jimmy Bean | Okla St | SR | DE | 4 | 7.0 | 28 | 1.75 |
| 38 | Jordan Willis | Kansas St | JR | DE | 3 | 5.5 | 28 | 1.83 |
| 38 | Yannick Ngakoue | Maryland | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 28 | 1.38 |
| 38 | Cassanova McKinzy | Auburn | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Trent Harris | Miami (Fl) | SO | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Quinton Bradley | Idaho | SR | DE | 4 | 6.0 | 27 | 1.50 |
| 44 | Alex McCalister | Florida | JR | DL | 3 | 5.5 | 27 | 1.83 |
| 44 | Luke Arciniega | Syracuse | JR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 27 | 1.25 |
| 44 | Denzell Perine | FIU | SR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 44 | Quinton Jefferson | Maryland | JR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 44 | Curtis Cothran | Penn State | SO | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 27 | 0.63 |
| 50 | Chris Wormley | Michigan | SR | DE | 4 | 7.0 | 26 | 1.75 |
| 50 | Alonzo McGee | Georgia St | JR | LB | 3 | 6.0 | 26 | 2.00 |
| 50 | Ejiro Ederaine | Fresno St | SR | OLB | 4 | 6.0 | 26 | 1.50 |
| 50 | Vincent Taylor | Okla St | SO | DT | 4 | 6.0 | 26 | 1.50 |
| 50 | Calvin Munson | SDSU | JR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 26 | 1.25 |
| 50 | Ian Seau | Nevada | SR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 50 | Ivan McLennan | Wash St | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 57 | Jordan Jenkins | Georgia | SR | OLB | 4 | 6.5 | 25 | 1.63 |
| 57 | Brian Womac | Rice | SO | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 25 | 1.38 |
| 57 | Harvey Langi | BYU | JR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 57 | Richie Brown | Miss St | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 25 | 1.13 |
| 57 | Nate D. Smith | Temple | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.33 |
| 57 | Derric Williams | EMU | SO | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Matt Linscott | Tulsa | JR | LB | 3 | 6.0 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 63 | Dwayne Norman | Duke | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 24 | 1.13 |
| 63 | Paul Moses | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 63 | T.T. Barber | MTSU | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Tyus Bowser | Houston | JR | OLB | 3 | 3.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | SO | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 69 | Salamo Fiso | Ariz St | JR | LB | 4 | 7.5 | 23 | 1.88 |
| 69 | Shaq Lawson | Clemson | JR | DE | 3 | 6.0 | 23 | 2.00 |
| 69 | Se'Von Pittman | Akron | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Rashad Dillard | Troy | JR | DE | 3 | 3.5 | 23 | 1.17 |
| 69 | Donnie White | New Mexico | JR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 23 | 0.88 |
| 69 | Jonathan Allen | Alabama | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 75 | Ben Goodman, Jr. | Kansas | SR | DE | 3 | 4.5 | 22 | 1.50 |
| 75 | Mario Ojemudia | Michigan | SR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 22 | 1.13 |
| 75 | Eddie Yarbrough | Wyoming | SR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 22 | 1.13 |
| 75 | Su'a Cravens | USC | JR | OLB | 4 | 4.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | SR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 22 | 1.17 |
| 75 | Taylor Royster | BGSU | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.88 |
| 75 | Darron Lee | Ohio State | SO | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.88 |
| 75 | Armand Nance | Boise St | SR | DT | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 75 | Joey Ivie | Florida | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 75 | Chris Hale | MTSU | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 85 | Alvin Jones | UTEP | SO | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 21 | 1.50 |
| 85 | Shawn Oakman | Baylor | SR | DE | 2 | 5.5 | 21 | 2.75 |
| 85 | Walter Brady | Missouri | FR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 21 | 1.38 |
| 85 | Kennedy Tulimasealii | Hawai'i | JR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 21 | 1.13 |
| 85 | Steven Taylor | Houston | JR | OLB | 3 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.33 |
| 85 | Jarnor Jones | Iowa State | JR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.33 |
| 85 | Martavius Foster | CSU | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 85 | Ronald Blair | App St | SR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 21 | 1.17 |
| 85 | Cole Fisher | Iowa | SR | OLB | 4 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 85 | Claudell Louis | Fresno St | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 85 | Trey Hendrickson | FAU | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 85 | Jason Fanaika | Utah | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 97 | Larry Ogunjobi | Charlotte | JR | DL | 4 | 7.5 | 20 | 1.88 |
| 97 | Elandon Roberts | Houston | SR | ILB | 3 | 5.0 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 97 | Jarrad Davis | Florida | JR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 20 | 1.25 |
| 97 | Kimmie Carson | New Mexico | SO | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 20 | 1.13 |