2016 Big 12 Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | Kansas | SO | DE | 3 | 6.0 | 18 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Jhaustin Thomas | Iowa State | SR | DE | 4 | 7.0 | 26 | 1.75 |
| 3 | K.J. Smith | Baylor | JR | DE | 3 | 5.0 | 26 | 1.67 |
| 3 | Denzel Johnson | TCU | SR | S | 3 | 5.0 | 16 | 1.67 |
| 3 | Travon Blanchard | Baylor | JR | DB | 3 | 5.0 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Jordan Willis | Kansas St | SR | DE | 4 | 6.0 | 26 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Jason Hall | Texas | JR | S | 3 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Patrick Levels | Baylor | SR | DB | 3 | 4.0 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Vincent Taylor | Okla St | JR | DT | 4 | 5.0 | 43 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Cole Walterscheid | Okla St | SO | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Josh Carraway | TCU | SR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Malcolm Roach | Texas | FR | OLB | 3 | 3.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Tyrone Hunt | Baylor | FR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Kane Seeley | Iowa State | SR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 12 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 10 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Chad Whitener | Okla St | JR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.88 |
| 17 | Malik Jenkins | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Aaron Curry | TCU | SR | DT | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 0.83 |
| 19 | JaQuan Bailey | Iowa State | FR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Brian Mills | Iowa State | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Xavier Jones | Baylor | SO | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Tevin Shaw | Kansas | SR | S | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Aiavion Edwards | Baylor | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Anthony Olobia | Kansas | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Luke Stice | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Daniel Wise | Kansas | SO | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Joseph Broadnax Jr. | TCU | SO | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Poona Ford | Texas | JR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Breckyn Hager | Texas | SO | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Dante Barnett | Kansas St | SR | DB | 4 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 30 | Elijah Lee | Kansas St | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 7 | 0.63 |
| 30 | D'Andre Payne | Iowa State | SO | DB | 4 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 30 | Tanner Wood | Kansas St | JR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 30 | Jordan Evans | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 0.63 |
| 35 | Jordan Burton | Okla St | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Willie Harvey | Iowa State | SO | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Jarnor Jones | Iowa State | SR | DB | 4 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Tralund Webber | Okla St | JR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Jordyn Brooks | Texas Tech | FR | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 35 | James McFarland | TCU | SR | DE | 3 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Chris Bradley | TCU | JR | DT | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Xavier Preston | WVU | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Hodari Christian II | WVU | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Justin Arndt | WVU | SR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Noble Nwachukwu | WVU | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Kyzir White | WVU | JR | S | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Maurice Fleming | WVU | SR | CB | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Jarrod Harper | WVU | SR | S | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 49 | Reggan Northrup | Iowa State | SO | LB | 4 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.38 |
| 49 | Will Geary | Kansas St | JR | DT | 4 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.38 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.