2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 9 | 16.5 | 71 | 1.83 |
| 2 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 8 | 13.5 | 65 | 1.69 |
| 3 | Tanzel Smart | Tulane | SR | DT | 8 | 12.5 | 52 | 1.56 |
| 4 | Ed Oliver | Houston | FR | DT | 8 | 11.5 | 29 | 1.44 |
| 5 | Nico Marley | Tulane | SR | LB | 8 | 10.0 | 39 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Luke Carrezola | UConn | JR | LB | 8 | 10.0 | 27 | 1.25 |
| 7 | Justin Lawler | SMU | JR | DE | 8 | 9.5 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 7 | Mark Rucker | UCF | SR | LB | 8 | 9.5 | 41 | 1.19 |
| 9 | Praise Martin-Oguike | Temple | SR | DL | 9 | 9.0 | 52 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Ade Aruna | Tulane | JR | DE | 8 | 9.0 | 34 | 1.13 |
| 11 | D.J. Palmore | Navy | JR | OLB | 8 | 8.5 | 51 | 1.06 |
| 11 | Amos Mason | Navy | SR | DE | 9 | 8.5 | 46 | 0.94 |
| 13 | Matt Linscott | Tulsa | SR | LB | 8 | 8.0 | 47 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Jesse Brubaker | Tulsa | JR | DT | 8 | 8.0 | 41 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Demerick Gary | SMU | FR | DL | 8 | 7.5 | 54 | 0.94 |
| 16 | Errol Clarke | UCF | SR | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 41 | 0.88 |
| 17 | Kevin Mouhon | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 8 | 6.5 | 19 | 0.81 |
| 18 | Jeremy Smith | Tulsa | JR | DE | 6 | 6.0 | 46 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Genard Avery | Memphis | JR | LB | 8 | 6.0 | 37 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Romond Deloatch | Temple | SR | TE | 9 | 6.0 | 37 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Tyus Bowser | Houston | SR | OLB | 3 | 6.0 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Tony Guerad | UCF | JR | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Vontae Diggs | UConn | JR | LB | 8 | 6.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Antonio Kinard | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 8 | 6.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Avery Williams | Temple | SR | LB | 9 | 6.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Jarvis Pruitt | SMU | SR | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 23 | 0.69 |
| 26 | Craig Suits | Tulsa | JR | LB | 8 | 5.5 | 18 | 0.69 |
| 26 | Terrell Richardson | ECU | SR | DB | 7 | 5.5 | 10 | 0.79 |
| 29 | Kirk Livingstone | S Florida | FR | DE | 8 | 5.0 | 29 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Jonathan Wilson | Memphis | FR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Dayon Pratt | ECU | SR | OLB | 6 | 5.0 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 29 | Nigel Harris | S Florida | SR | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Averee Robinson | Temple | SR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 20 | 0.56 |
| 29 | Cole Ormsby | UConn | JR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Cameron Malveaux | Houston | SR | DE | 8 | 5.0 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SO | DB | 9 | 5.0 | 18 | 0.56 |
| 29 | Michael Dogbe | Temple | SO | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 17 | 0.56 |
| 29 | Garrett Davis | Houston | SO | S | 8 | 5.0 | 16 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Luke Jackson | Tulane | JR | DE | 8 | 5.0 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Alohi Gilman | Navy | FR | S | 9 | 5.0 | 10 | 0.56 |
| 41 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SR | OLB | 7 | 4.5 | 36 | 0.64 |
| 41 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | SO | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 27 | 0.56 |
| 41 | Ernest Suttles | Memphis | JR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 22 | 0.56 |
| 41 | Tye Northern | Memphis | SR | DB | 8 | 4.5 | 17 | 0.56 |
| 41 | Austin Hall | Memphis | FR | DB | 7 | 4.5 | 16 | 0.64 |
| 46 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | JR | LB | 8 | 4.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Alex Pace | Cincinnati | SR | DT | 8 | 4.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Mike Tyson | Cincinnati | SR | S | 8 | 4.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Kolton Shindelar | Tulsa | JR | DE | 8 | 4.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Arthur Maulet | Memphis | SR | DB | 8 | 4.0 | 14 | 0.50 |