2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 4 | 9.0 | 35 | 2.25 |
| 2 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 7 | 11.0 | 59 | 1.57 |
| 3 | Tanzel Smart | Tulane | SR | DT | 8 | 12.5 | 50 | 1.56 |
| 4 | Ed Oliver | Houston | FR | DT | 4 | 6.0 | 14 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Nico Marley | Tulane | SR | LB | 8 | 10.0 | 34 | 1.25 |
| 6 | Justin Lawler | SMU | JR | DE | 7 | 8.0 | 27 | 1.14 |
| 7 | Luke Carrezola | UConn | JR | LB | 9 | 9.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Ade Aruna | Tulane | JR | DE | 8 | 8.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Mark Rucker | UCF | SR | LB | 7 | 7.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Arthur Maulet | Memphis | SR | DB | 5 | 5.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Mike Love | S Florida | JR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Bruce Hector | S Florida | JR | DT | 2 | 2.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Tony Guerad | UCF | JR | DL | 7 | 6.5 | 30 | 0.93 |
| 14 | Errol Clarke | UCF | SR | LB | 7 | 6.5 | 14 | 0.93 |
| 16 | Kevin Mouhon | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 8 | 6.5 | 19 | 0.81 |
| 17 | Demeitre Brim | UCF | SR | LB | 7 | 5.5 | 18 | 0.79 |
| 18 | Jamiyus Pittman | UCF | JR | DL | 6 | 4.5 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Cameron Malveaux | Houston | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Michael Dogbe | Temple | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Cole Ormsby | UConn | JR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Zachery Harris | Tulane | SO | LB | 6 | 4.0 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Jeremy Smith | Tulsa | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Zelt Minor | SMU | SR | DE | 7 | 4.5 | 10 | 0.64 |
| 25 | E.J. Levenberry | UConn | JR | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 28 | 0.63 |
| 25 | Luke Jackson | Tulane | JR | DE | 8 | 5.0 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 25 | Khalil Williams | Houston | JR | S | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 25 | Matthew Adams | Houston | JR | ILB | 4 | 2.5 | 7 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Terrell Richardson | ECU | SR | DB | 9 | 5.5 | 10 | 0.61 |
| 30 | Amos Mason | Navy | SR | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.60 |
| 30 | Tye Northern | Memphis | SR | DB | 5 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.60 |
| 30 | Jonathan Wilson | Memphis | FR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.60 |
| 30 | Alohi Gilman | Navy | FR | S | 5 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.60 |
| 34 | Mike Tyson | Cincinnati | SR | S | 7 | 4.0 | 15 | 0.57 |
| 34 | Bryan Wright | Cincinnati | FR | DE | 7 | 4.0 | 9 | 0.57 |
| 36 | Antonio Kinard | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 12 | 0.56 |
| 37 | Vontae Diggs | UConn | JR | LB | 9 | 5.0 | 21 | 0.56 |
| 38 | Alex Pace | Cincinnati | SR | DT | 8 | 4.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Yiannis Bowden | ECU | SO | OLB | 8 | 4.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | SO | LB | 7 | 3.5 | 29 | 0.50 |
| 38 | T.J. Mutcherson | UCF | SR | DB | 7 | 3.5 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Avery Ellis | Temple | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Avery Williams | Temple | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Jacob Martin | Temple | JR | DL | 3 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Sean Chandler | Temple | JR | DB | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Nigel Harris | S Florida | SR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Deadrin Senat | S Florida | JR | DT | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Juwuan Brown | S Florida | SO | DE | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Kirk Livingstone | S Florida | FR | DE | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 50 | Zach Edwards | Cincinnati | SR | S | 8 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.44 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.