2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Hector | S Florida | SR | DT | 8 | 11.0 | 71 | 1.38 |
| 1 | Genard Avery | Memphis | SR | LB | 6 | 11.0 | 59 | 1.83 |
| 3 | Justin Lawler | SMU | SR | DE | 4 | 9.0 | 50 | 2.25 |
| 3 | Greg Reaves | S Florida | SO | LB | 8 | 9.0 | 36 | 1.13 |
| 5 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | JR | LB | 4 | 7.5 | 36 | 1.88 |
| 6 | Jacob Martin | Temple | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 37 | 1.40 |
| 7 | D.J. Palmore | Navy | SR | OLB | 5 | 6.5 | 32 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Deadrin Senat | S Florida | SR | DT | 8 | 6.0 | 36 | 0.75 |
| 8 | Sam Franklin | Temple | SO | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 27 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Quincy Roche | Temple | FR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 23 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | SR | LB | 8 | 6.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 8 | Mike Love | S Florida | SR | DE | 8 | 6.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Leroy Godfrey | Houston | SO | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 16 | 1.10 |
| 14 | Ed Oliver | Houston | SO | DT | 5 | 5.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Rae Juan Marbley | Tulane | SR | LB | 3 | 5.0 | 8 | 1.67 |
| 16 | Joseph Dorceus | Memphis | FR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 12 | 1.13 |
| 16 | Diamon Cannon | Tulsa | SO | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 8 | 1.13 |
| 18 | Juwuan Brown | S Florida | JR | DE | 8 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Khalil Williams | Houston | SR | S | 4 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Kevin Mouhon | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Sharif Finch | Temple | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.80 |
| 18 | Folorunso Fatukasi | UConn | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Austin Hall | Memphis | SO | DB | 6 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 25 | Junior Joseph | UConn | SR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.88 |
| 25 | Jonathan Wilson | Memphis | SO | DL | 6 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.58 |
| 25 | Marquise Copeland | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 13 | 0.88 |
| 25 | Curtis Akins | Memphis | JR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 11 | 0.70 |
| 25 | Christian Johnson | Memphis | SR | DL | 6 | 3.5 | 10 | 0.58 |
| 25 | Perry Young | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 9 | 0.88 |
| 25 | Tony Guerad | UCF | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.88 |
| 25 | Matthew Adams | Houston | SR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.70 |
| 33 | Cole Ormsby | UConn | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 33 | Bryce Huff | Memphis | SO | LB | 6 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 33 | Kirk Livingstone | S Florida | SO | DE | 8 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.38 |
| 33 | Jeremy Smith | Tulsa | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 33 | Chequan Burkett | UCF | SR | ILB | 4 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.75 |
| 33 | Korrin Wiggins | ECU | SR | DB | 4 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 33 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | JR | S | 4 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 33 | Jerard Carter | Houston | JR | DE | 2 | 3.0 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 33 | Emmanuel Cooper | Memphis | JR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 33 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | SR | CB | 8 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 33 | Jamiyus Pittman | UCF | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Nick Thurman | Houston | SR | DE | 5 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Delontae Scott | SMU | SO | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 44 | Jullian Taylor | Temple | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 9 | 0.63 |
| 44 | Jerry Thompson | Navy | SR | OLB | 4 | 2.5 | 9 | 0.63 |
| 44 | Delvon Randall | Temple | JR | DB | 5 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Kelvin Pinkney Jr. | S Florida | FR | DL | 7 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.36 |
| 44 | Devon Sutton | ECU | SO | DB | 4 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.63 |