2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games Won Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Smith | Tulsa | SR | DE | 2 | 4.0 | 41 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Genard Avery | Memphis | SR | LB | 10 | 17.5 | 72 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Justin Lawler | SMU | SR | DE | 7 | 12.0 | 67 | 1.71 |
| 4 | Perry Young | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 4 | 6.5 | 31 | 1.63 |
| 5 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | JR | LB | 7 | 10.5 | 53 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Sharif Finch | Temple | SR | DL | 7 | 10.5 | 49 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Bruce Hector | S Florida | SR | DT | 10 | 13.0 | 79 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Quincy Roche | Temple | FR | DL | 7 | 9.0 | 37 | 1.29 |
| 8 | Ed Oliver | Houston | SO | DT | 7 | 9.0 | 25 | 1.29 |
| 10 | Luke Carrezola | UConn | SR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 6 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Jacob Martin | Temple | SR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 51 | 1.14 |
| 12 | D.J. Palmore | Navy | SR | OLB | 7 | 7.5 | 33 | 1.07 |
| 13 | Greg Reaves | S Florida | SO | LB | 10 | 10.5 | 45 | 1.05 |
| 14 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | SR | LB | 13 | 13.5 | 74 | 1.04 |
| 15 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | SR | LB | 10 | 10.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Khalil Williams | Houston | SR | S | 6 | 6.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Kevin Mouhon | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Folorunso Fatukasi | UConn | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Cole Ormsby | UConn | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Diamon Cannon | Tulsa | SO | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Mike Love | S Florida | SR | DE | 10 | 9.5 | 35 | 0.95 |
| 22 | D'Juan Hines | Houston | SR | LB | 7 | 6.5 | 10 | 0.93 |
| 23 | Rae Juan Marbley | Tulane | SR | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.90 |
| 24 | Marquise Copeland | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 13 | 0.88 |
| 25 | Shaun Bradley | Temple | SO | LB | 7 | 6.0 | 21 | 0.86 |
| 26 | Chris Britton | UConn | JR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.83 |
| 27 | Leroy Godfrey | Houston | SO | LB | 7 | 5.5 | 23 | 0.79 |
| 28 | Jerry Thompson | Navy | SR | OLB | 6 | 4.5 | 27 | 0.75 |
| 28 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | JR | DB | 6 | 4.5 | 11 | 0.75 |
| 28 | Petera Wilson Jr. | Tulsa | SR | LB | 2 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 31 | Emeke Egbule | Houston | JR | LB | 7 | 5.0 | 40 | 0.71 |
| 31 | Sam Franklin | Temple | SO | LB | 7 | 5.0 | 22 | 0.71 |
| 33 | Tony Guerad | UCF | SR | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 30 | 0.69 |
| 34 | Kendall Futrell | ECU | SO | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 34 | Junior Joseph | UConn | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 36 | Pat Jasinski | UCF | JR | ILB | 13 | 8.5 | 24 | 0.65 |
| 37 | Deadrin Senat | S Florida | SR | DT | 10 | 6.5 | 37 | 0.65 |
| 38 | Joseph Dorceus | Memphis | FR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 12 | 0.63 |
| 39 | Ade Aruna | Tulane | SR | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.60 |
| 40 | Jamiyus Pittman | UCF | SR | DL | 13 | 7.5 | 29 | 0.58 |
| 41 | Tyeson Neals | SMU | SO | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 17 | 0.57 |
| 41 | Rodney Clemons | SMU | SO | DB | 7 | 4.0 | 16 | 0.57 |
| 43 | Kirk Livingstone | S Florida | SO | DE | 10 | 5.5 | 23 | 0.55 |
| 44 | Juwuan Brown | S Florida | JR | DE | 10 | 5.0 | 32 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Bryce Huff | Memphis | SO | LB | 10 | 5.0 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Jonathan Wilson | Memphis | SO | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Austin Robinson | Houston | SR | LB | 7 | 3.5 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Jullian Taylor | Temple | SR | DL | 7 | 3.5 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Micah Thomas | Navy | SR | LB | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Lyndon Johnson | Cincinnati | SR | DT | 4 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.