2017 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games at Home Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sutton Smith | N Illinois | SO | DE | 6 | 20.5 | 88 | 3.42 |
| 2 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | SR | DL | 5 | 11.5 | 46 | 2.30 |
| 3 | Sharif Finch | Temple | SR | DL | 6 | 12.5 | 64 | 2.08 |
| 3 | Bradley Chubb | NC State | SR | DE | 6 | 12.5 | 57 | 2.08 |
| 5 | Joe Dineen Jr. | Kansas | JR | LB | 7 | 14.5 | 30 | 2.07 |
| 6 | Genard Avery | Memphis | SR | LB | 8 | 16.5 | 89 | 2.06 |
| 7 | Khaleke Hudson | Michigan | SO | DB | 6 | 12.0 | 61 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | SR | DE | 5 | 10.0 | 55 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Brian Womac | Rice | SR | DE | 5 | 9.5 | 46 | 1.90 |
| 9 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | SR | DL | 5 | 9.5 | 46 | 1.90 |
| 11 | Justin Lawler | SMU | SR | DE | 7 | 13.0 | 63 | 1.86 |
| 12 | James Hearns | Louisville | SR | LB | 6 | 11.0 | 58 | 1.83 |
| 13 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | JR | LB | 5 | 9.0 | 41 | 1.80 |
| 14 | Hercules Mata'afa | Wash St | JR | DL | 7 | 12.5 | 37 | 1.79 |
| 15 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | SR | DE | 6 | 10.5 | 51 | 1.75 |
| 16 | Alani Latu | Ariz St | SR | LB | 6 | 10.0 | 50 | 1.67 |
| 16 | Harrison Phillips | Stanford | SR | DT | 6 | 10.0 | 31 | 1.67 |
| 18 | Austin Bryant | Clemson | JR | DE | 7 | 11.5 | 37 | 1.64 |
| 19 | Joe Ostman | CMU | SR | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 20 | 1.63 |
| 20 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | SR | LB | 5 | 8.0 | 37 | 1.60 |
| 20 | Marcus Davenport | UTSA | SR | DE | 5 | 8.0 | 37 | 1.60 |
| 22 | Zach Allen | BC | JR | DE | 6 | 9.5 | 34 | 1.58 |
| 22 | Gelen Robinson | Purdue | SR | DE | 6 | 9.5 | 33 | 1.58 |
| 24 | Daniel Wise | Kansas | JR | DT | 7 | 11.0 | 42 | 1.57 |
| 24 | Troy Dye | Oregon | SO | ILB | 7 | 11.0 | 34 | 1.57 |
| 26 | Leonard Hazewood IV | Idaho | SR | LB | 6 | 9.0 | 44 | 1.50 |
| 26 | Greg Reaves | S Florida | SO | LB | 6 | 9.0 | 40 | 1.50 |
| 26 | Robert Spillane | W Mich | SR | LB | 6 | 9.0 | 38 | 1.50 |
| 26 | Tremaine Edmunds | Va Tech | JR | LB | 6 | 9.0 | 36 | 1.50 |
| 26 | Ed Oliver | Houston | SO | DT | 6 | 9.0 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 26 | Jawuan Johnson | N Illinois | JR | LB | 6 | 9.0 | 22 | 1.50 |
| 32 | Youhanna Ghaifan | Wyoming | SO | DT | 7 | 10.0 | 37 | 1.43 |
| 33 | Jon Greenard | Louisville | SO | LB | 6 | 8.5 | 57 | 1.42 |
| 33 | Kaden Elliss | Idaho | JR | LB | 6 | 8.5 | 45 | 1.42 |
| 33 | Ben Banogu | TCU | JR | DE | 6 | 8.5 | 37 | 1.42 |
| 33 | Khalil Brooks | MTSU | SO | LB | 6 | 8.5 | 36 | 1.42 |
| 33 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | SR | DE | 6 | 8.5 | 36 | 1.42 |
| 33 | D.J. Palmore | Navy | SR | OLB | 6 | 8.5 | 34 | 1.42 |
| 33 | Jamal Davis II | Akron | JR | DE | 6 | 8.5 | 30 | 1.42 |
| 33 | David Reese | Florida | SO | LB | 6 | 8.5 | 19 | 1.42 |
| 41 | Josey Jewell | Iowa | SR | MLB | 7 | 9.5 | 53 | 1.36 |
| 41 | Garret Dooley | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 7 | 9.5 | 49 | 1.36 |
| 41 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | JR | LB | 7 | 9.5 | 41 | 1.36 |
| 44 | Mat Boesen | TCU | SR | DE | 6 | 8.0 | 50 | 1.33 |
| 44 | Malik Reed | Nevada | JR | DE | 6 | 8.0 | 47 | 1.33 |
| 44 | Austin Paulhus | Nevada | SR | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 39 | 1.33 |
| 44 | William Ossai | SJSU | SR | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 31 | 1.33 |
| 44 | Tim Settle | Va Tech | SO | DT | 6 | 8.0 | 26 | 1.33 |
| 44 | DeQuinton Osborne | Okla St | SR | DT | 6 | 8.0 | 24 | 1.33 |
| 44 | Caleb Bailey | W Mich | SR | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 20 | 1.33 |
| 51 | Nick Bosa | Ohio State | SO | DL | 7 | 9.0 | 42 | 1.29 |
| 51 | Nate Hall | N'western | JR | LB | 7 | 9.0 | 38 | 1.29 |
| 53 | Kylan Wilborn | Arizona | FR | DE | 6 | 7.5 | 59 | 1.25 |
| 53 | Bruce Hector | S Florida | SR | DT | 6 | 7.5 | 47 | 1.25 |
| 53 | Sione Takitaki | BYU | JR | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 42 | 1.25 |
| 53 | Mike McCray | Michigan | SR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 34 | 1.25 |
| 53 | Sam Franklin | Temple | SO | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 31 | 1.25 |
| 53 | Hunter Reese | Troy | JR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 31 | 1.25 |
| 53 | Cece Jefferson | Florida | JR | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 23 | 1.25 |
| 53 | Grant Ross | Air Force | SR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 23 | 1.25 |
| 61 | Tevis Bartlett | Washington | JR | OLB | 7 | 8.5 | 44 | 1.21 |
| 61 | Curtis Weaver | Boise St | FR | STD | 7 | 8.5 | 33 | 1.21 |
| 61 | Joe Giles-Harris | Duke | SO | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 20 | 1.21 |
| 64 | Easy Anyama | Texas St | SR | OLB | 5 | 6.0 | 36 | 1.20 |
| 64 | Josh Corcoran | N Illinois | JR | DE | 5 | 6.0 | 28 | 1.20 |
| 64 | Alvin Jones | UTEP | SR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 26 | 1.20 |
| 64 | Kyle Wilson | Ark St | SR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 18 | 1.20 |
| 64 | Ja'Whaun Bentley | Purdue | SR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 69 | Rashad Smith | FAU | SO | LB | 8 | 9.5 | 36 | 1.19 |
| 70 | Quentin Poling | Ohio | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 32 | 1.17 |
| 70 | Olasunkanmi Adeniyi | Toledo | JR | DE | 6 | 7.0 | 29 | 1.17 |
| 70 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 25 | 1.17 |
| 70 | Quincy Roche | Temple | FR | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 24 | 1.17 |
| 70 | Frank Ginda | SJSU | JR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 22 | 1.17 |
| 70 | Devin White | LSU | SO | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 21 | 1.17 |
| 70 | Shaq Jones | UAB | SR | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 20 | 1.17 |
| 77 | Otaro Alaka | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 38 | 1.14 |
| 77 | Tre Hornbuckle | Duke | SO | DE | 7 | 8.0 | 36 | 1.14 |
| 77 | Colton Jumper | Tennessee | SR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 31 | 1.14 |
| 77 | Kenny Willekes | Mich St | SO | DE | 7 | 8.0 | 19 | 1.14 |
| 81 | Jullian Taylor | Temple | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 14 | 1.10 |
| 81 | James Alexander | Kent State | SR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 10 | 1.10 |
| 83 | Frankie Griffin | Texas St | JR | OLB | 6 | 6.5 | 30 | 1.08 |
| 83 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | JR | DE | 6 | 6.5 | 29 | 1.08 |
| 83 | Rashan Gary | Michigan | SO | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 29 | 1.08 |
| 83 | Chase Hancock | Marshall | JR | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 28 | 1.08 |
| 83 | Tevin Crews | UAB | SR | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 27 | 1.08 |
| 83 | Mike Love | S Florida | SR | DE | 6 | 6.5 | 25 | 1.08 |
| 83 | Xavier Thigpen | USM | SR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 25 | 1.08 |
| 83 | Chase Winovich | Michigan | SR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 25 | 1.08 |
| 83 | Maurice Hurst | Michigan | SR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 23 | 1.08 |
| 83 | Jaboree Williams | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 22 | 1.08 |
| 83 | Anthony Rush | UAB | JR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 19 | 1.08 |
| 83 | Poona Ford | Texas | SR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 19 | 1.08 |
| 95 | Joe Gaziano | N'western | SO | DL | 7 | 7.5 | 42 | 1.07 |
| 95 | Bradlee Anae | Utah | SO | DE | 7 | 7.5 | 40 | 1.07 |
| 95 | Micah Kiser | Virginia | SR | ILB | 7 | 7.5 | 40 | 1.07 |
| 95 | DeMarquis Gates | Miss | SR | LB | 7 | 7.5 | 26 | 1.07 |
| 95 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 7 | 7.5 | 26 | 1.07 |
| 95 | Christian Sam | Ariz St | JR | LB | 7 | 7.5 | 22 | 1.07 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.