2017 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clelin Ferrell | Clemson | SO | DE | 2 | 6.5 | 28 | 3.25 |
| 2 | Anfernee Jennings | Alabama | SO | LB | 1 | 2.5 | 9 | 2.50 |
| 3 | David Long Jr. | WVU | SO | LB | 5 | 11.5 | 33 | 2.30 |
| 4 | Josey Jewell | Iowa | SR | MLB | 4 | 9.0 | 33 | 2.25 |
| 5 | Mike McCray | Michigan | SR | LB | 5 | 10.5 | 37 | 2.10 |
| 6 | Joe Dineen Jr. | Kansas | JR | LB | 11 | 22.5 | 52 | 2.05 |
| 7 | Carl Granderson | Wyoming | JR | DE | 5 | 10.0 | 37 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Deadrin Senat | S Florida | SR | DT | 2 | 4.0 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Roquan Smith | Georgia | JR | ILB | 2 | 4.0 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Brian Womac | Rice | SR | DE | 11 | 21.0 | 108 | 1.91 |
| 11 | Marcus Davenport | UTSA | SR | DE | 5 | 9.5 | 51 | 1.90 |
| 11 | Jawuan Johnson | N Illinois | JR | LB | 5 | 9.5 | 21 | 1.90 |
| 13 | Bradley Chubb | NC State | SR | DE | 4 | 7.0 | 12 | 1.75 |
| 13 | Jamal Stadom | Troy | SR | DT | 2 | 3.5 | 13 | 1.75 |
| 13 | Greg Reaves | S Florida | SO | LB | 2 | 3.5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 16 | Malik Demby | NMSU | JR | DB | 5 | 8.5 | 43 | 1.70 |
| 17 | Jalen Jelks | Oregon | JR | DL | 6 | 10.0 | 37 | 1.67 |
| 17 | Calvin Bundage | Okla St | SO | LB | 3 | 5.0 | 28 | 1.67 |
| 17 | Alex Aukerman | Army | SR | LB | 3 | 5.0 | 12 | 1.67 |
| 20 | Sutton Smith | N Illinois | SO | DE | 5 | 8.0 | 38 | 1.60 |
| 20 | Grant Dawson | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 5 | 8.0 | 32 | 1.60 |
| 22 | Gelen Robinson | Purdue | SR | DE | 6 | 9.5 | 24 | 1.58 |
| 23 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | SR | LB | 6 | 9.0 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Ed Oliver | Houston | SO | DT | 5 | 7.5 | 35 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Genard Avery | Memphis | SR | LB | 3 | 4.5 | 32 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Jordan Brailford | Okla St | JR | DE | 3 | 4.5 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 27 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | JR | DE | 7 | 10.0 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 28 | Josh Sweat | FSU | JR | DE | 6 | 8.5 | 33 | 1.42 |
| 29 | E.J. Ejiya | N Texas | JR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 29 | 1.40 |
| 30 | Jahad Woods | Wash St | FR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 12 | 1.38 |
| 31 | Maxx Crosby | EMU | SO | DL | 7 | 9.5 | 72 | 1.36 |
| 31 | Cece Jefferson | Florida | JR | DL | 7 | 9.5 | 26 | 1.36 |
| 33 | Joe Giles-Harris | Duke | SO | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 24 | 1.33 |
| 33 | Colin Schooler | Arizona | FR | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 14 | 1.33 |
| 33 | Olasunkanmi Adeniyi | Toledo | JR | DE | 3 | 4.0 | 17 | 1.33 |
| 33 | Kyle Queiro | N'western | SR | S | 3 | 4.0 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 33 | Chad Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 15 | 1.33 |
| 33 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 5 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | SR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 34 | 1.30 |
| 39 | Maurice Hurst | Michigan | SR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 20 | 1.30 |
| 39 | Jullian Taylor | Temple | SR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 18 | 1.30 |
| 42 | Oluwaseun Idowu | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 7 | 9.0 | 43 | 1.29 |
| 43 | Brian Burns | FSU | SO | DE | 6 | 7.5 | 30 | 1.25 |
| 43 | Zach Allen | BC | JR | DE | 6 | 7.5 | 26 | 1.25 |
| 43 | Hercules Mata'afa | Wash St | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 24 | 1.25 |
| 43 | Stacy Thomas | Louisville | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 20 | 1.25 |
| 43 | Trevon Sanders | Troy | JR | DT | 2 | 2.5 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 43 | Nick Bosa | Ohio State | SO | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 11 | 1.25 |
| 43 | Dorian O'Daniel | Clemson | SR | LB | 2 | 2.5 | 8 | 1.25 |
| 50 | Brad Koenig | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 21 | 1.21 |
| 51 | Harold Landry | BC | SR | DE | 5 | 6.0 | 28 | 1.20 |
| 51 | Logan Wilson | Wyoming | SO | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 11 | 1.20 |
| 53 | Tony Lashley | Idaho | JR | LB | 8 | 9.5 | 24 | 1.19 |
| 54 | Terez Hall | Missouri | JR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 13 | 1.17 |
| 54 | Joe Gaziano | N'western | SO | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 17 | 1.17 |
| 54 | Austin Hall | Memphis | SO | DB | 3 | 3.5 | 16 | 1.17 |
| 54 | Jonathan Bonner | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 10 | 1.17 |
| 54 | Chad Whitener | Okla St | SR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 9 | 1.17 |
| 54 | Michael Pinckney | Miami (Fl) | SO | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 8 | 1.17 |
| 54 | Cameron Smith | USC | JR | ILB | 3 | 3.5 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 54 | Jerry Tillery | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 5 | 1.17 |
| 62 | Alex Funches | California | JR | OLB | 7 | 8.0 | 44 | 1.14 |
| 62 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | SR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 36 | 1.14 |
| 64 | Aikeem Coleman | Idaho | SR | DL | 8 | 9.0 | 29 | 1.13 |
| 64 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | SR | DL | 8 | 9.0 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 64 | Tee Sims | App St | SR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 24 | 1.13 |
| 64 | Devin White | LSU | SO | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 22 | 1.13 |
| 64 | Ricky Walker | Va Tech | JR | DT | 4 | 4.5 | 21 | 1.13 |
| 69 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | SR | DE | 10 | 11.0 | 53 | 1.10 |
| 69 | Wendell Dunn | Wk Forest | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 41 | 1.10 |
| 69 | Caleb Caston | Ark St | SR | DE | 5 | 5.5 | 25 | 1.10 |
| 69 | Joe Ostman | CMU | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 21 | 1.10 |
| 69 | Chase Winovich | Michigan | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 15 | 1.10 |
| 74 | Daniel Wise | Kansas | JR | DT | 11 | 12.0 | 44 | 1.09 |
| 75 | Tyrel Dodson | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 30 | 1.08 |
| 75 | DeMarquis Gates | Miss | SR | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 11 | 1.08 |
| 77 | Jeremiah Harris | EMU | JR | DL | 7 | 7.5 | 36 | 1.07 |
| 77 | Chris Covington | Indiana | SR | LB | 7 | 7.5 | 20 | 1.07 |
| 77 | David Reese | Florida | SO | LB | 7 | 7.5 | 17 | 1.07 |
| 80 | Logan Hunt | Ga South | JR | DE | 10 | 10.5 | 25 | 1.05 |
| 81 | Jon Cunningham | Kent State | SR | DT | 10 | 10.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Andrew Brown | Virginia | SR | DE | 7 | 7.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Jarrod Franklin | Tulane | SR | S | 7 | 7.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Jamal Davis II | Akron | JR | DE | 7 | 7.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Markus Bailey | Purdue | SO | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 41 | 1.00 |
| 81 | JoJo Wicker | Ariz St | JR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Evan Colorito | CSU | SR | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Poona Ford | Texas | SR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Khaleke Hudson | Michigan | SO | DB | 5 | 5.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | SR | DE | 5 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 81 | JaQuan Bailey | Iowa State | SO | DE | 5 | 5.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Trevon Young | Louisville | SR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Xavier Thigpen | USM | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Nathan Bazata | Iowa | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Jordan Jones | Kentucky | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Anthony Nelson | Iowa | SO | DE | 5 | 5.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 81 | George Helmuth | Fresno St | JR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Gerri Green | Miss St | JR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Robert Stanley | Fresno St | SR | ILB | 4 | 4.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Jessie Bates III | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 4 | 4.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.