2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darius Hodges | Tulane | FR | JOK | 4 | 6.0 | 25 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Immanuel Hickman | ECU | FR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Diego Fagot | Navy | SR | LB | 3 | 4.5 | 14 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Cullen Wick | Tulsa | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 21 | 1.38 |
| 5 | William Kwenkeu | Temple | SR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 17 | 1.17 |
| 5 | Darrian Beavers | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 12 | 1.17 |
| 7 | D'Anthony Jones | Houston | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste | UCF | JR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Kalia Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Malik Vann | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Joel Dublanko | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Noah Seiden | Tulane | SO | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.88 |
| 12 | Xavier Cullens | Memphis | SR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 15 | 0.88 |
| 12 | Derek Parish | Houston | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 14 | 0.88 |
| 12 | Jordan Magee | Temple | FR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 12 | 0.88 |
| 12 | Jaxon Player | Tulsa | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.88 |
| 17 | Big Kat Bryant | UCF | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Atlias Bell | Houston | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Donavan Mutin | Houston | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Jabari Taylor | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Donald Berniard Jr. | Navy | SO | NG | 3 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Demaurez Bellamy | S Florida | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Deshawn Pace | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Jaylon Allen | Memphis | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Suirad Ware | ECU | FR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Latrell Bankston | Houston | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 24 | David Anenih | Houston | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Will Rodgers | Temple | SR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Jeremy Lewis | ECU | SO | OLB | 4 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Blake Green | S Florida | SR | DT | 4 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Nick Anderson | Tulane | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 9 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Joseph Anderson | Tulsa | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 9 | 0.63 |
| 24 | JJ Russell | Memphis | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 7 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Logan Hall | Houston | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 24 | John Tate IV | Memphis | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 24 | D.J. Ford | ECU | SR | SAF | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Kevin Henry | Tulane | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Layton Jordan | Temple | SO | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 3 | 0.63 |
| 39 | Turner Coxe | SMU | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Darian Varner | Temple | FR | DT | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Keith Cooper Jr. | Tulane | FR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Richard Moore | SMU | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Anthony Goodlow | Tulsa | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Bruce Bivens | ECU | SR | ILB | 4 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 39 | DeVere Levelston | SMU | JR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Angelo Anderson | Tulane | FR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Gary Wiley | SMU | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Deven Lamp | Tulsa | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Elijah Taylor | Tulsa | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Jon-Michael Terry | Tulsa | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.