2021 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - All Games through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Heninger | Utah State | SR | DE | 14 | 21.5 | 151 | 1.54 | 
| 2 | Will Anderson Jr. | Alabama | SO | LB | 15 | 33.5 | 146 | 2.23 | 
| 3 | Isaiah Foskey | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 128 | 0.96 | 
| 4 | Vince Sanford | Air Force | JR | OLB | 13 | 17.0 | 116 | 1.31 | 
| 5 | Scott Patchan | CSU | SR | DL | 12 | 18.5 | 100 | 1.54 | 
| 5 | Micah McFadden | Indiana | SR | LB | 12 | 15.5 | 100 | 1.29 | 
| 7 | Devin Lloyd | Utah | JR | LB | 14 | 22.0 | 97 | 1.57 | 
| 8 | Andre Carter II | Army | JR | OLB | 13 | 18.5 | 96 | 1.42 | 
| 8 | Troy Hairston II | CMU | SR | DL | 13 | 17.0 | 96 | 1.31 | 
| 10 | Leo Chenal | Wisconsin | JR | ILB | 11 | 18.5 | 94 | 1.68 | 
| 11 | Chris Ojoh | NMSU | JR | LB | 12 | 16.0 | 93 | 1.33 | 
| 12 | Jermaine Johnson II | FSU | SR | DE | 12 | 17.5 | 91 | 1.46 | 
| 12 | Jordan Jackson | Air Force | SR | DT | 13 | 12.5 | 91 | 0.96 | 
| 12 | David Ojabo | Michigan | JR | LB | 14 | 12.0 | 91 | 0.86 | 
| 15 | Yasir Abdullah | Louisville | JR | LB | 13 | 16.5 | 89 | 1.27 | 
| 16 | Clarence Hicks | UTSA | SR | OLB | 14 | 16.5 | 88 | 1.18 | 
| 17 | Nick Hampton | App St | JR | OLB | 14 | 17.5 | 87 | 1.25 | 
| 17 | Chauncey Manac | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 14 | 14.5 | 87 | 1.04 | 
| 17 | Will McDonald IV | Iowa State | JR | DE | 13 | 14.0 | 87 | 1.08 | 
| 20 | Josaiah Stewart | Coast Car | FR | DE | 13 | 15.5 | 85 | 1.19 | 
| 21 | Javon Solomon | Troy | FR | BAN | 12 | 17.0 | 84 | 1.42 | 
| 21 | Collin Oliver | Okla St | FR | DE | 14 | 15.5 | 84 | 1.11 | 
| 21 | Mika Tafua | Utah | JR | DE | 14 | 13.0 | 84 | 0.93 | 
| 24 | Ali Fayad | W Mich | SR | DL | 13 | 16.0 | 83 | 1.23 | 
| 25 | Arnold Ebiketie | Penn State | SR | DE | 12 | 18.0 | 81 | 1.50 | 
| 25 | Lonnie Phelps | Miami (Oh) | SO | DL | 13 | 13.5 | 81 | 1.04 | 
| 27 | Jordan Ferguson | MTSU | JR | DE | 13 | 17.5 | 80 | 1.35 | 
| 28 | Eyioma Uwazurike | Iowa State | SR | DE | 13 | 12.0 | 79 | 0.92 | 
| 29 | Cameron Thomas | SDSU | JR | DL | 14 | 20.5 | 77 | 1.46 | 
| 29 | Aidan Hutchinson | Michigan | SR | DE | 14 | 16.5 | 77 | 1.18 | 
| 31 | D'Marco Jackson | App St | SR | ILB | 14 | 19.0 | 76 | 1.36 | 
| 31 | Tyree Wilson | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 13 | 13.5 | 76 | 1.04 | 
| 33 | Zach VanValkenburg | Iowa | SR | DL | 14 | 15.0 | 75 | 1.07 | 
| 33 | Grayson Murphy | N Texas | FR | DE | 13 | 14.5 | 75 | 1.12 | 
| 33 | Calijah Kancey | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 14 | 13.0 | 75 | 0.93 | 
| 36 | David Perales | Fresno St | SR | DE | 13 | 13.5 | 74 | 1.04 | 
| 37 | Nick Herbig | Wisconsin | SO | OLB | 13 | 14.5 | 73 | 1.12 | 
| 38 | Ralph Holley | W Mich | SR | DL | 13 | 16.5 | 72 | 1.27 | 
| 39 | Sam Williams | Miss | SR | DL | 13 | 16.0 | 71 | 1.23 | 
| 39 | Sam Hammond | Nevada | SR | DE | 13 | 9.5 | 71 | 0.73 | 
| 41 | Rondell Bothroyd | Wk Forest | SO | DL | 14 | 16.5 | 70 | 1.18 | 
| 41 | DeAngelo Malone | Western Ky | SR | DE | 14 | 16.5 | 70 | 1.18 | 
| 41 | Joe Ozougwu | Ark St | SR | DE | 12 | 16.0 | 70 | 1.33 | 
| 41 | DQ Thomas | MTSU | SR | LB | 12 | 16.0 | 70 | 1.33 | 
| 41 | Dante Stills | WVU | SR | DL | 13 | 15.0 | 70 | 1.15 | 
| 41 | Richard Jibunor | Troy | SO | BAN | 11 | 10.0 | 70 | 0.91 | 
| 47 | Jamil Muhammad | Georgia St | SO | OLB | 13 | 6.5 | 69 | 0.50 | 
| 48 | Jalen Pitre | Baylor | SR | S | 14 | 18.5 | 68 | 1.32 | 
| 48 | Byron Young | Tennessee | JR | DL | 11 | 11.5 | 68 | 1.05 | 
| 50 | Kivon Bennett | Ark St | JR | DL | 12 | 16.5 | 67 | 1.38 | 
| 50 | Nik Bonitto | Oklahoma | JR | OLB | 12 | 15.0 | 67 | 1.25 | 
| 50 | Jeffrey Gunter | Coast Car | SR | BAN | 12 | 10.0 | 67 | 0.83 | 
| 53 | Terrel Bernard | Baylor | SR | LB | 13 | 12.5 | 66 | 0.96 | 
| 53 | Isaiah Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 12 | 11.5 | 66 | 0.96 | 
| 53 | Tristan Nichols | Nevada | SR | DT | 11 | 11.0 | 66 | 1.00 | 
| 53 | Jacub Panasiuk | Mich St | SR | DE | 13 | 11.0 | 66 | 0.85 | 
| 57 | Brock Martin | Okla St | SR | DE | 13 | 14.0 | 65 | 1.08 | 
| 57 | Jonah Tavai | SDSU | SR | DL | 14 | 14.0 | 65 | 1.00 | 
| 57 | Kayvon Thibodeaux | Oregon | SO | DE | 11 | 12.0 | 65 | 1.09 | 
| 57 | Nakobe Dean | Georgia | JR | ILB | 15 | 10.5 | 65 | 0.70 | 
| 61 | Joey Noble | New Mexico | SR | DE | 12 | 18.5 | 64 | 1.54 | 
| 61 | Josh Paschal | Kentucky | SR | DE | 12 | 15.5 | 64 | 1.29 | 
| 61 | Darius Muasau | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 13 | 14.0 | 64 | 1.08 | 
| 61 | Karl Brooks | BGSU | JR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 64 | 1.04 | 
| 61 | Christian Harris | Alabama | JR | LB | 15 | 12.5 | 64 | 0.83 | 
| 66 | KD Davis | N Texas | JR | LB | 13 | 16.0 | 63 | 1.23 | 
| 66 | Arron Mosby | Fresno St | SR | DE | 13 | 15.5 | 63 | 1.19 | 
| 68 | Jamal Hines | Toledo | JR | OLB | 13 | 15.0 | 62 | 1.15 | 
| 68 | Storey Jackson | Liberty | SR | LB | 13 | 13.0 | 62 | 1.00 | 
| 68 | BJ Ojulari | LSU | SO | DE | 12 | 11.5 | 62 | 0.96 | 
| 71 | Brenton Cox Jr. | Florida | JR | OLB | 13 | 14.5 | 61 | 1.12 | 
| 71 | Praise Amaewhule | UTEP | SO | DE | 13 | 13.0 | 61 | 1.00 | 
| 71 | Gabriel Murphy | N Texas | FR | DE | 13 | 12.0 | 61 | 0.92 | 
| 71 | Tomon Fox | N Carolina | SR | LB | 13 | 10.0 | 61 | 0.77 | 
| 75 | Ron Stone Jr. | Wash St | JR | EDG | 13 | 11.5 | 60 | 0.89 | 
| 75 | Cameron Goode | California | SR | OLB | 11 | 8.5 | 60 | 0.77 | 
| 77 | Big Kat Bryant | UCF | SR | DL | 13 | 14.0 | 59 | 1.08 | 
| 77 | Logan Hall | Houston | JR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 59 | 1.00 | 
| 77 | Trenton Simpson | Clemson | SO | LB | 13 | 12.0 | 59 | 0.92 | 
| 77 | Curtis Brooks | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 14 | 11.5 | 59 | 0.82 | 
| 77 | Devin Harper | Okla St | SR | LB | 14 | 11.0 | 59 | 0.79 | 
| 77 | Sam Okuayinonu | Maryland | SR | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 59 | 0.65 | 
| 83 | Daniel Green | Kansas St | JR | LB | 13 | 16.0 | 58 | 1.23 | 
| 83 | Damone Clark | LSU | SR | LB | 12 | 15.5 | 58 | 1.29 | 
| 83 | Felix Anudike-Uzomah | Kansas St | SO | DE | 13 | 14.5 | 58 | 1.12 | 
| 83 | Kameron Butler | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 58 | 1.00 | 
| 83 | Dallas Turner | Alabama | FR | LB | 15 | 10.0 | 58 | 0.67 | 
| 83 | Tyree Johnson | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 12 | 9.0 | 58 | 0.75 | 
| 83 | Luiji Vilain | Wk Forest | SR | DL | 14 | 9.0 | 58 | 0.64 | 
| 83 | Robert Beal Jr. | Georgia | SR | OLB | 15 | 7.5 | 58 | 0.50 | 
| 91 | Derick Hall | Auburn | JR | EDG | 13 | 12.5 | 57 | 0.96 | 
| 91 | Garrett Nelson | Nebraska | SO | OLB | 12 | 11.5 | 57 | 0.96 | 
| 91 | Micheal Clemons | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 57 | 1.10 | 
| 94 | Blaze Alldredge | Missouri | SR | LB | 13 | 15.0 | 56 | 1.15 | 
| 94 | Habakkuk Baldonado | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 14 | 12.0 | 56 | 0.86 | 
| 94 | Phidarian Mathis | Alabama | SR | DL | 15 | 12.0 | 56 | 0.80 | 
| 94 | Arik Smith | Army | SR | LB | 13 | 11.0 | 56 | 0.85 | 
| 94 | Boye Mafe | Minnesota | SR | DL | 13 | 10.0 | 56 | 0.77 | 
| 94 | Trajan Jeffcoat | Missouri | JR | DL | 13 | 10.0 | 56 | 0.77 | 
| 94 | Thomas Rush | Minnesota | SR | DL | 13 | 7.5 | 56 | 0.58 |