2021 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - All Games through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Anderson Jr. | Alabama | SO | LB | 15 | 33.5 | 146 | 2.23 |
| 2 | Leo Chenal | Wisconsin | JR | ILB | 11 | 18.5 | 94 | 1.68 |
| 3 | Devin Lloyd | Utah | JR | LB | 14 | 22.0 | 97 | 1.57 |
| 4 | Scott Patchan | CSU | SR | DL | 12 | 18.5 | 100 | 1.54 |
| 4 | Joey Noble | New Mexico | SR | DE | 12 | 18.5 | 64 | 1.54 |
| 6 | Nick Heninger | Utah State | SR | DE | 14 | 21.5 | 151 | 1.54 |
| 7 | Arnold Ebiketie | Penn State | SR | DE | 12 | 18.0 | 81 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Darius Hodges | Tulane | FR | JOK | 11 | 16.5 | 54 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Cameron Thomas | SDSU | JR | DL | 14 | 20.5 | 77 | 1.46 |
| 10 | Jermaine Johnson II | FSU | SR | DE | 12 | 17.5 | 91 | 1.46 |
| 11 | Andre Carter II | Army | JR | OLB | 13 | 18.5 | 96 | 1.42 |
| 12 | Javon Solomon | Troy | FR | BAN | 12 | 17.0 | 84 | 1.42 |
| 13 | Kivon Bennett | Ark St | JR | DL | 12 | 16.5 | 67 | 1.38 |
| 14 | D'Marco Jackson | App St | SR | ILB | 14 | 19.0 | 76 | 1.36 |
| 15 | Jordan Ferguson | MTSU | JR | DE | 13 | 17.5 | 80 | 1.35 |
| 16 | Chris Ojoh | NMSU | JR | LB | 12 | 16.0 | 93 | 1.33 |
| 16 | Joe Ozougwu | Ark St | SR | DE | 12 | 16.0 | 70 | 1.33 |
| 16 | DQ Thomas | MTSU | SR | LB | 12 | 16.0 | 70 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Jalen Pitre | Baylor | SR | S | 14 | 18.5 | 68 | 1.32 |
| 20 | Vince Sanford | Air Force | JR | OLB | 13 | 17.0 | 116 | 1.31 |
| 20 | Troy Hairston II | CMU | SR | DL | 13 | 17.0 | 96 | 1.31 |
| 22 | Micah McFadden | Indiana | SR | LB | 12 | 15.5 | 100 | 1.29 |
| 22 | Josh Paschal | Kentucky | SR | DE | 12 | 15.5 | 64 | 1.29 |
| 22 | Damone Clark | LSU | SR | LB | 12 | 15.5 | 58 | 1.29 |
| 25 | Yasir Abdullah | Louisville | JR | LB | 13 | 16.5 | 89 | 1.27 |
| 25 | Ralph Holley | W Mich | SR | DL | 13 | 16.5 | 72 | 1.27 |
| 27 | Nick Hampton | App St | JR | OLB | 14 | 17.5 | 87 | 1.25 |
| 27 | Nik Bonitto | Oklahoma | JR | OLB | 12 | 15.0 | 67 | 1.25 |
| 29 | Ali Fayad | W Mich | SR | DL | 13 | 16.0 | 83 | 1.23 |
| 29 | Sam Williams | Miss | SR | DL | 13 | 16.0 | 71 | 1.23 |
| 29 | KD Davis | N Texas | JR | LB | 13 | 16.0 | 63 | 1.23 |
| 29 | Daniel Green | Kansas St | JR | LB | 13 | 16.0 | 58 | 1.23 |
| 29 | Jack Sanborn | Wisconsin | SR | ILB | 13 | 16.0 | 55 | 1.23 |
| 34 | Josaiah Stewart | Coast Car | FR | DE | 13 | 15.5 | 85 | 1.19 |
| 34 | Arron Mosby | Fresno St | SR | DE | 13 | 15.5 | 63 | 1.19 |
| 36 | Clarence Hicks | UTSA | SR | OLB | 14 | 16.5 | 88 | 1.18 |
| 36 | Aidan Hutchinson | Michigan | SR | DE | 14 | 16.5 | 77 | 1.18 |
| 36 | Rondell Bothroyd | Wk Forest | SO | DL | 14 | 16.5 | 70 | 1.18 |
| 36 | DeAngelo Malone | Western Ky | SR | DE | 14 | 16.5 | 70 | 1.18 |
| 40 | Dante Stills | WVU | SR | DL | 13 | 15.0 | 70 | 1.15 |
| 40 | Jamal Hines | Toledo | JR | OLB | 13 | 15.0 | 62 | 1.15 |
| 40 | Blaze Alldredge | Missouri | SR | LB | 13 | 15.0 | 56 | 1.15 |
| 40 | Jaxon Player | Tulsa | SR | DL | 13 | 15.0 | 45 | 1.15 |
| 44 | Carson Wells | Colorado | JR | OLB | 12 | 13.5 | 36 | 1.13 |
| 44 | Drake Thomas | NC State | SO | LB | 12 | 13.5 | 32 | 1.13 |
| 46 | Grayson Murphy | N Texas | FR | DE | 13 | 14.5 | 75 | 1.12 |
| 46 | Nick Herbig | Wisconsin | SO | OLB | 13 | 14.5 | 73 | 1.12 |
| 46 | Brenton Cox Jr. | Florida | JR | OLB | 13 | 14.5 | 61 | 1.12 |
| 46 | Felix Anudike-Uzomah | Kansas St | SO | DE | 13 | 14.5 | 58 | 1.12 |
| 50 | Collin Oliver | Okla St | FR | DE | 14 | 15.5 | 84 | 1.11 |
| 51 | Micheal Clemons | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 57 | 1.10 |
| 52 | Kayvon Thibodeaux | Oregon | SO | DE | 11 | 12.0 | 65 | 1.09 |
| 52 | Mike Rose | Iowa State | SR | LB | 11 | 12.0 | 29 | 1.09 |
| 54 | Mikel Jones | Syracuse | SO | LB | 12 | 13.0 | 46 | 1.08 |
| 54 | Anfernee Orji | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 12 | 13.0 | 40 | 1.08 |
| 56 | Will McDonald IV | Iowa State | JR | DE | 13 | 14.0 | 87 | 1.08 |
| 56 | Brock Martin | Okla St | SR | DE | 13 | 14.0 | 65 | 1.08 |
| 56 | Darius Muasau | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 13 | 14.0 | 64 | 1.08 |
| 56 | Big Kat Bryant | UCF | SR | DL | 13 | 14.0 | 59 | 1.08 |
| 56 | Myles Murphy | Clemson | SO | DE | 13 | 14.0 | 55 | 1.08 |
| 56 | Isaiah McGuire | Missouri | JR | DL | 13 | 14.0 | 53 | 1.08 |
| 56 | Corvin Moment | W Mich | JR | LB | 13 | 14.0 | 50 | 1.08 |
| 63 | Zach VanValkenburg | Iowa | SR | DL | 14 | 15.0 | 75 | 1.07 |
| 63 | Malcolm Rodriguez | Okla St | SR | LB | 14 | 15.0 | 42 | 1.07 |
| 65 | Leonard Taylor | Miami (Fl) | FR | DL | 9 | 9.5 | 19 | 1.06 |
| 66 | Byron Young | Tennessee | JR | DL | 11 | 11.5 | 68 | 1.05 |
| 67 | Karl Brooks | BGSU | JR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 64 | 1.04 |
| 67 | DeMarvin Leal | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 55 | 1.04 |
| 67 | Cody Roscoe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 49 | 1.04 |
| 67 | Viliami Fehoko | SJSU | SO | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 46 | 1.04 |
| 67 | James Patterson | Buffalo | SR | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 33 | 1.04 |
| 72 | Lonnie Phelps | Miami (Oh) | SO | DL | 13 | 13.5 | 81 | 1.04 |
| 72 | Tyree Wilson | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 13 | 13.5 | 76 | 1.04 |
| 72 | David Perales | Fresno St | SR | DE | 13 | 13.5 | 74 | 1.04 |
| 75 | Chauncey Manac | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 14 | 14.5 | 87 | 1.04 |
| 76 | Jonah Tavai | SDSU | SR | DL | 14 | 14.0 | 65 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Storey Jackson | Liberty | SR | LB | 13 | 13.0 | 62 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Praise Amaewhule | UTEP | SO | DE | 13 | 13.0 | 61 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Logan Hall | Houston | JR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 59 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Kameron Butler | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 58 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Kevin Atkins | Fresno St | SR | DT | 13 | 13.0 | 51 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Ivan Pace Jr. | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 13 | 13.0 | 46 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Keir Thomas | FSU | SR | DE | 12 | 12.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Tristan Nichols | Nevada | SR | DT | 11 | 11.0 | 66 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Antonio Montero | Rice | JR | LB | 9 | 9.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Justin Rice | Utah State | SR | ILB | 14 | 13.5 | 45 | 0.96 |
| 87 | Isaiah Foskey | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 128 | 0.96 |
| 87 | Jordan Jackson | Air Force | SR | DT | 13 | 12.5 | 91 | 0.96 |
| 87 | Terrel Bernard | Baylor | SR | LB | 13 | 12.5 | 66 | 0.96 |
| 87 | Derick Hall | Auburn | JR | EDG | 13 | 12.5 | 57 | 0.96 |
| 87 | Chance Campbell | Miss | SR | LB | 13 | 12.5 | 51 | 0.96 |
| 87 | Desjuan Johnson | Toledo | JR | DE | 13 | 12.5 | 49 | 0.96 |
| 87 | Ben Kimpler | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 46 | 0.96 |
| 94 | Isaiah Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 12 | 11.5 | 66 | 0.96 |
| 94 | BJ Ojulari | LSU | SO | DE | 12 | 11.5 | 62 | 0.96 |
| 94 | Garrett Nelson | Nebraska | SO | OLB | 12 | 11.5 | 57 | 0.96 |
| 94 | Jacoby Windmon | UNLV | JR | ILB | 12 | 11.5 | 52 | 0.96 |
| 94 | George Karlaftis | Purdue | JR | DE | 12 | 11.5 | 50 | 0.96 |
| 94 | Shaka Heyward | Duke | JR | LB | 12 | 11.5 | 27 | 0.96 |
| 100 | William Kwenkeu | Temple | SR | LB | 11 | 10.5 | 37 | 0.96 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.