2021 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games Lost Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold Ebiketie | Penn State | SR | DE | 5 | 10.0 | 38 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Christian Harris | Alabama | JR | LB | 2 | 4.0 | 37 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Darrian Beavers | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Nick Heninger | Utah State | SR | DE | 3 | 5.5 | 47 | 1.83 |
| 4 | Arron Mosby | Fresno St | SR | DE | 3 | 5.5 | 14 | 1.83 |
| 6 | Collin Oliver | Okla St | FR | DE | 2 | 3.5 | 37 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Nik Bonitto | Oklahoma | JR | OLB | 2 | 3.5 | 13 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Jalen Pitre | Baylor | SR | S | 2 | 3.5 | 11 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Perrion Winfrey | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 2 | 3.5 | 10 | 1.75 |
| 10 | Ivan Pace Jr. | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 6 | 10.0 | 33 | 1.67 |
| 10 | Vince Sanford | Air Force | JR | OLB | 3 | 5.0 | 22 | 1.67 |
| 12 | Micheal Clemons | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 34 | 1.63 |
| 13 | Scott Patchan | CSU | SR | DL | 9 | 14.0 | 65 | 1.56 |
| 13 | Joey Noble | New Mexico | SR | DE | 9 | 14.0 | 51 | 1.56 |
| 15 | Darius Hodges | Tulane | FR | JOK | 9 | 13.5 | 37 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Jermaine Johnson II | FSU | SR | DE | 7 | 10.5 | 53 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Owen Porter | Marshall | SO | DL | 5 | 7.5 | 32 | 1.50 |
| 15 | DeMarvin Leal | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 20 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Rondell Bothroyd | Wk Forest | SO | DL | 3 | 4.5 | 17 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Dallas Turner | Alabama | FR | LB | 2 | 3.0 | 17 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Keshawn Banks | SDSU | SR | DL | 2 | 3.0 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Jalen Redmond | Oklahoma | SO | DL | 2 | 3.0 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Brian Asamoah | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 2 | 3.0 | 8 | 1.50 |
| 15 | AJ Washington | La-Lafytte | JR | CB | 1 | 1.5 | 8 | 1.50 |
| 25 | Chris Ojoh | NMSU | JR | LB | 10 | 14.0 | 83 | 1.40 |
| 25 | Daniel Green | Kansas St | JR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 29 | 1.40 |
| 27 | Nick Hampton | App St | JR | OLB | 4 | 5.5 | 22 | 1.38 |
| 27 | D'Marco Jackson | App St | SR | ILB | 4 | 5.5 | 19 | 1.38 |
| 29 | Damone Clark | LSU | SR | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 36 | 1.33 |
| 29 | Habakkuk Baldonado | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 24 | 1.33 |
| 29 | Dayon Hayes | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 18 | 1.33 |
| 29 | Tyler Batty | BYU | FR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 13 | 1.33 |
| 29 | Drake Thomas | NC State | SO | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 13 | 1.33 |
| 34 | Kivon Bennett | Ark St | JR | DL | 10 | 13.0 | 50 | 1.30 |
| 34 | Storey Jackson | Liberty | SR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 28 | 1.30 |
| 34 | Byron Young | Tennessee | JR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 34 | DeAngelo Malone | Western Ky | SR | DE | 5 | 6.5 | 21 | 1.30 |
| 38 | Dante Stills | WVU | SR | DL | 7 | 9.0 | 46 | 1.29 |
| 38 | Viliami Fehoko | SJSU | SO | DL | 7 | 9.0 | 37 | 1.29 |
| 38 | Mikel Jones | Syracuse | SO | LB | 7 | 9.0 | 34 | 1.29 |
| 41 | Micah McFadden | Indiana | SR | LB | 10 | 12.5 | 81 | 1.25 |
| 41 | Joe Ozougwu | Ark St | SR | DE | 10 | 12.5 | 60 | 1.25 |
| 41 | Abraham Beauplan | Marshall | JR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 19 | 1.25 |
| 41 | Zach VanValkenburg | Iowa | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 26 | 1.25 |
| 41 | Jonah Tavai | SDSU | SR | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 17 | 1.25 |
| 41 | Darius Snow | Mich St | SO | S | 2 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.25 |
| 41 | JT Woods | Baylor | SR | S | 2 | 2.5 | 3 | 1.25 |
| 48 | KD Davis | N Texas | JR | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 29 | 1.21 |
| 49 | Jeremy Banks | Tennessee | JR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 33 | 1.17 |
| 49 | Xavier Cullens | Memphis | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 26 | 1.17 |
| 49 | David Perales | Fresno St | SR | DE | 3 | 3.5 | 31 | 1.17 |
| 49 | Justin Rice | Utah State | SR | ILB | 3 | 3.5 | 10 | 1.17 |
| 49 | Chance Campbell | Miss | SR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 8 | 1.17 |
| 49 | Josh Paschal | Kentucky | SR | DE | 3 | 3.5 | 5 | 1.17 |
| 55 | Grayson Murphy | N Texas | FR | DE | 7 | 8.0 | 38 | 1.14 |
| 55 | Javon Solomon | Troy | FR | BAN | 7 | 8.0 | 37 | 1.14 |
| 55 | Yasir Abdullah | Louisville | JR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 31 | 1.14 |
| 55 | Keir Thomas | FSU | SR | DE | 7 | 8.0 | 30 | 1.14 |
| 55 | Taijh Alston | WVU | JR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 28 | 1.14 |
| 60 | James Patterson | Buffalo | SR | LB | 8 | 9.0 | 22 | 1.13 |
| 60 | Jack Sanborn | Wisconsin | SR | ILB | 4 | 4.5 | 16 | 1.13 |
| 62 | Jeremy Lewis | ECU | SO | OLB | 5 | 5.5 | 31 | 1.10 |
| 62 | Rashaad Harding | Liberty | SR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 20 | 1.10 |
| 64 | Tyree Wilson | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 41 | 1.08 |
| 64 | Neil Farrell Jr. | LSU | SR | DT | 6 | 6.5 | 33 | 1.08 |
| 64 | Antonio Montero | Rice | JR | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 20 | 1.08 |
| 64 | Jesse Luketa | Penn State | SR | DE | 6 | 6.5 | 18 | 1.08 |
| 68 | Derick Hall | Auburn | JR | EDG | 7 | 7.5 | 31 | 1.07 |
| 68 | Bryce Cosby | Ball State | SR | S | 7 | 7.5 | 25 | 1.07 |
| 70 | Walter Haire | BGSU | SR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 19 | 1.06 |
| 71 | Tyler Grubbs | La Tech | FR | LB | 9 | 9.5 | 38 | 1.06 |
| 71 | Shaka Heyward | Duke | JR | LB | 9 | 9.5 | 24 | 1.06 |
| 73 | Anfernee Orji | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 10 | 10.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Cody Roscoe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Brenton Cox Jr. | Florida | JR | OLB | 7 | 7.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Isaiah McGuire | Missouri | JR | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Isaiah Gay | Illinois | SR | OLB | 7 | 7.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Jonah Laulu | Hawai'i | JR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 43 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Marcus Valdez | BC | SR | DE | 6 | 6.0 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Lonnie Phelps | Miami (Oh) | SO | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Jamal Hines | Toledo | JR | OLB | 6 | 6.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Matthew Butler | Tennessee | SR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Micah Baskerville | LSU | SR | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Tyrice Knight | UTEP | JR | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Desjuan Johnson | Toledo | JR | DE | 6 | 6.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Isaiah Bagnah | Boise St | SO | EDG | 5 | 5.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Ralph Holley | W Mich | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Ali Fayad | W Mich | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Aaron Brule | Miss St | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Cullen Wick | Tulsa | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Kekaula Kaniho | Boise St | SR | N | 5 | 5.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Demani Richardson | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 4 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Nick Herbig | Wisconsin | SO | OLB | 4 | 4.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Durrell Johnson | Liberty | JR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Andre Carter II | Army | JR | OLB | 4 | 4.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 73 | George Karlaftis | Purdue | JR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 73 | DeVere Levelston | SMU | JR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Trill Carter | Minnesota | SO | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Antonio Johnson | Texas A&M | SO | DB | 4 | 4.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Luiji Vilain | Wk Forest | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.