2021 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micah McFadden | Indiana | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 53 | 1.25 |
| 2 | Javon Solomon | Troy | FR | BAN | 4 | 9.5 | 48 | 2.38 |
| 3 | Blaze Alldredge | Missouri | SR | LB | 4 | 8.0 | 43 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Chris Ojoh | NMSU | JR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 42 | 1.30 |
| 5 | Isaiah Foskey | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 41 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Victor Jones | Wyoming | SR | DT | 4 | 3.5 | 41 | 0.88 |
| 7 | Kendy Charles | Liberty | FR | DT | 4 | 6.5 | 40 | 1.63 |
| 8 | Thomas Rush | Minnesota | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 39 | 0.88 |
| 8 | Trumane Bell II | UTSA | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 39 | 0.88 |
| 8 | Carl Jones, Jr. | UCLA | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 39 | 0.63 |
| 11 | Ty Shelby | La-Monroe | SR | DE | 3 | 5.5 | 37 | 1.83 |
| 11 | Riley Sharp | Oregon St | SO | OLB | 4 | 5.0 | 37 | 1.25 |
| 11 | BJ Ojulari | LSU | SO | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 37 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Sam Okuayinonu | Maryland | SR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 37 | 1.13 |
| 15 | Arron Mosby | Fresno St | SR | DE | 5 | 8.5 | 35 | 1.70 |
| 15 | Kivon Bennett | Ark St | JR | DL | 4 | 8.0 | 35 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Josh Carr, Jr. | USM | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Troy Hairston II | CMU | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Tyleik Williams | Ohio State | FR | DT | 3 | 3.5 | 35 | 1.17 |
| 20 | Taylor Riggins | Buffalo | SR | DE | 3 | 6.0 | 33 | 2.00 |
| 20 | J.J. Weaver | Kentucky | SO | OLB | 4 | 5.5 | 33 | 1.38 |
| 20 | Will McDonald IV | Iowa State | JR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 33 | 1.25 |
| 23 | Zachary Carter | Florida | SR | DL | 4 | 7.0 | 32 | 1.75 |
| 23 | Andre Carter II | Army | JR | OLB | 4 | 5.5 | 32 | 1.38 |
| 25 | Davon Ferguson | BGSU | SR | CB | 4 | 5.5 | 31 | 1.38 |
| 26 | Devin Lloyd | Utah | JR | LB | 4 | 8.0 | 30 | 2.00 |
| 26 | Andre Anthony | LSU | SR | DE | 3 | 4.0 | 30 | 1.33 |
| 26 | Cameron Goode | California | SR | OLB | 4 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Jermaine Johnson II | FSU | SR | DE | 4 | 7.5 | 29 | 1.88 |
| 29 | Yasir Abdullah | Louisville | JR | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 29 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Turan Rush | EMU | SR | DL | 3 | 4.5 | 29 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Jonah Laulu | Hawai'i | JR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 29 | 1.13 |
| 29 | Jeffrey Gunter | Coast Car | SR | BAN | 4 | 4.5 | 29 | 1.13 |
| 29 | Lukas Van Ness | Iowa | FR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 29 | 1.13 |
| 29 | Richard Jibunor | Troy | SO | BAN | 3 | 3.5 | 29 | 1.17 |
| 29 | Mika Tafua | Utah | JR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 29 | 0.88 |
| 37 | Will Anderson Jr. | Alabama | SO | LB | 4 | 8.5 | 28 | 2.13 |
| 37 | Charlie Thomas | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 4 | 6.5 | 28 | 1.63 |
| 37 | Ali Fayad | W Mich | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 28 | 1.38 |
| 37 | Lonnie Phelps | Miami (Oh) | SO | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 28 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Ralph Holley | W Mich | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 28 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Phil Campbell III | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.88 |
| 37 | Kofi Wardlow | Charlotte | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Noah Taylor | Virginia | SR | OLB | 5 | 6.0 | 27 | 1.20 |
| 44 | Praise Amaewhule | UTEP | SO | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 27 | 1.38 |
| 46 | D'Marco Jackson | App St | SR | ILB | 4 | 8.0 | 26 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Cody Roscoe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 4 | 8.0 | 26 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Ashton Gillotte | Louisville | FR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 26 | 1.38 |
| 46 | Joe Ozougwu | Ark St | SR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 26 | 1.25 |
| 46 | Taijh Alston | WVU | JR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 46 | Issiah Nixon | Texas St | FR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Stephen Herron | Stanford | JR | OLB | 4 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.75 |
| 53 | Darius Hodges | Tulane | FR | JOK | 4 | 6.0 | 25 | 1.50 |
| 53 | KD Davis | N Texas | JR | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 25 | 1.50 |
| 53 | Tavion Woodard | Ball State | SO | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 53 | Clarence Hicks | UTSA | SR | OLB | 4 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 53 | Devin Phillips | CSU | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.88 |
| 53 | Levi Bell | La Tech | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Deshaun Oliver Jr. | UAB | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 53 | Michael Scott | Akron | JR | OLB | 4 | 1.5 | 25 | 0.38 |
| 61 | Joey Noble | New Mexico | SR | DE | 4 | 6.0 | 24 | 1.50 |
| 61 | Terrance Taylor | Toledo | JR | OLB | 4 | 6.0 | 24 | 1.50 |
| 61 | Habakkuk Baldonado | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 24 | 1.25 |
| 61 | Luke Masterson | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 24 | 1.13 |
| 61 | Tre Williams | Arkansas | SR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 24 | 1.13 |
| 61 | Thomas Incoom | CMU | JR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 24 | 1.13 |
| 61 | Noah Seiden | Tulane | SO | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.88 |
| 61 | Jordan Domineck | Ga Tech | SO | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.88 |
| 61 | Maason Smith | LSU | FR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.88 |
| 61 | Drew Beesley | Mich St | SR | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 24 | 0.83 |
| 71 | Garrett Nelson | Nebraska | SO | OLB | 5 | 7.0 | 23 | 1.40 |
| 71 | Jacub Panasiuk | Mich St | SR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 23 | 1.25 |
| 71 | Mohamed Kamara | CSU | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 23 | 1.13 |
| 71 | Matt Henningsen | Wisconsin | SR | DE | 3 | 4.0 | 23 | 1.33 |
| 71 | Max Michel | Buffalo | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 71 | Brendan Radley-Hiles | Washington | JR | DB | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 71 | Ben Frye | Duke | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 71 | Xavier Thomas | Clemson | SR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.63 |
| 71 | Quentin Frazier | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 5 | 1.0 | 23 | 0.20 |
| 80 | Olakunle Fatukasi | Rutgers | SR | LB | 4 | 6.5 | 22 | 1.63 |
| 80 | T.D. Moultry | Auburn | SR | EDG | 4 | 6.0 | 22 | 1.50 |
| 80 | Will Choloh | Troy | JR | DT | 4 | 6.0 | 22 | 1.50 |
| 80 | Kevin Atkins | Fresno St | SR | DT | 5 | 6.0 | 22 | 1.20 |
| 80 | Qwuantrezz Knight | UCLA | SR | DB | 4 | 4.5 | 22 | 1.13 |
| 80 | Dax Hollifield | Va Tech | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 22 | 1.13 |
| 80 | Ron Stone Jr. | Wash St | JR | EDG | 4 | 4.5 | 22 | 1.13 |
| 80 | Brock Martin | Okla St | SR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 22 | 1.13 |
| 80 | Boye Mafe | Minnesota | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Darius Muasau | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 22 | 0.80 |
| 80 | Khoury Bethley | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 5 | 4.0 | 22 | 0.80 |
| 80 | Van Fillinger | Utah | FR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.88 |
| 80 | Tristan Nichols | Nevada | SR | DT | 2 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.50 |
| 80 | Jahfari Harvey | Miami (Fl) | FR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.60 |
| 80 | Bradyn Swinson | Oregon | FR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 80 | CJ Rias | USA | SO | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.67 |
| 96 | Mike Brown | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 4 | 6.5 | 21 | 1.63 |
| 96 | Cullen Wick | Tulsa | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 21 | 1.38 |
| 96 | Ryder Anderson | Indiana | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 21 | 1.38 |
| 96 | Donavan King | NMSU | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 21 | 1.10 |
| 96 | Amir Siddiq | CMU | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 21 | 1.25 |