How Tackles For Loss Per Game Reads
Tackles for loss per game measures how often a defense creates negative snaps before an offense can stay on schedule. On this 2018 leaderboard, the visible range runs 7.62 to 6.92, with Texas A&M setting the pace.
College Football Stat Leaders
2018 SEC Tackles For Loss Per Game Leaders
Average defensive tackles for loss recorded per game.
Seasons Covered
2016-2025
Current Leader
Texas A&M (7.62)
Best Season
Oklahoma 2025 (9.46)
Scope
SEC • 2018
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What The Numbers Say
Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.
SEC Context
SEC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Oklahoma is the latest winner at 9.46.
Spread At The Top
The gap from No. 1 Texas A&M to No. 5 Auburn is 0.69, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
Recent Trend And Baseline
The yearly winning mark improved from 9.23 in 2024 to 9.46 in 2025, a swing of 0.23. Texas A&M's current mark of 7.62 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 8.42 held by Oklahoma.
Leaderboard
Top 14 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | Texas A&M | Southeastern Conference | 2018 | 7.62 |
| 2 | Mississippi State | Southeastern Conference | 2018 | 7.38 |
| 3 | Ole Miss | Southeastern Conference | 2018 | 7.17 |
| 4 | Alabama | Southeastern Conference | 2018 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Auburn | Southeastern Conference | 2018 | 6.92 |
| 6 | Kentucky | Southeastern Conference | 2018 | 6.92 |
| 7 | Florida | Southeastern Conference | 2018 | 6.85 |
| 8 | LSU | Southeastern Conference | 2018 | 6.23 |
| 9 | Missouri | Southeastern Conference | 2018 | 5.85 |
| 10 | Tennessee | Southeastern Conference | 2018 | 5.75 |
| 11 | Arkansas | Southeastern Conference | 2018 | 5.67 |
| 12 | South Carolina | Southeastern Conference | 2018 | 5.54 |
| 13 | Vanderbilt | Southeastern Conference | 2018 | 4.85 |
| 14 | Georgia | Southeastern Conference | 2018 | 4.64 |
Trend Chart
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
Yearly Winners
| Season | Team | Conference at time | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oklahoma | Southeastern Conference | 9.46 |
| 2024 | Ole Miss | Southeastern Conference | 9.23 |
| 2023 | Tennessee | Southeastern Conference | 7.77 |
| 2022 | Missouri | Southeastern Conference | 7.00 |
| 2021 | Alabama | Southeastern Conference | 7.93 |
| 2020 | Texas A&M | Southeastern Conference | 6.30 |
| 2019 | Ole Miss | Southeastern Conference | 9.00 |
| 2018 | Texas A&M | Southeastern Conference | 7.62 |
| 2017 | Missouri | Southeastern Conference | 7.92 |
| 2016 | Texas A&M | Southeastern Conference | 8.54 |
Historical Leaderboard
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | 2025, 2024 | 8.42 | 2025 (9.46) |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 7.28 | 2016 (8.54) |
| 3 | Tennessee | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 6.80 | 2021 (7.92) |
| 4 | Texas | 2025, 2024 | 6.69 | 2024 (7.06) |
| 5 | Alabama | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 6.68 | 2021 (7.93) |
| 6 | Ole Miss | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 6.57 | 2024 (9.23) |
| 7 | Missouri | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 6.49 | 2017 (7.92) |
| 8 | Auburn | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 6.38 | 2019 (8.54) |
| 9 | Florida | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 6.20 | 2019 (8.31) |
| 10 | LSU | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 6.12 | 2019 (7.87) |
| 11 | Mississippi State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.82 | 2018 (7.38) |
| 12 | Kentucky | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.57 | 2018 (6.92) |
| 13 | Georgia | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.45 | 2021 (6.60) |
| 14 | Arkansas | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.37 | 2019 (6.33) |
| 15 | South Carolina | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.37 | 2019 (7.92) |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 | 5.34 | 2019 (7.50) |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who leads the SEC tackles for loss per game leaderboard in 2018?
Texas A&M ranks first at 7.62 in 2018.
Which SEC program has the best long-term tackles for loss per game profile?
Oklahoma owns the strongest all-time average at 8.42 across 2 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
How does the SEC race compare with the recent trend?
Oklahoma is the most recent yearly winner in this conference scope, so the route combines the current leaderboard with a recent trend line instead of showing only one season snapshot.