Tackles for Loss
Emmit Gooden: 4 TFL
Alexis Johnson: 3.5 TFL
Darrell Taylor: 3 TFL
Daniel Bituli: 2.5 TFL
Darrin Kirkland Jr.: 2 TFL
Will Ignont: 2 TFL
Bryce Thompson: 2 TFL
Micah Abernathy: 2 TFL
Deandre Johnson: 2 TFL
Kyle Phillips: 1.5 TFL
Shy Tuttle: 1.5 TFL
Nigel Warrior: 1 TFL
Baylen Buchanan: 1 TFL
Alontae Taylor: 1 TFL
Theo Jackson: 1 TFL
Paul Bain: 1 TFL
Even though he’s not a starter, defensive lineman Emmit Gooden leads the team in tackles for loss this season with four. Alexis Johnson is second with 3.5, and outside linebacker Darrell Taylor has three.
The Vols have nine players with at least two tackles for loss this season, and 10 of their 19 players with at least one tackle for loss is a player on the front seven. Jonathan Kongbo suffered a season-ending injury against Auburn, and he finished his last year as a Vol without totaling a TFL.