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The 10 players from Alabama high schools and colleges who have made the most tackles for loss in the NFL got a new member during the 2025 season.
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Josh Hines-Allen recorded 12 TFLs last season to bring the former Abbeville High School All-State wide receivers career total to 75.
That moved defensive tackle Cornelius Griffin out of the No.
10 spot on the list.
The former Pike County High School and Alabama standout had 73 tackles for loss from 2000 through 2009.
But thats only the top 10 since 1999.
Thats when the tackles-for-loss statistic became an official number in the NFL, which means many of the leagues great defensive disruptors dont have a figure to quantify their ability to cause havoc in offensive backfields.
But for the seasons where the TFL statistic has been in use, DeMarcus Ware has been one of the best at creating them.
Ware led the NFL in tackles for loss in three seasons.
His 27 in 2008 and 26 in 2011 for the Dallas Cowboys ranked as the two highest single-season totals in NFL history when Ware recorded them.
Theyre now eighth and ninth on the list.
Wares total of 171 tackles for loss is tied for ninth on the NFLs career list.
Ware has 44 more tackles for loss than any other player from an Alabama high school or college within the statistical window.
Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr.
(Alabama) had the most tackles for loss among players with Alabama football roots in the 2025 season with 20, which ranked fourth in the NFL.
RELATED: ALABAMA ROOTS: THE 100 GREATEST NFL CAREERS The 10 players with Alabama football roots who have the most NFL tackles for loss include: 1.
DeMarcus Ware, Auburn High School, Troy: 171 tackles for loss Dallas Cowboys 2005-2013, Denver Broncos 2014-2016: The outside linebacker led the NFL in tackles for loss with 27 in 2008, 21 in 2010 and 26 in 2011.
Ware was a Pro Bowler nine times and a first-team All-Pro four times and joined the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2023.
2.
Karlos Dansby, Woodlawn High School (Birmingham), Auburn: 127 tackles for loss Arizona Cardinals 2004-2009, 2013, 2017, Miami Dolphins 2010-2012, Cleveland Browns 2014-2015, Cincinnati Bengals 2016: The linebacker had at least six tackles for loss in every season of his 14-year career, with a high of 14 in 2006.
3.
Robert Mathis, Alabama A&M: 108 tackles for loss Indianapolis Colts 2003-2016: The defensive end/outside linebacker reached a high of 15 tackles for loss in 2013.
Mathis was a Pro Bowler five times and a first-team All-Pro once.
4.
Justin Tuck, Central High School (Rockford): 102 tackles for loss New York Giants 2005-2013, Oakland Raiders 2014-2015: The defensive end had 62 of his tackles for loss in a four-season span, highlighted by 20 in 2008.
Tuck was a Pro Bowler twice and a first-team All-Pro once.
5.
Grady Jackson, Greensboro High School: 93 tackles for loss Oakland Raiders 1997-2001, New Orleans Saints 2002-2003, Green Bay Packers 2003-2005, Atlanta Falcons 2006-2007, 2008, Jacksonville Jaguars 2007, Detroit Lions 2009: The defensive tackle had 15 tackles for loss in 2000, but hes missing the stat for the first two seasons of his career.
In Jacksons first three recorded seasons, he had 39 tackles for loss.
6.
ZaDarius Smith, Greenville High School: 87 tackles for loss Baltimore Ravens 2015-2018, Green Bay Packers 2019-2021, Minnesota Vikings 2022, Cleveland Browns 2023-2024, Detroit Lions 2024, Philadelphia Eagles 2025: The defensive end/outside linebacker reached a career high of 17 tackles for loss in 2019, one of the four times he reached double digits during his career.
Smith was a three-time Pro Bowler.
7.
Adalius Thomas, Central High School (Rockford): 82 tackles for loss Baltimore Ravens 2000-2006, New England Patriots 2007-2009: The outside linebacker reached a high of 14 tackles for loss in 2006.
Thomas was a Pro Bowler once and a first-team All-Pro once.
8.
Takeo Spikes, Auburn: 79 tackles for loss Cincinnati Bengals 1998-2002, Buffalo Bills 2003-2006, Philadelphia Eagles 2007, San Francisco 49ers 2008-2010, San Diego Chargers 2011-2012: The linebacker reached a high of 15 tackles for loss in 2001, although the total for his rookie season is unrecorded.
Spikes was a Pro Bowler twice and a first-team All-Pro once.
9.
Osi Umenyiora, Auburn High School, Troy: 78 tackles for loss New York Giants 2003-2012, Atlanta Falcons 2013-2014: The defensive end reached a high of 13 tackles for loss in 2005.
Umenyiora was a Pro Bowler twice and a first-team All-Pro once.
10.
Josh Hines-Allen, Abbeville High School: 75 tackles for loss Jacksonville Jaguars 2019-2025: The defensive end has reached double figures in tackles for loss in every season of his NFL career, except for 2020, when an injury limited him to eight games.
He reached a high of 17 TFLs in 2023.
Hines-Allen has been a Pro Bowler twice.
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