2012 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | SR | LB | 8 | 74 | 50 | 124 | 15.50 |
| 2 | Dan Molls | Toledo | SR | LB | 8 | 59 | 58 | 117 | 14.63 |
| 3 | Eric Kendricks | UCLA | SO | LB | 10 | 72 | 40 | 112 | 11.20 |
| 4 | A.J. Johnson | Tennessee | SO | LB | 8 | 44 | 61 | 105 | 13.13 |
| 5 | Perry McIntyre | U Mass | SR | LB | 8 | 42 | 57 | 99 | 12.38 |
| 6 | Albert Rosette | Nevada | SR | LB | 8 | 51 | 47 | 98 | 12.25 |
| 7 | Nick Clancy | BC | SR | LB | 8 | 54 | 41 | 95 | 11.88 |
| 8 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 9 | 68 | 23 | 91 | 10.11 |
| 8 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 9 | 67 | 24 | 91 | 10.11 |
| 10 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 8 | 57 | 33 | 90 | 11.25 |
| 10 | Dominick LeGrande | Marshall | SR | DB | 8 | 44 | 46 | 90 | 11.25 |
| 10 | Trevon Stewart | Houston | FR | DB | 8 | 31 | 59 | 90 | 11.25 |
| 13 | Chris Wade | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 8 | 50 | 39 | 89 | 11.13 |
| 13 | Avery Williamson | Kentucky | JR | LB | 8 | 49 | 40 | 89 | 11.13 |
| 15 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 9 | 51 | 37 | 88 | 9.78 |
| 15 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 9 | 44 | 44 | 88 | 9.78 |
| 17 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | SR | LB | 8 | 36 | 51 | 87 | 10.88 |
| 18 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | FR | LB | 7 | 59 | 27 | 86 | 12.29 |
| 19 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 9 | 57 | 28 | 85 | 9.44 |
| 19 | Damien Proby | N'western | JR | LB | 8 | 53 | 32 | 85 | 10.63 |
| 19 | John Lotulelei | UNLV | SR | LB | 8 | 42 | 43 | 85 | 10.63 |
| 22 | Deone Bucannon | Wash St | JR | DB | 9 | 54 | 30 | 84 | 9.33 |
| 22 | Kurt Mangum | Akron | SR | LB | 8 | 33 | 51 | 84 | 10.50 |
| 22 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 8 | 30 | 54 | 84 | 10.50 |
| 25 | Kemal Ishmael | UCF | SR | DB | 9 | 44 | 39 | 83 | 9.22 |
| 25 | Shamari Benton | C Mich | JR | LB | 8 | 40 | 43 | 83 | 10.38 |
| 27 | Earl Wolff | NC State | SR | DB | 8 | 49 | 33 | 82 | 10.25 |
| 27 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 8 | 46 | 36 | 82 | 10.25 |
| 27 | Clayton Geathers | UCF | SO | DB | 9 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 9.11 |
| 27 | Steve Greer | Virginia | SR | LB | 8 | 33 | 49 | 82 | 10.25 |
| 31 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 8 | 40 | 41 | 81 | 10.13 |
| 31 | Everett Daniels | Houston | SR | LB | 8 | 36 | 45 | 81 | 10.13 |
| 31 | Josh Fely | UTEP | SR | LB | 8 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 10.13 |
| 34 | Michael Clay | Oregon | SR | LB | 8 | 49 | 31 | 80 | 10.00 |
| 34 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 9 | 47 | 33 | 80 | 8.89 |
| 36 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | SR | LB | 9 | 46 | 33 | 79 | 8.78 |
| 36 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 7 | 40 | 39 | 79 | 11.29 |
| 36 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | SR | LB | 8 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 9.88 |
| 36 | Okechukwu Okoroha | Marshall | SR | DB | 8 | 26 | 53 | 79 | 9.88 |
| 40 | Justin Cherocci | C Mich | SO | LB | 8 | 35 | 43 | 78 | 9.75 |
| 40 | LaRoy Reynolds | Virginia | SR | LB | 8 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 9.75 |
| 42 | Karl Joseph | WVU | FR | DB | 9 | 62 | 15 | 77 | 8.56 |
| 42 | Jonathan Davis | UCF | SR | LB | 9 | 38 | 39 | 77 | 8.56 |
| 42 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 8 | 33 | 44 | 77 | 9.63 |
| 45 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 9 | 46 | 30 | 76 | 8.44 |
| 45 | T.J. McDonald | USC | SR | DB | 9 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 8.44 |
| 45 | Max Bullough | Mich St | JR | LB | 8 | 36 | 40 | 76 | 9.50 |
| 45 | Jack Tyler | Va Tech | JR | LB | 8 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 9.50 |
| 49 | Ghaali Muhammad | Wyoming | SR | LB | 8 | 51 | 24 | 75 | 9.38 |
| 49 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 8 | 44 | 31 | 75 | 9.38 |
| 49 | D.J. Hunter | Marshall | FR | DB | 8 | 32 | 43 | 75 | 9.38 |
| 52 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 9 | 55 | 19 | 74 | 8.22 |
| 52 | Jordon Byas | Duke | SR | DB | 8 | 41 | 33 | 74 | 9.25 |
| 54 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 9 | 66 | 7 | 73 | 8.11 |
| 54 | Jake Fischer | Arizona | JR | LB | 9 | 46 | 27 | 73 | 8.11 |
| 54 | Austin Niklas | Air Force | SR | LB | 8 | 45 | 28 | 73 | 9.13 |
| 54 | Zachary Orr | N Texas | JR | LB | 8 | 41 | 32 | 73 | 9.13 |
| 54 | Anthony Hitchens | Iowa | JR | LB | 7 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 10.43 |
| 54 | James Morris | Iowa | JR | LB | 8 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 9.13 |
| 54 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | SR | LB | 8 | 23 | 50 | 73 | 9.13 |
| 61 | Kenny Vaccaro | Texas | SR | DB | 9 | 50 | 22 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 61 | Ahmad Dixon | Baylor | JR | DB | 9 | 50 | 22 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 61 | J.C. Percy | Boise St | SR | LB | 8 | 46 | 26 | 72 | 9.00 |
| 61 | Christian Jones | FSU | JR | LB | 9 | 39 | 33 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 61 | Nathan Herrold | Ark St | SR | LB | 8 | 32 | 40 | 72 | 9.00 |
| 61 | Benardrick McKinney | Miss St | FR | LB | 8 | 27 | 45 | 72 | 9.00 |
| 67 | Brent Harstad | FAU | SR | DB | 8 | 44 | 27 | 71 | 8.88 |
| 67 | Alec Ogletree | Georgia | JR | LB | 7 | 37 | 34 | 71 | 10.14 |
| 67 | Preston Brown | Louisville | JR | LB | 7 | 30 | 41 | 71 | 10.14 |
| 70 | Bradley McDougald | Kansas | SR | DB | 9 | 54 | 16 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 70 | Jacques Washington | Iowa State | JR | DB | 9 | 40 | 30 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 70 | Luke Wollet | Kent State | JR | DB | 9 | 40 | 30 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 70 | Nick Forbes | California | SO | LB | 9 | 37 | 33 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 70 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 8 | 36 | 34 | 70 | 8.75 |
| 70 | Christian Kirksey | Iowa | JR | LB | 8 | 34 | 36 | 70 | 8.75 |
| 76 | Jake Fely | SDSU | SO | LB | 8 | 50 | 19 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 76 | C.J. Mosley | Alabama | JR | LB | 9 | 45 | 24 | 69 | 7.67 |
| 76 | Brandan Bishop | NC State | SR | DB | 8 | 43 | 26 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 76 | Justin Anderson | La-Lafytte | JR | LB | 8 | 42 | 27 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 76 | Tre Boston | N Carolina | JR | DB | 8 | 40 | 29 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 76 | Demetruce McNeal | Auburn | JR | DB | 8 | 35 | 34 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 76 | Mason Monheim | Illinois | FR | LB | 8 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 83 | Darion Monroe | Tulane | FR | DB | 8 | 38 | 30 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 83 | Lamin Barrow | LSU | JR | LB | 8 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 83 | Walt Canty | Duke | SR | DB | 8 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 83 | Justin Currie | W Mich | SO | DB | 8 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 87 | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | JR | DB | 9 | 39 | 28 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 87 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 7 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 9.57 |
| 87 | Will Compton | Nebraska | SR | LB | 9 | 17 | 50 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 90 | Sam Holl | Baylor | JR | DB | 9 | 46 | 20 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 90 | Johnnie Simon | W Mich | JR | DB | 8 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 90 | Terrance Plummer | UCF | SO | LB | 9 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 90 | Alex Bellfy | E Mich | SR | DB | 8 | 21 | 45 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 94 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 8 | 47 | 18 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 94 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 7 | 43 | 22 | 65 | 9.29 |
| 94 | Steve Edmond | Texas | SO | LB | 9 | 43 | 22 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 94 | David Nwabuisi | N'western | SR | LB | 8 | 42 | 23 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 94 | Isaiah Johnson | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 9 | 39 | 26 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 94 | Enrique Williams | South Ala | JR | LB | 8 | 36 | 29 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 94 | Korey Jones | Wyoming | SR | LB | 8 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 8.13 |