2012 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 8 | 17.5 | 104 | 2.19 |
| 2 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 7 | 14.5 | 92 | 2.07 |
| 3 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 8 | 12.5 | 91 | 1.56 |
| 4 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 9 | 13.5 | 85 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 8 | 14.0 | 82 | 1.75 |
| 6 | John Simon | Ohio State | SR | DL | 7 | 13.0 | 80 | 1.86 |
| 7 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 9 | 11.5 | 72 | 1.28 |
| 8 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 8 | 15.0 | 71 | 1.88 |
| 9 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 10 | 16.0 | 69 | 1.60 |
| 10 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 8 | 15.0 | 68 | 1.88 |
| 11 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | SO | LB | 8 | 13.0 | 67 | 1.63 |
| 11 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 8 | 12.5 | 67 | 1.56 |
| 13 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 7 | 11.0 | 65 | 1.57 |
| 13 | Demarcus Lawrence | Boise St | SO | DL | 7 | 10.5 | 65 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Tourek Williams | FIU | SR | DL | 8 | 10.0 | 65 | 1.25 |
| 16 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 10 | 13.0 | 64 | 1.30 |
| 17 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 9 | 15.0 | 62 | 1.67 |
| 18 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 8 | 13.5 | 61 | 1.69 |
| 19 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 9 | 12.5 | 60 | 1.39 |
| 19 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 9 | 9.0 | 60 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | SO | DL | 9 | 14.0 | 58 | 1.56 |
| 21 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 8 | 13.0 | 58 | 1.63 |
| 21 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 9 | 10.0 | 58 | 1.11 |
| 24 | Trey Flowers | Arkansas | SO | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 57 | 1.19 |
| 24 | Sean Progar | N Illinois | SR | DL | 9 | 8.5 | 57 | 0.94 |
| 26 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 8 | 14.0 | 56 | 1.75 |
| 26 | Jared St. John | Tulsa | SR | DL | 9 | 11.0 | 56 | 1.22 |
| 28 | Cody Bauer | Rice | JR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 54 | 1.19 |
| 29 | Bruce Taylor | Va Tech | SR | LB | 8 | 8.0 | 53 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Travis Long | Wash St | SR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 52 | 1.06 |
| 31 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 10 | 12.0 | 51 | 1.20 |
| 31 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | JR | DL | 9 | 8.0 | 51 | 0.89 |
| 33 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 8 | 12.5 | 50 | 1.56 |
| 33 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 7 | 9.5 | 50 | 1.36 |
| 35 | Adrian Hubbard | Alabama | SO | LB | 9 | 10.0 | 49 | 1.11 |
| 35 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 9 | 9.5 | 49 | 1.06 |
| 35 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | SR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 49 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 9 | 10.5 | 48 | 1.17 |
| 38 | Cory Dorris | Tulsa | SR | DL | 9 | 10.0 | 48 | 1.11 |
| 38 | Justin Jackson | Wk Forest | JR | LB | 8 | 7.5 | 48 | 0.94 |
| 38 | Richard Gray | Kent State | JR | DL | 9 | 7.5 | 48 | 0.83 |
| 38 | Darryl Cato-Bishop | NC State | JR | DL | 8 | 7.0 | 48 | 0.88 |
| 38 | Chaz Sutton | S Carolina | JR | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 48 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Henry Anderson | Stanford | JR | DL | 10 | 11.5 | 47 | 1.15 |
| 44 | Chase Garnham | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 8 | 11.0 | 47 | 1.38 |
| 46 | Martin Ifedi | Memphis | SO | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 46 | 1.19 |
| 46 | Jake Fely | SDSU | SO | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 46 | 1.06 |
| 46 | Denico Autry | Miss St | JR | DL | 8 | 6.5 | 46 | 0.81 |
| 49 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 7 | 13.5 | 45 | 1.93 |
| 49 | Freddie Bishop | W Mich | SR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 45 | 1.19 |
| 49 | Telvin Smith | FSU | JR | LB | 9 | 8.0 | 45 | 0.89 |
| 49 | Vic Beasley | Clemson | SO | DL | 8 | 7.0 | 45 | 0.88 |
| 49 | Ricky Hunter | Memphis | FR | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 45 | 0.69 |
| 54 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | JR | DL | 8 | 9.0 | 44 | 1.13 |
| 54 | Joe Vellano | Maryland | SR | DL | 8 | 7.5 | 44 | 0.94 |
| 56 | Derrell Johnson | ECU | JR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 43 | 1.06 |
| 56 | Cassius Marsh | UCLA | JR | DL | 10 | 8.0 | 43 | 0.80 |
| 56 | Nate Fakahafua | Utah | SO | DL | 9 | 7.5 | 43 | 0.83 |
| 56 | Josh Shirley | Washington | SO | DL | 9 | 7.0 | 43 | 0.78 |
| 56 | Austen Jacks | Tulane | SR | DL | 8 | 6.5 | 43 | 0.81 |
| 56 | Art Norman | NC State | SO | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 43 | 0.75 |
| 62 | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | JR | DB | 9 | 8.5 | 42 | 0.94 |
| 63 | Adam Replogle | Indiana | SR | DL | 8 | 11.5 | 41 | 1.44 |
| 63 | Joplo Bartu | Texas St | SR | LB | 6 | 10.0 | 41 | 1.67 |
| 63 | Andy Jennings | Fresno St | JR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 41 | 1.14 |
| 66 | James Gayle | Va Tech | JR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 40 | 1.06 |
| 67 | Ben Gardner | Stanford | SR | DL | 10 | 11.5 | 39 | 1.15 |
| 67 | Cyrus Coen | Wash St | SO | LB | 9 | 10.0 | 39 | 1.11 |
| 67 | Adam Davis | Kansas St | SR | DL | 9 | 8.0 | 39 | 0.89 |
| 67 | Jonathan Newsome | Ball State | JR | DL | 7 | 7.5 | 39 | 1.07 |
| 67 | Alvin Dupree | Kentucky | SO | LB | 8 | 6.5 | 39 | 0.81 |
| 67 | T.Y. McGill | NC State | SO | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 39 | 0.75 |
| 67 | C.J. Johnson | Miss | SO | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.69 |
| 74 | Jack Tyler | Va Tech | JR | LB | 8 | 10.0 | 38 | 1.25 |
| 74 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 9 | 8.5 | 38 | 0.94 |
| 74 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 8 | 8.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Sean Stanley | Penn State | SR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Dartwan Bush | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 9 | 8.0 | 38 | 0.89 |
| 74 | Donavon Lewis | Fresno St | SO | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 38 | 0.88 |
| 74 | Reggie Topps | Utah | SR | DB | 9 | 5.0 | 38 | 0.56 |
| 81 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 8 | 9.0 | 37 | 1.13 |
| 81 | K.C. Obi | N Texas | SR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 37 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Darin Drakeford | Maryland | SR | LB | 7 | 7.0 | 37 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Ioane Gauta | Wash St | JR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 37 | 0.72 |
| 81 | Daeshon Bufford | Tulsa | SR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 37 | 0.72 |
| 81 | Margus Hunt | SMU | SR | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 37 | 0.69 |
| 81 | Kendrick Payne | California | SR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 37 | 0.63 |
| 81 | Nikita Whitlock | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 7 | 4.5 | 37 | 0.64 |
| 89 | Kareem Martin | N Carolina | JR | DL | 8 | 11.0 | 36 | 1.38 |
| 89 | DaCorris Ford | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 8 | 9.5 | 36 | 1.19 |
| 89 | Jonathan Davis | UCF | SR | LB | 9 | 8.5 | 36 | 0.94 |
| 89 | Christian Ringo | La-Lafytte | SO | DL | 8 | 7.5 | 36 | 0.94 |
| 89 | Caesar Rodriguez | C Mich | SR | DL | 8 | 7.0 | 36 | 0.88 |
| 89 | Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | JR | DL | 8 | 6.5 | 36 | 0.81 |
| 89 | Shaun Lewis | Okla St | JR | LB | 9 | 6.5 | 36 | 0.72 |
| 89 | Wes Horton | USC | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 36 | 0.67 |
| 89 | Zach Thompson | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.79 |
| 89 | Derek Largent | SDSU | SO | LB | 8 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.69 |
| 89 | Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Colorado | JR | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.61 |
| 89 | David Tuitupou | SJSU | SR | DL | 6 | 4.5 | 36 | 0.75 |