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 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 2 | 4.0 | 34 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Brandon Ogletree | BYU | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 7 | 13.5 | 45 | 1.93 |
| 6 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 8 | 15.0 | 71 | 1.88 |
| 6 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 8 | 15.0 | 68 | 1.88 |
| 8 | John Simon | Ohio State | SR | DL | 7 | 13.0 | 80 | 1.86 |
| 9 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 8 | 14.0 | 82 | 1.75 |
| 9 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 8 | 14.0 | 56 | 1.75 |
| 9 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 2 | 3.5 | 22 | 1.75 |
| 12 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 8 | 13.5 | 61 | 1.69 |
| 13 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 9 | 15.0 | 62 | 1.67 |
| 13 | Joplo Bartu | Texas St | SR | LB | 6 | 10.0 | 41 | 1.67 |
| 15 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | SO | LB | 8 | 13.0 | 67 | 1.63 |
| 15 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 8 | 13.0 | 58 | 1.63 |
| 17 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 10 | 16.0 | 69 | 1.60 |
| 18 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 7 | 11.0 | 65 | 1.57 |
| 19 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 8 | 12.5 | 91 | 1.56 |
| 19 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 8 | 12.5 | 67 | 1.56 |
| 19 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 8 | 12.5 | 50 | 1.56 |
| 19 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 8 | 12.5 | 35 | 1.56 |
| 23 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | SO | DL | 9 | 14.0 | 58 | 1.56 |
| 24 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 9 | 13.5 | 85 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Demarcus Lawrence | Boise St | SO | DL | 7 | 10.5 | 65 | 1.50 |
| 26 | Adam Replogle | Indiana | SR | DL | 8 | 11.5 | 41 | 1.44 |
| 27 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 9 | 12.5 | 60 | 1.39 |
| 28 | Chase Garnham | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 8 | 11.0 | 47 | 1.38 |
| 28 | Kareem Martin | N Carolina | JR | DL | 8 | 11.0 | 36 | 1.38 |
| 30 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 7 | 9.5 | 50 | 1.36 |
| 31 | Ray Stovall | La-Monroe | SO | LB | 8 | 10.5 | 30 | 1.31 |
| 32 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 10 | 13.0 | 64 | 1.30 |
| 33 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 9 | 11.5 | 72 | 1.28 |
| 34 | Tourek Williams | FIU | SR | DL | 8 | 10.0 | 65 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Jack Tyler | Va Tech | JR | LB | 8 | 10.0 | 38 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | SR | LB | 8 | 10.0 | 31 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Louis Nix III | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 38 | Jared St. John | Tulsa | SR | DL | 9 | 11.0 | 56 | 1.22 |
| 38 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 9 | 11.0 | 30 | 1.22 |
| 40 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 34 | 1.21 |
| 41 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 10 | 12.0 | 51 | 1.20 |
| 42 | Trey Flowers | Arkansas | SO | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 57 | 1.19 |
| 42 | Cody Bauer | Rice | JR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 54 | 1.19 |
| 42 | Martin Ifedi | Memphis | SO | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 46 | 1.19 |
| 42 | Freddie Bishop | W Mich | SR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 45 | 1.19 |
| 42 | DaCorris Ford | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 8 | 9.5 | 36 | 1.19 |
| 42 | Chris Smith | Arkansas | JR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 35 | 1.19 |
| 42 | Jermaine Holmes | Marshall | SO | LB | 8 | 9.5 | 24 | 1.19 |
| 42 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 8 | 9.5 | 22 | 1.19 |
| 50 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 9 | 10.5 | 48 | 1.17 |
| 50 | Kerry Hyder | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 9 | 10.5 | 33 | 1.17 |
| 50 | Leonard Williams | USC | FR | DL | 9 | 10.5 | 30 | 1.17 |
| 50 | Michael Doctor | Oregon St | JR | LB | 9 | 10.5 | 30 | 1.17 |
| 50 | Kyler Fackrell | Utah State | FR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 25 | 1.17 |
| 55 | Henry Anderson | Stanford | JR | DL | 10 | 11.5 | 47 | 1.15 |
| 55 | Ben Gardner | Stanford | SR | DL | 10 | 11.5 | 39 | 1.15 |
| 57 | Andy Jennings | Fresno St | JR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 41 | 1.14 |
| 58 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | JR | DL | 8 | 9.0 | 44 | 1.13 |
| 58 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 8 | 9.0 | 37 | 1.13 |
| 58 | William Gholston | Mich St | JR | DL | 8 | 9.0 | 35 | 1.13 |
| 58 | Phillip Thomas | Fresno St | SR | DB | 8 | 9.0 | 33 | 1.13 |
| 58 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 8 | 9.0 | 33 | 1.13 |
| 58 | Chris Brathwaite | Virginia | SO | DL | 8 | 9.0 | 32 | 1.13 |
| 58 | Denzel Nkemdiche | Miss | FR | LB | 8 | 9.0 | 32 | 1.13 |
| 58 | Everett Daniels | Houston | SR | LB | 8 | 9.0 | 24 | 1.13 |
| 58 | LaRoy Reynolds | Virginia | SR | LB | 8 | 9.0 | 22 | 1.13 |
| 58 | R.J. Young | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 8 | 9.0 | 16 | 1.13 |
| 68 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 9 | 10.0 | 58 | 1.11 |
| 68 | Adrian Hubbard | Alabama | SO | LB | 9 | 10.0 | 49 | 1.11 |
| 68 | Cory Dorris | Tulsa | SR | DL | 9 | 10.0 | 48 | 1.11 |
| 68 | Cyrus Coen | Wash St | SO | LB | 9 | 10.0 | 39 | 1.11 |
| 72 | Jonathan Newsome | Ball State | JR | DL | 7 | 7.5 | 39 | 1.07 |
| 73 | Travis Long | Wash St | SR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 52 | 1.06 |
| 73 | Jake Fely | SDSU | SO | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 46 | 1.06 |
| 73 | Derrell Johnson | ECU | JR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 43 | 1.06 |
| 73 | James Gayle | Va Tech | JR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 40 | 1.06 |
| 73 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 30 | 1.06 |
| 73 | Steven Means | Buffalo | SR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 29 | 1.06 |
| 73 | Max Bullough | Mich St | JR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 27 | 1.06 |
| 73 | Sharrif Floyd | Florida | JR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 22 | 1.06 |
| 73 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 22 | 1.06 |
| 82 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 9 | 9.5 | 49 | 1.06 |
| 82 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 9 | 9.5 | 34 | 1.06 |
| 82 | Josh Francis | WVU | SR | LB | 9 | 9.5 | 31 | 1.06 |
| 82 | Davon Coleman | Ariz St | JR | DL | 9 | 9.5 | 25 | 1.06 |
| 86 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 9 | 9.0 | 60 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Bruce Taylor | Va Tech | SR | LB | 8 | 8.0 | 53 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | SR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 49 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 8 | 8.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Sean Stanley | Penn State | SR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 86 | K.C. Obi | N Texas | SR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 37 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Alex Page | South Ala | JR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Gregory Hickman | FIU | JR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Larry Black Jr. | Indiana | SR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Darin Drakeford | Maryland | SR | LB | 7 | 7.0 | 37 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Ryan Wirth | U Conn | SR | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Jamil Merrell | Rutgers | JR | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Scott Vallone | Rutgers | SR | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Tim Willman | U Conn | JR | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Kelcy Quarles | S Carolina | SO | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.