2012 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoffery Bacon | Army | SO | LB | 11 | 56 | 66 | 122 | 11.09 |
| 2 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 11 | 45 | 50 | 95 | 8.64 |
| 3 | Brandon Ogletree | BYU | SR | LB | 12 | 46 | 48 | 94 | 7.83 |
| 4 | Justin Cherocci | C Mich | SO | LB | 5 | 8 | 46 | 54 | 10.80 |
| 5 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 6 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 11.83 |
| 6 | Brandon Fusilier-Jeffires | Army | FR | LB | 10 | 42 | 41 | 83 | 8.30 |
| 7 | Matt Warrick | Navy | SR | LB | 11 | 39 | 39 | 78 | 7.09 |
| 8 | Zeke Motta | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 11 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 6.27 |
| 8 | Bryan Bonilla | NMSU | JR | LB | 6 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 10 | Charles Harris | Memphis | SO | LB | 4 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 11.00 |
| 11 | Brye French | Navy | SR | LB | 11 | 35 | 34 | 69 | 6.27 |
| 11 | McKade Brady | Utah State | SR | DB | 7 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 8.43 |
| 11 | Zach Vigil | Utah State | JR | LB | 7 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 11 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 5 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 9.80 |
| 15 | Jake Doughty | Utah State | JR | LB | 7 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 6.71 |
| 16 | Dan Fox | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 11 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 5.00 |
| 17 | Tra'ves Bush | Navy | SR | DB | 11 | 43 | 31 | 74 | 6.73 |
| 17 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 6 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 9.83 |
| 17 | Anthony Hitchens | Iowa | JR | LB | 4 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 12.75 |
| 17 | Jamal Merrell | Rutgers | JR | LB | 6 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 8.17 |
| 21 | Preston Hadley | BYU | SR | DB | 12 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 21 | Keith Smith | SJSU | JR | LB | 6 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 9.50 |
| 21 | Kyler Fackrell | Utah State | FR | LB | 7 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 24 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 11 | 35 | 29 | 64 | 5.82 |
| 24 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | SR | LB | 5 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 11.20 |
| 24 | Trashaun Nixon | NMSU | JR | LB | 6 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 24 | Cody Peterson | Navy | JR | LB | 11 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 24 | Carlo Calabrese | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 11 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 4.18 |
| 24 | Antonio Mitchum | La Tech | SR | LB | 6 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 7.33 |
| 24 | Hayes Pullard | USC | SO | LB | 4 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 10.75 |
| 24 | Shamari Benton | C Mich | JR | LB | 5 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 24 | Steve Beauharnais | Rutgers | SR | LB | 6 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 7.17 |
| 33 | Chip Hester | La Tech | SR | LB | 6 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 7.17 |
| 33 | Steve Greer | Virginia | SR | LB | 4 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 35 | Davis Cazares | NMSU | JR | DB | 6 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 9.33 |
| 35 | Nate Combs | Army | SR | LB | 9 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 35 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 4 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 12.75 |
| 35 | Zach Watts | Army | SR | DL | 10 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 39 | Austin Niklas | Air Force | SR | LB | 5 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 11.00 |
| 39 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 5 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 10.60 |
| 39 | Bojay Filimoeatu | Utah State | SR | LB | 7 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 6.43 |
| 39 | Prince Shembo | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 11 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 39 | Brian Suite | Utah State | SO | DB | 7 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 39 | Louis Nix III | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 11 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 3.91 |
| 39 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 4 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 39 | Nathan Herrold | Ark St | SR | LB | 5 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 8.40 |
| 39 | Anthony Brown | Memphis | JR | DL | 4 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 48 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | JR | DB | 6 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 7.83 |
| 48 | Avery Williamson | Kentucky | JR | LB | 4 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 11.50 |
| 48 | Matthias Farley | Notre Dame | SO | DB | 11 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 4.00 |
| 48 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | SR | LB | 4 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 52 | James Morris | Iowa | JR | LB | 4 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 52 | Enrique Williams | South Ala | JR | LB | 5 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 52 | Korey Jones | Wyoming | SR | LB | 4 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 52 | Jory Johnson | U Conn | SR | LB | 5 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 56 | Alex Meier | Army | FR | DB | 11 | 38 | 23 | 61 | 5.55 |
| 56 | Vince Buhagiar | SJSU | JR | LB | 7 | 35 | 23 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 56 | Ezekiel Ansah | BYU | SR | LB | 12 | 33 | 23 | 56 | 4.67 |
| 56 | Spencer Hadley | BYU | JR | LB | 12 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 56 | Nick Clancy | BC | SR | LB | 4 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 12.50 |
| 56 | Luke Wollet | Kent State | JR | DB | 5 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 9.80 |
| 56 | Will Compton | Nebraska | SR | LB | 5 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 56 | Brandon Reeves | UTSA | SR | LB | 4 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 56 | Romney Fuga | BYU | SR | DL | 12 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 56 | Daren Bates | Auburn | SR | LB | 4 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 66 | Dan Molls | Toledo | SR | LB | 5 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 9.80 |
| 66 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 5 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 9.80 |
| 66 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 4 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 12.00 |
| 66 | J.C. Percy | Boise St | SR | LB | 5 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 9.20 |
| 66 | Uona Kaveinga | BYU | SR | LB | 12 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 66 | Jack Tyler | Va Tech | JR | LB | 5 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 66 | Terrance Plummer | UCF | SO | LB | 5 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 8.40 |
| 66 | Peni Vea | UNLV | FR | DB | 5 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 66 | Sua Tuala | Idaho | SR | LB | 6 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 6.17 |
| 66 | Mike Purcell | Wyoming | SR | DL | 4 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 66 | Donald Coleman | E Mich | JR | DB | 3 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 10.67 |
| 77 | Wave Ryder | Navy | JR | DB | 11 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 77 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 5 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 77 | Johnathan Cyprien | FIU | SR | DB | 4 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 77 | Walt Canty | Duke | SR | DB | 5 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 77 | Danny Spond | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 10 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 77 | R.J. Young | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 5 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 77 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | SR | LB | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 77 | Solomon Randle | La Tech | SR | LB | 4 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 77 | Chris Cermin | Houston | SR | DB | 4 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 77 | Ryan Carrethers | Ark St | JR | DL | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 87 | Daniel Sorensen | BYU | JR | DB | 12 | 37 | 20 | 57 | 4.75 |
| 87 | Parrish Gaines | Navy | SO | DB | 11 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 87 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 5 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 87 | Michael Mauti | Penn State | SR | LB | 4 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 87 | Tony Martin | Ball State | SR | LB | 5 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 87 | Isaiah Bruce | WVU | FR | LB | 4 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 87 | Zachary Orr | N Texas | JR | LB | 4 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 87 | Josh Fely | UTEP | SR | LB | 4 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 87 | Kyle Tudor | ECU | JR | LB | 5 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 87 | Desmond Bozeman | W Mich | JR | LB | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 87 | Andrae Kirk | FAU | SO | LB | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 87 | Timothy Starson | Ark St | SR | DL | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 99 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 5 | 36 | 19 | 55 | 11.00 |
| 99 | Maalik Bomar | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 6 | 30 | 19 | 49 | 8.17 |