2012 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 12 | 22.0 | 120 | 1.83 |
| 2 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | SR | DL | 7 | 16.0 | 90 | 2.29 |
| 3 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 11 | 12.5 | 47 | 1.14 |
| 4 | Nate Combs | Army | SR | LB | 9 | 12.0 | 55 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Ezekiel Ansah | BYU | SR | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 36 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Prince Shembo | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 11 | 10.5 | 63 | 0.96 |
| 6 | Brandon Ogletree | BYU | SR | LB | 12 | 10.5 | 22 | 0.88 |
| 8 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | JR | DL | 5 | 10.0 | 83 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 4 | 10.0 | 52 | 2.50 |
| 8 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 5 | 10.0 | 44 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Robert Kough | Army | JR | DL | 11 | 9.5 | 33 | 0.86 |
| 11 | Datone Jones | UCLA | SR | DL | 4 | 9.5 | 32 | 2.38 |
| 13 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 4 | 9.0 | 42 | 2.25 |
| 14 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 4 | 8.5 | 53 | 2.13 |
| 14 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 5 | 8.5 | 43 | 1.70 |
| 16 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 4 | 8.0 | 60 | 2.00 |
| 16 | Kawann Short | Purdue | SR | DL | 5 | 8.0 | 50 | 1.60 |
| 16 | Troy Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 5 | 8.0 | 40 | 1.60 |
| 16 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 4 | 8.0 | 30 | 2.00 |
| 16 | Spencer Hadley | BYU | JR | LB | 12 | 8.0 | 30 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Rickey Dowdy | NC State | JR | LB | 5 | 8.0 | 23 | 1.60 |
| 16 | Nick Tenhaeff | SDSU | JR | LB | 5 | 8.0 | 22 | 1.60 |
| 16 | Vince Buhagiar | SJSU | JR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 22 | 1.14 |
| 16 | Dyshawn Davis | Syracuse | SO | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 19 | 1.33 |
| 25 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 5 | 7.5 | 46 | 1.50 |
| 25 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 4 | 7.5 | 37 | 1.88 |
| 25 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 5 | 7.5 | 34 | 1.50 |
| 25 | Travis Raciti | SJSU | SO | DL | 7 | 7.5 | 30 | 1.07 |
| 25 | Richard Glover | Army | SO | DL | 9 | 7.5 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 30 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 51 | 0.64 |
| 30 | Alan Baxter | N Illinois | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 41 | 1.40 |
| 30 | Kapron Lewis-Moore | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 36 | 0.64 |
| 30 | Terence Garvin | WVU | SR | LB | 4 | 7.0 | 33 | 1.75 |
| 30 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 3 | 7.0 | 31 | 2.33 |
| 30 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 31 | 1.40 |
| 30 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 4 | 7.0 | 28 | 1.75 |
| 30 | Tristan Okpalaugo | Fresno St | SR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 28 | 1.40 |
| 30 | Dominique Easley | Florida | JR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 22 | 1.40 |
| 30 | Emeka Onyenekwu | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 21 | 1.40 |
| 40 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 33 | 1.30 |
| 40 | Thomas Niles | UCF | FR | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 31 | 1.63 |
| 40 | Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | JR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 28 | 1.30 |
| 40 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 4 | 6.5 | 27 | 1.63 |
| 40 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 27 | 1.30 |
| 40 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 4 | 6.5 | 26 | 1.63 |
| 40 | Sylvester Williams | N Carolina | SR | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 24 | 1.63 |
| 40 | Zach Vigil | Utah State | JR | LB | 7 | 6.5 | 23 | 0.93 |
| 40 | Joe Gaglione | Iowa | SR | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 22 | 1.63 |
| 40 | Benson Mayowa | Idaho | SR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 22 | 1.30 |
| 40 | Jamal Merrell | Rutgers | JR | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 19 | 1.08 |
| 40 | Timothy Starson | Ark St | SR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 18 | 1.30 |
| 40 | Joe Vellano | Maryland | SR | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 17 | 1.63 |
| 53 | Margus Hunt | SMU | SR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 42 | 1.20 |
| 53 | Alvin Dupree | Kentucky | SO | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 40 | 1.50 |
| 53 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 35 | 1.50 |
| 53 | Terrance Lloyd | Baylor | JR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 31 | 1.50 |
| 53 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 28 | 1.20 |
| 53 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 26 | 1.20 |
| 53 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 22 | 1.50 |
| 53 | Chris Young | Ariz St | JR | DB | 4 | 6.0 | 21 | 1.50 |
| 53 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 15 | 1.20 |
| 63 | IK Enemkpali | La Tech | JR | DL | 6 | 5.5 | 34 | 0.92 |
| 63 | D.L. Wilhite | Minnesota | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 33 | 1.10 |
| 63 | Shayne Hale | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 26 | 1.38 |
| 63 | Ryan Russell | Purdue | SO | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 24 | 1.10 |
| 63 | Bojay Filimoeatu | Utah State | SR | LB | 7 | 5.5 | 23 | 0.79 |
| 63 | Josh Francis | WVU | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 22 | 1.38 |
| 63 | Rob Lohr | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 21 | 1.10 |
| 63 | Malliciah Goodman | Clemson | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 19 | 1.10 |
| 63 | Christian Robinson | Georgia | SR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 18 | 1.10 |
| 63 | Chi Chi Ariguzo | N'western | SO | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 16 | 1.10 |
| 63 | Scott Vallone | Rutgers | SR | DL | 6 | 5.5 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 74 | Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Colorado | JR | DL | 3 | 5.0 | 37 | 1.67 |
| 74 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 34 | 1.25 |
| 74 | Beau Yap | Hawai'i | SO | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 34 | 1.25 |
| 74 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 29 | 1.25 |
| 74 | Dee Ford | Auburn | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 28 | 1.25 |
| 74 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | JR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 27 | 1.25 |
| 74 | Cory James | CSU | FR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 26 | 1.25 |
| 74 | Brock Hekking | Nevada | SO | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Paul Hazel | W Mich | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 74 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Ted Ouellet | BGSU | JR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 23 | 1.25 |
| 74 | Anthony Larceval | SJSU | JR | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 21 | 0.71 |
| 74 | Marquis Spruill | Syracuse | JR | LB | 6 | 5.0 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 74 | Homer Mauga | Idaho | SR | LB | 6 | 5.0 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 74 | Jason Ankrah | Nebraska | JR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 11 | 5.0 | 19 | 0.46 |
| 74 | Pat Moore | South Ala | JR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Barkevious Mingo | LSU | JR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Louis Nix III | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 11 | 5.0 | 15 | 0.46 |
| 74 | Justin Hamilton | La-Lafytte | SO | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 14 | 1.25 |
| 74 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 14 | 1.25 |
| 74 | Jonathan Willard | Clemson | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 14 | 1.25 |
| 74 | Wes Henderson | Navy | SR | DL | 11 | 5.0 | 14 | 0.46 |
| 74 | Alec Ogletree | Georgia | JR | LB | 3 | 5.0 | 13 | 1.67 |
| 74 | Travonte Boles | W Mich | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 13 | 1.25 |