2012 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 9 | 67 | 21 | 88 | 9.78 |
| 2 | Eric Kendricks | UCLA | SO | LB | 9 | 65 | 38 | 103 | 11.44 |
| 3 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 10 | 64 | 47 | 111 | 11.10 |
| 3 | Jake Fischer | Arizona | JR | LB | 10 | 64 | 31 | 95 | 9.50 |
| 5 | Bradley McDougald | Kansas | SR | DB | 10 | 63 | 19 | 82 | 8.20 |
| 6 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 10 | 58 | 27 | 85 | 8.50 |
| 7 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 10 | 56 | 38 | 94 | 9.40 |
| 8 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 7 | 54 | 6 | 60 | 8.57 |
| 9 | Nick Clancy | BC | SR | LB | 7 | 52 | 33 | 85 | 12.14 |
| 9 | Ahmad Dixon | Baylor | JR | DB | 10 | 52 | 30 | 82 | 8.20 |
| 9 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 6 | 52 | 16 | 68 | 11.33 |
| 12 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | SR | LB | 10 | 51 | 48 | 99 | 9.90 |
| 12 | Michael Clay | Oregon | SR | LB | 8 | 51 | 24 | 75 | 9.38 |
| 12 | Damien Proby | N'western | JR | LB | 7 | 51 | 17 | 68 | 9.71 |
| 15 | Avery Williamson | Kentucky | JR | LB | 8 | 50 | 47 | 97 | 12.13 |
| 15 | Chance Casey | Baylor | SR | DB | 10 | 50 | 15 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 17 | Jake Knott | Iowa State | SR | LB | 7 | 49 | 19 | 68 | 9.71 |
| 17 | Karl Joseph | WVU | FR | DB | 8 | 49 | 15 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 19 | Arthur Brown | Kansas St | SR | LB | 9 | 48 | 23 | 71 | 7.89 |
| 20 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 8 | 47 | 48 | 95 | 11.88 |
| 20 | Javon Harris | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 9 | 47 | 19 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 22 | Durrell Givens | Iowa State | SR | DB | 9 | 46 | 21 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 22 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 9 | 46 | 18 | 64 | 7.11 |
| 22 | Alex Elkins | Okla St | SR | LB | 8 | 46 | 17 | 63 | 7.88 |
| 22 | Rashaad Reynolds | Oregon St | JR | DB | 9 | 46 | 16 | 62 | 6.89 |
| 22 | Greg Heban | Indiana | JR | DB | 7 | 46 | 13 | 59 | 8.43 |
| 22 | E.J. Gaines | Missouri | JR | DB | 9 | 46 | 13 | 59 | 6.56 |
| 28 | C.J. Mosley | Alabama | JR | LB | 8 | 45 | 23 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 28 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 8 | 45 | 22 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 28 | Jeremy Reeves | Iowa State | SR | DB | 10 | 45 | 16 | 61 | 6.10 |
| 28 | Tyler Patmon | Kansas | JR | DB | 10 | 45 | 4 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 32 | Chris Wade | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 8 | 44 | 36 | 80 | 10.00 |
| 32 | Jacques Washington | Iowa State | JR | DB | 10 | 44 | 35 | 79 | 7.90 |
| 32 | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | JR | DB | 10 | 44 | 34 | 78 | 7.80 |
| 32 | Darion Monroe | Tulane | FR | DB | 8 | 44 | 17 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 32 | Kanorris Davis | Troy | SR | LB | 6 | 44 | 11 | 55 | 9.17 |
| 32 | Sam Holl | Baylor | JR | DB | 10 | 44 | 11 | 55 | 5.50 |
| 32 | Shamiel Gary | Okla St | JR | DB | 9 | 44 | 9 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 39 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 9 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 9.44 |
| 39 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 7 | 43 | 31 | 74 | 10.57 |
| 39 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 6 | 43 | 26 | 69 | 11.50 |
| 39 | Steve Williams | California | JR | DB | 9 | 43 | 19 | 62 | 6.89 |
| 39 | Kayvon Webster | S Florida | SR | DB | 8 | 43 | 14 | 57 | 7.13 |
| 39 | Brodrick Brown | Okla St | SR | DB | 9 | 43 | 5 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 45 | Trevon Stewart | Houston | FR | DB | 6 | 42 | 34 | 76 | 12.67 |
| 45 | Daimion Stafford | Nebraska | SR | DB | 10 | 42 | 34 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 45 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 8 | 42 | 32 | 74 | 9.25 |
| 45 | P.J. Smith | Nebraska | SR | DB | 10 | 42 | 28 | 70 | 7.00 |
| 45 | Deone Bucannon | Wash St | JR | DB | 7 | 42 | 25 | 67 | 9.57 |
| 45 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 7 | 42 | 25 | 67 | 9.57 |
| 45 | Kenny Vaccaro | Texas | SR | DB | 9 | 42 | 25 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 45 | Jordan Zumwalt | UCLA | JR | LB | 9 | 42 | 18 | 60 | 6.67 |
| 45 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 9 | 42 | 13 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 45 | Aaron Colvin | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 9 | 42 | 7 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 55 | Dan Molls | Toledo | SR | LB | 7 | 41 | 35 | 76 | 10.86 |
| 55 | Josh Hill | California | SR | DB | 9 | 41 | 25 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 55 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 8 | 41 | 24 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 55 | Tra'Mayne Bondurant | Arizona | SO | DB | 9 | 41 | 21 | 62 | 6.89 |
| 55 | Jemea Thomas | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 9 | 41 | 20 | 61 | 6.78 |
| 55 | Greg Brown | Kansas | SR | DB | 10 | 41 | 17 | 58 | 5.80 |
| 55 | Daytawion Lowe | Okla St | JR | DB | 9 | 41 | 14 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 55 | Matt Elam | Florida | JR | DB | 9 | 41 | 10 | 51 | 5.67 |
| 55 | Justin Gilbert | Okla St | JR | DB | 9 | 41 | 8 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 55 | Andrew Abbott | UCLA | SR | OL | 9 | 41 | 5 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 65 | J.C. Percy | Boise St | SR | LB | 6 | 40 | 33 | 73 | 12.17 |
| 65 | Zach Davis | Tulane | JR | LB | 8 | 40 | 22 | 62 | 7.75 |
| 65 | Ibraheim Campbell | N'western | SO | DB | 7 | 40 | 18 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 65 | Ghaali Muhammad | Wyoming | SR | LB | 6 | 40 | 17 | 57 | 9.50 |
| 65 | Jarard Milo | Kansas St | SR | DB | 9 | 40 | 16 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 70 | Demetruce McNeal | Auburn | JR | DB | 9 | 39 | 34 | 73 | 8.11 |
| 70 | Brent Harstad | FAU | SR | DB | 7 | 39 | 19 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 72 | Hayes Pullard | USC | SO | LB | 8 | 38 | 30 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 72 | Rohan Gaines | Arkansas | FR | DB | 9 | 38 | 23 | 61 | 6.78 |
| 72 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | SR | LB | 5 | 38 | 22 | 60 | 12.00 |
| 72 | Jared Tevis | Arizona | SO | DB | 8 | 38 | 22 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 72 | Joplo Bartu | Texas St | SR | LB | 7 | 38 | 21 | 59 | 8.43 |
| 72 | Will Ebner | Missouri | SR | LB | 9 | 38 | 21 | 59 | 6.56 |
| 72 | Randall Evans | Kansas St | SO | DB | 9 | 38 | 18 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 72 | Jimmie Ward | N Illinois | JR | DB | 5 | 38 | 17 | 55 | 11.00 |
| 72 | Drew Thomas | UTEP | SR | DB | 8 | 38 | 16 | 54 | 6.75 |
| 72 | Jason Verrett | TCU | JR | DB | 9 | 38 | 14 | 52 | 5.78 |
| 72 | Derron Smith | Fresno St | SO | DB | 6 | 38 | 11 | 49 | 8.17 |
| 83 | Geoffery Bacon | Army | SO | LB | 6 | 37 | 32 | 69 | 11.50 |
| 83 | Jeremiah George | Iowa State | JR | LB | 10 | 37 | 29 | 66 | 6.60 |
| 83 | Kenny Cain | TCU | SR | LB | 9 | 37 | 28 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 83 | Kevin Pierre-Louis | BC | JR | LB | 6 | 37 | 25 | 62 | 10.33 |
| 83 | Jordan Richards | Stanford | SO | DB | 10 | 37 | 21 | 58 | 5.80 |
| 83 | Isaiah Bruce | WVU | FR | LB | 8 | 37 | 20 | 57 | 7.13 |
| 83 | Steve Edmond | Texas | SO | LB | 9 | 37 | 20 | 57 | 6.33 |
| 83 | Ifo Ekpre-Olomu | Oregon | SO | DB | 9 | 37 | 15 | 52 | 5.78 |
| 83 | D.J. Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 7 | 37 | 11 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 92 | Jermaine Whitehead | Auburn | SO | DB | 9 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 92 | Ross Rasner | Arkansas | SR | DB | 9 | 36 | 31 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 92 | Nick Forbes | California | SO | LB | 9 | 36 | 30 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 92 | Jabari Hunt-Days | Ga Tech | FR | LB | 9 | 36 | 29 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 92 | Jonathan Stewart | Texas A&M | SR | LB | 8 | 36 | 25 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 92 | Randall Joyner | SMU | JR | LB | 7 | 36 | 22 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 92 | Jason Hendricks | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 7 | 36 | 22 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 92 | Dion Bailey | USC | SO | LB | 8 | 36 | 20 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 92 | Josh Evans | Florida | SR | DB | 9 | 36 | 16 | 52 | 5.78 |