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 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 5 | 31 | 38 | 69 | 13.80 |
| 2 | Trevon Stewart | Houston | FR | DB | 6 | 42 | 34 | 76 | 12.67 |
| 3 | J.C. Percy | Boise St | SR | LB | 6 | 40 | 33 | 73 | 12.17 |
| 4 | Nick Clancy | BC | SR | LB | 7 | 52 | 33 | 85 | 12.14 |
| 5 | Avery Williamson | Kentucky | JR | LB | 8 | 50 | 47 | 97 | 12.13 |
| 6 | A.J. Johnson | Tennessee | SO | LB | 7 | 34 | 50 | 84 | 12.00 |
| 6 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | SR | LB | 5 | 38 | 22 | 60 | 12.00 |
| 8 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 8 | 47 | 48 | 95 | 11.88 |
| 9 | Dominick LeGrande | Marshall | SR | DB | 6 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 11.83 |
| 10 | Steve Greer | Virginia | SR | LB | 7 | 31 | 51 | 82 | 11.71 |
| 11 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 6 | 43 | 26 | 69 | 11.50 |
| 11 | Geoffery Bacon | Army | SO | LB | 6 | 37 | 32 | 69 | 11.50 |
| 13 | Eric Kendricks | UCLA | SO | LB | 9 | 65 | 38 | 103 | 11.44 |
| 14 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 6 | 52 | 16 | 68 | 11.33 |
| 15 | Michael Mauti | Penn State | SR | LB | 5 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 11.20 |
| 16 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | SR | LB | 7 | 31 | 47 | 78 | 11.14 |
| 17 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 10 | 64 | 47 | 111 | 11.10 |
| 18 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | SR | LB | 6 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 11.00 |
| 18 | Jimmie Ward | N Illinois | JR | DB | 5 | 38 | 17 | 55 | 11.00 |
| 20 | Dan Molls | Toledo | SR | LB | 7 | 41 | 35 | 76 | 10.86 |
| 21 | Perry McIntyre | U Mass | SR | LB | 6 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 10.67 |
| 22 | John Lotulelei | UNLV | SR | LB | 5 | 32 | 21 | 53 | 10.60 |
| 22 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 5 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 10.60 |
| 22 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 5 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 10.60 |
| 25 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 7 | 43 | 31 | 74 | 10.57 |
| 26 | Kevin Pierre-Louis | BC | JR | LB | 6 | 37 | 25 | 62 | 10.33 |
| 26 | Shamari Benton | C Mich | JR | LB | 6 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 10.33 |
| 26 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | SR | LB | 6 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 10.33 |
| 29 | Anthony Hitchens | Iowa | JR | LB | 6 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 10.17 |
| 30 | Kurt Mangum | Akron | SR | LB | 7 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 10.14 |
| 31 | Chris Wade | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 8 | 44 | 36 | 80 | 10.00 |
| 31 | Albert Rosette | Nevada | SR | LB | 4 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 33 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | SR | LB | 10 | 51 | 48 | 99 | 9.90 |
| 34 | Josh Fely | UTEP | SR | LB | 8 | 34 | 45 | 79 | 9.88 |
| 35 | Okechukwu Okoroha | Marshall | SR | DB | 6 | 19 | 40 | 59 | 9.83 |
| 36 | Earl Wolff | NC State | SR | DB | 5 | 36 | 13 | 49 | 9.80 |
| 36 | Alec Ogletree | Georgia | JR | LB | 5 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 9.80 |
| 36 | Preston Brown | Louisville | JR | LB | 5 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 9.80 |
| 36 | Justin Currie | W Mich | SO | DB | 5 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 9.80 |
| 40 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 9 | 67 | 21 | 88 | 9.78 |
| 41 | L.A Goree | Maryland | SO | LB | 4 | 29 | 10 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 42 | Damien Proby | N'western | JR | LB | 7 | 51 | 17 | 68 | 9.71 |
| 43 | Bryan Pali | E Mich | SR | LB | 6 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 9.67 |
| 44 | Kassan Messiah | U Mass | FR | LB | 5 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 9.60 |
| 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 | Keith Smith | SJSU | JR | LB | 7 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 9.57 |
| 48 | Jake Fischer | Arizona | JR | LB | 10 | 64 | 31 | 95 | 9.50 |
| 48 | Ghaali Muhammad | Wyoming | SR | LB | 6 | 40 | 17 | 57 | 9.50 |
| 48 | Davis Cazares | NMSU | JR | DB | 6 | 33 | 24 | 57 | 9.50 |
| 48 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 6 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 9.50 |
| 52 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 9 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 9.44 |
| 53 | James Morris | Iowa | JR | LB | 7 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 9.43 |
| 54 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 10 | 56 | 38 | 94 | 9.40 |
| 54 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 5 | 35 | 12 | 47 | 9.40 |
| 54 | Brandan Bishop | NC State | SR | DB | 5 | 32 | 15 | 47 | 9.40 |
| 57 | Michael Clay | Oregon | SR | LB | 8 | 51 | 24 | 75 | 9.38 |
| 58 | Luke Wollet | Kent State | JR | DB | 6 | 33 | 23 | 56 | 9.33 |
| 58 | Kemal Ishmael | UCF | SR | DB | 6 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 9.33 |
| 58 | Clayton Geathers | UCF | SO | DB | 6 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 9.33 |
| 58 | Everett Daniels | Houston | SR | LB | 6 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 9.33 |
| 58 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 6 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 9.33 |
| 63 | Enrique Williams | South Ala | JR | LB | 7 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 9.29 |
| 64 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 8 | 42 | 32 | 74 | 9.25 |
| 65 | Kanorris Davis | Troy | SR | LB | 6 | 44 | 11 | 55 | 9.17 |
| 65 | Jordon Byas | Duke | SR | DB | 6 | 32 | 23 | 55 | 9.17 |
| 65 | Qushaun Lee | Ark St | SO | LB | 6 | 31 | 24 | 55 | 9.17 |
| 65 | Korey Jones | Wyoming | SR | LB | 6 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 9.17 |
| 65 | D.J. Hunter | Marshall | FR | DB | 6 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 9.17 |
| 65 | Justin Cherocci | C Mich | SO | LB | 6 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 9.17 |
| 71 | Christian Jones | FSU | JR | LB | 6 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 9.00 |
| 71 | Terrance Plummer | UCF | SO | LB | 6 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 9.00 |
| 71 | Nic Johnston | UTSA | SO | DB | 4 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 74 | Glenn Carson | Penn State | JR | LB | 6 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 8.83 |
| 75 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | SR | DL | 5 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 8.80 |
| 75 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 5 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 8.80 |
| 75 | Desmond Bozeman | W Mich | JR | LB | 5 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 8.80 |
| 78 | Daren Bates | Auburn | SR | LB | 9 | 32 | 47 | 79 | 8.78 |
| 79 | Kenny Ladler | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 6 | 34 | 18 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 79 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 6 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 79 | Zach Vigil | Utah State | JR | LB | 6 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 82 | Dexter McCoil | Tulsa | SR | DB | 5 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 83 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 7 | 54 | 6 | 60 | 8.57 |
| 83 | Walt Canty | Duke | SR | DB | 7 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 8.57 |
| 85 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 10 | 58 | 27 | 85 | 8.50 |
| 85 | C.J. Mosley | Alabama | JR | LB | 8 | 45 | 23 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 85 | Hayes Pullard | USC | SO | LB | 8 | 38 | 30 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 85 | T.J. McDonald | USC | SR | DB | 8 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 85 | Jake Doughty | Utah State | JR | LB | 6 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 85 | Duke Williams | Nevada | SR | DB | 4 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 85 | Matt Raymer | New Mexico | SR | DB | 4 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 92 | Greg Heban | Indiana | JR | DB | 7 | 46 | 13 | 59 | 8.43 |
| 92 | Joplo Bartu | Texas St | SR | LB | 7 | 38 | 21 | 59 | 8.43 |
| 92 | Zachary Orr | N Texas | JR | LB | 7 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 8.43 |
| 92 | Christian Kirksey | Iowa | JR | LB | 7 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 8.43 |
| 92 | Justin Cudworth | E Mich | SR | LB | 7 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 8.43 |
| 97 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | FR | LB | 5 | 33 | 9 | 42 | 8.40 |
| 97 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | JR | DB | 5 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 8.40 |
| 99 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 8 | 45 | 22 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 99 | Lamin Barrow | LSU | JR | LB | 8 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 8.38 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.