2012 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 6 | 15.0 | 85 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 8 | 14.5 | 74 | 1.81 |
| 3 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 8 | 14.0 | 79 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 9 | 13.5 | 88 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 9 | 13.0 | 81 | 1.44 |
| 5 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 7 | 13.0 | 69 | 1.86 |
| 5 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 9 | 13.0 | 67 | 1.44 |
| 5 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 9 | 13.0 | 31 | 1.44 |
| 9 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 10 | 12.0 | 55 | 1.20 |
| 9 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | SR | DL | 8 | 12.0 | 50 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 9 | 11.5 | 72 | 1.28 |
| 11 | John Simon | Ohio State | SR | DL | 5 | 11.5 | 69 | 2.30 |
| 11 | Datone Jones | UCLA | SR | DL | 9 | 11.5 | 39 | 1.28 |
| 14 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | SO | DL | 9 | 11.0 | 53 | 1.22 |
| 14 | Jack Tyler | Va Tech | JR | LB | 7 | 11.0 | 38 | 1.57 |
| 14 | William Gholston | Mich St | JR | DL | 9 | 11.0 | 32 | 1.22 |
| 17 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 5 | 10.5 | 85 | 2.10 |
| 17 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 8 | 10.5 | 65 | 1.31 |
| 17 | Chris Smith | Arkansas | JR | DL | 9 | 10.5 | 48 | 1.17 |
| 17 | Tra'Mayne Bondurant | Arizona | SO | DB | 9 | 10.5 | 33 | 1.17 |
| 17 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 10 | 10.5 | 27 | 1.05 |
| 22 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 6 | 10.0 | 50 | 1.67 |
| 22 | Sheldon Richardson | Missouri | JR | DL | 8 | 10.0 | 49 | 1.25 |
| 22 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 8 | 10.0 | 41 | 1.25 |
| 22 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 6 | 10.0 | 40 | 1.67 |
| 22 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 10 | 10.0 | 37 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Ben Gardner | Stanford | SR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Nick Tenhaeff | SDSU | JR | LB | 6 | 10.0 | 22 | 1.67 |
| 29 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 5 | 9.5 | 55 | 1.90 |
| 29 | Tourek Williams | FIU | SR | DL | 7 | 9.5 | 52 | 1.36 |
| 29 | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | JR | DB | 10 | 9.5 | 47 | 0.95 |
| 29 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 5 | 9.5 | 40 | 1.90 |
| 29 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 10 | 9.5 | 34 | 0.95 |
| 29 | Josh Francis | WVU | SR | LB | 8 | 9.5 | 31 | 1.19 |
| 35 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 6 | 8.5 | 56 | 1.42 |
| 35 | Austen Jacks | Tulane | SR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 51 | 1.06 |
| 35 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 6 | 8.5 | 44 | 1.42 |
| 35 | Tristan Okpalaugo | Fresno St | SR | LB | 6 | 8.5 | 42 | 1.42 |
| 35 | Sharrif Floyd | Florida | JR | DL | 9 | 8.5 | 41 | 0.94 |
| 35 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 38 | 0.85 |
| 35 | Max Bullough | Mich St | JR | LB | 9 | 8.5 | 37 | 0.94 |
| 35 | Kareem Martin | N Carolina | JR | DL | 5 | 8.5 | 36 | 1.70 |
| 35 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | SR | LB | 6 | 8.5 | 36 | 1.42 |
| 35 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 5 | 8.5 | 31 | 1.70 |
| 35 | Kony Ealy | Missouri | SO | DL | 9 | 8.5 | 30 | 0.94 |
| 35 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 6 | 8.5 | 29 | 1.42 |
| 35 | Jermaine Holmes | Marshall | SO | LB | 6 | 8.5 | 21 | 1.42 |
| 35 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 6 | 8.5 | 21 | 1.42 |
| 49 | Adam Davis | Kansas St | SR | DL | 9 | 8.0 | 50 | 0.89 |
| 49 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 46 | 1.33 |
| 49 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | SR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 44 | 1.14 |
| 49 | Dana Brown Jr. | Kent State | SR | DL | 6 | 8.0 | 42 | 1.33 |
| 49 | Martin Ifedi | Memphis | SO | DL | 6 | 8.0 | 40 | 1.33 |
| 49 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | JR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Cyrus Coen | Wash St | SO | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 34 | 1.14 |
| 49 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 32 | 1.14 |
| 49 | Adam Replogle | Indiana | SR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 31 | 1.14 |
| 49 | Denzel Nkemdiche | Miss | FR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 27 | 1.14 |
| 49 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 26 | 1.14 |
| 49 | Leonard Williams | USC | FR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 61 | Margus Hunt | SMU | SR | DL | 7 | 7.5 | 49 | 1.07 |
| 61 | David Gilbert | Wisconsin | JR | DL | 8 | 7.5 | 41 | 0.94 |
| 61 | Travis Long | Wash St | SR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 40 | 1.25 |
| 61 | David Tuitupou | SJSU | SR | DL | 8 | 7.5 | 38 | 0.94 |
| 61 | Travis Raciti | SJSU | SO | DL | 8 | 7.5 | 34 | 0.94 |
| 61 | Chris McCain | California | SO | LB | 9 | 7.5 | 34 | 0.83 |
| 61 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 32 | 1.25 |
| 61 | Alvin Dupree | Kentucky | SO | LB | 8 | 7.5 | 31 | 0.94 |
| 61 | Trey Flowers | Arkansas | SO | DL | 9 | 7.5 | 31 | 0.83 |
| 61 | Jake Love | Kansas | FR | LB | 10 | 7.5 | 30 | 0.75 |
| 61 | Michael Doctor | Oregon St | JR | LB | 9 | 7.5 | 25 | 0.83 |
| 61 | Dominique Easley | Florida | JR | DL | 9 | 7.5 | 24 | 0.83 |
| 61 | Troy Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 23 | 1.25 |
| 61 | Joey Ehrmann | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 19 | 1.25 |
| 61 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 7 | 7.5 | 19 | 1.07 |
| 61 | Brandon Ogletree | BYU | SR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 16 | 1.25 |
| 77 | Khyri Thornton | USM | JR | DL | 8 | 7.0 | 42 | 0.88 |
| 77 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 39 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Demarcus Lawrence | Boise St | SO | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 36 | 1.40 |
| 77 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 33 | 1.40 |
| 77 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 33 | 0.88 |
| 77 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 30 | 1.40 |
| 77 | Michael Clay | Oregon | SR | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 29 | 0.88 |
| 77 | Jackson Jeffcoat | Texas | JR | DL | 4 | 7.0 | 28 | 1.75 |
| 77 | Usua Amanam | Stanford | SR | DB | 10 | 7.0 | 28 | 0.70 |
| 77 | Dion Bailey | USC | SO | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 24 | 0.88 |
| 77 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 23 | 1.40 |
| 77 | Jordan Zumwalt | UCLA | JR | LB | 9 | 7.0 | 22 | 0.78 |
| 77 | Dion Jordan | Oregon | SR | DL | 9 | 7.0 | 22 | 0.78 |
| 77 | Everett Daniels | Houston | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 19 | 1.17 |
| 77 | Star Lotulelei | Utah | SR | DL | 8 | 7.0 | 19 | 0.88 |
| 77 | Rickey Dowdy | NC State | JR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 18 | 1.40 |
| 77 | Calvin Barnett | Okla St | JR | DL | 9 | 7.0 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 77 | Ezekiel Ansah | BYU | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 16 | 1.17 |
| 77 | Marc Anthony | California | SR | DB | 8 | 7.0 | 16 | 0.88 |
| 77 | Will Ebner | Missouri | SR | LB | 9 | 7.0 | 15 | 0.78 |
| 97 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 58 | 0.72 |
| 97 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | JR | LB | 9 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.72 |
| 97 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 10 | 6.5 | 37 | 0.65 |
| 97 | Barkevious Mingo | LSU | JR | DL | 8 | 6.5 | 35 | 0.81 |