2012 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | SR | LB | 6 | 49 | 40 | 89 | 14.83 |
| 2 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 6 | 46 | 20 | 66 | 11.00 |
| 3 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 6 | 44 | 20 | 64 | 10.67 |
| 4 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 8 | 43 | 31 | 74 | 9.25 |
| 4 | Austin Niklas | Air Force | SR | LB | 6 | 43 | 30 | 73 | 12.17 |
| 6 | Albert Rosette | Nevada | SR | LB | 8 | 41 | 44 | 85 | 10.63 |
| 7 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 7 | 40 | 33 | 73 | 10.43 |
| 8 | Dan Molls | Toledo | SR | LB | 5 | 39 | 37 | 76 | 15.20 |
| 8 | Jake Fely | SDSU | SO | LB | 6 | 39 | 16 | 55 | 9.17 |
| 8 | Craig Allen | MTSU | JR | LB | 7 | 39 | 11 | 50 | 7.14 |
| 11 | Kemal Ishmael | UCF | SR | DB | 8 | 38 | 30 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 11 | Paul Porras | Rice | JR | DB | 8 | 38 | 20 | 58 | 7.25 |
| 11 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | JR | DB | 7 | 38 | 10 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 14 | Earl Wolff | NC State | SR | DB | 7 | 36 | 26 | 62 | 8.86 |
| 14 | Duke Williams | Nevada | SR | DB | 8 | 36 | 23 | 59 | 7.38 |
| 14 | Tyrone Clark | N Illinois | SR | LB | 8 | 36 | 22 | 58 | 7.25 |
| 17 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 7 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 9.57 |
| 17 | Julius White | Rice | SO | DB | 8 | 35 | 17 | 52 | 6.50 |
| 19 | Clayton Geathers | UCF | SO | DB | 8 | 34 | 27 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 19 | Tre Boston | N Carolina | JR | DB | 6 | 34 | 21 | 55 | 9.17 |
| 19 | Dominick LeGrande | Marshall | SR | DB | 5 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 10.80 |
| 19 | Brandan Bishop | NC State | SR | DB | 7 | 34 | 14 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 23 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 7 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 9.86 |
| 23 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | FR | LB | 5 | 33 | 24 | 57 | 11.40 |
| 25 | Cameron Nwosu | Rice | JR | LB | 8 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 7.13 |
| 25 | Justin Anderson | La-Lafytte | JR | LB | 6 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 9.00 |
| 25 | Nat Berhe | SDSU | JR | DB | 6 | 32 | 12 | 44 | 7.33 |
| 25 | Shamarko Thomas | Syracuse | SR | DB | 6 | 32 | 11 | 43 | 7.17 |
| 25 | Dontae Johnson | NC State | JR | DB | 7 | 32 | 8 | 40 | 5.71 |
| 30 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 6 | 31 | 28 | 59 | 9.83 |
| 30 | Brynden Trawick | Troy | SR | DB | 6 | 31 | 26 | 57 | 9.50 |
| 30 | Shawn Jackson | Tulsa | JR | LB | 6 | 31 | 19 | 50 | 8.33 |
| 30 | Will Lucas | Purdue | JR | LB | 6 | 31 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 |
| 34 | R.J. Young | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 7 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 7.43 |
| 34 | Max Morgan | CSU | SO | LB | 6 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 34 | Davis Cazares | NMSU | JR | DB | 5 | 30 | 19 | 49 | 9.80 |
| 34 | Matt Raymer | New Mexico | SR | DB | 6 | 30 | 15 | 45 | 7.50 |
| 34 | J.C. Percy | Boise St | SR | LB | 7 | 30 | 15 | 45 | 6.43 |
| 34 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 7 | 30 | 15 | 45 | 6.43 |
| 34 | Keelan Johnson | Ariz St | SR | DB | 6 | 30 | 13 | 43 | 7.17 |
| 41 | Perry McIntyre | U Mass | SR | LB | 6 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 11.33 |
| 41 | Johnnie Simon | W Mich | JR | DB | 6 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 9.50 |
| 41 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 6 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 41 | Tra'ves Bush | Navy | SR | DB | 6 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 7.83 |
| 41 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | SO | LB | 6 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 7.83 |
| 41 | Cole Farrand | Maryland | SO | LB | 6 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 7.17 |
| 41 | D.J. Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 5 | 29 | 10 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 41 | Vaughn Carraway | Temple | SR | DB | 5 | 29 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 49 | Alec Ogletree | Georgia | JR | LB | 4 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 12.50 |
| 49 | Eric Kendricks | UCLA | SO | LB | 5 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 9.20 |
| 49 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 5 | 28 | 16 | 44 | 8.80 |
| 49 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 5 | 28 | 15 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 49 | Javon Marshall | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 6 | 28 | 12 | 40 | 6.67 |
| 49 | David Nwabuisi | N'western | SR | LB | 5 | 28 | 11 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 49 | Marrell Jackson | Hawai'i | FR | DB | 5 | 28 | 8 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 49 | Jemarlous Moten | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 6 | 28 | 7 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 49 | Cody Bauer | Rice | JR | DL | 8 | 28 | 7 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 58 | Preston Brown | Louisville | JR | LB | 7 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 8.43 |
| 58 | Luke Wollet | Kent State | JR | DB | 7 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 7.71 |
| 58 | Terrance Plummer | UCF | SO | LB | 8 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 6.75 |
| 58 | A.J. Johnson | Tennessee | SO | LB | 4 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 12.25 |
| 58 | Dallas Bollema | New Mexico | JR | LB | 7 | 27 | 19 | 46 | 6.57 |
| 58 | Nate D. Smith | Temple | FR | LB | 5 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 58 | Dexter McCoil | Tulsa | SR | DB | 8 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 58 | George Callender | NMSU | JR | DB | 5 | 27 | 13 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 58 | Winston Fraser | FIU | SR | LB | 5 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 58 | Adrian Bushell | Louisville | SR | DB | 7 | 27 | 9 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 58 | Kiante Young | Western Ky | JR | DB | 6 | 27 | 8 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 58 | Lowell Rose | Tulsa | SR | DB | 8 | 27 | 4 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 70 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 6 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 11.67 |
| 70 | Keith Moore | Ohio | JR | LB | 7 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 9.14 |
| 70 | John Lotulelei | UNLV | SR | LB | 7 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 8.57 |
| 70 | Ray Shipman | UCF | SR | LB | 8 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 70 | Calvin Pryor | Louisville | SO | DB | 7 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 70 | Jonathan Davis | UCF | SR | LB | 8 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 6.38 |
| 70 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 5 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 9.80 |
| 70 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 6 | 26 | 21 | 47 | 7.83 |
| 70 | Marco Nelson | Tulsa | JR | DB | 8 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 70 | Demetrius Hartsfield | Maryland | SR | LB | 6 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 7.50 |
| 70 | Sidney Saulter | Kent State | SR | DB | 7 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 6.43 |
| 70 | Jajuan Harley | MTSU | JR | DB | 7 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 6.43 |
| 70 | Roderic Blunt | MTSU | JR | LB | 7 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 6.43 |
| 70 | Darren Thellen | U Mass | SR | DB | 6 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 7.33 |
| 70 | Landon Feichter | Purdue | SO | DB | 6 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 7.00 |
| 70 | Demetrius Stone | N Illinois | SR | DB | 8 | 26 | 15 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 70 | Kenny Ladler | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 6 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 6.33 |
| 70 | Karl Joseph | WVU | FR | DB | 4 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 70 | Juston Burris | NC State | FR | DB | 7 | 26 | 5 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 70 | Jeremi Wilkes | Syracuse | JR | DB | 6 | 26 | 4 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 70 | Ricardo Allen | Purdue | JR | DB | 6 | 26 | 2 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 91 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 6 | 25 | 46 | 71 | 11.83 |
| 91 | Justin Cherocci | C Mich | SO | LB | 6 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 10.33 |
| 91 | Benardrick McKinney | Miss St | FR | LB | 6 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 9.00 |
| 91 | Geoffery Bacon | Army | SO | LB | 5 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 10.60 |
| 91 | Matt Warrick | Navy | SR | LB | 6 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 91 | Shawn Williams | Georgia | SR | DB | 7 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 7.29 |
| 91 | Johnathan Cyprien | FIU | SR | DB | 5 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 8.40 |
| 91 | Jamel Johnson | La Tech | SR | DB | 7 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 91 | Jeremiah Green | Nevada | SR | LB | 8 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 91 | Qushaun Lee | Ark St | SO | LB | 5 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 8.20 |