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 | Dan Molls | Toledo | SR | LB | 5 | 39 | 37 | 76 | 15.20 |
| 2 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | SR | LB | 6 | 49 | 40 | 89 | 14.83 |
| 3 | Anthony Hitchens | Iowa | JR | LB | 4 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 13.25 |
| 4 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 5 | Chris Wade | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 3 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 12.33 |
| 6 | A.J. Johnson | Tennessee | SO | LB | 4 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 12.25 |
| 6 | Nick Clancy | BC | SR | LB | 4 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 12.25 |
| 8 | Austin Niklas | Air Force | SR | LB | 6 | 43 | 30 | 73 | 12.17 |
| 9 | Sam Holl | Baylor | JR | DB | 2 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 12.00 |
| 10 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 6 | 25 | 46 | 71 | 11.83 |
| 11 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 6 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 11.67 |
| 12 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | FR | LB | 5 | 33 | 24 | 57 | 11.40 |
| 13 | Perry McIntyre | U Mass | SR | LB | 6 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 11.33 |
| 14 | Zachary Orr | N Texas | JR | LB | 4 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 15 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 6 | 46 | 20 | 66 | 11.00 |
| 15 | Brent Harstad | FAU | SR | DB | 4 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 11.00 |
| 17 | Dominick LeGrande | Marshall | SR | DB | 5 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 10.80 |
| 17 | Jack Tyler | Va Tech | JR | LB | 5 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 10.80 |
| 19 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 6 | 44 | 20 | 64 | 10.67 |
| 20 | Albert Rosette | Nevada | SR | LB | 8 | 41 | 44 | 85 | 10.63 |
| 21 | Geoffery Bacon | Army | SO | LB | 5 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 10.60 |
| 22 | Brandon Reeves | UTSA | SR | LB | 4 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 23 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 7 | 40 | 33 | 73 | 10.43 |
| 24 | Justin Cherocci | C Mich | SO | LB | 6 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 10.33 |
| 25 | Brandon Fusilier-Jeffires | Army | FR | LB | 4 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 26 | Nathan Herrold | Ark St | SR | LB | 5 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 10.20 |
| 27 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 3 | 23 | 7 | 30 | 10.00 |
| 28 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 7 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 9.86 |
| 29 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 6 | 31 | 28 | 59 | 9.83 |
| 30 | Davis Cazares | NMSU | JR | DB | 5 | 30 | 19 | 49 | 9.80 |
| 30 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 5 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 9.80 |
| 32 | James Morris | Iowa | JR | LB | 4 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 33 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 7 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 9.57 |
| 34 | Brynden Trawick | Troy | SR | DB | 6 | 31 | 26 | 57 | 9.50 |
| 34 | Johnnie Simon | W Mich | JR | DB | 6 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 9.50 |
| 34 | Derek Akunne | N Texas | SO | LB | 4 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 37 | Shamari Benton | C Mich | JR | LB | 6 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 9.33 |
| 37 | Everett Daniels | Houston | SR | LB | 6 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 9.33 |
| 39 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 8 | 43 | 31 | 74 | 9.25 |
| 39 | Sean Sylvia | BC | SO | DB | 4 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 41 | Eric Kendricks | UCLA | SO | LB | 5 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 9.20 |
| 42 | Jake Fely | SDSU | SO | LB | 6 | 39 | 16 | 55 | 9.17 |
| 42 | Tre Boston | N Carolina | JR | DB | 6 | 34 | 21 | 55 | 9.17 |
| 42 | Jake Doughty | Utah State | JR | LB | 6 | 7 | 48 | 55 | 9.17 |
| 45 | Keith Moore | Ohio | JR | LB | 7 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 9.14 |
| 46 | Justin Anderson | La-Lafytte | JR | LB | 6 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 9.00 |
| 46 | Benardrick McKinney | Miss St | FR | LB | 6 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 9.00 |
| 46 | Nate D. Smith | Temple | FR | LB | 5 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 46 | Kurt Mangum | Akron | SR | LB | 4 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 46 | Max Bullough | Mich St | JR | LB | 4 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 46 | LaRoy Reynolds | Virginia | SR | LB | 4 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 46 | Steve Greer | Virginia | SR | LB | 4 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 46 | Joel Hasley | TCU | SO | LB | 3 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 46 | Gary Walker | Idaho | SR | DB | 3 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 46 | Will Compton | Nebraska | SR | LB | 3 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 46 | Jake Fischer | Arizona | JR | LB | 2 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 46 | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | JR | DB | 2 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 46 | Greg Brown | Kansas | SR | DB | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 46 | Lubbock Smith | Kansas | SR | DB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 60 | Earl Wolff | NC State | SR | DB | 7 | 36 | 26 | 62 | 8.86 |
| 61 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 5 | 28 | 16 | 44 | 8.80 |
| 61 | Walt Canty | Duke | SR | DB | 5 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 8.80 |
| 63 | Matt Warrick | Navy | SR | LB | 6 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 63 | Christian Spears | Air Force | SO | DB | 6 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 65 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 5 | 28 | 15 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 66 | John Lotulelei | UNLV | SR | LB | 7 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 8.57 |
| 67 | Kemal Ishmael | UCF | SR | DB | 8 | 38 | 30 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 67 | Max Morgan | CSU | SO | LB | 6 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 67 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 6 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 67 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | SR | LB | 6 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 67 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | SR | LB | 6 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 67 | Karl Joseph | WVU | FR | DB | 4 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 67 | Steele Divitto | BC | JR | LB | 4 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 67 | Mike Olson | Wk Forest | JR | LB | 4 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 67 | Darion Monroe | Tulane | FR | DB | 4 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 67 | Demetruce McNeal | Auburn | JR | DB | 2 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 67 | Terrell Williams | Arkansas | SR | LB | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 78 | Preston Brown | Louisville | JR | LB | 7 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 8.43 |
| 79 | Johnathan Cyprien | FIU | SR | DB | 5 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 8.40 |
| 79 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 5 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 8.40 |
| 79 | Justin Jackson | Wk Forest | JR | LB | 5 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 8.40 |
| 79 | T.J. McDonald | USC | SR | DB | 5 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 8.40 |
| 83 | Shawn Jackson | Tulsa | JR | LB | 6 | 31 | 19 | 50 | 8.33 |
| 83 | Brandon Ogletree | BYU | SR | LB | 6 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 8.33 |
| 83 | Trevon Stewart | Houston | FR | DB | 6 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 8.33 |
| 83 | Avery Williamson | Kentucky | JR | LB | 3 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 87 | Calvin Pryor | Louisville | SO | DB | 7 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 88 | Hilbert Jackson | N Texas | JR | DB | 4 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 88 | Josh Fely | UTEP | SR | LB | 4 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 88 | Mason Monheim | Illinois | FR | LB | 4 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 91 | Qushaun Lee | Ark St | SO | LB | 5 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 91 | Steven Means | Buffalo | SR | DL | 5 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 91 | Okechukwu Okoroha | Marshall | SR | DB | 5 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 91 | Chi Chi Ariguzo | N'western | SO | LB | 5 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 91 | D.J. Hunter | Marshall | FR | DB | 5 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 91 | Desmond Bozeman | W Mich | JR | LB | 5 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 97 | Jory Johnson | U Conn | SR | LB | 7 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 8.14 |
| 98 | Zach Vigil | Utah State | JR | LB | 6 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 8.00 |
| 98 | George Callender | NMSU | JR | DB | 5 | 27 | 13 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 98 | McKade Brady | Utah State | SR | DB | 5 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 8.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.