2012 National Leaders Tackles - Games Won Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 12 | 69 | 45 | 114 | 9.50 |
| 2 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 10 | 67 | 21 | 88 | 8.80 |
| 3 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 11 | 66 | 31 | 97 | 8.82 |
| 4 | Dan Molls | Toledo | SR | LB | 9 | 61 | 64 | 125 | 13.89 |
| 4 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 11 | 61 | 48 | 109 | 9.91 |
| 6 | Eric Kendricks | UCLA | SO | LB | 9 | 58 | 33 | 91 | 10.11 |
| 7 | J.C. Percy | Boise St | SR | LB | 11 | 57 | 44 | 101 | 9.18 |
| 7 | C.J. Mosley | Alabama | JR | LB | 13 | 57 | 36 | 93 | 7.15 |
| 9 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 9 | 56 | 44 | 100 | 11.11 |
| 10 | Jake Fely | SDSU | SO | LB | 9 | 55 | 18 | 73 | 8.11 |
| 11 | Michael Clay | Oregon | SR | LB | 11 | 53 | 28 | 81 | 7.36 |
| 11 | D.J. Swearinger | S Carolina | SR | DB | 10 | 53 | 12 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 13 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 12 | 52 | 51 | 103 | 8.58 |
| 14 | Alec Ogletree | Georgia | JR | LB | 8 | 51 | 41 | 92 | 11.50 |
| 15 | Jake Fischer | Arizona | JR | LB | 8 | 50 | 28 | 78 | 9.75 |
| 15 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 11 | 50 | 22 | 72 | 6.55 |
| 15 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 8 | 50 | 15 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 18 | Arthur Brown | Kansas St | SR | LB | 11 | 49 | 31 | 80 | 7.27 |
| 18 | Nat Berhe | SDSU | JR | DB | 9 | 49 | 19 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 20 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 10 | 48 | 44 | 92 | 9.20 |
| 20 | Luke Wollet | Kent State | JR | DB | 11 | 48 | 38 | 86 | 7.82 |
| 20 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 8 | 48 | 29 | 77 | 9.63 |
| 20 | Matt Elam | Florida | JR | DB | 11 | 48 | 15 | 63 | 5.73 |
| 24 | Shawn Williams | Georgia | SR | DB | 12 | 47 | 36 | 83 | 6.92 |
| 24 | Cullen Newsome | SJSU | SR | DB | 11 | 47 | 31 | 78 | 7.09 |
| 24 | Jimmie Ward | N Illinois | JR | DB | 11 | 47 | 31 | 78 | 7.09 |
| 24 | Shawn Jackson | Tulsa | JR | LB | 9 | 47 | 28 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 24 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 10 | 47 | 28 | 75 | 7.50 |
| 24 | Jarard Milo | Kansas St | SR | DB | 11 | 47 | 23 | 70 | 6.36 |
| 30 | Kemal Ishmael | UCF | SR | DB | 10 | 46 | 39 | 85 | 8.50 |
| 30 | Dexter McCoil | Tulsa | SR | DB | 11 | 46 | 25 | 71 | 6.45 |
| 32 | Damien Proby | N'western | JR | LB | 10 | 45 | 30 | 75 | 7.50 |
| 32 | Chi Chi Ariguzo | N'western | SO | LB | 10 | 45 | 28 | 73 | 7.30 |
| 32 | David Nwabuisi | N'western | SR | LB | 10 | 45 | 26 | 71 | 7.10 |
| 32 | Craig Allen | MTSU | JR | LB | 8 | 45 | 11 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 36 | Qushaun Lee | Ark St | SO | LB | 10 | 44 | 34 | 78 | 7.80 |
| 36 | Bennett Jackson | Notre Dame | JR | DB | 12 | 44 | 17 | 61 | 5.08 |
| 38 | Preston Brown | Louisville | JR | LB | 11 | 43 | 43 | 86 | 7.82 |
| 38 | Demetrius Stone | N Illinois | SR | DB | 12 | 43 | 27 | 70 | 5.83 |
| 38 | Rashard Hall | Clemson | SR | DB | 11 | 43 | 24 | 67 | 6.09 |
| 38 | Justin Anderson | La-Lafytte | JR | LB | 9 | 43 | 23 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 38 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 8 | 43 | 20 | 63 | 7.88 |
| 38 | Javon Harris | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 10 | 43 | 20 | 63 | 6.30 |
| 38 | Phillip Thomas | Fresno St | SR | DB | 9 | 43 | 11 | 54 | 6.00 |
| 45 | Calvin Pryor | Louisville | SO | DB | 11 | 42 | 39 | 81 | 7.36 |
| 45 | Tyrone Clark | N Illinois | SR | LB | 12 | 42 | 29 | 71 | 5.92 |
| 45 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 8 | 42 | 28 | 70 | 8.75 |
| 45 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 11 | 42 | 23 | 65 | 5.91 |
| 49 | Josh Evans | Florida | SR | DB | 11 | 41 | 32 | 73 | 6.64 |
| 49 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 8 | 41 | 28 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 49 | Maalik Bomar | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 10 | 41 | 25 | 66 | 6.60 |
| 49 | Randall Evans | Kansas St | SO | DB | 11 | 41 | 24 | 65 | 5.91 |
| 49 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 7 | 41 | 22 | 63 | 9.00 |
| 49 | Javon Marshall | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 9 | 41 | 17 | 58 | 6.44 |
| 49 | Will Davis | Utah State | SR | DB | 11 | 41 | 17 | 58 | 5.27 |
| 49 | D.J. Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 8 | 41 | 15 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 49 | Mike Hicks | Baylor | SR | DB | 7 | 41 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 58 | Vince Buhagiar | SJSU | JR | LB | 11 | 40 | 39 | 79 | 7.18 |
| 58 | Clayton Geathers | UCF | SO | DB | 10 | 40 | 33 | 73 | 7.30 |
| 58 | Toney Hurd Jr. | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 11 | 40 | 24 | 64 | 5.82 |
| 58 | Ibraheim Campbell | N'western | SO | DB | 10 | 40 | 22 | 62 | 6.20 |
| 58 | Bradley Roby | Ohio State | SO | DB | 11 | 40 | 22 | 62 | 5.64 |
| 58 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | SO | LB | 8 | 40 | 21 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 58 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 9 | 40 | 16 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 58 | Terrence Brown | Stanford | SR | DB | 12 | 40 | 15 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 58 | Tevin McDonald | UCLA | SO | DB | 9 | 40 | 13 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 58 | Allen Chapman | Kansas St | SR | DB | 11 | 40 | 13 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 58 | Sanders Commings | Georgia | SR | DB | 10 | 40 | 7 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 58 | Brison Williams | S Carolina | SO | DB | 11 | 40 | 6 | 46 | 4.18 |
| 70 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 7 | 39 | 21 | 60 | 8.57 |
| 70 | Jordan Richards | Stanford | SO | DB | 12 | 39 | 21 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 70 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | JR | DB | 9 | 39 | 16 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 70 | Karl Joseph | WVU | FR | DB | 7 | 39 | 15 | 54 | 7.71 |
| 70 | Nigel Malone | Kansas St | SR | DB | 11 | 39 | 6 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 75 | Shayne Skov | Stanford | SR | LB | 11 | 38 | 30 | 68 | 6.18 |
| 75 | Kenny Ladler | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 8 | 38 | 18 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 75 | Ahmad Dixon | Baylor | JR | DB | 8 | 38 | 18 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 75 | Jarell Childs | Kansas St | SR | LB | 11 | 38 | 16 | 54 | 4.91 |
| 75 | Keelan Johnson | Ariz St | SR | DB | 8 | 38 | 15 | 53 | 6.63 |
| 80 | Christian Jones | FSU | JR | LB | 12 | 37 | 35 | 72 | 6.00 |
| 80 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 12 | 37 | 26 | 63 | 5.25 |
| 80 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | SR | DL | 10 | 37 | 24 | 61 | 6.10 |
| 80 | Sidney Saulter | Kent State | SR | DB | 11 | 37 | 22 | 59 | 5.36 |
| 80 | Ifo Ekpre-Olomu | Oregon | SO | DB | 12 | 37 | 17 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 80 | Adam Davis | Kansas St | SR | DL | 11 | 37 | 14 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 80 | Rashaad Reynolds | Oregon St | JR | DB | 9 | 37 | 13 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 80 | Adrian Bushell | Louisville | SR | DB | 11 | 37 | 13 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 88 | Keith Moore | Ohio | JR | LB | 9 | 36 | 39 | 75 | 8.33 |
| 88 | Terrance Plummer | UCF | SO | LB | 10 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 7.30 |
| 88 | Jonathan Willard | Clemson | SR | LB | 10 | 36 | 34 | 70 | 7.00 |
| 88 | Jamaal Bass | N Illinois | SO | LB | 12 | 36 | 34 | 70 | 5.83 |
| 88 | Christian Bryant | Ohio State | JR | DB | 12 | 36 | 34 | 70 | 5.83 |
| 88 | Shaq Wilson | S Carolina | SR | LB | 11 | 36 | 30 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 88 | Bené Benwikere | SJSU | JR | DB | 11 | 36 | 19 | 55 | 5.00 |
| 88 | Marco Nelson | Tulsa | JR | DB | 11 | 36 | 17 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 88 | Nevin Lawson | Utah State | JR | DB | 11 | 36 | 16 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 88 | Kyshoen Jarrett | Va Tech | SO | LB | 7 | 36 | 9 | 45 | 6.43 |
| 88 | Leon McFadden | SDSU | SR | DB | 9 | 36 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 88 | Jemarlous Moten | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 9 | 36 | 7 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 100 | C.J. Malauulu | Kent State | SR | LB | 11 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 6.00 |