2012 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Molls | Toledo | SR | LB | 11 | 73 | 77 | 150 | 13.64 |
| 2 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | SR | LB | 10 | 80 | 62 | 142 | 14.20 |
| 3 | Dominick LeGrande | Marshall | SR | DB | 12 | 69 | 63 | 132 | 11.00 |
| 4 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 13 | 73 | 58 | 131 | 10.08 |
| 5 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 13 | 73 | 57 | 130 | 10.00 |
| 6 | Austin Niklas | Air Force | SR | LB | 12 | 74 | 54 | 128 | 10.67 |
| 6 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 12 | 57 | 71 | 128 | 10.67 |
| 8 | Geoffery Bacon | Army | SO | LB | 11 | 58 | 69 | 127 | 11.55 |
| 9 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 12 | 66 | 60 | 126 | 10.50 |
| 9 | Trevon Stewart | Houston | FR | DB | 12 | 52 | 74 | 126 | 10.50 |
| 9 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 12 | 46 | 80 | 126 | 10.50 |
| 12 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 14 | 81 | 44 | 125 | 8.93 |
| 13 | Steve Greer | Virginia | SR | LB | 12 | 45 | 77 | 122 | 10.17 |
| 13 | Justin Cherocci | C Mich | SO | LB | 12 | 37 | 85 | 122 | 10.17 |
| 15 | Albert Rosette | Nevada | SR | LB | 12 | 60 | 59 | 119 | 9.92 |
| 15 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 12 | 59 | 60 | 119 | 9.92 |
| 17 | J.C. Percy | Boise St | SR | LB | 13 | 70 | 48 | 118 | 9.08 |
| 18 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 12 | 74 | 41 | 115 | 9.58 |
| 19 | Kemal Ishmael | UCF | SR | DB | 13 | 62 | 52 | 114 | 8.77 |
| 19 | Shamari Benton | C Mich | JR | LB | 12 | 49 | 65 | 114 | 9.50 |
| 21 | Chris Wade | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 10 | 63 | 49 | 112 | 11.20 |
| 21 | Everett Daniels | Houston | SR | LB | 12 | 48 | 64 | 112 | 9.33 |
| 21 | Perry McIntyre | U Mass | SR | LB | 9 | 45 | 67 | 112 | 12.44 |
| 24 | Luke Wollet | Kent State | JR | DB | 13 | 61 | 49 | 110 | 8.46 |
| 25 | Eric Kendricks | UCLA | SO | LB | 10 | 66 | 43 | 109 | 10.90 |
| 25 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 11 | 55 | 54 | 109 | 9.91 |
| 27 | Okechukwu Okoroha | Marshall | SR | DB | 12 | 43 | 65 | 108 | 9.00 |
| 28 | Clayton Geathers | UCF | SO | DB | 13 | 58 | 49 | 107 | 8.23 |
| 29 | Nick Clancy | BC | SR | LB | 8 | 57 | 49 | 106 | 13.25 |
| 30 | Enrique Williams | South Ala | JR | LB | 13 | 52 | 53 | 105 | 8.08 |
| 31 | John Lotulelei | UNLV | SR | LB | 11 | 51 | 53 | 104 | 9.45 |
| 31 | Kurt Mangum | Akron | SR | LB | 11 | 46 | 58 | 104 | 9.45 |
| 33 | Jack Tyler | Va Tech | JR | LB | 11 | 47 | 55 | 102 | 9.27 |
| 33 | D.J. Hunter | Marshall | FR | DB | 12 | 46 | 56 | 102 | 8.50 |
| 35 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | SR | LB | 11 | 40 | 61 | 101 | 9.18 |
| 36 | Anthony Hitchens | Iowa | JR | LB | 8 | 42 | 58 | 100 | 12.50 |
| 36 | Josh Fely | UTEP | SR | LB | 11 | 40 | 60 | 100 | 9.09 |
| 36 | Jake Doughty | Utah State | JR | LB | 12 | 32 | 68 | 100 | 8.33 |
| 39 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 10 | 61 | 37 | 98 | 9.80 |
| 39 | Keith Moore | Ohio | JR | LB | 13 | 46 | 52 | 98 | 7.54 |
| 41 | Johnnie Simon | W Mich | JR | DB | 11 | 50 | 46 | 96 | 8.73 |
| 42 | Darion Monroe | Tulane | FR | DB | 12 | 60 | 35 | 95 | 7.92 |
| 42 | Davis Cazares | NMSU | JR | DB | 10 | 56 | 39 | 95 | 9.50 |
| 42 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | SR | LB | 10 | 47 | 48 | 95 | 9.50 |
| 42 | Preston Brown | Louisville | JR | LB | 12 | 43 | 52 | 95 | 7.92 |
| 42 | Zach Vigil | Utah State | JR | LB | 12 | 29 | 66 | 95 | 7.92 |
| 47 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 10 | 64 | 30 | 94 | 9.40 |
| 47 | Jake Fischer | Arizona | JR | LB | 10 | 58 | 36 | 94 | 9.40 |
| 47 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 12 | 50 | 44 | 94 | 7.83 |
| 47 | R.J. Young | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 13 | 45 | 49 | 94 | 7.23 |
| 51 | Paul Porras | Rice | JR | DB | 13 | 64 | 29 | 93 | 7.15 |
| 51 | Justin Anderson | La-Lafytte | JR | LB | 12 | 61 | 32 | 93 | 7.75 |
| 51 | Calvin Pryor | Louisville | SO | DB | 12 | 49 | 44 | 93 | 7.75 |
| 51 | Terrance Plummer | UCF | SO | LB | 13 | 44 | 49 | 93 | 7.15 |
| 55 | Ghaali Muhammad | Wyoming | SR | LB | 10 | 61 | 31 | 92 | 9.20 |
| 55 | Duke Williams | Nevada | SR | DB | 12 | 60 | 32 | 92 | 7.67 |
| 55 | Cameron Nwosu | Rice | JR | LB | 13 | 55 | 37 | 92 | 7.08 |
| 55 | Jonathan Davis | UCF | SR | LB | 13 | 47 | 45 | 92 | 7.08 |
| 55 | Nathan Herrold | Ark St | SR | LB | 11 | 36 | 56 | 92 | 8.36 |
| 60 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | FR | LB | 10 | 63 | 28 | 91 | 9.10 |
| 60 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 12 | 59 | 32 | 91 | 7.58 |
| 60 | Dexter McCoil | Tulsa | SR | DB | 14 | 59 | 32 | 91 | 6.50 |
| 63 | Jimmie Ward | N Illinois | JR | DB | 12 | 54 | 36 | 90 | 7.50 |
| 63 | LaRoy Reynolds | Virginia | SR | LB | 10 | 34 | 56 | 90 | 9.00 |
| 65 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 10 | 53 | 36 | 89 | 8.90 |
| 65 | Christian Spears | Air Force | SO | DB | 12 | 46 | 43 | 89 | 7.42 |
| 65 | Zachary Orr | N Texas | JR | LB | 10 | 44 | 45 | 89 | 8.90 |
| 68 | Shawn Jackson | Tulsa | JR | LB | 11 | 54 | 33 | 87 | 7.91 |
| 68 | Anthony Harris | Virginia | SO | DB | 12 | 48 | 39 | 87 | 7.25 |
| 70 | Damien Proby | N'western | JR | LB | 10 | 52 | 34 | 86 | 8.60 |
| 70 | Earl Wolff | NC State | SR | DB | 10 | 51 | 35 | 86 | 8.60 |
| 72 | Brandon Fusilier-Jeffires | Army | FR | LB | 10 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 8.50 |
| 72 | Robert Bell | Toledo | SR | LB | 11 | 41 | 44 | 85 | 7.73 |
| 72 | Justin Cudworth | E Mich | SR | LB | 10 | 31 | 54 | 85 | 8.50 |
| 75 | Nat Berhe | SDSU | JR | DB | 11 | 61 | 23 | 84 | 7.64 |
| 75 | Joplo Bartu | Texas St | SR | LB | 10 | 57 | 27 | 84 | 8.40 |
| 75 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | JR | DB | 12 | 54 | 30 | 84 | 7.00 |
| 75 | Johnathan Cyprien | FIU | SR | DB | 11 | 50 | 34 | 84 | 7.64 |
| 75 | B.J. Scott | South Ala | SR | DB | 13 | 49 | 35 | 84 | 6.46 |
| 75 | Randall Joyner | SMU | JR | LB | 12 | 48 | 36 | 84 | 7.00 |
| 75 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 10 | 46 | 38 | 84 | 8.40 |
| 75 | Brian Lindsay | Air Force | SR | DB | 12 | 42 | 42 | 84 | 7.00 |
| 75 | Jahleel Addae | C Mich | SR | DB | 12 | 36 | 48 | 84 | 7.00 |
| 75 | Justin Currie | W Mich | SO | DB | 11 | 35 | 49 | 84 | 7.64 |
| 75 | Jory Johnson | U Conn | SR | LB | 11 | 35 | 49 | 84 | 7.64 |
| 75 | Ray Shipman | UCF | SR | LB | 11 | 33 | 51 | 84 | 7.64 |
| 75 | Blake Poole | E Mich | SR | LB | 11 | 29 | 55 | 84 | 7.64 |
| 88 | Kanorris Davis | Troy | SR | LB | 11 | 62 | 21 | 83 | 7.55 |
| 88 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 10 | 58 | 25 | 83 | 8.30 |
| 88 | Brynden Trawick | Troy | SR | DB | 12 | 49 | 34 | 83 | 6.92 |
| 88 | Walt Canty | Duke | SR | DB | 10 | 40 | 43 | 83 | 8.30 |
| 88 | McKade Brady | Utah State | SR | DB | 11 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 7.55 |
| 88 | Will Compton | Nebraska | SR | LB | 10 | 24 | 59 | 83 | 8.30 |
| 94 | Craig Allen | MTSU | JR | LB | 12 | 59 | 23 | 82 | 6.83 |
| 94 | Tyrone Clark | N Illinois | SR | LB | 13 | 48 | 34 | 82 | 6.31 |
| 94 | Matt Warrick | Navy | SR | LB | 11 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 7.45 |
| 94 | Desmond Bozeman | W Mich | JR | LB | 10 | 26 | 56 | 82 | 8.20 |
| 98 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 9 | 62 | 19 | 81 | 9.00 |
| 98 | Brent Harstad | FAU | SR | DB | 10 | 50 | 31 | 81 | 8.10 |
| 98 | Deone Bucannon | Wash St | JR | DB | 9 | 48 | 33 | 81 | 9.00 |