2012 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 10 | 21.5 | 111 | 2.15 |
| 2 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 8 | 17.0 | 101 | 2.13 |
| 3 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 10 | 18.5 | 85 | 1.85 |
| 4 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 11 | 20.0 | 76 | 1.82 |
| 5 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 9 | 16.0 | 94 | 1.78 |
| 6 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 6 | 10.5 | 44 | 1.75 |
| 7 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | SR | DL | 11 | 19.0 | 105 | 1.73 |
| 8 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 9 | 15.5 | 95 | 1.72 |
| 9 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | SO | LB | 7 | 12.0 | 54 | 1.71 |
| 10 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 10 | 16.5 | 75 | 1.65 |
| 11 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 11 | 18.0 | 99 | 1.64 |
| 12 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 10 | 16.0 | 84 | 1.60 |
| 13 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 12 | 19.0 | 118 | 1.58 |
| 14 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 9 | 14.0 | 61 | 1.56 |
| 15 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 10 | 15.5 | 72 | 1.55 |
| 16 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 11 | 16.5 | 66 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | SO | DL | 10 | 15.0 | 61 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 7 | 10.5 | 52 | 1.50 |
| 19 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 11 | 16.0 | 102 | 1.46 |
| 20 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 8 | 11.5 | 44 | 1.44 |
| 21 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 12 | 17.0 | 63 | 1.42 |
| 21 | Will Ebner | Missouri | SR | LB | 6 | 8.5 | 27 | 1.42 |
| 23 | Joe Vellano | Maryland | SR | DL | 10 | 14.0 | 61 | 1.40 |
| 23 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 10 | 14.0 | 46 | 1.40 |
| 25 | William Gholston | Mich St | JR | DL | 7 | 9.5 | 40 | 1.36 |
| 26 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 12 | 16.0 | 51 | 1.33 |
| 27 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | JR | DL | 11 | 14.5 | 98 | 1.32 |
| 27 | Tourek Williams | FIU | SR | DL | 11 | 14.5 | 85 | 1.32 |
| 29 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 10 | 13.0 | 52 | 1.30 |
| 29 | Leonard Williams | USC | FR | DL | 10 | 13.0 | 45 | 1.30 |
| 29 | Kerry Hyder | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 10 | 13.0 | 44 | 1.30 |
| 32 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 11 | 14.0 | 73 | 1.27 |
| 32 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 11 | 14.0 | 56 | 1.27 |
| 34 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 10 | 12.5 | 56 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Kawann Short | Purdue | SR | DL | 10 | 12.5 | 55 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 10 | 12.5 | 45 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 8 | 10.0 | 28 | 1.25 |
| 38 | Demarcus Lawrence | Boise St | SO | DL | 11 | 13.5 | 78 | 1.23 |
| 38 | Dyshawn Davis | Syracuse | SO | LB | 11 | 13.5 | 35 | 1.23 |
| 40 | Nate Combs | Army | SR | LB | 9 | 11.0 | 50 | 1.22 |
| 40 | Cyrus Coen | Wash St | SO | LB | 9 | 11.0 | 36 | 1.22 |
| 42 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 14 | 17.0 | 85 | 1.21 |
| 42 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | JR | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 35 | 1.21 |
| 44 | Datone Jones | UCLA | SR | DL | 10 | 12.0 | 41 | 1.20 |
| 44 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | SR | LB | 10 | 12.0 | 33 | 1.20 |
| 46 | Trey Flowers | Arkansas | SO | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 65 | 1.19 |
| 46 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 8 | 9.5 | 21 | 1.19 |
| 48 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 11 | 13.0 | 52 | 1.18 |
| 48 | Kareem Martin | N Carolina | JR | DL | 11 | 13.0 | 43 | 1.18 |
| 50 | Chase Garnham | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 9 | 10.5 | 48 | 1.17 |
| 50 | Jonathan Newsome | Ball State | JR | DL | 9 | 10.5 | 43 | 1.17 |
| 52 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 13 | 15.0 | 49 | 1.15 |
| 53 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 10 | 11.5 | 69 | 1.15 |
| 54 | Max Bullough | Mich St | JR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 34 | 1.14 |
| 55 | Sylvester Williams | N Carolina | SR | DL | 11 | 12.5 | 49 | 1.14 |
| 55 | Timothy Starson | Ark St | SR | DL | 11 | 12.5 | 48 | 1.14 |
| 55 | Travis Raciti | SJSU | SO | DL | 11 | 12.5 | 43 | 1.14 |
| 58 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 12 | 13.5 | 54 | 1.13 |
| 58 | Travis Long | Wash St | SR | LB | 8 | 9.0 | 64 | 1.13 |
| 60 | Rob Lohr | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 9 | 10.0 | 32 | 1.11 |
| 60 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 9 | 10.0 | 25 | 1.11 |
| 62 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 58 | 1.10 |
| 62 | Joplo Bartu | Texas St | SR | LB | 10 | 11.0 | 44 | 1.10 |
| 62 | Josh Francis | WVU | SR | LB | 10 | 11.0 | 41 | 1.10 |
| 62 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 38 | 1.10 |
| 62 | Larry Black Jr. | Indiana | SR | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 33 | 1.10 |
| 67 | Chris Young | Ariz St | JR | DB | 11 | 12.0 | 49 | 1.09 |
| 68 | Alvin Dupree | Kentucky | SO | LB | 7 | 7.5 | 55 | 1.07 |
| 68 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 7 | 7.5 | 34 | 1.07 |
| 70 | Chris Smith | Arkansas | JR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 58 | 1.06 |
| 70 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | JR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 33 | 1.06 |
| 72 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 9 | 9.5 | 73 | 1.06 |
| 72 | Darin Drakeford | Maryland | SR | LB | 9 | 9.5 | 49 | 1.06 |
| 74 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 10 | 10.5 | 59 | 1.05 |
| 74 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 56 | 1.05 |
| 74 | Steven Means | Buffalo | SR | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 45 | 1.05 |
| 74 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 10 | 10.5 | 44 | 1.05 |
| 78 | Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | JR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 61 | 1.04 |
| 78 | Jermaine Holmes | Marshall | SO | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 29 | 1.04 |
| 80 | Ray Stovall | La-Monroe | SO | LB | 13 | 13.5 | 51 | 1.04 |
| 81 | J.D. Griggs | Akron | SR | DL | 11 | 11.0 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Colorado | JR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 72 | 1.00 |
| 81 | D.L. Wilhite | Minnesota | SR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 60 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Terence Garvin | WVU | SR | LB | 10 | 10.0 | 54 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | JR | DB | 10 | 10.0 | 45 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Adam Davis | Kansas St | SR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 43 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Ben Gardner | Stanford | SR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Adam Replogle | Indiana | SR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Cory James | CSU | FR | LB | 9 | 9.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Chris McCain | California | SO | LB | 7 | 7.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Matt Elam | Florida | JR | DB | 6 | 6.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Collins Ukwu | Kentucky | SR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Sharrif Floyd | Florida | JR | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 94 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 12 | 11.5 | 51 | 0.96 |
| 94 | Emeka Onyenekwu | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 12 | 11.5 | 41 | 0.96 |
| 96 | Jake Fely | SDSU | SO | LB | 11 | 10.5 | 53 | 0.96 |
| 96 | Beau Yap | Hawai'i | SO | DL | 11 | 10.5 | 51 | 0.96 |
| 96 | Freddie Bishop | W Mich | SR | DL | 11 | 10.5 | 45 | 0.96 |
| 99 | John Simon | Ohio State | SR | DL | 10 | 9.5 | 63 | 0.95 |
| 99 | Cassius Marsh | UCLA | JR | DL | 10 | 9.5 | 55 | 0.95 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.