2012 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | SR | DL | 5 | 12.5 | 80 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 4 | 9.5 | 63 | 2.38 |
| 2 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | JR | DL | 5 | 9.0 | 63 | 1.80 |
| 4 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 5 | 9.5 | 62 | 1.90 |
| 5 | Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Colorado | JR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 60 | 1.40 |
| 6 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 4 | 9.5 | 56 | 2.38 |
| 7 | Travis Long | Wash St | SR | LB | 5 | 8.0 | 54 | 1.60 |
| 8 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 4 | 10.5 | 53 | 2.63 |
| 8 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 4 | 9.5 | 53 | 2.38 |
| 10 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 4 | 8.0 | 51 | 2.00 |
| 10 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 5 | 7.5 | 51 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 3 | 11.0 | 49 | 3.67 |
| 12 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 5 | 9.0 | 49 | 1.80 |
| 14 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 5 | 10.0 | 48 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Daeshon Bufford | Tulsa | SR | DL | 5 | 8.5 | 47 | 1.70 |
| 16 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 5 | 9.0 | 45 | 1.80 |
| 17 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 5 | 10.0 | 44 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 5 | 9.5 | 43 | 1.90 |
| 18 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 43 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | SR | DL | 5 | 8.0 | 42 | 1.60 |
| 21 | Alan Baxter | N Illinois | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 41 | 1.40 |
| 22 | Brock Hekking | Nevada | SO | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 39 | 1.30 |
| 22 | Alex Page | South Ala | JR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 39 | 0.90 |
| 24 | Kawann Short | Purdue | SR | DL | 4 | 7.0 | 38 | 1.75 |
| 25 | Junior Onyeali | Ariz St | JR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 36 | 1.20 |
| 25 | Rod Sweeting | Ga Tech | SR | DB | 5 | 4.0 | 36 | 0.80 |
| 27 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 5 | 8.5 | 35 | 1.70 |
| 27 | Michael Buchanan | Illinois | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 35 | 0.90 |
| 29 | Chris Young | Ariz St | JR | DB | 5 | 9.5 | 34 | 1.90 |
| 29 | Jackson Jeffcoat | Texas | JR | DL | 4 | 7.5 | 34 | 1.88 |
| 29 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 5 | 7.5 | 34 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Aaron Bellazin | N Texas | JR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 33 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 4 | 10.0 | 33 | 2.50 |
| 33 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 4 | 8.5 | 33 | 2.13 |
| 33 | Terence Garvin | WVU | SR | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 33 | D.L. Wilhite | Minnesota | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 33 | 1.10 |
| 37 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 32 | 1.38 |
| 37 | Troy Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 32 | 1.38 |
| 37 | Joe Windsor | N Illinois | JR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 32 | 0.90 |
| 40 | Beau Yap | Hawai'i | SO | DL | 4 | 7.0 | 31 | 1.75 |
| 40 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 4 | 7.0 | 31 | 1.75 |
| 40 | Tristan Okpalaugo | Fresno St | SR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 31 | 1.40 |
| 40 | Nate Combs | Army | SR | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 31 | 1.50 |
| 40 | Lavar Edwards | LSU | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Datone Jones | UCLA | SR | DL | 5 | 9.0 | 30 | 1.80 |
| 45 | Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | JR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 45 | Walter Stewart | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 3 | 5.0 | 30 | 1.67 |
| 45 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | JR | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 30 | 0.90 |
| 45 | Jarron Harris | UTSA | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 30 | 0.67 |
| 50 | Tra'Mayne Bondurant | Arizona | SO | DB | 5 | 7.5 | 29 | 1.50 |
| 50 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 29 | 1.30 |
| 50 | Corey Lemonier | Auburn | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 29 | 1.25 |
| 50 | Brad Madison | Missouri | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 29 | 0.90 |
| 50 | David Gilbert | Wisconsin | JR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 29 | 0.70 |
| 50 | Michael Mauti | Penn State | SR | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 29 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Albert Presley | Akron | FR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 28 | 1.30 |
| 56 | Alvin Dupree | Kentucky | SO | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 28 | 1.30 |
| 56 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 28 | 1.20 |
| 56 | Spencer Hadley | BYU | JR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 28 | 1.10 |
| 56 | Will Compton | Nebraska | SR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 28 | 1.10 |
| 56 | IK Enemkpali | La Tech | JR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 28 | 1.13 |
| 56 | Chaz Sutton | S Carolina | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.80 |
| 56 | Michael Sam | Missouri | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.80 |
| 56 | Justin Jackson | Wk Forest | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.60 |
| 56 | Chris Smith | Arkansas | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.60 |
| 66 | Sylvester Williams | N Carolina | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 27 | 1.40 |
| 66 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 66 | Kenny Anunike | Duke | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.80 |
| 66 | Darryl Cato-Bishop | NC State | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.80 |
| 70 | Kareem Martin | N Carolina | JR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 26 | 1.40 |
| 70 | Usua Amanam | Stanford | SR | DB | 4 | 5.5 | 26 | 1.38 |
| 70 | Cory James | CSU | FR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Darryl Monroe | Wash St | FR | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 26 | 0.90 |
| 70 | Sam Barrington | S Florida | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.60 |
| 70 | Jordan Drake | Navy | SO | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 26 | 0.63 |
| 76 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 25 | 1.40 |
| 76 | Paul Hazel | W Mich | SR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Jared St. John | Tulsa | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 76 | DeWitt Jennings | Tulsa | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 76 | A.J. Francis | Maryland | SR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 25 | 1.13 |
| 76 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Cody Bauer | Rice | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.80 |
| 84 | Josh Francis | WVU | SR | LB | 4 | 6.5 | 24 | 1.63 |
| 84 | Kony Ealy | Missouri | SO | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 24 | 0.90 |
| 84 | Trevor Reilly | Utah | JR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Adrian Hubbard | Alabama | SO | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.70 |
| 84 | Michael Clay | Oregon | SR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.70 |
| 84 | Kendrick Payne | California | SR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 24 | 0.40 |
| 84 | Joe Bolden | Michigan | FR | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 24 | 0.25 |
| 92 | Zach Vigil | Utah State | JR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 23 | 1.30 |
| 92 | J.D. Griggs | Akron | SR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 23 | 1.30 |
| 92 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 92 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 92 | Leonard Williams | USC | FR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 23 | 1.25 |
| 92 | K.C. Obi | N Texas | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 92 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 92 | Horace Miller | UTEP | JR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 23 | 0.90 |
| 92 | Sir Thomas Jackson | Arizona | FR | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 23 | 0.90 |