2012 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games in October Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 4 | 9.0 | 56 | 2.25 |
| 2 | Martin Ifedi | Memphis | SO | DL | 4 | 8.0 | 40 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Joe Vellano | Maryland | SR | DL | 4 | 7.5 | 44 | 1.88 |
| 3 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | SO | DL | 4 | 7.5 | 36 | 1.88 |
| 3 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 4 | 7.5 | 27 | 1.88 |
| 6 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 4 | 7.0 | 45 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | SO | LB | 4 | 7.0 | 41 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 4 | 7.0 | 39 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 4 | 7.0 | 32 | 1.75 |
| 6 | John Simon | Ohio State | SR | DL | 4 | 7.0 | 32 | 1.75 |
| 11 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 38 | 1.63 |
| 11 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 4 | 6.5 | 30 | 1.63 |
| 11 | Ghaali Muhammad | Wyoming | SR | LB | 4 | 6.5 | 24 | 1.63 |
| 11 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | JR | LB | 4 | 6.5 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 11 | Justin Cudworth | E Mich | SR | LB | 4 | 6.5 | 10 | 1.63 |
| 16 | Sean Progar | N Illinois | SR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 42 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 34 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 2 | 6.0 | 33 | 3.00 |
| 16 | Jake Fely | SDSU | SO | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 31 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Ben Gardner | Stanford | SR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 22 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 22 | Darin Drakeford | Maryland | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 35 | 1.38 |
| 22 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 31 | 1.38 |
| 22 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 28 | 1.38 |
| 22 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 27 | 1.38 |
| 22 | Jack Tyler | Va Tech | JR | LB | 3 | 5.5 | 25 | 1.83 |
| 22 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 24 | 1.38 |
| 22 | Jake Love | Kansas | FR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 23 | 1.38 |
| 22 | Max Bullough | Mich St | JR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 22 | 1.38 |
| 22 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 3 | 5.5 | 21 | 1.83 |
| 22 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 20 | 1.38 |
| 22 | Kareem Martin | N Carolina | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 19 | 1.38 |
| 22 | William Gholston | Mich St | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 18 | 1.38 |
| 22 | Ezekiel Ansah | BYU | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 16 | 1.38 |
| 22 | Joe Windsor | N Illinois | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 15 | 1.38 |
| 22 | Marcus Trice | N Texas | JR | DB | 3 | 5.5 | 14 | 1.83 |
| 37 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 40 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Telvin Smith | FSU | JR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 30 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Cody Bauer | Rice | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 30 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Freddie Bishop | W Mich | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 29 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Jonathan Davis | UCF | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 29 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 3 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.67 |
| 37 | James Gayle | Va Tech | JR | DL | 3 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.67 |
| 37 | Jelani Woseley | Ohio | SR | LB | 3 | 5.0 | 23 | 1.67 |
| 37 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 17 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Adam Davis | Kansas St | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 16 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Jonathan Newsome | Ball State | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 14 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 12 | 1.25 |
| 49 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 36 | 1.13 |
| 49 | Tourek Williams | FIU | SR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 35 | 1.13 |
| 49 | Deion Green | UCF | FR | DL | 3 | 4.5 | 34 | 1.50 |
| 49 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 32 | 1.13 |
| 49 | Zach Thompson | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 3 | 4.5 | 27 | 1.50 |
| 49 | Khyri Thornton | USM | JR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 49 | Gabe Martin | BGSU | SO | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 49 | Chase Garnham | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 25 | 1.13 |
| 49 | Lorenzo Mauldin | Louisville | SO | DL | 3 | 4.5 | 23 | 1.50 |
| 49 | Taiwan Jones | Mich St | SO | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 21 | 1.13 |
| 49 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 21 | 1.13 |
| 49 | Cassius Marsh | UCLA | JR | DL | 3 | 4.5 | 17 | 1.50 |
| 49 | Alex Elkins | Okla St | SR | LB | 3 | 4.5 | 16 | 1.50 |
| 49 | Usua Amanam | Stanford | SR | DB | 4 | 4.5 | 15 | 1.13 |
| 49 | Kerry Hyder | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 14 | 1.13 |
| 49 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 2 | 4.5 | 13 | 2.25 |
| 49 | Dyshawn Davis | Syracuse | SO | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 13 | 1.13 |
| 49 | LaRoy Reynolds | Virginia | SR | LB | 3 | 4.5 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 49 | Jordon Byas | Duke | SR | DB | 4 | 4.5 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 49 | Tyrone Clark | N Illinois | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 8 | 1.13 |
| 49 | R.J. Young | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 7 | 1.13 |
| 70 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 32 | 1.33 |
| 70 | Luther Maddy | Va Tech | SO | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 30 | 1.33 |
| 70 | Demarcus Lawrence | Boise St | SO | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 70 | Duke Williams | Nevada | SR | DB | 4 | 4.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Jonathon Mincy | Auburn | SO | DB | 4 | 4.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Craig Roh | Michigan | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 24 | 1.33 |
| 70 | B.J. Scott | South Ala | SR | DB | 3 | 4.0 | 24 | 1.33 |
| 70 | Tony Davis | Troy | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 22 | 1.33 |
| 70 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 2 | 4.0 | 21 | 2.00 |
| 70 | Gregory Hickman | FIU | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Jayrone Elliott | Toledo | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Jonathan Willard | Clemson | SR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 19 | 1.33 |
| 70 | T.Y. McGill | NC State | SO | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 19 | 1.33 |
| 70 | Will Ebner | Missouri | SR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 19 | 1.33 |
| 70 | Phillip Thomas | Fresno St | SR | DB | 4 | 4.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Andy Jennings | Fresno St | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Eric Pinkins | SDSU | JR | DB | 4 | 4.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Eli Harold | Virginia | FR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 18 | 1.33 |
| 70 | Chris Young | Ariz St | JR | DB | 3 | 4.0 | 18 | 1.33 |
| 70 | Trashaun Nixon | NMSU | JR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 18 | 1.33 |
| 70 | Henry Anderson | Stanford | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Hosam Shahin | Rice | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 70 | DaCorris Ford | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Marcus Smith | Louisville | JR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 17 | 1.33 |
| 70 | Pat Muldoon | Wisconsin | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Dartwan Bush | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Chris McCain | California | SO | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 15 | 1.33 |
| 70 | Brandon Watts | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 15 | 1.33 |
| 70 | Will Davis | Utah State | SR | DB | 4 | 4.0 | 14 | 1.00 |