2012 National Leaders Tackles - Games in November Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Kendricks | UCLA | SO | LB | 5 | 42 | 21 | 63 | 12.60 |
| 2 | Joplo Bartu | Texas St | SR | LB | 4 | 36 | 18 | 54 | 13.50 |
| 2 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 4 | 36 | 10 | 46 | 11.50 |
| 4 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 4 | 35 | 11 | 46 | 11.50 |
| 5 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | SR | LB | 4 | 33 | 20 | 53 | 13.25 |
| 6 | Alec Ogletree | Georgia | JR | LB | 4 | 31 | 17 | 48 | 12.00 |
| 6 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | FR | LB | 4 | 31 | 14 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 8 | Karl Joseph | WVU | FR | DB | 4 | 30 | 6 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 9 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 4 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 12.75 |
| 9 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 5 | 29 | 19 | 48 | 9.60 |
| 9 | Earl Wolff | NC State | SR | DB | 4 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 11.75 |
| 12 | Nick Clancy | BC | SR | LB | 4 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 13.00 |
| 12 | A.J. Johnson | Tennessee | SO | LB | 4 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 12.50 |
| 12 | Luke Wollet | Kent State | JR | DB | 5 | 28 | 19 | 47 | 9.40 |
| 12 | L.A Goree | Maryland | SO | LB | 4 | 28 | 12 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 16 | Michael Clay | Oregon | SR | LB | 4 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 12.25 |
| 16 | Jeremiah George | Iowa State | JR | LB | 4 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 16 | Vaughn Carraway | Temple | SR | DB | 4 | 27 | 10 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 19 | Dan Molls | Toledo | SR | LB | 3 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 16.67 |
| 19 | Jaron Toney | Tennessee | JR | DB | 4 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 19 | Kanorris Davis | Troy | SR | LB | 3 | 26 | 5 | 31 | 10.33 |
| 19 | D.J. Swearinger | S Carolina | SR | DB | 3 | 26 | 4 | 30 | 10.00 |
| 19 | Greg Heban | Indiana | JR | DB | 4 | 26 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 24 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 4 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 24 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 4 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 24 | Justin Anderson | La-Lafytte | JR | LB | 4 | 25 | 11 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 24 | Shamarko Thomas | Syracuse | SR | DB | 4 | 25 | 7 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 24 | Henry Mitchell | La-Monroe | SR | DB | 4 | 25 | 7 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 24 | Darius Polk | Kent State | JR | DB | 5 | 25 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 24 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 4 | 25 | 2 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 31 | Dominick LeGrande | Marshall | SR | DB | 4 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 12.00 |
| 31 | Austin Niklas | Air Force | SR | LB | 4 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 31 | Javon Harris | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 4 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 31 | Spencer Shuey | Clemson | JR | LB | 4 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 31 | Javon Marshall | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 4 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 31 | Earnest Thomas | Illinois | SO | DB | 4 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 31 | Anthony Carpenter | Wash St | JR | DB | 4 | 24 | 6 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 31 | Mark Wilson | Troy | SO | LB | 4 | 24 | 6 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 31 | D.J. Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 4 | 24 | 5 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 31 | E.J. Gaines | Missouri | JR | DB | 4 | 24 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 31 | Josh Johnson | Purdue | SR | DB | 4 | 24 | 2 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 42 | Everett Daniels | Houston | SR | LB | 4 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 12.50 |
| 42 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 4 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 42 | Max Morgan | CSU | SO | LB | 4 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 42 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 4 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 42 | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | JR | DB | 4 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 42 | Randall Joyner | SMU | JR | LB | 4 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 42 | Ghaali Muhammad | Wyoming | SR | LB | 4 | 23 | 8 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 42 | Kenny Ladler | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 4 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 42 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 4 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 42 | Hilbert Jackson | N Texas | JR | DB | 4 | 23 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 42 | Brodrick Brown | Okla St | SR | DB | 4 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 53 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 4 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 12.75 |
| 53 | Chris Wade | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 4 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 53 | Shamari Benton | C Mich | JR | LB | 4 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 53 | Hayes Pullard | USC | SO | LB | 4 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 53 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | SR | LB | 4 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 53 | Darion Monroe | Tulane | FR | DB | 4 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 53 | Deone Bucannon | Wash St | JR | DB | 4 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 53 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 3 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 11.67 |
| 53 | Nic Johnston | UTSA | SO | DB | 4 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 53 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 4 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 53 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 5 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 53 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 3 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 10.33 |
| 53 | Jemea Thomas | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 4 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 53 | Phillip Thomas | Fresno St | SR | DB | 3 | 22 | 5 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 53 | Travis Brown | Fresno St | SR | LB | 3 | 22 | 5 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 53 | Chris Pickett | Troy | JR | DB | 4 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 53 | Dexter McDougle | Maryland | JR | DB | 4 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 70 | Perry McIntyre | U Mass | SR | LB | 4 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 12.00 |
| 70 | Chad Reese | Wyoming | SO | DB | 4 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 70 | Avery Williamson | Kentucky | JR | LB | 3 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 13.33 |
| 70 | Matt Raymer | New Mexico | SR | DB | 4 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 70 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | JR | DB | 4 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 70 | Kenny Demens | Michigan | SR | LB | 4 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 70 | Derek Akunne | N Texas | SO | LB | 4 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 70 | Gionni Paul | Miami (Fl) | SO | LB | 4 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 70 | Stephon Morris | Penn State | SR | DB | 4 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 70 | Sidney Saulter | Kent State | SR | DB | 5 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 70 | Keelan Johnson | Ariz St | SR | DB | 4 | 21 | 6 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 81 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | SR | LB | 4 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 13.00 |
| 81 | Steve Greer | Virginia | SR | LB | 4 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 11.50 |
| 81 | Zachary Orr | N Texas | JR | LB | 4 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 81 | James Morris | Iowa | JR | LB | 4 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 81 | Zach Davis | Tulane | JR | LB | 3 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 11.00 |
| 81 | Cole Farrand | Maryland | SO | LB | 4 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 81 | A.J. Marshall | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 4 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 81 | Eric Rowe | Utah | SO | DB | 4 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 81 | Kiante Young | Western Ky | JR | DB | 4 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 81 | David Cooper | Indiana | SO | LB | 4 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 81 | Shayne Skov | Stanford | SR | LB | 5 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 81 | Chris Miller | Air Force | JR | DB | 4 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 81 | Dontae Johnson | NC State | JR | DB | 4 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 81 | Todd Thomas | Pittsburgh | SO | LB | 3 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 81 | Justin Coleman | Tennessee | SO | DB | 4 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 81 | Ahmad Dixon | Baylor | JR | DB | 4 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 81 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | SR | LB | 4 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 81 | Tre Boston | N Carolina | JR | DB | 3 | 20 | 6 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 81 | Sean Parker | Washington | JR | DB | 4 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 81 | Justin Gilbert | Okla St | JR | DB | 4 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 6.25 |