2012 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joplo Bartu | Texas St | SR | LB | 1 | 8.0 | 34 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 1 | 5.0 | 32 | 5.00 |
| 3 | Mike Marry | Miss | JR | LB | 1 | 4.0 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 3 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 1 | 4.0 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 1 | 3.5 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 5 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 1 | 3.5 | 17 | 3.50 |
| 5 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 1 | 3.5 | 10 | 3.50 |
| 5 | Dominique Easley | Florida | JR | DL | 1 | 3.5 | 9 | 3.50 |
| 9 | Margus Hunt | SMU | SR | DL | 1 | 3.0 | 22 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 1 | 3.0 | 22 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Dana Brown Jr. | Kent State | SR | DL | 1 | 3.0 | 14 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Rickey Dowdy | NC State | JR | LB | 1 | 3.0 | 11 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Barkevious Mingo | LSU | JR | DL | 1 | 3.0 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Tim Willman | U Conn | JR | DL | 1 | 3.0 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 1 | 3.0 | 8 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 1 | 3.0 | 8 | 3.00 |
| 17 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 2 | 5.0 | 40 | 2.50 |
| 17 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 2 | 5.0 | 25 | 2.50 |
| 17 | Brian Slay | NC State | SR | DL | 1 | 2.5 | 8 | 2.50 |
| 17 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | SR | DL | 1 | 2.5 | 7 | 2.50 |
| 17 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 1 | 2.5 | 3 | 2.50 |
| 22 | Terence Garvin | WVU | SR | LB | 2 | 4.0 | 21 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 2 | 4.0 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 2 | 4.0 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Alec Ogletree | Georgia | JR | LB | 2 | 4.0 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 25 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Charlie Walker | BGSU | SO | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 16 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Tremayne Scott | Ohio | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Michael Clay | Oregon | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Jeremiah Toma | Fresno St | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Malliciah Goodman | Clemson | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Sam Barrington | S Florida | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Sharrif Floyd | Florida | JR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Jamil Merrell | Rutgers | JR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Keith Moore | Ohio | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Jordan Richards | Stanford | SO | DB | 1 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Victor Hampton | S Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 2.0 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Austin Niklas | Air Force | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Quentin Williams | N'western | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Uriah Grant | Miss | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Josh Downs | LSU | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Kyle Woestmann | Vanderbilt | SO | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Carl Jones | Ohio | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Marvin Booker | Rutgers | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Donavon Lewis | Fresno St | SO | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Jack Tyler | Va Tech | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Marcus Cooper | Rutgers | SR | DB | 1 | 2.0 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Louis Nix III | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Lamin Barrow | LSU | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Ben Goodman | Kansas | FR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Nick Tenhaeff | SDSU | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Andrae Kirk | FAU | SO | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Brandon Ogletree | BYU | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Shilique Calhoun | Mich St | FR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 22 | Tyler Patmon | Kansas | JR | DB | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 58 | Thomas Niles | UCF | FR | DL | 2 | 3.5 | 17 | 1.75 |
| 58 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 2 | 3.5 | 13 | 1.75 |
| 58 | Nick Temple | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 2 | 3.5 | 10 | 1.75 |
| 58 | Emeka Onyenekwu | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 2 | 3.5 | 8 | 1.75 |
| 62 | Shayne Hale | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 2 | 3.0 | 24 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Terrance Lloyd | Baylor | JR | DL | 2 | 3.0 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Vince Williams | FSU | SR | LB | 2 | 3.0 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Tyler Johnson | Okla St | JR | DL | 2 | 3.0 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Caleb Lavey | Okla St | JR | LB | 2 | 3.0 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Jason Hendricks | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 2 | 3.0 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Dennell Wesley | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 13 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Grady Jarrett | Clemson | SO | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Jamarcus Allen | Western Ky | SR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 8 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Alonzo Tweedy | Va Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 8 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Tahj Jones | LSU | JR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Derrick Hopkins | Va Tech | JR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 62 | George Uko | USC | SO | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Ty Branz | Ohio | JR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 62 | T.Y. McGill | NC State | SO | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Dartwan Bush | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Blake McColloch | Texas St | JR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Luther Maddy | Va Tech | SO | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Bruce Taylor | Va Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Dante Fowler, Jr. | Florida | FR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | SR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 62 | John Timu | Washington | SO | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Ted Ouellet | BGSU | JR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Spencer Nealy | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Hayes Pullard | USC | SO | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Rashaan Melvin | N Illinois | SR | DB | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | SO | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Datone Jones | UCLA | SR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Preston Brown | Louisville | JR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Xavier Brewer | Clemson | SR | DB | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Shamar Stephen | U Conn | JR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Dyshawn Davis | Syracuse | SO | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Jay Bromley | Syracuse | JR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.50 |
| 98 | Jared St. John | Tulsa | SR | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 20 | 1.25 |
| 98 | Chucky Hunter | TCU | SO | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 19 | 1.25 |
| 98 | Kendall Thompson | Texas | SO | LB | 2 | 2.5 | 17 | 1.25 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.