2012 National Leaders Tackles - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 7 | 57 | 24 | 81 | 11.57 |
| 2 | Earl Wolff | NC State | SR | DB | 7 | 52 | 21 | 73 | 10.43 |
| 3 | Dan Molls | Toledo | SR | LB | 7 | 51 | 32 | 83 | 11.86 |
| 3 | Austin Niklas | Air Force | SR | LB | 7 | 51 | 23 | 74 | 10.57 |
| 5 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 9 | 50 | 37 | 87 | 9.67 |
| 5 | Eric Kendricks | UCLA | SO | LB | 7 | 50 | 33 | 83 | 11.86 |
| 7 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 7 | 47 | 10 | 57 | 8.14 |
| 8 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | SR | LB | 6 | 46 | 36 | 82 | 13.67 |
| 8 | Qushaun Lee | Ark St | SO | LB | 7 | 46 | 19 | 65 | 9.29 |
| 8 | Brandan Bishop | NC State | SR | DB | 7 | 46 | 11 | 57 | 8.14 |
| 11 | Dominick LeGrande | Marshall | SR | DB | 6 | 43 | 23 | 66 | 11.00 |
| 11 | Damien Proby | N'western | JR | LB | 6 | 43 | 17 | 60 | 10.00 |
| 11 | Julius White | Rice | SO | DB | 8 | 43 | 17 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 14 | Kemal Ishmael | UCF | SR | DB | 8 | 42 | 36 | 78 | 9.75 |
| 14 | Luke Wollet | Kent State | JR | DB | 9 | 42 | 36 | 78 | 8.67 |
| 14 | Clayton Geathers | UCF | SO | DB | 8 | 42 | 27 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 14 | J.C. Percy | Boise St | SR | LB | 7 | 42 | 24 | 66 | 9.43 |
| 14 | Phillip Thomas | Fresno St | SR | DB | 7 | 42 | 11 | 53 | 7.57 |
| 19 | Brent Harstad | FAU | SR | DB | 7 | 41 | 26 | 67 | 9.57 |
| 19 | Ghaali Muhammad | Wyoming | SR | LB | 6 | 41 | 17 | 58 | 9.67 |
| 21 | Nick Clancy | BC | SR | LB | 6 | 40 | 47 | 87 | 14.50 |
| 21 | Chris Wade | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 7 | 40 | 33 | 73 | 10.43 |
| 21 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 7 | 40 | 25 | 65 | 9.29 |
| 21 | Jason Hendricks | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 7 | 40 | 21 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 25 | Perry McIntyre | U Mass | SR | LB | 7 | 39 | 27 | 66 | 9.43 |
| 25 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 6 | 39 | 23 | 62 | 10.33 |
| 25 | Justin Anderson | La-Lafytte | JR | LB | 7 | 39 | 21 | 60 | 8.57 |
| 25 | Paul Porras | Rice | JR | DB | 8 | 39 | 21 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 25 | Shamarko Thomas | Syracuse | SR | DB | 8 | 39 | 19 | 58 | 7.25 |
| 25 | Kenny Ladler | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 7 | 39 | 18 | 57 | 8.14 |
| 25 | Hilbert Jackson | N Texas | JR | DB | 7 | 39 | 16 | 55 | 7.86 |
| 25 | Derron Smith | Fresno St | SO | DB | 7 | 39 | 15 | 54 | 7.71 |
| 33 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 7 | 38 | 34 | 72 | 10.29 |
| 33 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 7 | 38 | 28 | 66 | 9.43 |
| 33 | Greg Heban | Indiana | JR | DB | 6 | 38 | 18 | 56 | 9.33 |
| 33 | Chance Casey | Baylor | SR | DB | 7 | 38 | 9 | 47 | 6.71 |
| 33 | Javon Marshall | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 7 | 38 | 8 | 46 | 6.57 |
| 33 | Dexter McDougle | Maryland | JR | DB | 6 | 38 | 4 | 42 | 7.00 |
| 39 | Jonathan Davis | UCF | SR | LB | 8 | 37 | 30 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 39 | Tra'ves Bush | Navy | SR | DB | 8 | 37 | 27 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 39 | Deone Bucannon | Wash St | JR | DB | 7 | 37 | 26 | 63 | 9.00 |
| 39 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 7 | 37 | 20 | 57 | 8.14 |
| 39 | Sean Parker | Washington | JR | DB | 7 | 37 | 14 | 51 | 7.29 |
| 44 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | SR | LB | 8 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 9.88 |
| 44 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 6 | 36 | 40 | 76 | 12.67 |
| 44 | Enrique Williams | South Ala | JR | LB | 7 | 36 | 26 | 62 | 8.86 |
| 44 | P.J. Smith | Nebraska | SR | DB | 7 | 36 | 20 | 56 | 8.00 |
| 44 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 7 | 36 | 18 | 54 | 7.71 |
| 44 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 7 | 36 | 14 | 50 | 7.14 |
| 44 | Sam Holl | Baylor | JR | DB | 7 | 36 | 12 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 44 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | JR | DB | 7 | 36 | 11 | 47 | 6.71 |
| 52 | Trevon Stewart | Houston | FR | DB | 5 | 35 | 34 | 69 | 13.80 |
| 52 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 5 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 13.00 |
| 52 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | SR | LB | 6 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 10.83 |
| 52 | Jimmie Ward | N Illinois | JR | DB | 8 | 35 | 28 | 63 | 7.88 |
| 52 | Gary Walker | Idaho | SR | DB | 7 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 52 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 7 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 52 | Alec Ogletree | Georgia | JR | LB | 6 | 35 | 24 | 59 | 9.83 |
| 52 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 7 | 35 | 22 | 57 | 8.14 |
| 52 | Ibraheim Campbell | N'western | SO | DB | 6 | 35 | 19 | 54 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Dallas Bollema | New Mexico | JR | LB | 7 | 35 | 19 | 54 | 7.71 |
| 52 | Michael Clay | Oregon | SR | LB | 6 | 35 | 17 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 52 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 7 | 35 | 14 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 52 | Keelan Johnson | Ariz St | SR | DB | 7 | 35 | 13 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 52 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 7 | 35 | 13 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 52 | E.J. Gaines | Missouri | JR | DB | 5 | 35 | 8 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 67 | Tyrone Clark | N Illinois | SR | LB | 8 | 34 | 28 | 62 | 7.75 |
| 67 | Nathan Herrold | Ark St | SR | LB | 7 | 34 | 25 | 59 | 8.43 |
| 67 | Jabari Hunt-Days | Ga Tech | FR | LB | 7 | 34 | 22 | 56 | 8.00 |
| 67 | Bruce Taylor | Va Tech | SR | LB | 7 | 34 | 17 | 51 | 7.29 |
| 67 | Brian Lindsay | Air Force | SR | DB | 7 | 34 | 17 | 51 | 7.29 |
| 67 | Alex Elkins | Okla St | SR | LB | 6 | 34 | 16 | 50 | 8.33 |
| 67 | D.J. Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 7 | 34 | 16 | 50 | 7.14 |
| 67 | C.J. Mosley | Alabama | JR | LB | 7 | 34 | 16 | 50 | 7.14 |
| 67 | Aaron Grymes | Idaho | SR | DB | 7 | 34 | 15 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 67 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 6 | 34 | 12 | 46 | 7.67 |
| 67 | Karl Joseph | WVU | FR | DB | 6 | 34 | 11 | 45 | 7.50 |
| 67 | Jacques Washington | Iowa State | JR | DB | 6 | 34 | 10 | 44 | 7.33 |
| 67 | Nevin Lawson | Utah State | JR | DB | 7 | 34 | 4 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 80 | Albert Rosette | Nevada | SR | LB | 7 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 9.43 |
| 80 | Ahmad Dixon | Baylor | JR | DB | 7 | 33 | 21 | 54 | 7.71 |
| 80 | Daimion Stafford | Nebraska | SR | DB | 7 | 33 | 21 | 54 | 7.71 |
| 80 | Winston Fraser | FIU | SR | LB | 6 | 33 | 19 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 80 | Cameron Nwosu | Rice | JR | LB | 8 | 33 | 17 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 80 | Robert Bell | Toledo | SR | LB | 7 | 33 | 16 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 80 | Lamin Barrow | LSU | JR | LB | 5 | 33 | 14 | 47 | 9.40 |
| 80 | Bradley McDougald | Kansas | SR | DB | 6 | 33 | 11 | 44 | 7.33 |
| 80 | Max Morgan | CSU | SO | LB | 6 | 33 | 10 | 43 | 7.17 |
| 80 | Josh Johnson | Purdue | SR | DB | 6 | 33 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 |
| 90 | Kurt Mangum | Akron | SR | LB | 6 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 11.50 |
| 90 | T.J. McDonald | USC | SR | DB | 7 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 9.00 |
| 90 | Zachary Orr | N Texas | JR | LB | 7 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 90 | Hayes Pullard | USC | SO | LB | 7 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 8.57 |
| 90 | McKade Brady | Utah State | SR | DB | 7 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 90 | Shawn Williams | Georgia | SR | DB | 7 | 32 | 23 | 55 | 7.86 |
| 90 | Kenny Vaccaro | Texas | SR | DB | 7 | 32 | 15 | 47 | 6.71 |
| 90 | Jemea Thomas | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 7 | 32 | 14 | 46 | 6.57 |
| 90 | Nat Berhe | SDSU | JR | DB | 6 | 32 | 12 | 44 | 7.33 |
| 90 | Daytawion Lowe | Okla St | JR | DB | 6 | 32 | 12 | 44 | 7.33 |
| 90 | B.J. Scott | South Ala | SR | DB | 7 | 32 | 12 | 44 | 6.29 |