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 | Nick Clancy | BC | SR | LB | 6 | 40 | 47 | 87 | 14.50 |
| 2 | Trevon Stewart | Houston | FR | DB | 5 | 35 | 34 | 69 | 13.80 |
| 3 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | SR | LB | 6 | 46 | 36 | 82 | 13.67 |
| 4 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 5 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 13.00 |
| 5 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 6 | 36 | 40 | 76 | 12.67 |
| 6 | Geoffery Bacon | Army | SO | LB | 5 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 12.00 |
| 7 | Dan Molls | Toledo | SR | LB | 7 | 51 | 32 | 83 | 11.86 |
| 7 | Eric Kendricks | UCLA | SO | LB | 7 | 50 | 33 | 83 | 11.86 |
| 9 | A.J. Johnson | Tennessee | SO | LB | 5 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 11.80 |
| 10 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 7 | 57 | 24 | 81 | 11.57 |
| 11 | Kurt Mangum | Akron | SR | LB | 6 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 11.50 |
| 12 | Dominick LeGrande | Marshall | SR | DB | 6 | 43 | 23 | 66 | 11.00 |
| 12 | Tre Boston | N Carolina | JR | DB | 5 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 11.00 |
| 14 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | SR | LB | 6 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 10.83 |
| 15 | Anthony Hitchens | Iowa | JR | LB | 4 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 10.75 |
| 16 | Austin Niklas | Air Force | SR | LB | 7 | 51 | 23 | 74 | 10.57 |
| 17 | Earl Wolff | NC State | SR | DB | 7 | 52 | 21 | 73 | 10.43 |
| 17 | Chris Wade | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 7 | 40 | 33 | 73 | 10.43 |
| 19 | Brandon Fusilier-Jeffires | Army | FR | LB | 5 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 10.40 |
| 19 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | FR | LB | 5 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 10.40 |
| 21 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 6 | 39 | 23 | 62 | 10.33 |
| 22 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 7 | 38 | 34 | 72 | 10.29 |
| 23 | Everett Daniels | Houston | SR | LB | 5 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 10.20 |
| 24 | Damien Proby | N'western | JR | LB | 6 | 43 | 17 | 60 | 10.00 |
| 25 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | SR | LB | 8 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 9.88 |
| 26 | Alec Ogletree | Georgia | JR | LB | 6 | 35 | 24 | 59 | 9.83 |
| 26 | Ray Shipman | UCF | SR | LB | 6 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 9.83 |
| 28 | Kemal Ishmael | UCF | SR | DB | 8 | 42 | 36 | 78 | 9.75 |
| 29 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 9 | 50 | 37 | 87 | 9.67 |
| 29 | Ghaali Muhammad | Wyoming | SR | LB | 6 | 41 | 17 | 58 | 9.67 |
| 31 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 5 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 9.60 |
| 32 | Brent Harstad | FAU | SR | DB | 7 | 41 | 26 | 67 | 9.57 |
| 33 | Johnnie Simon | W Mich | JR | DB | 6 | 31 | 26 | 57 | 9.50 |
| 33 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 6 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 9.50 |
| 33 | Steele Divitto | BC | JR | LB | 6 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 9.50 |
| 36 | J.C. Percy | Boise St | SR | LB | 7 | 42 | 24 | 66 | 9.43 |
| 36 | Perry McIntyre | U Mass | SR | LB | 7 | 39 | 27 | 66 | 9.43 |
| 36 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 7 | 38 | 28 | 66 | 9.43 |
| 36 | Albert Rosette | Nevada | SR | LB | 7 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 9.43 |
| 40 | Lamin Barrow | LSU | JR | LB | 5 | 33 | 14 | 47 | 9.40 |
| 40 | Steve Greer | Virginia | SR | LB | 5 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 9.40 |
| 40 | Daren Bates | Auburn | SR | LB | 5 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 9.40 |
| 43 | Greg Heban | Indiana | JR | DB | 6 | 38 | 18 | 56 | 9.33 |
| 43 | Brynden Trawick | Troy | SR | DB | 6 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 9.33 |
| 45 | Qushaun Lee | Ark St | SO | LB | 7 | 46 | 19 | 65 | 9.29 |
| 45 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 7 | 40 | 25 | 65 | 9.29 |
| 47 | LaRoy Reynolds | Virginia | SR | LB | 4 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 48 | Jermaine Whitehead | Auburn | SO | DB | 5 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 9.20 |
| 49 | Shamari Benton | C Mich | JR | LB | 6 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 9.17 |
| 50 | Deone Bucannon | Wash St | JR | DB | 7 | 37 | 26 | 63 | 9.00 |
| 50 | T.J. McDonald | USC | SR | DB | 7 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 9.00 |
| 50 | Ibraheim Campbell | N'western | SO | DB | 6 | 35 | 19 | 54 | 9.00 |
| 50 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 6 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 9.00 |
| 50 | Jake Fischer | Arizona | JR | LB | 5 | 29 | 16 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 50 | Avery Williamson | Kentucky | JR | LB | 5 | 29 | 16 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 50 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 5 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 50 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 5 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 9.00 |
| 58 | Enrique Williams | South Ala | JR | LB | 7 | 36 | 26 | 62 | 8.86 |
| 58 | Jack Tyler | Va Tech | JR | LB | 7 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 8.86 |
| 60 | John Lotulelei | UNLV | SR | LB | 6 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 8.83 |
| 60 | Brandon Reeves | UTSA | SR | LB | 6 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 8.83 |
| 62 | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | JR | DB | 5 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 8.80 |
| 62 | Herman Lathers | Tennessee | SR | LB | 5 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 8.80 |
| 64 | Jason Hendricks | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 7 | 40 | 21 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 64 | Gary Walker | Idaho | SR | DB | 7 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 64 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 7 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 64 | Zachary Orr | N Texas | JR | LB | 7 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 68 | Luke Wollet | Kent State | JR | DB | 9 | 42 | 36 | 78 | 8.67 |
| 68 | Michael Clay | Oregon | SR | LB | 6 | 35 | 17 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 68 | Winston Fraser | FIU | SR | LB | 6 | 33 | 19 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 68 | D.J. Hunter | Marshall | FR | DB | 6 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 68 | Desmond Bozeman | W Mich | JR | LB | 6 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 8.67 |
| 73 | Clayton Geathers | UCF | SO | DB | 8 | 42 | 27 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 74 | E.J. Gaines | Missouri | JR | DB | 5 | 35 | 8 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 74 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | SR | LB | 5 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 8.60 |
| 76 | Justin Anderson | La-Lafytte | JR | LB | 7 | 39 | 21 | 60 | 8.57 |
| 76 | Hayes Pullard | USC | SO | LB | 7 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 8.57 |
| 78 | Shawn Jackson | Tulsa | JR | LB | 6 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 78 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | SR | LB | 6 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 78 | Johnathan Cyprien | FIU | SR | DB | 6 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 78 | Keith Smith | SJSU | JR | LB | 6 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 78 | Justin Cherocci | C Mich | SO | LB | 6 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 8.50 |
| 78 | Jared Tevis | Arizona | SO | DB | 4 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 84 | Nathan Herrold | Ark St | SR | LB | 7 | 34 | 25 | 59 | 8.43 |
| 84 | Zach Vigil | Utah State | JR | LB | 7 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 8.43 |
| 86 | Will Ebner | Missouri | SR | LB | 5 | 28 | 14 | 42 | 8.40 |
| 86 | Justin Cudworth | E Mich | SR | LB | 5 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 8.40 |
| 88 | Jonathan Davis | UCF | SR | LB | 8 | 37 | 30 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 89 | Alex Elkins | Okla St | SR | LB | 6 | 34 | 16 | 50 | 8.33 |
| 89 | Josh Fely | UTEP | SR | LB | 6 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 8.33 |
| 89 | Lee Skinner | Buffalo | SO | LB | 6 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 8.33 |
| 92 | McKade Brady | Utah State | SR | DB | 7 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 92 | Brandon Ogletree | BYU | SR | LB | 7 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 94 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 4 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 95 | Vaughn Carraway | Temple | SR | DB | 5 | 28 | 13 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 96 | Joplo Bartu | Texas St | SR | LB | 6 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 8.17 |
| 96 | David Cooper | Indiana | SO | LB | 6 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 8.17 |
| 96 | Sean Sylvia | BC | SO | DB | 6 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 8.17 |
| 99 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 7 | 47 | 10 | 57 | 8.14 |
| 99 | Brandan Bishop | NC State | SR | DB | 7 | 46 | 11 | 57 | 8.14 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.