2012 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 6 | 15.5 | 110 | 2.58 |
| 2 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 6 | 15.0 | 91 | 2.50 |
| 3 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 7 | 16.5 | 97 | 2.36 |
| 4 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 6 | 13.5 | 67 | 2.25 |
| 5 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 7 | 15.0 | 72 | 2.14 |
| 6 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 5 | 10.0 | 44 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Trey Flowers | Arkansas | SO | DL | 5 | 9.0 | 56 | 1.80 |
| 7 | Kareem Martin | N Carolina | JR | DL | 5 | 9.0 | 30 | 1.80 |
| 9 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 7 | 12.5 | 43 | 1.79 |
| 10 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 6 | 10.5 | 63 | 1.75 |
| 10 | John Simon | Ohio State | SR | DL | 4 | 7.0 | 46 | 1.75 |
| 10 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 4 | 7.0 | 33 | 1.75 |
| 10 | Tra'Mayne Bondurant | Arizona | SO | DB | 4 | 7.0 | 24 | 1.75 |
| 14 | Jermaine Holmes | Marshall | SO | LB | 6 | 10.0 | 25 | 1.67 |
| 15 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 5 | 8.0 | 58 | 1.60 |
| 15 | Everett Daniels | Houston | SR | LB | 5 | 8.0 | 21 | 1.60 |
| 17 | Tourek Williams | FIU | SR | DL | 6 | 9.5 | 51 | 1.58 |
| 17 | Joe Vellano | Maryland | SR | DL | 6 | 9.5 | 50 | 1.58 |
| 17 | William Gholston | Mich St | JR | DL | 6 | 9.5 | 40 | 1.58 |
| 20 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 7 | 11.0 | 50 | 1.57 |
| 21 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 7 | 10.5 | 66 | 1.50 |
| 21 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 7 | 10.5 | 50 | 1.50 |
| 21 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | SR | DL | 7 | 10.5 | 50 | 1.50 |
| 21 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 7 | 10.5 | 37 | 1.50 |
| 21 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 6 | 9.0 | 40 | 1.50 |
| 21 | Shawn Jackson | Tulsa | JR | LB | 6 | 9.0 | 31 | 1.50 |
| 21 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 6 | 9.0 | 27 | 1.50 |
| 28 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 7 | 10.0 | 46 | 1.43 |
| 28 | Datone Jones | UCLA | SR | DL | 7 | 10.0 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 30 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 6 | 8.5 | 54 | 1.42 |
| 30 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | SO | DL | 6 | 8.5 | 44 | 1.42 |
| 30 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 6 | 8.5 | 24 | 1.42 |
| 33 | Chris Smith | Arkansas | JR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 34 | 1.40 |
| 33 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 22 | 1.40 |
| 35 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | SO | LB | 7 | 9.5 | 42 | 1.36 |
| 35 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 7 | 9.5 | 35 | 1.36 |
| 35 | Jack Tyler | Va Tech | JR | LB | 7 | 9.5 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 35 | Brandon Ogletree | BYU | SR | LB | 7 | 9.5 | 18 | 1.36 |
| 39 | Kawann Short | Purdue | SR | DL | 6 | 8.0 | 50 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Martin Ifedi | Memphis | SO | DL | 6 | 8.0 | 34 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Taylor Hart | Oregon | JR | DL | 6 | 8.0 | 33 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Adam Replogle | Indiana | SR | DL | 6 | 8.0 | 31 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Nick Tenhaeff | SDSU | JR | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 13 | 1.33 |
| 44 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 35 | 1.30 |
| 44 | Deion Barnes | Penn State | FR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 24 | 1.30 |
| 44 | Joey Ehrmann | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 19 | 1.30 |
| 47 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 7 | 9.0 | 48 | 1.29 |
| 47 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 7 | 9.0 | 31 | 1.29 |
| 47 | Damien Holmes | UCLA | SR | LB | 7 | 9.0 | 26 | 1.29 |
| 50 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 8 | 10.0 | 55 | 1.25 |
| 50 | Sharrif Floyd | Florida | JR | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 39 | 1.25 |
| 50 | Cory James | CSU | FR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 32 | 1.25 |
| 50 | Alec Ogletree | Georgia | JR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 28 | 1.25 |
| 50 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | JR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 23 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Adrian Hubbard | Alabama | SO | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 43 | 1.21 |
| 55 | Walker May | Vanderbilt | JR | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 37 | 1.21 |
| 55 | Cyrus Coen | Wash St | SO | LB | 7 | 8.5 | 28 | 1.21 |
| 58 | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | JR | DB | 5 | 6.0 | 23 | 1.20 |
| 58 | Lamin Barrow | LSU | JR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 8 | 1.20 |
| 60 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 43 | 1.19 |
| 60 | Dyshawn Davis | Syracuse | SO | LB | 8 | 9.5 | 27 | 1.19 |
| 62 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 41 | 1.17 |
| 62 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 39 | 1.17 |
| 62 | Max Bullough | Mich St | JR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 32 | 1.17 |
| 62 | Jonathan Newsome | Ball State | JR | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 29 | 1.17 |
| 62 | Freddie Bishop | W Mich | SR | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 28 | 1.17 |
| 62 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 62 | Nate Fakahafua | Utah | SO | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 23 | 1.17 |
| 62 | Cody Grice | Akron | FR | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 20 | 1.17 |
| 62 | Caleb Lavey | Okla St | JR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 12 | 1.17 |
| 71 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 53 | 1.14 |
| 71 | Bruce Taylor | Va Tech | SR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 41 | 1.14 |
| 71 | Kerry Hyder | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 30 | 1.14 |
| 71 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 28 | 1.14 |
| 71 | Rickey Dowdy | NC State | JR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 26 | 1.14 |
| 71 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 71 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 22 | 1.14 |
| 78 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 8 | 9.0 | 54 | 1.13 |
| 78 | LaRoy Reynolds | Virginia | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 13 | 1.13 |
| 80 | Alvin Dupree | Kentucky | SO | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 31 | 1.10 |
| 80 | Sheldon Richardson | Missouri | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 28 | 1.10 |
| 80 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 24 | 1.10 |
| 80 | Tyler Johnson | Okla St | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 21 | 1.10 |
| 80 | Joe Gaglione | Iowa | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 19 | 1.10 |
| 85 | Denico Autry | Miss St | JR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 47 | 1.08 |
| 85 | Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Colorado | JR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 45 | 1.08 |
| 85 | Ryan Wirth | U Conn | SR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 32 | 1.08 |
| 85 | Anthony Chickillo | Miami (Fl) | SO | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 31 | 1.08 |
| 85 | Steven Means | Buffalo | SR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 24 | 1.08 |
| 85 | Larry Black Jr. | Indiana | SR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 11 | 1.08 |
| 91 | Prince Shembo | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 7 | 7.5 | 49 | 1.07 |
| 91 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 7 | 7.5 | 43 | 1.07 |
| 91 | Daeshon Bufford | Tulsa | SR | DL | 7 | 7.5 | 41 | 1.07 |
| 91 | Tristan Okpalaugo | Fresno St | SR | LB | 7 | 7.5 | 34 | 1.07 |
| 91 | Alex Page | South Ala | JR | DL | 7 | 7.5 | 32 | 1.07 |
| 91 | Phillip Thomas | Fresno St | SR | DB | 7 | 7.5 | 31 | 1.07 |
| 91 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 7 | 7.5 | 28 | 1.07 |
| 91 | Rob Lohr | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 7 | 7.5 | 17 | 1.07 |
| 99 | Tyrone Clark | N Illinois | SR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 19 | 1.06 |
| 100 | Dwayne Woods | BGSU | SR | LB | 8 | 8.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.