2012 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Kendricks | UCLA | SO | LB | 14 | 93 | 56 | 149 | 10.64 |
| 2 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 12 | 90 | 28 | 118 | 9.83 |
| 3 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | SR | LB | 11 | 87 | 62 | 149 | 13.55 |
| 4 | Dan Molls | Toledo | SR | LB | 12 | 80 | 72 | 152 | 12.67 |
| 4 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 11 | 80 | 32 | 112 | 10.18 |
| 6 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 13 | 78 | 43 | 121 | 9.31 |
| 7 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 13 | 76 | 62 | 138 | 10.62 |
| 7 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 12 | 76 | 40 | 116 | 9.67 |
| 7 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 12 | 76 | 16 | 92 | 7.67 |
| 10 | Karl Joseph | WVU | FR | DB | 12 | 75 | 23 | 98 | 8.17 |
| 11 | Nick Clancy | BC | SR | LB | 11 | 73 | 61 | 134 | 12.18 |
| 11 | Jake Fischer | Arizona | JR | LB | 12 | 73 | 40 | 113 | 9.42 |
| 13 | Earl Wolff | NC State | SR | DB | 12 | 72 | 39 | 111 | 9.25 |
| 14 | J.C. Percy | Boise St | SR | LB | 13 | 70 | 48 | 118 | 9.08 |
| 14 | Austin Niklas | Air Force | SR | LB | 12 | 70 | 47 | 117 | 9.75 |
| 14 | Damien Proby | N'western | JR | LB | 12 | 70 | 36 | 106 | 8.83 |
| 17 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 12 | 69 | 54 | 123 | 10.25 |
| 17 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 12 | 69 | 45 | 114 | 9.50 |
| 17 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 12 | 69 | 32 | 101 | 8.42 |
| 20 | Kemal Ishmael | UCF | SR | DB | 14 | 68 | 56 | 124 | 8.86 |
| 20 | Chris Wade | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 11 | 68 | 49 | 117 | 10.64 |
| 22 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 12 | 67 | 59 | 126 | 10.50 |
| 22 | Greg Heban | Indiana | JR | DB | 11 | 67 | 23 | 90 | 8.18 |
| 22 | Bradley McDougald | Kansas | SR | DB | 11 | 67 | 19 | 86 | 7.82 |
| 25 | Dominick LeGrande | Marshall | SR | DB | 11 | 66 | 59 | 125 | 11.36 |
| 25 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | FR | LB | 10 | 66 | 33 | 99 | 9.90 |
| 25 | Brandan Bishop | NC State | SR | DB | 12 | 66 | 29 | 95 | 7.92 |
| 25 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 12 | 66 | 26 | 92 | 7.67 |
| 25 | Nat Berhe | SDSU | JR | DB | 12 | 66 | 24 | 90 | 7.50 |
| 25 | Jake Fely | SDSU | SO | LB | 12 | 66 | 22 | 88 | 7.33 |
| 25 | D.J. Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 12 | 66 | 21 | 87 | 7.25 |
| 32 | Justin Anderson | La-Lafytte | JR | LB | 12 | 65 | 35 | 100 | 8.33 |
| 32 | Keelan Johnson | Ariz St | SR | DB | 12 | 65 | 21 | 86 | 7.17 |
| 34 | Avery Williamson | Kentucky | JR | LB | 11 | 64 | 58 | 122 | 11.09 |
| 34 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 12 | 64 | 50 | 114 | 9.50 |
| 34 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 11 | 64 | 43 | 107 | 9.73 |
| 34 | Ghaali Muhammad | Wyoming | SR | LB | 11 | 64 | 29 | 93 | 8.45 |
| 34 | Paul Porras | Rice | JR | DB | 13 | 64 | 29 | 93 | 7.15 |
| 39 | Albert Rosette | Nevada | SR | LB | 12 | 63 | 62 | 125 | 10.42 |
| 39 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 13 | 63 | 47 | 110 | 8.46 |
| 39 | Davis Cazares | NMSU | JR | DB | 11 | 63 | 43 | 106 | 9.64 |
| 39 | Michael Clay | Oregon | SR | LB | 11 | 63 | 36 | 99 | 9.00 |
| 43 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 11 | 62 | 66 | 128 | 11.64 |
| 43 | Geoffery Bacon | Army | SO | LB | 11 | 62 | 60 | 122 | 11.09 |
| 43 | Clayton Geathers | UCF | SO | DB | 14 | 62 | 55 | 117 | 8.36 |
| 43 | C.J. Mosley | Alabama | JR | LB | 13 | 62 | 39 | 101 | 7.77 |
| 43 | Ahmad Dixon | Baylor | JR | DB | 12 | 62 | 34 | 96 | 8.00 |
| 43 | Kanorris Davis | Troy | SR | LB | 11 | 62 | 21 | 83 | 7.55 |
| 49 | A.J. Johnson | Tennessee | SO | LB | 11 | 61 | 72 | 133 | 12.09 |
| 49 | Perry McIntyre | U Mass | SR | LB | 12 | 61 | 71 | 132 | 11.00 |
| 49 | Deone Bucannon | Wash St | JR | DB | 11 | 61 | 38 | 99 | 9.00 |
| 49 | Chance Casey | Baylor | SR | DB | 12 | 61 | 19 | 80 | 6.67 |
| 49 | Phillip Thomas | Fresno St | SR | DB | 12 | 61 | 17 | 78 | 6.50 |
| 54 | Luke Wollet | Kent State | JR | DB | 13 | 60 | 50 | 110 | 8.46 |
| 54 | Brent Harstad | FAU | SR | DB | 11 | 60 | 42 | 102 | 9.27 |
| 54 | Darion Monroe | Tulane | FR | DB | 12 | 60 | 35 | 95 | 7.92 |
| 54 | Arthur Brown | Kansas St | SR | LB | 12 | 60 | 35 | 95 | 7.92 |
| 54 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 12 | 60 | 34 | 94 | 7.83 |
| 54 | Jimmie Ward | N Illinois | JR | DB | 12 | 60 | 34 | 94 | 7.83 |
| 54 | Kenny Ladler | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 12 | 60 | 30 | 90 | 7.50 |
| 54 | David Nwabuisi | N'western | SR | LB | 12 | 60 | 30 | 90 | 7.50 |
| 54 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 14 | 60 | 22 | 82 | 5.86 |
| 63 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 12 | 59 | 61 | 120 | 10.00 |
| 63 | Kenny Vaccaro | Texas | SR | DB | 13 | 59 | 37 | 96 | 7.38 |
| 63 | Duke Williams | Nevada | SR | DB | 12 | 59 | 34 | 93 | 7.75 |
| 63 | Shamiel Gary | Okla St | JR | DB | 12 | 59 | 13 | 72 | 6.00 |
| 67 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | SR | LB | 12 | 58 | 55 | 113 | 9.42 |
| 67 | John Lotulelei | UNLV | SR | LB | 12 | 58 | 55 | 113 | 9.42 |
| 67 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | JR | DB | 12 | 58 | 32 | 90 | 7.50 |
| 67 | Jemea Thomas | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 13 | 58 | 25 | 83 | 6.38 |
| 67 | Kayvon Webster | S Florida | SR | DB | 11 | 58 | 21 | 79 | 7.18 |
| 67 | Shamarko Thomas | Syracuse | SR | DB | 12 | 58 | 21 | 79 | 6.58 |
| 73 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 12 | 57 | 71 | 128 | 10.67 |
| 73 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | SO | LB | 13 | 57 | 31 | 88 | 6.77 |
| 73 | Javon Marshall | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 12 | 57 | 22 | 79 | 6.58 |
| 73 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 12 | 57 | 22 | 79 | 6.58 |
| 73 | Craig Allen | MTSU | JR | LB | 11 | 57 | 21 | 78 | 7.09 |
| 73 | E.J. Gaines | Missouri | JR | DB | 11 | 57 | 14 | 71 | 6.45 |
| 73 | Josh Johnson | Purdue | SR | DB | 12 | 57 | 6 | 63 | 5.25 |
| 80 | Zachary Orr | N Texas | JR | LB | 11 | 56 | 48 | 104 | 9.45 |
| 80 | Alec Ogletree | Georgia | JR | LB | 9 | 56 | 43 | 99 | 11.00 |
| 80 | Qushaun Lee | Ark St | SO | LB | 11 | 56 | 40 | 96 | 8.73 |
| 80 | Joplo Bartu | Texas St | SR | LB | 11 | 56 | 33 | 89 | 8.09 |
| 80 | Dexter McCoil | Tulsa | SR | DB | 13 | 56 | 31 | 87 | 6.69 |
| 80 | Dallas Bollema | New Mexico | JR | LB | 12 | 56 | 30 | 86 | 7.17 |
| 80 | Javon Harris | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 12 | 56 | 26 | 82 | 6.83 |
| 80 | Sam Holl | Baylor | JR | DB | 12 | 56 | 23 | 79 | 6.58 |
| 80 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 11 | 56 | 22 | 78 | 7.09 |
| 89 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 13 | 55 | 58 | 113 | 8.69 |
| 89 | Hayes Pullard | USC | SO | LB | 13 | 55 | 52 | 107 | 8.23 |
| 89 | Cameron Nwosu | Rice | JR | LB | 13 | 55 | 37 | 92 | 7.08 |
| 89 | Hilbert Jackson | N Texas | JR | DB | 11 | 55 | 24 | 79 | 7.18 |
| 89 | Kiante Young | Western Ky | JR | DB | 12 | 55 | 24 | 79 | 6.58 |
| 89 | Julius White | Rice | SO | DB | 13 | 55 | 24 | 79 | 6.08 |
| 89 | Troy Stoudermire | Minnesota | SR | DB | 12 | 55 | 23 | 78 | 6.50 |
| 89 | Alex Elkins | Okla St | SR | LB | 11 | 55 | 19 | 74 | 6.73 |
| 89 | Dexter McDougle | Maryland | JR | DB | 11 | 55 | 10 | 65 | 5.91 |
| 89 | Brodrick Brown | Okla St | SR | DB | 12 | 55 | 7 | 62 | 5.17 |
| 99 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 12 | 54 | 67 | 121 | 10.08 |
| 99 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | SR | LB | 12 | 54 | 63 | 117 | 9.75 |