2012 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 11 | 23.5 | 131 | 2.14 |
| 1 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 12 | 23.5 | 113 | 1.96 |
| 3 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 11 | 22.5 | 114 | 2.05 |
| 4 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 12 | 21.5 | 88 | 1.79 |
| 5 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 12 | 21.0 | 115 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 14 | 21.0 | 103 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 12 | 20.0 | 117 | 1.67 |
| 8 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 13 | 19.5 | 107 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 12 | 19.0 | 118 | 1.58 |
| 9 | Datone Jones | UCLA | SR | DL | 14 | 19.0 | 64 | 1.36 |
| 11 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 10 | 18.5 | 122 | 1.85 |
| 12 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 12 | 18.0 | 98 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 14 | 18.0 | 87 | 1.29 |
| 12 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 11 | 18.0 | 82 | 1.64 |
| 12 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 11 | 18.0 | 75 | 1.64 |
| 16 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 11 | 17.5 | 77 | 1.59 |
| 17 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 12 | 17.0 | 105 | 1.42 |
| 17 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 13 | 17.0 | 85 | 1.31 |
| 17 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 12 | 17.0 | 78 | 1.42 |
| 17 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 12 | 17.0 | 63 | 1.42 |
| 21 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 13 | 16.5 | 98 | 1.27 |
| 21 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | SO | DL | 12 | 16.5 | 75 | 1.38 |
| 21 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | SO | LB | 13 | 16.5 | 75 | 1.27 |
| 21 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 10 | 16.5 | 71 | 1.65 |
| 25 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 12 | 15.5 | 89 | 1.29 |
| 25 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 12 | 15.5 | 81 | 1.29 |
| 25 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 12 | 15.5 | 78 | 1.29 |
| 25 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | SR | DL | 12 | 15.5 | 67 | 1.29 |
| 25 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 14 | 15.5 | 54 | 1.11 |
| 30 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 12 | 15.0 | 62 | 1.25 |
| 30 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 12 | 15.0 | 62 | 1.25 |
| 30 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 12 | 15.0 | 47 | 1.25 |
| 33 | John Simon | Ohio State | SR | DL | 11 | 14.5 | 87 | 1.32 |
| 33 | Tourek Williams | FIU | SR | DL | 12 | 14.5 | 85 | 1.21 |
| 33 | Kawann Short | Purdue | SR | DL | 12 | 14.5 | 70 | 1.21 |
| 33 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 12 | 14.5 | 56 | 1.21 |
| 33 | Kareem Martin | N Carolina | JR | DL | 11 | 14.5 | 54 | 1.32 |
| 33 | Ben Gardner | Stanford | SR | DL | 14 | 14.5 | 50 | 1.04 |
| 33 | Rickey Dowdy | NC State | JR | LB | 12 | 14.5 | 42 | 1.21 |
| 40 | Demarcus Lawrence | Boise St | SO | DL | 11 | 13.5 | 78 | 1.23 |
| 40 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 12 | 13.5 | 61 | 1.13 |
| 40 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 13 | 13.5 | 56 | 1.04 |
| 40 | Ray Stovall | La-Monroe | SO | LB | 13 | 13.5 | 51 | 1.04 |
| 40 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 12 | 13.5 | 50 | 1.13 |
| 40 | Josh Francis | WVU | SR | LB | 12 | 13.5 | 49 | 1.13 |
| 40 | Leonard Williams | USC | FR | DL | 13 | 13.5 | 46 | 1.04 |
| 47 | Sharrif Floyd | Florida | JR | DL | 12 | 13.0 | 52 | 1.08 |
| 47 | William Gholston | Mich St | JR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 49 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Ezekiel Ansah | BYU | SR | LB | 12 | 13.0 | 37 | 1.08 |
| 47 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 11 | 13.0 | 31 | 1.18 |
| 51 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 11 | 12.5 | 64 | 1.14 |
| 51 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | JR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 56 | 1.04 |
| 51 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 49 | 0.96 |
| 51 | Max Bullough | Mich St | JR | LB | 13 | 12.5 | 45 | 0.96 |
| 51 | Jack Tyler | Va Tech | JR | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 43 | 1.04 |
| 51 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 40 | 1.04 |
| 51 | Dyshawn Davis | Syracuse | SO | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 38 | 1.04 |
| 51 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | SR | LB | 11 | 12.5 | 35 | 1.14 |
| 51 | Brandon Ogletree | BYU | SR | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 60 | Travis Long | Wash St | SR | LB | 10 | 12.0 | 79 | 1.20 |
| 60 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 71 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Cody Bauer | Rice | JR | DL | 13 | 12.0 | 69 | 0.92 |
| 60 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 67 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Jared St. John | Tulsa | SR | DL | 13 | 12.0 | 63 | 0.92 |
| 60 | Chase Garnham | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 60 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Chris Smith | Arkansas | JR | DL | 11 | 12.0 | 58 | 1.09 |
| 60 | Joe Vellano | Maryland | SR | DL | 11 | 12.0 | 58 | 1.09 |
| 60 | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | JR | DB | 12 | 12.0 | 55 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 54 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Jonathan Newsome | Ball State | JR | DL | 10 | 12.0 | 49 | 1.20 |
| 60 | Henry Anderson | Stanford | JR | DL | 14 | 12.0 | 49 | 0.86 |
| 60 | Joplo Bartu | Texas St | SR | LB | 11 | 12.0 | 46 | 1.09 |
| 60 | Cyrus Coen | Wash St | SO | LB | 11 | 12.0 | 44 | 1.09 |
| 60 | Emeka Onyenekwu | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 43 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Travis Raciti | SJSU | SO | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 43 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Adam Replogle | Indiana | SR | DL | 11 | 12.0 | 41 | 1.09 |
| 60 | Scott Vallone | Rutgers | SR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 78 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | JR | DL | 12 | 11.5 | 87 | 0.96 |
| 78 | Margus Hunt | SMU | SR | DL | 12 | 11.5 | 79 | 0.96 |
| 78 | Troy Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 14 | 11.5 | 56 | 0.82 |
| 78 | Adam Davis | Kansas St | SR | DL | 12 | 11.5 | 54 | 0.96 |
| 78 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 10 | 11.5 | 49 | 1.15 |
| 78 | Dartwan Bush | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 12 | 11.5 | 48 | 0.96 |
| 78 | Tristan Okpalaugo | Fresno St | SR | LB | 12 | 11.5 | 46 | 0.96 |
| 78 | Chris Young | Ariz St | JR | DB | 12 | 11.5 | 45 | 0.96 |
| 78 | Sylvester Williams | N Carolina | SR | DL | 11 | 11.5 | 38 | 1.05 |
| 78 | Nick Tenhaeff | SDSU | JR | LB | 12 | 11.5 | 32 | 0.96 |
| 78 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 11 | 11.5 | 30 | 1.05 |
| 78 | Jermaine Holmes | Marshall | SO | LB | 11 | 11.5 | 27 | 1.05 |
| 90 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 13 | 11.0 | 85 | 0.85 |
| 90 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | SR | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 74 | 1.10 |
| 90 | Trey Flowers | Arkansas | SO | DL | 11 | 11.0 | 70 | 1.00 |
| 90 | Adrian Hubbard | Alabama | SO | LB | 13 | 11.0 | 54 | 0.85 |
| 90 | Martin Ifedi | Memphis | SO | DL | 11 | 11.0 | 51 | 1.00 |
| 90 | James Gayle | Va Tech | JR | DL | 12 | 11.0 | 49 | 0.92 |
| 90 | Derrell Johnson | ECU | JR | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 49 | 0.92 |
| 90 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 45 | 0.92 |
| 90 | Phillip Thomas | Fresno St | SR | DB | 12 | 11.0 | 41 | 0.92 |
| 90 | Jonathan Willard | Clemson | SR | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 39 | 0.92 |
| 90 | Kerry Hyder | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 12 | 11.0 | 37 | 0.92 |