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 |
| 2 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 11 | 22.5 | 114 | 2.05 |
| 3 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 12 | 23.5 | 113 | 1.96 |
| 4 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 10 | 18.5 | 122 | 1.85 |
| 5 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 12 | 21.5 | 88 | 1.79 |
| 6 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 12 | 21.0 | 115 | 1.75 |
| 7 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 12 | 20.0 | 117 | 1.67 |
| 8 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 10 | 16.5 | 71 | 1.65 |
| 9 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 11 | 18.0 | 82 | 1.64 |
| 9 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 11 | 18.0 | 75 | 1.64 |
| 11 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 11 | 17.5 | 77 | 1.59 |
| 12 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 12 | 19.0 | 118 | 1.58 |
| 13 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 14 | 21.0 | 103 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 13 | 19.5 | 107 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 12 | 18.0 | 98 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 12 | 17.0 | 105 | 1.42 |
| 16 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 12 | 17.0 | 78 | 1.42 |
| 16 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 12 | 17.0 | 63 | 1.42 |
| 19 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | SO | DL | 12 | 16.5 | 75 | 1.38 |
| 20 | Datone Jones | UCLA | SR | DL | 14 | 19.0 | 64 | 1.36 |
| 21 | John Simon | Ohio State | SR | DL | 11 | 14.5 | 87 | 1.32 |
| 21 | Kareem Martin | N Carolina | JR | DL | 11 | 14.5 | 54 | 1.32 |
| 23 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 13 | 17.0 | 85 | 1.31 |
| 24 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 12 | 15.5 | 89 | 1.29 |
| 24 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 12 | 15.5 | 81 | 1.29 |
| 24 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 12 | 15.5 | 78 | 1.29 |
| 24 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | SR | DL | 12 | 15.5 | 67 | 1.29 |
| 28 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 14 | 18.0 | 87 | 1.29 |
| 29 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 13 | 16.5 | 98 | 1.27 |
| 29 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | SO | LB | 13 | 16.5 | 75 | 1.27 |
| 31 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 12 | 15.0 | 62 | 1.25 |
| 31 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 12 | 15.0 | 62 | 1.25 |
| 31 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 12 | 15.0 | 47 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Demarcus Lawrence | Boise St | SO | DL | 11 | 13.5 | 78 | 1.23 |
| 35 | Tourek Williams | FIU | SR | DL | 12 | 14.5 | 85 | 1.21 |
| 35 | Kawann Short | Purdue | SR | DL | 12 | 14.5 | 70 | 1.21 |
| 35 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 12 | 14.5 | 56 | 1.21 |
| 35 | Rickey Dowdy | NC State | JR | LB | 12 | 14.5 | 42 | 1.21 |
| 39 | Travis Long | Wash St | SR | LB | 10 | 12.0 | 79 | 1.20 |
| 39 | Jonathan Newsome | Ball State | JR | DL | 10 | 12.0 | 49 | 1.20 |
| 41 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 11 | 13.0 | 31 | 1.18 |
| 42 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 10 | 11.5 | 49 | 1.15 |
| 43 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 11 | 12.5 | 64 | 1.14 |
| 43 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | SR | LB | 11 | 12.5 | 35 | 1.14 |
| 45 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 12 | 13.5 | 61 | 1.13 |
| 45 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 12 | 13.5 | 50 | 1.13 |
| 45 | Josh Francis | WVU | SR | LB | 12 | 13.5 | 49 | 1.13 |
| 48 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 14 | 15.5 | 54 | 1.11 |
| 49 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | SR | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 74 | 1.10 |
| 50 | Chris Smith | Arkansas | JR | DL | 11 | 12.0 | 58 | 1.09 |
| 50 | Joe Vellano | Maryland | SR | DL | 11 | 12.0 | 58 | 1.09 |
| 50 | Joplo Bartu | Texas St | SR | LB | 11 | 12.0 | 46 | 1.09 |
| 50 | Cyrus Coen | Wash St | SO | LB | 11 | 12.0 | 44 | 1.09 |
| 50 | Adam Replogle | Indiana | SR | DL | 11 | 12.0 | 41 | 1.09 |
| 55 | Sharrif Floyd | Florida | JR | DL | 12 | 13.0 | 52 | 1.08 |
| 55 | Ezekiel Ansah | BYU | SR | LB | 12 | 13.0 | 37 | 1.08 |
| 57 | LaRoy Reynolds | Virginia | SR | LB | 9 | 9.5 | 22 | 1.06 |
| 58 | Sheldon Richardson | Missouri | JR | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 50 | 1.05 |
| 59 | Sylvester Williams | N Carolina | SR | DL | 11 | 11.5 | 38 | 1.05 |
| 59 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 11 | 11.5 | 30 | 1.05 |
| 59 | Jermaine Holmes | Marshall | SO | LB | 11 | 11.5 | 27 | 1.05 |
| 62 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | JR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 56 | 1.04 |
| 62 | Jack Tyler | Va Tech | JR | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 43 | 1.04 |
| 62 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 40 | 1.04 |
| 62 | Dyshawn Davis | Syracuse | SO | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 38 | 1.04 |
| 62 | Brandon Ogletree | BYU | SR | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 67 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 13 | 13.5 | 56 | 1.04 |
| 67 | Ray Stovall | La-Monroe | SO | LB | 13 | 13.5 | 51 | 1.04 |
| 67 | Leonard Williams | USC | FR | DL | 13 | 13.5 | 46 | 1.04 |
| 70 | Ben Gardner | Stanford | SR | DL | 14 | 14.5 | 50 | 1.04 |
| 71 | William Gholston | Mich St | JR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 49 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 71 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 67 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Chase Garnham | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 60 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | JR | DB | 12 | 12.0 | 55 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 54 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Emeka Onyenekwu | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 43 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Travis Raciti | SJSU | SO | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 43 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Scott Vallone | Rutgers | SR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Trey Flowers | Arkansas | SO | DL | 11 | 11.0 | 70 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Martin Ifedi | Memphis | SO | DL | 11 | 11.0 | 51 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Nate Combs | Army | SR | LB | 9 | 9.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 49 | 0.96 |
| 83 | Max Bullough | Mich St | JR | LB | 13 | 12.5 | 45 | 0.96 |
| 85 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | JR | DL | 12 | 11.5 | 87 | 0.96 |
| 85 | Margus Hunt | SMU | SR | DL | 12 | 11.5 | 79 | 0.96 |
| 85 | Adam Davis | Kansas St | SR | DL | 12 | 11.5 | 54 | 0.96 |
| 85 | Dartwan Bush | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 12 | 11.5 | 48 | 0.96 |
| 85 | Tristan Okpalaugo | Fresno St | SR | LB | 12 | 11.5 | 46 | 0.96 |
| 85 | Chris Young | Ariz St | JR | DB | 12 | 11.5 | 45 | 0.96 |
| 85 | Nick Tenhaeff | SDSU | JR | LB | 12 | 11.5 | 32 | 0.96 |
| 92 | Alvin Dupree | Kentucky | SO | LB | 11 | 10.5 | 51 | 0.96 |
| 92 | Joey Ehrmann | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 11 | 10.5 | 38 | 0.96 |
| 92 | Tra'Mayne Bondurant | Arizona | SO | DB | 11 | 10.5 | 33 | 0.96 |
| 92 | Will Ebner | Missouri | SR | LB | 11 | 10.5 | 33 | 0.96 |
| 96 | Cody Bauer | Rice | JR | DL | 13 | 12.0 | 69 | 0.92 |
| 96 | Jared St. John | Tulsa | SR | DL | 13 | 12.0 | 63 | 0.92 |
| 98 | James Gayle | Va Tech | JR | DL | 12 | 11.0 | 49 | 0.92 |
| 98 | Derrell Johnson | ECU | JR | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 49 | 0.92 |
| 98 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 45 | 0.92 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.