2012 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Kendricks | UCLA | SO | LB | 12 | 84 | 48 | 132 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 11 | 82 | 26 | 108 | 9.82 |
| 3 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 10 | 76 | 27 | 103 | 10.30 |
| 4 | Damien Proby | N'western | JR | LB | 12 | 70 | 36 | 106 | 8.83 |
| 4 | Karl Joseph | WVU | FR | DB | 11 | 70 | 21 | 91 | 8.27 |
| 6 | Earl Wolff | NC State | SR | DB | 11 | 69 | 39 | 108 | 9.82 |
| 7 | Nick Clancy | BC | SR | LB | 10 | 68 | 51 | 119 | 11.90 |
| 7 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 10 | 68 | 15 | 83 | 8.30 |
| 9 | David Nwabuisi | N'western | SR | LB | 12 | 60 | 30 | 90 | 7.50 |
| 9 | Keelan Johnson | Ariz St | SR | DB | 11 | 60 | 19 | 79 | 7.18 |
| 11 | Kenny Ladler | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 11 | 59 | 28 | 87 | 7.91 |
| 11 | Brandan Bishop | NC State | SR | DB | 11 | 59 | 28 | 87 | 7.91 |
| 11 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | FR | LB | 9 | 59 | 27 | 86 | 9.56 |
| 11 | Chance Casey | Baylor | SR | DB | 10 | 59 | 12 | 71 | 7.10 |
| 15 | Avery Williamson | Kentucky | JR | LB | 9 | 58 | 43 | 101 | 11.22 |
| 15 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 10 | 58 | 21 | 79 | 7.90 |
| 15 | Shamarko Thomas | Syracuse | SR | DB | 12 | 58 | 21 | 79 | 6.58 |
| 15 | Shamiel Gary | Okla St | JR | DB | 11 | 58 | 12 | 70 | 6.36 |
| 19 | Michael Clay | Oregon | SR | LB | 9 | 57 | 32 | 89 | 9.89 |
| 20 | Alec Ogletree | Georgia | JR | LB | 9 | 56 | 43 | 99 | 11.00 |
| 20 | Jake Fischer | Arizona | JR | LB | 10 | 56 | 31 | 87 | 8.70 |
| 22 | C.J. Mosley | Alabama | JR | LB | 11 | 55 | 29 | 84 | 7.64 |
| 22 | Arthur Brown | Kansas St | SR | LB | 11 | 55 | 27 | 82 | 7.45 |
| 22 | D.J. Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 10 | 55 | 21 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 22 | Javon Marshall | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 11 | 55 | 20 | 75 | 6.82 |
| 22 | Alex Elkins | Okla St | SR | LB | 11 | 55 | 19 | 74 | 6.73 |
| 22 | Dexter McDougle | Maryland | JR | DB | 11 | 55 | 10 | 65 | 5.91 |
| 28 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 9 | 54 | 34 | 88 | 9.78 |
| 28 | Chi Chi Ariguzo | N'western | SO | LB | 12 | 54 | 32 | 86 | 7.17 |
| 28 | Deone Bucannon | Wash St | JR | DB | 9 | 54 | 30 | 84 | 9.33 |
| 28 | Ibraheim Campbell | N'western | SO | DB | 12 | 54 | 29 | 83 | 6.92 |
| 28 | Bradley McDougald | Kansas | SR | DB | 9 | 54 | 16 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 33 | Hayes Pullard | USC | SO | LB | 12 | 53 | 48 | 101 | 8.42 |
| 33 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 12 | 53 | 21 | 74 | 6.17 |
| 33 | Brodrick Brown | Okla St | SR | DB | 11 | 53 | 7 | 60 | 5.45 |
| 36 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 10 | 52 | 57 | 109 | 10.90 |
| 36 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 10 | 52 | 33 | 85 | 8.50 |
| 36 | Kenny Vaccaro | Texas | SR | DB | 11 | 52 | 29 | 81 | 7.36 |
| 36 | Kayvon Webster | S Florida | SR | DB | 9 | 52 | 18 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 36 | Josh Johnson | Purdue | SR | DB | 10 | 52 | 6 | 58 | 5.80 |
| 41 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 9 | 51 | 56 | 107 | 11.89 |
| 41 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 9 | 51 | 37 | 88 | 9.78 |
| 41 | Ahmad Dixon | Baylor | JR | DB | 10 | 51 | 25 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 41 | Javon Harris | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 11 | 51 | 23 | 74 | 6.73 |
| 41 | Rashaad Reynolds | Oregon St | JR | DB | 11 | 51 | 21 | 72 | 6.55 |
| 41 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 9 | 51 | 20 | 71 | 7.89 |
| 41 | Justin Gilbert | Okla St | JR | DB | 11 | 51 | 10 | 61 | 5.55 |
| 48 | T.J. McDonald | USC | SR | DB | 12 | 50 | 55 | 105 | 8.75 |
| 48 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 11 | 50 | 41 | 91 | 8.27 |
| 48 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 11 | 50 | 21 | 71 | 6.45 |
| 48 | Sam Holl | Baylor | JR | DB | 10 | 50 | 20 | 70 | 7.00 |
| 48 | Daytawion Lowe | Okla St | JR | DB | 11 | 50 | 19 | 69 | 6.27 |
| 48 | Tevin McDonald | UCLA | SO | DB | 11 | 50 | 16 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 54 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | SR | LB | 10 | 49 | 38 | 87 | 8.70 |
| 54 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 9 | 49 | 34 | 83 | 9.22 |
| 54 | Durrell Givens | Iowa State | SR | DB | 9 | 49 | 22 | 71 | 7.89 |
| 54 | Matt Elam | Florida | JR | DB | 10 | 49 | 14 | 63 | 6.30 |
| 54 | E.J. Gaines | Missouri | JR | DB | 10 | 49 | 9 | 58 | 5.80 |
| 59 | Kevin Pierre-Louis | BC | JR | LB | 8 | 48 | 32 | 80 | 10.00 |
| 59 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | SO | LB | 11 | 48 | 25 | 73 | 6.64 |
| 59 | Kyshoen Jarrett | Va Tech | SO | LB | 11 | 48 | 23 | 71 | 6.45 |
| 59 | Alden Darby | Ariz St | JR | DB | 11 | 48 | 23 | 71 | 6.45 |
| 59 | Jemea Thomas | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 11 | 48 | 20 | 68 | 6.18 |
| 59 | Dontae Johnson | NC State | JR | DB | 11 | 48 | 17 | 65 | 5.91 |
| 59 | Greg Heban | Indiana | JR | DB | 8 | 48 | 16 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 66 | A.J. Johnson | Tennessee | SO | LB | 9 | 47 | 62 | 109 | 12.11 |
| 66 | Jack Tyler | Va Tech | JR | LB | 11 | 47 | 57 | 104 | 9.45 |
| 66 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 9 | 47 | 48 | 95 | 10.56 |
| 66 | Darwin Cook | WVU | JR | DB | 10 | 47 | 11 | 58 | 5.80 |
| 70 | Jacques Washington | Iowa State | JR | DB | 10 | 46 | 30 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 70 | Dion Bailey | USC | SO | LB | 12 | 46 | 27 | 73 | 6.08 |
| 70 | Jason Hendricks | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 10 | 46 | 26 | 72 | 7.20 |
| 70 | Steve Edmond | Texas | SO | LB | 11 | 46 | 26 | 72 | 6.55 |
| 70 | Tra'Mayne Bondurant | Arizona | SO | DB | 10 | 46 | 23 | 69 | 6.90 |
| 70 | Rashard Hall | Clemson | SR | DB | 11 | 46 | 23 | 69 | 6.27 |
| 70 | Elisha Olabode | TCU | JR | DB | 11 | 46 | 20 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 70 | Jarard Milo | Kansas St | SR | DB | 11 | 46 | 20 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 70 | Troy Stoudermire | Minnesota | SR | DB | 10 | 46 | 17 | 63 | 6.30 |
| 70 | Jeremi Wilkes | Syracuse | JR | DB | 12 | 46 | 14 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 80 | Preston Brown | Louisville | JR | LB | 10 | 45 | 50 | 95 | 9.50 |
| 80 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 11 | 45 | 50 | 95 | 8.64 |
| 80 | Lamin Barrow | LSU | JR | LB | 10 | 45 | 40 | 85 | 8.50 |
| 80 | Jonathan Willard | Clemson | SR | LB | 11 | 45 | 37 | 82 | 7.45 |
| 80 | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | JR | DB | 10 | 45 | 31 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 80 | Landon Feichter | Purdue | SO | DB | 10 | 45 | 24 | 69 | 6.90 |
| 80 | Chris Young | Ariz St | JR | DB | 11 | 45 | 23 | 68 | 6.18 |
| 80 | Jordan Zumwalt | UCLA | JR | LB | 11 | 45 | 20 | 65 | 5.91 |
| 80 | Terrence Brown | Stanford | SR | DB | 13 | 45 | 19 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 80 | Jake Knott | Iowa State | SR | LB | 6 | 45 | 18 | 63 | 10.50 |
| 80 | D.J. Swearinger | S Carolina | SR | DB | 9 | 45 | 16 | 61 | 6.78 |
| 80 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | JR | DB | 9 | 45 | 16 | 61 | 6.78 |
| 80 | David Amerson | NC State | JR | DB | 11 | 45 | 10 | 55 | 5.00 |
| 80 | Aaron Colvin | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 11 | 45 | 8 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 94 | James Morris | Iowa | JR | LB | 9 | 44 | 41 | 85 | 9.44 |
| 94 | Christian Jones | FSU | JR | LB | 11 | 44 | 38 | 82 | 7.45 |
| 94 | Jordon Byas | Duke | SR | DB | 9 | 44 | 33 | 77 | 8.56 |
| 94 | Ethan Armstrong | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 11 | 44 | 33 | 77 | 7.00 |
| 94 | Kenny Cain | TCU | SR | LB | 11 | 44 | 32 | 76 | 6.91 |
| 94 | Cole Farrand | Maryland | SO | LB | 11 | 44 | 28 | 72 | 6.55 |
| 94 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 10 | 44 | 27 | 71 | 7.10 |