2012 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 10 | 21.0 | 125 | 2.10 |
| 2 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 10 | 20.0 | 96 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 10 | 19.0 | 86 | 1.90 |
| 4 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 12 | 18.5 | 88 | 1.54 |
| 4 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 11 | 18.5 | 80 | 1.68 |
| 6 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 12 | 17.5 | 101 | 1.46 |
| 7 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 12 | 17.0 | 105 | 1.42 |
| 7 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 13 | 17.0 | 84 | 1.31 |
| 7 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 9 | 17.0 | 78 | 1.89 |
| 10 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 9 | 16.0 | 67 | 1.78 |
| 11 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 11 | 15.5 | 90 | 1.41 |
| 11 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 10 | 15.5 | 53 | 1.55 |
| 13 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | SO | LB | 11 | 15.0 | 71 | 1.36 |
| 14 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | SO | DL | 11 | 14.5 | 61 | 1.32 |
| 15 | John Simon | Ohio State | SR | DL | 8 | 14.0 | 87 | 1.75 |
| 15 | Datone Jones | UCLA | SR | DL | 12 | 14.0 | 46 | 1.17 |
| 17 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 11 | 13.5 | 81 | 1.23 |
| 17 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 9 | 13.5 | 73 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 9 | 13.5 | 54 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Kareem Martin | N Carolina | JR | DL | 9 | 13.5 | 49 | 1.50 |
| 21 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 13 | 13.0 | 52 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Ben Gardner | Stanford | SR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 48 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Jack Tyler | Va Tech | JR | LB | 11 | 12.5 | 43 | 1.14 |
| 23 | Rickey Dowdy | NC State | JR | LB | 11 | 12.5 | 39 | 1.14 |
| 23 | Dyshawn Davis | Syracuse | SO | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 38 | 1.04 |
| 23 | Leonard Williams | USC | FR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 37 | 1.04 |
| 27 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 67 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Chase Garnham | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 11 | 12.0 | 60 | 1.09 |
| 27 | Joe Vellano | Maryland | SR | DL | 11 | 12.0 | 58 | 1.09 |
| 27 | Henry Anderson | Stanford | JR | DL | 13 | 12.0 | 49 | 0.92 |
| 31 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | JR | DL | 11 | 11.5 | 87 | 1.05 |
| 31 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 11 | 11.5 | 67 | 1.05 |
| 31 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 10 | 11.5 | 63 | 1.15 |
| 31 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | JR | DL | 10 | 11.5 | 54 | 1.15 |
| 31 | Sharrif Floyd | Florida | JR | DL | 10 | 11.5 | 50 | 1.15 |
| 31 | Josh Francis | WVU | SR | LB | 11 | 11.5 | 47 | 1.05 |
| 31 | Chris Young | Ariz St | JR | DB | 11 | 11.5 | 45 | 1.05 |
| 31 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 11 | 11.5 | 42 | 1.05 |
| 31 | Adam Replogle | Indiana | SR | DL | 8 | 11.5 | 41 | 1.44 |
| 31 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 9 | 11.5 | 26 | 1.28 |
| 41 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | SR | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 74 | 1.10 |
| 41 | Adrian Hubbard | Alabama | SO | LB | 11 | 11.0 | 54 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 11 | 11.0 | 49 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 10 | 11.0 | 45 | 1.10 |
| 41 | William Gholston | Mich St | JR | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 41 | 1.10 |
| 41 | Jonathan Willard | Clemson | SR | LB | 11 | 11.0 | 39 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Kerry Hyder | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 37 | 1.10 |
| 41 | Michael Doctor | Oregon St | JR | LB | 11 | 11.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 9 | 11.0 | 30 | 1.22 |
| 50 | Trey Flowers | Arkansas | SO | DL | 9 | 10.5 | 69 | 1.17 |
| 50 | Prince Shembo | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 11 | 10.5 | 63 | 0.96 |
| 50 | Bruce Taylor | Va Tech | SR | LB | 11 | 10.5 | 60 | 0.96 |
| 50 | Kawann Short | Purdue | SR | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 54 | 1.05 |
| 50 | Walker May | Vanderbilt | JR | DL | 11 | 10.5 | 49 | 0.96 |
| 50 | James Gayle | Va Tech | JR | DL | 11 | 10.5 | 48 | 0.96 |
| 50 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 9 | 10.5 | 43 | 1.17 |
| 50 | Alec Ogletree | Georgia | JR | LB | 9 | 10.5 | 38 | 1.17 |
| 50 | Karl Butler | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 11 | 10.5 | 37 | 0.96 |
| 50 | Davon Coleman | Ariz St | JR | DL | 11 | 10.5 | 27 | 0.96 |
| 60 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 11 | 10.0 | 67 | 0.91 |
| 60 | Adam Davis | Kansas St | SR | DL | 11 | 10.0 | 52 | 0.91 |
| 60 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 9 | 10.0 | 46 | 1.11 |
| 60 | Cyrus Coen | Wash St | SO | LB | 9 | 10.0 | 39 | 1.11 |
| 60 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 9 | 10.0 | 38 | 1.11 |
| 60 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 10 | 10.0 | 36 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Denzel Nkemdiche | Miss | FR | LB | 10 | 10.0 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Tra'Mayne Bondurant | Arizona | SO | DB | 10 | 10.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Mike Marry | Miss | JR | LB | 10 | 10.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 69 | T.Y. McGill | NC State | SO | DL | 11 | 9.5 | 57 | 0.86 |
| 69 | Michael Clay | Oregon | SR | LB | 9 | 9.5 | 45 | 1.06 |
| 69 | Dartwan Bush | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 10 | 9.5 | 44 | 0.95 |
| 69 | Malliciah Goodman | Clemson | SR | DL | 11 | 9.5 | 43 | 0.86 |
| 69 | Ryan Wirth | U Conn | SR | DL | 9 | 9.5 | 40 | 1.06 |
| 69 | Chris Smith | Arkansas | JR | DL | 9 | 9.5 | 35 | 1.06 |
| 69 | Joey Ehrmann | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 10 | 9.5 | 33 | 0.95 |
| 69 | Chi Chi Ariguzo | N'western | SO | LB | 12 | 9.5 | 33 | 0.79 |
| 69 | Damien Holmes | UCLA | SR | LB | 12 | 9.5 | 28 | 0.79 |
| 69 | LaRoy Reynolds | Virginia | SR | LB | 9 | 9.5 | 22 | 1.06 |
| 79 | Telvin Smith | FSU | JR | LB | 11 | 9.0 | 52 | 0.82 |
| 79 | Jamil Merrell | Rutgers | JR | DL | 9 | 9.0 | 44 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Sean Stanley | Penn State | SR | DL | 9 | 9.0 | 43 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | JR | LB | 10 | 9.0 | 42 | 0.90 |
| 79 | Deion Barnes | Penn State | FR | DL | 10 | 9.0 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 79 | Taylor Hart | Oregon | JR | DL | 10 | 9.0 | 34 | 0.90 |
| 79 | Chris Brathwaite | Virginia | SO | DL | 10 | 9.0 | 32 | 0.90 |
| 79 | Max Bullough | Mich St | JR | LB | 10 | 9.0 | 28 | 0.90 |
| 87 | Travis Long | Wash St | SR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 52 | 1.06 |
| 87 | Darryl Cato-Bishop | NC State | JR | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 52 | 0.77 |
| 87 | Cassius Marsh | UCLA | JR | DL | 12 | 8.5 | 46 | 0.71 |
| 87 | David Gilbert | Wisconsin | JR | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 44 | 0.77 |
| 87 | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | JR | DB | 10 | 8.5 | 42 | 0.85 |
| 87 | Terence Garvin | WVU | SR | LB | 11 | 8.5 | 42 | 0.77 |
| 87 | Jordan Hill | Penn State | SR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 40 | 0.85 |
| 87 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 5 | 8.5 | 38 | 1.70 |
| 87 | Derrick Hopkins | Va Tech | JR | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 36 | 0.77 |
| 87 | Sheldon Richardson | Missouri | JR | DL | 9 | 8.5 | 35 | 0.94 |
| 87 | Issac Gross | Miss | FR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 29 | 0.85 |
| 87 | Marquis Spruill | Syracuse | JR | LB | 12 | 8.5 | 27 | 0.71 |
| 87 | Joel Hasley | TCU | SO | LB | 10 | 8.5 | 23 | 0.85 |
| 87 | Rob Lohr | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 19 | 0.77 |