2012 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. BCS non-Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 11 | 43 | 79 | 122 | 11.09 |
| 2 | Trevon Stewart | Houston | FR | DB | 11 | 38 | 72 | 110 | 10.00 |
| 3 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 11 | 47 | 68 | 115 | 10.45 |
| 4 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | SR | LB | 10 | 34 | 62 | 96 | 9.60 |
| 5 | Dan Molls | Toledo | SR | LB | 10 | 69 | 61 | 130 | 13.00 |
| 6 | Justin Cherocci | C Mich | SO | LB | 10 | 40 | 60 | 100 | 10.00 |
| 7 | Everett Daniels | Houston | SR | LB | 11 | 44 | 59 | 103 | 9.36 |
| 7 | Jake Doughty | Utah State | JR | LB | 10 | 34 | 59 | 93 | 9.30 |
| 9 | Shamari Benton | C Mich | JR | LB | 10 | 48 | 58 | 106 | 10.60 |
| 10 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | SR | LB | 9 | 77 | 57 | 134 | 14.89 |
| 10 | Perry McIntyre | U Mass | SR | LB | 8 | 42 | 57 | 99 | 12.38 |
| 10 | Kurt Mangum | Akron | SR | LB | 10 | 41 | 57 | 98 | 9.80 |
| 13 | Okechukwu Okoroha | Marshall | SR | DB | 9 | 32 | 56 | 88 | 9.78 |
| 14 | Dominick LeGrande | Marshall | SR | DB | 9 | 50 | 54 | 104 | 11.56 |
| 14 | Zach Vigil | Utah State | JR | LB | 10 | 29 | 54 | 83 | 8.30 |
| 16 | Josh Fely | UTEP | SR | LB | 9 | 34 | 52 | 86 | 9.56 |
| 17 | Nathan Herrold | Ark St | SR | LB | 10 | 35 | 51 | 86 | 8.60 |
| 18 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 11 | 65 | 50 | 115 | 10.45 |
| 18 | Albert Rosette | Nevada | SR | LB | 9 | 53 | 50 | 103 | 11.44 |
| 20 | Kemal Ishmael | UCF | SR | DB | 12 | 59 | 49 | 108 | 9.00 |
| 20 | D.J. Hunter | Marshall | FR | DB | 9 | 38 | 49 | 87 | 9.67 |
| 20 | Blake Poole | E Mich | SR | LB | 9 | 25 | 49 | 74 | 8.22 |
| 20 | Alex Bellfy | E Mich | SR | DB | 9 | 24 | 49 | 73 | 8.11 |
| 24 | Keith Moore | Ohio | JR | LB | 11 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 7.82 |
| 25 | Austin Niklas | Air Force | SR | LB | 11 | 70 | 47 | 117 | 10.64 |
| 25 | John Lotulelei | UNLV | SR | LB | 10 | 52 | 47 | 99 | 9.90 |
| 25 | Terrance Plummer | UCF | SO | LB | 12 | 43 | 47 | 90 | 7.50 |
| 28 | Clayton Geathers | UCF | SO | DB | 12 | 53 | 46 | 99 | 8.25 |
| 28 | Ray Shipman | UCF | SR | LB | 10 | 30 | 46 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 30 | Keith Smith | SJSU | JR | LB | 10 | 35 | 45 | 80 | 8.00 |
| 30 | Lanston Tanyi | CSU | SR | DL | 10 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 6.70 |
| 32 | Jonathan Davis | UCF | SR | LB | 12 | 47 | 44 | 91 | 7.58 |
| 33 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 10 | 56 | 43 | 99 | 9.90 |
| 33 | Trashaun Nixon | NMSU | JR | LB | 10 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 33 | Justin Cudworth | E Mich | SR | LB | 8 | 27 | 43 | 70 | 8.75 |
| 33 | Kyler Fackrell | Utah State | FR | LB | 10 | 25 | 43 | 68 | 6.80 |
| 33 | Brandon Reeves | UTSA | SR | LB | 8 | 24 | 43 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 33 | Bryan Pali | E Mich | SR | LB | 6 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 10.83 |
| 33 | Desmond Bozeman | W Mich | JR | LB | 7 | 18 | 43 | 61 | 8.71 |
| 33 | Charles Harris | Memphis | SO | LB | 10 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 41 | Chris Wade | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 9 | 60 | 42 | 102 | 11.33 |
| 41 | Terry Easmon | W Mich | JR | LB | 8 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 43 | Davis Cazares | NMSU | JR | DB | 10 | 57 | 41 | 98 | 9.80 |
| 43 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 11 | 48 | 41 | 89 | 8.09 |
| 43 | Christian Spears | Air Force | SO | DB | 11 | 46 | 41 | 87 | 7.91 |
| 43 | Zachary Orr | N Texas | JR | LB | 9 | 44 | 41 | 85 | 9.44 |
| 43 | Jermaine Holmes | Marshall | SO | LB | 9 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 43 | Bryan Bonilla | NMSU | JR | LB | 10 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 6.10 |
| 43 | Ryan Carrethers | Ark St | JR | DL | 10 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 5.50 |
| 50 | Jahleel Addae | C Mich | SR | DB | 10 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 7.00 |
| 51 | Luke Wollet | Kent State | JR | DB | 11 | 49 | 39 | 88 | 8.00 |
| 51 | Korey Jones | Wyoming | SR | LB | 10 | 40 | 39 | 79 | 7.90 |
| 51 | Justin Currie | W Mich | SO | DB | 8 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 54 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 10 | 63 | 38 | 101 | 10.10 |
| 54 | J.C. Percy | Boise St | SR | LB | 11 | 56 | 38 | 94 | 8.55 |
| 54 | Robert Bell | Toledo | SR | LB | 10 | 43 | 38 | 81 | 8.10 |
| 54 | Timothy Starson | Ark St | SR | DL | 10 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 5.80 |
| 54 | Kassan Messiah | U Mass | FR | LB | 8 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 59 | Brian Lindsay | Air Force | SR | DB | 11 | 41 | 37 | 78 | 7.09 |
| 59 | Vince Buhagiar | SJSU | JR | LB | 11 | 39 | 37 | 76 | 6.91 |
| 59 | Avery Cunningham | C Mich | JR | DB | 10 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 6.90 |
| 59 | Donald Coleman | E Mich | JR | DB | 8 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 6.63 |
| 63 | McKade Brady | Utah State | SR | DB | 9 | 34 | 36 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 63 | Antonio Mitchum | La Tech | SR | LB | 9 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 5.67 |
| 65 | Enrique Williams | South Ala | JR | LB | 10 | 44 | 35 | 79 | 7.90 |
| 65 | Gary Walker | Idaho | SR | DB | 9 | 42 | 35 | 77 | 8.56 |
| 65 | Johnnie Simon | W Mich | JR | DB | 8 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 65 | Lee Skinner | Buffalo | SO | LB | 8 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 7.75 |
| 65 | Tony Martin | Ball State | SR | LB | 10 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 5.90 |
| 65 | Andy Mulumba | E Mich | SR | DL | 9 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 71 | Geoffery Bacon | Army | SO | LB | 7 | 50 | 34 | 84 | 12.00 |
| 71 | Darion Monroe | Tulane | FR | DB | 10 | 46 | 34 | 80 | 8.00 |
| 71 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 8 | 36 | 34 | 70 | 8.75 |
| 71 | Carl Jones | Ohio | SR | DL | 11 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 75 | Joplo Bartu | Texas St | SR | LB | 10 | 56 | 33 | 89 | 8.90 |
| 75 | Qushaun Lee | Ark St | SO | LB | 9 | 41 | 33 | 74 | 8.22 |
| 75 | Max Morgan | CSU | SO | LB | 10 | 39 | 33 | 72 | 7.20 |
| 75 | James Chambers | Air Force | SR | LB | 11 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 6.18 |
| 75 | Jarrett Swaby | Ball State | JR | DB | 10 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 6.30 |
| 75 | Tim Hasson | UNLV | JR | DB | 10 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 6.10 |
| 75 | Brandon Alexander | UCF | SO | DB | 12 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 75 | Brian Suite | Utah State | SO | DB | 10 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 5.40 |
| 75 | Nick Nelms | Ark St | SR | LB | 10 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 5.40 |
| 84 | Justin Anderson | La-Lafytte | JR | LB | 10 | 46 | 32 | 78 | 7.80 |
| 84 | Aaron Davis | CSU | SO | LB | 10 | 38 | 32 | 70 | 7.00 |
| 84 | Matt Warrick | Navy | SR | LB | 8 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 84 | Troy Gilmer | Akron | SR | LB | 10 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 6.40 |
| 84 | Mike Purcell | Wyoming | SR | DL | 10 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 5.90 |
| 84 | Alex Bazzie | Marshall | JR | DL | 9 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 84 | Tani Maka | UNLV | JR | LB | 10 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 5.40 |
| 84 | Corey Hasting | Ohio | SR | DL | 11 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 4.27 |
| 84 | A.J. Ropati | UTEP | JR | LB | 9 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 93 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 10 | 66 | 31 | 97 | 9.70 |
| 93 | Brent Harstad | FAU | SR | DB | 9 | 49 | 31 | 80 | 8.89 |
| 93 | R.J. Young | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 10 | 36 | 31 | 67 | 6.70 |
| 93 | Trent Matthews | CSU | FR | DB | 10 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 6.30 |
| 93 | Jeremy Grove | ECU | SO | LB | 10 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 6.10 |
| 93 | Darryl Farley | Tulane | SR | LB | 10 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 5.90 |
| 93 | Troy Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 12 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 93 | David Hinds | FAU | SR | LB | 9 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 6.44 |