2012 National Leaders Tackles - All Games through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Molls | Toledo | SR | LB | 13 | 86 | 80 | 166 | 12.77 |
| 2 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | SR | LB | 12 | 90 | 67 | 157 | 13.08 |
| 3 | Eric Kendricks | UCLA | SO | LB | 14 | 93 | 56 | 149 | 10.64 |
| 4 | Nick Clancy | BC | SR | LB | 12 | 81 | 64 | 145 | 12.08 |
| 5 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 14 | 80 | 63 | 143 | 10.21 |
| 6 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 13 | 68 | 70 | 138 | 10.62 |
| 6 | A.J. Johnson | Tennessee | SO | LB | 12 | 63 | 75 | 138 | 11.50 |
| 8 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 13 | 70 | 66 | 136 | 10.46 |
| 8 | Geoffery Bacon | Army | SO | LB | 12 | 65 | 71 | 136 | 11.33 |
| 10 | Avery Williamson | Kentucky | JR | LB | 12 | 70 | 65 | 135 | 11.25 |
| 11 | Albert Rosette | Nevada | SR | LB | 13 | 68 | 66 | 134 | 10.31 |
| 12 | Dominick LeGrande | Marshall | SR | DB | 12 | 69 | 63 | 132 | 11.00 |
| 12 | Perry McIntyre | U Mass | SR | LB | 12 | 61 | 71 | 132 | 11.00 |
| 12 | Justin Cherocci | C Mich | SO | LB | 13 | 43 | 89 | 132 | 10.15 |
| 15 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 13 | 73 | 58 | 131 | 10.08 |
| 16 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 13 | 55 | 75 | 130 | 10.00 |
| 17 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | SR | LB | 13 | 50 | 79 | 129 | 9.92 |
| 18 | Chris Wade | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 12 | 75 | 53 | 128 | 10.67 |
| 18 | Austin Niklas | Air Force | SR | LB | 13 | 74 | 54 | 128 | 9.85 |
| 18 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 12 | 57 | 71 | 128 | 10.67 |
| 21 | Shamari Benton | C Mich | JR | LB | 13 | 54 | 72 | 126 | 9.69 |
| 21 | Trevon Stewart | Houston | FR | DB | 12 | 52 | 74 | 126 | 10.50 |
| 21 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 12 | 46 | 80 | 126 | 10.50 |
| 24 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 14 | 81 | 44 | 125 | 8.93 |
| 25 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 13 | 72 | 52 | 124 | 9.54 |
| 25 | Kemal Ishmael | UCF | SR | DB | 14 | 68 | 56 | 124 | 8.86 |
| 25 | Anthony Hitchens | Iowa | JR | LB | 11 | 56 | 68 | 124 | 11.27 |
| 28 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 14 | 69 | 54 | 123 | 8.79 |
| 29 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 13 | 80 | 42 | 122 | 9.38 |
| 29 | Steve Greer | Virginia | SR | LB | 12 | 45 | 77 | 122 | 10.17 |
| 31 | John Lotulelei | UNLV | SR | LB | 13 | 60 | 61 | 121 | 9.31 |
| 32 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 12 | 59 | 61 | 120 | 10.00 |
| 32 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | SR | LB | 13 | 54 | 66 | 120 | 9.23 |
| 34 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 13 | 90 | 29 | 119 | 9.15 |
| 34 | Jake Fischer | Arizona | JR | LB | 13 | 76 | 43 | 119 | 9.15 |
| 34 | Earl Wolff | NC State | SR | DB | 13 | 75 | 44 | 119 | 9.15 |
| 34 | Luke Wollet | Kent State | JR | DB | 14 | 66 | 53 | 119 | 8.50 |
| 34 | Jack Tyler | Va Tech | JR | LB | 13 | 55 | 64 | 119 | 9.15 |
| 39 | J.C. Percy | Boise St | SR | LB | 13 | 70 | 48 | 118 | 9.08 |
| 40 | Clayton Geathers | UCF | SO | DB | 14 | 62 | 55 | 117 | 8.36 |
| 40 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | SR | LB | 13 | 59 | 58 | 117 | 9.00 |
| 42 | Davis Cazares | NMSU | JR | DB | 12 | 67 | 49 | 116 | 9.67 |
| 43 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 12 | 81 | 33 | 114 | 9.50 |
| 43 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 12 | 69 | 45 | 114 | 9.50 |
| 43 | Nathan Herrold | Ark St | SR | LB | 13 | 48 | 66 | 114 | 8.77 |
| 46 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 13 | 55 | 58 | 113 | 8.69 |
| 46 | James Morris | Iowa | JR | LB | 12 | 52 | 61 | 113 | 9.42 |
| 48 | Damien Proby | N'western | JR | LB | 13 | 74 | 38 | 112 | 8.62 |
| 48 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 12 | 66 | 46 | 112 | 9.33 |
| 48 | Everett Daniels | Houston | SR | LB | 12 | 48 | 64 | 112 | 9.33 |
| 48 | Josh Fely | UTEP | SR | LB | 12 | 44 | 68 | 112 | 9.33 |
| 52 | Alec Ogletree | Georgia | JR | LB | 10 | 63 | 48 | 111 | 11.10 |
| 53 | T.J. McDonald | USC | SR | DB | 13 | 54 | 56 | 110 | 8.46 |
| 53 | Max Bullough | Mich St | JR | LB | 13 | 51 | 59 | 110 | 8.46 |
| 53 | Kurt Mangum | Akron | SR | LB | 12 | 48 | 62 | 110 | 9.17 |
| 53 | Will Compton | Nebraska | SR | LB | 14 | 37 | 73 | 110 | 7.86 |
| 57 | Walt Canty | Duke | SR | DB | 13 | 53 | 56 | 109 | 8.38 |
| 57 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | SR | LB | 12 | 45 | 64 | 109 | 9.08 |
| 57 | Jake Doughty | Utah State | JR | LB | 13 | 36 | 73 | 109 | 8.38 |
| 60 | Zachary Orr | N Texas | JR | LB | 12 | 56 | 52 | 108 | 9.00 |
| 60 | Preston Brown | Louisville | JR | LB | 13 | 52 | 56 | 108 | 8.31 |
| 60 | Terrance Plummer | UCF | SO | LB | 14 | 50 | 58 | 108 | 7.71 |
| 60 | Okechukwu Okoroha | Marshall | SR | DB | 12 | 43 | 65 | 108 | 9.00 |
| 64 | C.J. Mosley | Alabama | JR | LB | 14 | 66 | 41 | 107 | 7.64 |
| 64 | Hayes Pullard | USC | SO | LB | 13 | 55 | 52 | 107 | 8.23 |
| 66 | Deone Bucannon | Wash St | JR | DB | 12 | 64 | 42 | 106 | 8.83 |
| 67 | Ghaali Muhammad | Wyoming | SR | LB | 12 | 70 | 35 | 105 | 8.75 |
| 67 | Justin Anderson | La-Lafytte | JR | LB | 13 | 70 | 35 | 105 | 8.08 |
| 67 | Duke Williams | Nevada | SR | DB | 13 | 69 | 36 | 105 | 8.08 |
| 67 | Enrique Williams | South Ala | JR | LB | 13 | 52 | 53 | 105 | 8.08 |
| 67 | Zach Vigil | Utah State | JR | LB | 13 | 34 | 71 | 105 | 8.08 |
| 72 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 13 | 71 | 33 | 104 | 8.00 |
| 72 | Jimmie Ward | N Illinois | JR | DB | 13 | 65 | 39 | 104 | 8.00 |
| 72 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 13 | 56 | 48 | 104 | 8.00 |
| 72 | Lamin Barrow | LSU | JR | LB | 13 | 52 | 52 | 104 | 8.00 |
| 76 | Brandan Bishop | NC State | SR | DB | 13 | 71 | 32 | 103 | 7.92 |
| 76 | Brent Harstad | FAU | SR | DB | 12 | 61 | 42 | 103 | 8.58 |
| 76 | Johnnie Simon | W Mich | JR | DB | 12 | 51 | 52 | 103 | 8.58 |
| 76 | Korey Jones | Wyoming | SR | LB | 12 | 49 | 54 | 103 | 8.58 |
| 80 | Karl Joseph | WVU | FR | DB | 13 | 76 | 26 | 102 | 7.85 |
| 80 | Ahmad Dixon | Baylor | JR | DB | 13 | 66 | 36 | 102 | 7.85 |
| 80 | D.J. Hunter | Marshall | FR | DB | 12 | 46 | 56 | 102 | 8.50 |
| 80 | Benardrick McKinney | Miss St | FR | LB | 13 | 45 | 57 | 102 | 7.85 |
| 84 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 13 | 84 | 17 | 101 | 7.77 |
| 84 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | FR | LB | 11 | 67 | 34 | 101 | 9.18 |
| 84 | Michael Clay | Oregon | SR | LB | 12 | 63 | 38 | 101 | 8.42 |
| 84 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 13 | 55 | 46 | 101 | 7.77 |
| 84 | Brandon Ogletree | BYU | SR | LB | 13 | 49 | 52 | 101 | 7.77 |
| 89 | Arthur Brown | Kansas St | SR | LB | 13 | 65 | 35 | 100 | 7.69 |
| 89 | Qushaun Lee | Ark St | SO | LB | 12 | 59 | 41 | 100 | 8.33 |
| 89 | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | JR | DB | 13 | 57 | 43 | 100 | 7.69 |
| 89 | Robert Bell | Toledo | SR | LB | 13 | 52 | 48 | 100 | 7.69 |
| 93 | Gary Walker | Idaho | SR | DB | 12 | 57 | 42 | 99 | 8.25 |
| 93 | Calvin Pryor | Louisville | SO | DB | 13 | 53 | 46 | 99 | 7.62 |
| 93 | Jonathan Davis | UCF | SR | LB | 14 | 50 | 49 | 99 | 7.07 |
| 96 | Shawn Williams | Georgia | SR | DB | 14 | 56 | 42 | 98 | 7.00 |
| 96 | Keith Moore | Ohio | JR | LB | 13 | 46 | 52 | 98 | 7.54 |
| 96 | Justin Currie | W Mich | SO | DB | 12 | 40 | 58 | 98 | 8.17 |
| 99 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 13 | 62 | 35 | 97 | 7.46 |
| 99 | Keith Smith | SJSU | JR | LB | 12 | 43 | 54 | 97 | 8.08 |