2012 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - All Games through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | JR | DL | 14 | 18.0 | 134 | 1.29 |
| 2 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 12 | 24.5 | 132 | 2.04 |
| 3 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 12 | 23.5 | 124 | 1.96 |
| 4 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 10 | 18.5 | 122 | 1.85 |
| 5 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 13 | 22.0 | 120 | 1.69 |
| 6 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 12 | 19.0 | 118 | 1.58 |
| 7 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 12 | 20.0 | 117 | 1.67 |
| 8 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 12 | 23.5 | 113 | 1.96 |
| 8 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | SR | DL | 13 | 21.5 | 113 | 1.65 |
| 10 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 13 | 19.5 | 107 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 13 | 17.0 | 105 | 1.31 |
| 12 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 14 | 21.0 | 103 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 13 | 19.0 | 100 | 1.46 |
| 14 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 13 | 16.5 | 98 | 1.27 |
| 15 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 13 | 21.0 | 93 | 1.62 |
| 16 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 13 | 18.5 | 91 | 1.42 |
| 17 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 11 | 20.0 | 89 | 1.82 |
| 17 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 13 | 15.5 | 89 | 1.19 |
| 19 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 13 | 21.5 | 88 | 1.65 |
| 20 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 14 | 18.0 | 87 | 1.29 |
| 20 | John Simon | Ohio State | SR | DL | 11 | 14.5 | 87 | 1.32 |
| 22 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 14 | 17.0 | 85 | 1.21 |
| 22 | Tourek Williams | FIU | SR | DL | 12 | 14.5 | 85 | 1.21 |
| 22 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 13 | 11.0 | 85 | 0.85 |
| 25 | Alvin Dupree | Kentucky | SO | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 79 | 1.04 |
| 25 | Travis Long | Wash St | SR | LB | 11 | 12.0 | 79 | 1.09 |
| 25 | Margus Hunt | SMU | SR | DL | 13 | 11.5 | 79 | 0.89 |
| 28 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 12 | 18.5 | 78 | 1.54 |
| 28 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 12 | 17.0 | 78 | 1.42 |
| 28 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 12 | 15.5 | 78 | 1.29 |
| 28 | Demarcus Lawrence | Boise St | SO | DL | 11 | 13.5 | 78 | 1.23 |
| 28 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | SR | DL | 12 | 13.0 | 78 | 1.08 |
| 33 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 12 | 18.5 | 77 | 1.54 |
| 34 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | SO | DL | 13 | 17.5 | 76 | 1.35 |
| 34 | Trey Flowers | Arkansas | SO | DL | 12 | 13.0 | 76 | 1.08 |
| 36 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | SO | LB | 13 | 16.5 | 75 | 1.27 |
| 37 | Kawann Short | Purdue | SR | DL | 13 | 15.5 | 74 | 1.19 |
| 38 | Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Colorado | JR | DL | 12 | 10.5 | 73 | 0.88 |
| 38 | Sean Progar | N Illinois | SR | DL | 14 | 10.5 | 73 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Jared St. John | Tulsa | SR | DL | 14 | 13.0 | 71 | 0.93 |
| 40 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 13 | 12.0 | 71 | 0.92 |
| 42 | Chris Smith | Arkansas | JR | DL | 12 | 13.0 | 70 | 1.08 |
| 43 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 13 | 16.0 | 69 | 1.23 |
| 43 | Cody Bauer | Rice | JR | DL | 13 | 12.0 | 69 | 0.92 |
| 45 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 68 | 0.96 |
| 45 | T.Y. McGill | NC State | SO | DL | 13 | 10.5 | 68 | 0.81 |
| 47 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 14 | 16.5 | 65 | 1.18 |
| 48 | Datone Jones | UCLA | SR | DL | 14 | 19.0 | 64 | 1.36 |
| 48 | Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | JR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 64 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 64 | 1.04 |
| 51 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 12 | 17.0 | 63 | 1.42 |
| 51 | Prince Shembo | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 13 | 10.5 | 63 | 0.81 |
| 53 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 12 | 15.0 | 62 | 1.25 |
| 53 | D.L. Wilhite | Minnesota | SR | DL | 13 | 11.0 | 62 | 0.85 |
| 55 | Joe Vellano | Maryland | SR | DL | 12 | 14.0 | 61 | 1.17 |
| 55 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 12 | 13.5 | 61 | 1.13 |
| 55 | Chase Garnham | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 13 | 12.5 | 61 | 0.96 |
| 55 | Alex Page | South Ala | JR | DL | 13 | 11.5 | 61 | 0.89 |
| 55 | Denico Autry | Miss St | JR | DL | 13 | 9.5 | 61 | 0.73 |
| 60 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 13 | 17.5 | 60 | 1.35 |
| 60 | Bruce Taylor | Va Tech | SR | LB | 12 | 10.5 | 60 | 0.88 |
| 62 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 14 | 15.0 | 59 | 1.07 |
| 62 | Darryl Cato-Bishop | NC State | JR | DL | 13 | 10.5 | 59 | 0.81 |
| 62 | Austen Jacks | Tulane | SR | DL | 12 | 10.0 | 59 | 0.83 |
| 62 | Aaron Bellazin | N Texas | JR | DL | 12 | 9.0 | 59 | 0.75 |
| 66 | Jake Fely | SDSU | SO | LB | 13 | 11.5 | 58 | 0.89 |
| 66 | Alan Baxter | N Illinois | SR | DL | 14 | 11.0 | 58 | 0.79 |
| 68 | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | JR | DB | 13 | 13.0 | 57 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | JR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 57 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Kareem Martin | N Carolina | JR | DL | 12 | 15.5 | 56 | 1.29 |
| 70 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 13 | 14.5 | 56 | 1.12 |
| 70 | Terence Garvin | WVU | SR | LB | 13 | 11.5 | 56 | 0.89 |
| 70 | Troy Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 14 | 11.5 | 56 | 0.82 |
| 70 | Daeshon Bufford | Tulsa | SR | DL | 14 | 11.0 | 56 | 0.79 |
| 70 | Justin Jackson | Wk Forest | JR | LB | 12 | 8.5 | 56 | 0.71 |
| 76 | Nate Combs | Army | SR | LB | 10 | 12.0 | 55 | 1.20 |
| 76 | Derek Largent | SDSU | SO | LB | 13 | 9.5 | 55 | 0.73 |
| 76 | Cassius Marsh | UCLA | JR | DL | 14 | 9.5 | 55 | 0.68 |
| 76 | Richard Gray | Kent State | JR | DL | 12 | 8.5 | 55 | 0.71 |
| 76 | Vic Beasley | Clemson | SO | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 55 | 0.62 |
| 81 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 14 | 15.5 | 54 | 1.11 |
| 81 | Chris Young | Ariz St | JR | DB | 13 | 14.0 | 54 | 1.08 |
| 81 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 13 | 12.0 | 54 | 0.92 |
| 81 | Adam Davis | Kansas St | SR | DL | 13 | 11.5 | 54 | 0.89 |
| 81 | Adrian Hubbard | Alabama | SO | LB | 14 | 11.0 | 54 | 0.79 |
| 81 | Chaz Sutton | S Carolina | JR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 54 | 0.54 |
| 87 | Josh Francis | WVU | SR | LB | 13 | 15.0 | 53 | 1.15 |
| 87 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 11 | 13.5 | 53 | 1.23 |
| 87 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | SR | LB | 13 | 11.0 | 53 | 0.85 |
| 87 | Joe Windsor | N Illinois | JR | DL | 13 | 10.5 | 53 | 0.81 |
| 87 | Telvin Smith | FSU | JR | LB | 14 | 9.5 | 53 | 0.68 |
| 92 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 13 | 15.0 | 52 | 1.15 |
| 92 | Sharrif Floyd | Florida | JR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 52 | 1.00 |
| 92 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 13 | 12.0 | 52 | 0.92 |
| 92 | Josh Shirley | Washington | SO | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 52 | 0.69 |
| 92 | David Tuitupou | SJSU | SR | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 52 | 0.69 |
| 92 | C.J. Mosley | Alabama | JR | LB | 14 | 8.0 | 52 | 0.57 |
| 98 | Emeka Onyenekwu | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 13 | 14.0 | 51 | 1.08 |
| 98 | Ray Stovall | La-Monroe | SO | LB | 13 | 13.5 | 51 | 1.04 |
| 98 | Martin Ifedi | Memphis | SO | DL | 12 | 11.0 | 51 | 0.92 |