2012 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 10 | 64 | 47 | 111 | 11.10 |
| 2 | Eric Kendricks | UCLA | SO | LB | 9 | 65 | 38 | 103 | 11.44 |
| 3 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | SR | LB | 10 | 51 | 48 | 99 | 9.90 |
| 4 | Avery Williamson | Kentucky | JR | LB | 8 | 50 | 47 | 97 | 12.13 |
| 5 | Jake Fischer | Arizona | JR | LB | 10 | 64 | 31 | 95 | 9.50 |
| 5 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 8 | 47 | 48 | 95 | 11.88 |
| 7 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 10 | 56 | 38 | 94 | 9.40 |
| 8 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 9 | 67 | 21 | 88 | 9.78 |
| 9 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 10 | 58 | 27 | 85 | 8.50 |
| 9 | Nick Clancy | BC | SR | LB | 7 | 52 | 33 | 85 | 12.14 |
| 9 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 9 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 9.44 |
| 12 | A.J. Johnson | Tennessee | SO | LB | 7 | 34 | 50 | 84 | 12.00 |
| 13 | Bradley McDougald | Kansas | SR | DB | 10 | 63 | 19 | 82 | 8.20 |
| 13 | Ahmad Dixon | Baylor | JR | DB | 10 | 52 | 30 | 82 | 8.20 |
| 13 | Steve Greer | Virginia | SR | LB | 7 | 31 | 51 | 82 | 11.71 |
| 16 | Chris Wade | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 8 | 44 | 36 | 80 | 10.00 |
| 16 | Will Compton | Nebraska | SR | LB | 10 | 30 | 50 | 80 | 8.00 |
| 18 | Jacques Washington | Iowa State | JR | DB | 10 | 44 | 35 | 79 | 7.90 |
| 18 | Josh Fely | UTEP | SR | LB | 8 | 34 | 45 | 79 | 9.88 |
| 18 | Daren Bates | Auburn | SR | LB | 9 | 32 | 47 | 79 | 8.78 |
| 21 | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | JR | DB | 10 | 44 | 34 | 78 | 7.80 |
| 21 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | SR | LB | 7 | 31 | 47 | 78 | 11.14 |
| 23 | Trevon Stewart | Houston | FR | DB | 6 | 42 | 34 | 76 | 12.67 |
| 23 | Daimion Stafford | Nebraska | SR | DB | 10 | 42 | 34 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 23 | Dan Molls | Toledo | SR | LB | 7 | 41 | 35 | 76 | 10.86 |
| 26 | Michael Clay | Oregon | SR | LB | 8 | 51 | 24 | 75 | 9.38 |
| 27 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 7 | 43 | 31 | 74 | 10.57 |
| 27 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 8 | 42 | 32 | 74 | 9.25 |
| 27 | Max Bullough | Mich St | JR | LB | 9 | 33 | 41 | 74 | 8.22 |
| 30 | J.C. Percy | Boise St | SR | LB | 6 | 40 | 33 | 73 | 12.17 |
| 30 | Demetruce McNeal | Auburn | JR | DB | 9 | 39 | 34 | 73 | 8.11 |
| 32 | Jermaine Whitehead | Auburn | SO | DB | 9 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 8.00 |
| 33 | Arthur Brown | Kansas St | SR | LB | 9 | 48 | 23 | 71 | 7.89 |
| 33 | Dominick LeGrande | Marshall | SR | DB | 6 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 11.83 |
| 33 | Kurt Mangum | Akron | SR | LB | 7 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 10.14 |
| 36 | P.J. Smith | Nebraska | SR | DB | 10 | 42 | 28 | 70 | 7.00 |
| 37 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 6 | 43 | 26 | 69 | 11.50 |
| 37 | Geoffery Bacon | Army | SO | LB | 6 | 37 | 32 | 69 | 11.50 |
| 37 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 5 | 31 | 38 | 69 | 13.80 |
| 40 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 6 | 52 | 16 | 68 | 11.33 |
| 40 | Damien Proby | N'western | JR | LB | 7 | 51 | 17 | 68 | 9.71 |
| 40 | Jake Knott | Iowa State | SR | LB | 7 | 49 | 19 | 68 | 9.71 |
| 40 | C.J. Mosley | Alabama | JR | LB | 8 | 45 | 23 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 40 | Hayes Pullard | USC | SO | LB | 8 | 38 | 30 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 40 | T.J. McDonald | USC | SR | DB | 8 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 46 | Durrell Givens | Iowa State | SR | DB | 9 | 46 | 21 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 46 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 8 | 45 | 22 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 46 | Deone Bucannon | Wash St | JR | DB | 7 | 42 | 25 | 67 | 9.57 |
| 46 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 7 | 42 | 25 | 67 | 9.57 |
| 46 | Kenny Vaccaro | Texas | SR | DB | 9 | 42 | 25 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 46 | Ross Rasner | Arkansas | SR | DB | 9 | 36 | 31 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 46 | Lamin Barrow | LSU | JR | LB | 8 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 46 | Keith Smith | SJSU | JR | LB | 7 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 9.57 |
| 46 | Donald Coleman | E Mich | JR | DB | 8 | 19 | 48 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 55 | Javon Harris | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 9 | 47 | 19 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 55 | Josh Hill | California | SR | DB | 9 | 41 | 25 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 55 | Jeremiah George | Iowa State | JR | LB | 10 | 37 | 29 | 66 | 6.60 |
| 55 | Nick Forbes | California | SO | LB | 9 | 36 | 30 | 66 | 7.33 |
| 55 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | SR | LB | 6 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 11.00 |
| 55 | James Morris | Iowa | JR | LB | 7 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 9.43 |
| 55 | Blake Poole | E Mich | SR | LB | 8 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 62 | Chance Casey | Baylor | SR | DB | 10 | 50 | 15 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 62 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 8 | 41 | 24 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 62 | Kenny Cain | TCU | SR | LB | 9 | 37 | 28 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 62 | Jabari Hunt-Days | Ga Tech | FR | LB | 9 | 36 | 29 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 62 | Gary Walker | Idaho | SR | DB | 8 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 62 | Enrique Williams | South Ala | JR | LB | 7 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 9.29 |
| 68 | Karl Joseph | WVU | FR | DB | 8 | 49 | 15 | 64 | 8.00 |
| 68 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 9 | 46 | 18 | 64 | 7.11 |
| 68 | Perry McIntyre | U Mass | SR | LB | 6 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 10.67 |
| 71 | Alex Elkins | Okla St | SR | LB | 8 | 46 | 17 | 63 | 7.88 |
| 71 | Michael Doctor | Oregon St | JR | LB | 9 | 34 | 29 | 63 | 7.00 |
| 73 | Rashaad Reynolds | Oregon St | JR | DB | 9 | 46 | 16 | 62 | 6.89 |
| 73 | Steve Williams | California | JR | DB | 9 | 43 | 19 | 62 | 6.89 |
| 73 | Tra'Mayne Bondurant | Arizona | SO | DB | 9 | 41 | 21 | 62 | 6.89 |
| 73 | Zach Davis | Tulane | JR | LB | 8 | 40 | 22 | 62 | 7.75 |
| 73 | Kevin Pierre-Louis | BC | JR | LB | 6 | 37 | 25 | 62 | 10.33 |
| 73 | Ethan Armstrong | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 8 | 35 | 27 | 62 | 7.75 |
| 73 | Isaiah Johnson | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 8 | 35 | 27 | 62 | 7.75 |
| 73 | Eric Reid | LSU | JR | DB | 8 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 7.75 |
| 73 | Shayne Skov | Stanford | SR | LB | 9 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 6.89 |
| 73 | Shamari Benton | C Mich | JR | LB | 6 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 10.33 |
| 73 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | SR | LB | 6 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 10.33 |
| 84 | Jeremy Reeves | Iowa State | SR | DB | 10 | 45 | 16 | 61 | 6.10 |
| 84 | Darion Monroe | Tulane | FR | DB | 8 | 44 | 17 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 84 | Jemea Thomas | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 9 | 41 | 20 | 61 | 6.78 |
| 84 | Rohan Gaines | Arkansas | FR | DB | 9 | 38 | 23 | 61 | 6.78 |
| 84 | Jonathan Stewart | Texas A&M | SR | LB | 8 | 36 | 25 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 84 | Sam Barrington | S Florida | SR | LB | 8 | 34 | 27 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 84 | Alvin Dupree | Kentucky | SO | LB | 8 | 33 | 28 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 84 | Andrew Wilson | Missouri | JR | LB | 9 | 33 | 28 | 61 | 6.78 |
| 84 | Anthony Hitchens | Iowa | JR | LB | 6 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 10.17 |
| 93 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 7 | 54 | 6 | 60 | 8.57 |
| 93 | Jordan Zumwalt | UCLA | JR | LB | 9 | 42 | 18 | 60 | 6.67 |
| 93 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | SR | LB | 5 | 38 | 22 | 60 | 12.00 |
| 93 | Jared Tevis | Arizona | SO | DB | 8 | 38 | 22 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 93 | Sheldon Richardson | Missouri | JR | DL | 8 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 93 | Walt Canty | Duke | SR | DB | 7 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 8.57 |
| 99 | Greg Heban | Indiana | JR | DB | 7 | 46 | 13 | 59 | 8.43 |
| 99 | E.J. Gaines | Missouri | JR | DB | 9 | 46 | 13 | 59 | 6.56 |