2012 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | SR | DL | 5 | 12.5 | 80 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 3 | 11.0 | 49 | 3.67 |
| 3 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 4 | 10.5 | 53 | 2.63 |
| 4 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 5 | 10.0 | 48 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 5 | 10.0 | 44 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 4 | 10.0 | 33 | 2.50 |
| 7 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 4 | 9.5 | 63 | 2.38 |
| 7 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 5 | 9.5 | 62 | 1.90 |
| 7 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 4 | 9.5 | 56 | 2.38 |
| 7 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 4 | 9.5 | 53 | 2.38 |
| 7 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 5 | 9.5 | 43 | 1.90 |
| 7 | Chris Young | Ariz St | JR | DB | 5 | 9.5 | 34 | 1.90 |
| 13 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | JR | DL | 5 | 9.0 | 63 | 1.80 |
| 13 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 5 | 9.0 | 49 | 1.80 |
| 13 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 5 | 9.0 | 45 | 1.80 |
| 13 | Datone Jones | UCLA | SR | DL | 5 | 9.0 | 30 | 1.80 |
| 17 | Daeshon Bufford | Tulsa | SR | DL | 5 | 8.5 | 47 | 1.70 |
| 17 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 5 | 8.5 | 35 | 1.70 |
| 17 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 4 | 8.5 | 33 | 2.13 |
| 20 | Travis Long | Wash St | SR | LB | 5 | 8.0 | 54 | 1.60 |
| 20 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 4 | 8.0 | 51 | 2.00 |
| 20 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | SR | DL | 5 | 8.0 | 42 | 1.60 |
| 23 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 5 | 7.5 | 51 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Jackson Jeffcoat | Texas | JR | DL | 4 | 7.5 | 34 | 1.88 |
| 23 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 5 | 7.5 | 34 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Tra'Mayne Bondurant | Arizona | SO | DB | 5 | 7.5 | 29 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Vince Buhagiar | SJSU | JR | LB | 5 | 7.5 | 21 | 1.50 |
| 28 | Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Colorado | JR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 60 | 1.40 |
| 28 | Alan Baxter | N Illinois | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 41 | 1.40 |
| 28 | Kawann Short | Purdue | SR | DL | 4 | 7.0 | 38 | 1.75 |
| 28 | Beau Yap | Hawai'i | SO | DL | 4 | 7.0 | 31 | 1.75 |
| 28 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 4 | 7.0 | 31 | 1.75 |
| 28 | Tristan Okpalaugo | Fresno St | SR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 31 | 1.40 |
| 28 | Sylvester Williams | N Carolina | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 27 | 1.40 |
| 28 | Kareem Martin | N Carolina | JR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 26 | 1.40 |
| 28 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 25 | 1.40 |
| 28 | Will Ebner | Missouri | SR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 15 | 1.40 |
| 38 | Brock Hekking | Nevada | SO | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 39 | 1.30 |
| 38 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 29 | 1.30 |
| 38 | Albert Presley | Akron | FR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 28 | 1.30 |
| 38 | Alvin Dupree | Kentucky | SO | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 28 | 1.30 |
| 38 | Josh Francis | WVU | SR | LB | 4 | 6.5 | 24 | 1.63 |
| 38 | Zach Vigil | Utah State | JR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 23 | 1.30 |
| 38 | J.D. Griggs | Akron | SR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 23 | 1.30 |
| 38 | Joe Gaglione | Iowa | SR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 22 | 1.30 |
| 38 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | JR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 21 | 1.30 |
| 38 | Chi Chi Ariguzo | N'western | SO | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 18 | 1.30 |
| 38 | Joe Vellano | Maryland | SR | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 17 | 1.63 |
| 38 | Timothy Starson | Ark St | SR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 17 | 1.30 |
| 50 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 43 | 1.50 |
| 50 | Junior Onyeali | Ariz St | JR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 36 | 1.20 |
| 50 | Terence Garvin | WVU | SR | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 50 | Nate Combs | Army | SR | LB | 4 | 6.0 | 31 | 1.50 |
| 50 | Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | JR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 50 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 28 | 1.20 |
| 50 | Rodman Noel | NC State | SO | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 22 | 1.20 |
| 50 | Denzel Nkemdiche | Miss | FR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 20 | 1.20 |
| 50 | Ed Stinson | Alabama | JR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 19 | 1.20 |
| 50 | Damien Holmes | UCLA | SR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 18 | 1.20 |
| 50 | Nick Tenhaeff | SDSU | JR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 18 | 1.20 |
| 50 | Xavier Cooper | Wash St | FR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 14 | 1.50 |
| 50 | Rickey Dowdy | NC State | JR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 14 | 1.20 |
| 50 | Jermaine Holmes | Marshall | SO | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 50 | Brandon Ogletree | BYU | SR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 10 | 1.20 |
| 65 | D.L. Wilhite | Minnesota | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 33 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 32 | 1.38 |
| 65 | Troy Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 32 | 1.38 |
| 65 | Spencer Hadley | BYU | JR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 28 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Will Compton | Nebraska | SR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 28 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Usua Amanam | Stanford | SR | DB | 4 | 5.5 | 26 | 1.38 |
| 65 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Tourek Williams | FIU | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Benson Mayowa | Idaho | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 19 | 1.38 |
| 65 | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | JR | DB | 5 | 5.5 | 19 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 18 | 1.38 |
| 65 | Ben Gardner | Stanford | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 18 | 1.38 |
| 65 | Travis Raciti | SJSU | SO | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 17 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Karl Butler | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 4 | 5.5 | 16 | 1.38 |
| 65 | Anthony Johnson | LSU | SO | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 15 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 13 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Ezekiel Ansah | BYU | SR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 13 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 12 | 1.10 |
| 84 | Aaron Bellazin | N Texas | JR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Lavar Edwards | LSU | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Walter Stewart | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 3 | 5.0 | 30 | 1.67 |
| 84 | Corey Lemonier | Auburn | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 29 | 1.25 |
| 84 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Cory James | CSU | FR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Paul Hazel | W Mich | SR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Jared St. John | Tulsa | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 84 | DeWitt Jennings | Tulsa | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Kony Ealy | Missouri | SO | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Leonard Williams | USC | FR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 23 | 1.25 |
| 84 | K.C. Obi | N Texas | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | SO | DL | 3 | 5.0 | 22 | 1.67 |
| 84 | Kerry Hyder | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 21 | 1.25 |
| 84 | Anthony Larceval | SJSU | JR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Kelcy Quarles | S Carolina | SO | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 20 | 1.00 |