2012 National Leaders Tackles - Games in November Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Kendricks | UCLA | SO | LB | 5 | 42 | 21 | 63 | 12.60 |
| 2 | Joplo Bartu | Texas St | SR | LB | 4 | 36 | 18 | 54 | 13.50 |
| 3 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | SR | LB | 4 | 33 | 20 | 53 | 13.25 |
| 3 | Trevon Stewart | Houston | FR | DB | 4 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 13.25 |
| 5 | Nick Clancy | BC | SR | LB | 4 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 13.00 |
| 5 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | SR | LB | 4 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 13.00 |
| 7 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 4 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 12.75 |
| 7 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 4 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 12.75 |
| 7 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 4 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 12.75 |
| 10 | A.J. Johnson | Tennessee | SO | LB | 4 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 12.50 |
| 10 | Dan Molls | Toledo | SR | LB | 3 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 16.67 |
| 10 | Everett Daniels | Houston | SR | LB | 4 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 12.50 |
| 13 | Michael Clay | Oregon | SR | LB | 4 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 12.25 |
| 14 | Alec Ogletree | Georgia | JR | LB | 4 | 31 | 17 | 48 | 12.00 |
| 14 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 5 | 29 | 19 | 48 | 9.60 |
| 14 | Dominick LeGrande | Marshall | SR | DB | 4 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 12.00 |
| 14 | Perry McIntyre | U Mass | SR | LB | 4 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 12.00 |
| 18 | Earl Wolff | NC State | SR | DB | 4 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 11.75 |
| 18 | Luke Wollet | Kent State | JR | DB | 5 | 28 | 19 | 47 | 9.40 |
| 20 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 4 | 36 | 10 | 46 | 11.50 |
| 20 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 4 | 35 | 11 | 46 | 11.50 |
| 20 | Steve Greer | Virginia | SR | LB | 4 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 11.50 |
| 23 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | FR | LB | 4 | 31 | 14 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 23 | Jeremiah George | Iowa State | JR | LB | 4 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 23 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 4 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 26 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 4 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 11.00 |
| 27 | Jermaine Holmes | Marshall | SO | LB | 4 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 10.75 |
| 28 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 4 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 28 | Chris Wade | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 4 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 28 | Shamari Benton | C Mich | JR | LB | 4 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 28 | Hayes Pullard | USC | SO | LB | 4 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 28 | LaRoy Reynolds | Virginia | SR | LB | 4 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 28 | Alex Bellfy | E Mich | SR | DB | 4 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 34 | Max Morgan | CSU | SO | LB | 4 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 34 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | SR | LB | 4 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 34 | Chad Reese | Wyoming | SO | DB | 4 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 34 | D.J. Hunter | Marshall | FR | DB | 4 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 38 | L.A Goree | Maryland | SO | LB | 4 | 28 | 12 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 38 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 4 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 38 | Avery Williamson | Kentucky | JR | LB | 3 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 13.33 |
| 38 | Justin Cherocci | C Mich | SO | LB | 4 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 42 | Austin Niklas | Air Force | SR | LB | 4 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 42 | Darion Monroe | Tulane | FR | DB | 4 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 42 | R.J. Young | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 4 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 42 | Brandon Reeves | UTSA | SR | LB | 4 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 9.75 |
| 46 | Glenn Carson | Penn State | JR | LB | 4 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 46 | Preston Brown | Louisville | JR | LB | 4 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 46 | Jonathan Davis | UCF | SR | LB | 4 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 46 | Lamar Dawson | USC | SO | LB | 4 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 46 | Benardrick McKinney | Miss St | FR | LB | 4 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 51 | Vaughn Carraway | Temple | SR | DB | 4 | 27 | 10 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 51 | Jaron Toney | Tennessee | JR | DB | 4 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 51 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 4 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 51 | Zachary Orr | N Texas | JR | LB | 4 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 51 | Christian Kirksey | Iowa | JR | LB | 4 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 51 | Ray Shipman | UCF | SR | LB | 4 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 57 | Karl Joseph | WVU | FR | DB | 4 | 30 | 6 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Justin Anderson | La-Lafytte | JR | LB | 4 | 25 | 11 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Deone Bucannon | Wash St | JR | DB | 4 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Steven Means | Buffalo | SR | DL | 4 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 4 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Nickoe Whitley | Miss St | JR | DB | 4 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Keith Smith | SJSU | JR | LB | 4 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Jake Doughty | Utah State | JR | LB | 3 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 12.00 |
| 57 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 4 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 57 | Will Compton | Nebraska | SR | LB | 4 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 67 | Javon Harris | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 4 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 67 | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | JR | DB | 4 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 67 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 3 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 11.67 |
| 67 | Nic Johnston | UTSA | SO | DB | 4 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 67 | Matt Raymer | New Mexico | SR | DB | 4 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 67 | Kemal Ishmael | UCF | SR | DB | 4 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 67 | Clayton Geathers | UCF | SO | DB | 4 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 67 | Akeem Spence | Illinois | JR | DL | 4 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 67 | Jack Tyler | Va Tech | JR | LB | 4 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 67 | Geoffery Bacon | Army | SO | LB | 3 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 11.67 |
| 77 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | JR | DB | 4 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 77 | James Morris | Iowa | JR | LB | 4 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 77 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 4 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 77 | Jake Fischer | Arizona | JR | LB | 4 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 77 | Brian Jackson | Oregon | JR | DB | 4 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 77 | Lee Skinner | Buffalo | SO | LB | 4 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 77 | Mason Monheim | Illinois | FR | LB | 4 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 84 | Spencer Shuey | Clemson | JR | LB | 4 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 84 | Randall Joyner | SMU | JR | LB | 4 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 84 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 4 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 84 | Kenny Demens | Michigan | SR | LB | 4 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 84 | Zach Davis | Tulane | JR | LB | 3 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 11.00 |
| 84 | Cole Farrand | Maryland | SO | LB | 4 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 84 | Anthony Harris | Virginia | SO | DB | 4 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 84 | Aaron Hill | Minnesota | JR | LB | 4 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 84 | T.J. McDonald | USC | SR | DB | 4 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 84 | Calvin Pryor | Louisville | SO | DB | 4 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 84 | Jahleel Addae | C Mich | SR | DB | 4 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 84 | Lamin Barrow | LSU | JR | LB | 4 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 96 | Shamarko Thomas | Syracuse | SR | DB | 4 | 25 | 7 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 96 | Henry Mitchell | La-Monroe | SR | DB | 4 | 25 | 7 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 96 | Javon Marshall | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 4 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 96 | Earnest Thomas | Illinois | SO | DB | 4 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 96 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 5 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 6.40 |