2012 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joplo Bartu | Texas St | SR | LB | 1 | 8.0 | 34 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 2 | 5.0 | 40 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 1 | 5.0 | 32 | 5.00 |
| 2 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 2 | 5.0 | 25 | 2.50 |
| 5 | Terence Garvin | WVU | SR | LB | 2 | 4.0 | 21 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 2 | 4.0 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Mike Marry | Miss | JR | LB | 1 | 4.0 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 2 | 4.0 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 1 | 4.0 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Alec Ogletree | Georgia | JR | LB | 2 | 4.0 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 1 | 3.5 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 11 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 1 | 3.5 | 17 | 3.50 |
| 11 | Thomas Niles | UCF | FR | DL | 2 | 3.5 | 17 | 1.75 |
| 11 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 2 | 3.5 | 13 | 1.75 |
| 11 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 1 | 3.5 | 10 | 3.50 |
| 11 | Nick Temple | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 2 | 3.5 | 10 | 1.75 |
| 11 | Dominique Easley | Florida | JR | DL | 1 | 3.5 | 9 | 3.50 |
| 11 | Emeka Onyenekwu | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 2 | 3.5 | 8 | 1.75 |
| 19 | Shayne Hale | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 2 | 3.0 | 24 | 1.50 |
| 19 | Margus Hunt | SMU | SR | DL | 1 | 3.0 | 22 | 3.00 |
| 19 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 1 | 3.0 | 22 | 3.00 |
| 19 | Terrance Lloyd | Baylor | JR | DL | 2 | 3.0 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 19 | Dana Brown Jr. | Kent State | SR | DL | 1 | 3.0 | 14 | 3.00 |
| 19 | Rickey Dowdy | NC State | JR | LB | 1 | 3.0 | 11 | 3.00 |
| 19 | Barkevious Mingo | LSU | JR | DL | 1 | 3.0 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 19 | Tim Willman | U Conn | JR | DL | 1 | 3.0 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 19 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 1 | 3.0 | 8 | 3.00 |
| 19 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 1 | 3.0 | 8 | 3.00 |
| 19 | Vince Williams | FSU | SR | LB | 2 | 3.0 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 19 | Tyler Johnson | Okla St | JR | DL | 2 | 3.0 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 19 | Caleb Lavey | Okla St | JR | LB | 2 | 3.0 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 19 | Jason Hendricks | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 2 | 3.0 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 33 | Jared St. John | Tulsa | SR | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 20 | 1.25 |
| 33 | Chucky Hunter | TCU | SO | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 19 | 1.25 |
| 33 | Kendall Thompson | Texas | SO | LB | 2 | 2.5 | 17 | 1.25 |
| 33 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 2 | 2.5 | 13 | 1.25 |
| 33 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 2 | 2.5 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 33 | Brian Slay | NC State | SR | DL | 1 | 2.5 | 8 | 2.50 |
| 33 | Troy Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 8 | 1.25 |
| 33 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | SR | DL | 1 | 2.5 | 7 | 2.50 |
| 33 | Davion Pierson | TCU | FR | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 7 | 1.25 |
| 33 | Cordian Hagans | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 7 | 1.25 |
| 33 | Brendan Kelly | Wisconsin | SR | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.25 |
| 33 | Amos Draper | Ark St | JR | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.25 |
| 33 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 1 | 2.5 | 3 | 2.50 |
| 33 | Ryan Robinson | Okla St | SR | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.25 |
| 47 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 25 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Dan Giordano | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Charlie Walker | BGSU | SO | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 16 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Tremayne Scott | Ohio | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Michael Clay | Oregon | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Jeremiah Toma | Fresno St | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Malliciah Goodman | Clemson | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Sam Barrington | S Florida | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Tyler Dippel | Wisconsin | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Adrian Hubbard | Alabama | SO | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Sharrif Floyd | Florida | JR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Jamil Merrell | Rutgers | JR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Keith Moore | Ohio | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Jordan Richards | Stanford | SO | DB | 1 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Victor Hampton | S Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 2.0 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 47 | C.J. Mosley | Alabama | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe | Boise St | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Tyler Horn | Boise St | SO | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Austin Niklas | Air Force | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Quentin Williams | N'western | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Uriah Grant | Miss | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Daeshon Bufford | Tulsa | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Shawn Jackson | Tulsa | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Tevin Jackson | Texas | SO | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Desmond Jackson | Texas | SO | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Nathan Herrold | Ark St | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Josh Downs | LSU | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Kyle Woestmann | Vanderbilt | SO | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Derrick Jackson | Tulsa | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Devin Cook | Pittsburgh | FR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Xzavier Dickson | Alabama | SO | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Carl Jones | Ohio | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Marvin Booker | Rutgers | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Donavon Lewis | Fresno St | SO | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Demonte McAllister | FSU | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Jack Tyler | Va Tech | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Marcus Cooper | Rutgers | SR | DB | 1 | 2.0 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Louis Nix III | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 47 | John Flanders | Tulsa | SR | DB | 2 | 2.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Albert Rosette | Nevada | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Lamin Barrow | LSU | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Ben Goodman | Kansas | FR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Nick Tenhaeff | SDSU | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Calvin Barnett | Okla St | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Chris McAllister | Baylor | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Joseph Carter | Nebraska | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Andrae Kirk | FAU | SO | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 47 | Brandon Ogletree | BYU | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 47 | T.J. Barnes | Ga Tech | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Terrance Plummer | UCF | SO | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 3 | 1.00 |