2012 National Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Molls | Toledo | SR | LB | 12 | 80 | 72 | 152 | 12.67 |
| 2 | Eric Kendricks | UCLA | SO | LB | 14 | 93 | 56 | 149 | 10.64 |
| 2 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | SR | LB | 11 | 87 | 62 | 149 | 13.55 |
| 4 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 13 | 76 | 62 | 138 | 10.62 |
| 5 | Nick Clancy | BC | SR | LB | 11 | 73 | 61 | 134 | 12.18 |
| 6 | A.J. Johnson | Tennessee | SO | LB | 11 | 61 | 72 | 133 | 12.09 |
| 7 | Perry McIntyre | U Mass | SR | LB | 12 | 61 | 71 | 132 | 11.00 |
| 8 | Travis Freeman | Ball State | SR | LB | 13 | 50 | 79 | 129 | 9.92 |
| 9 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 11 | 62 | 66 | 128 | 11.64 |
| 9 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 12 | 57 | 71 | 128 | 10.67 |
| 11 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 12 | 67 | 59 | 126 | 10.50 |
| 11 | Trevon Stewart | Houston | FR | DB | 12 | 52 | 74 | 126 | 10.50 |
| 11 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 12 | 46 | 80 | 126 | 10.50 |
| 14 | Dominick LeGrande | Marshall | SR | DB | 11 | 66 | 59 | 125 | 11.36 |
| 14 | Albert Rosette | Nevada | SR | LB | 12 | 63 | 62 | 125 | 10.42 |
| 16 | Kemal Ishmael | UCF | SR | DB | 14 | 68 | 56 | 124 | 8.86 |
| 17 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 12 | 69 | 54 | 123 | 10.25 |
| 18 | Avery Williamson | Kentucky | JR | LB | 11 | 64 | 58 | 122 | 11.09 |
| 18 | Geoffery Bacon | Army | SO | LB | 11 | 62 | 60 | 122 | 11.09 |
| 20 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 13 | 78 | 43 | 121 | 9.31 |
| 20 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 12 | 54 | 67 | 121 | 10.08 |
| 22 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 12 | 59 | 61 | 120 | 10.00 |
| 23 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 12 | 90 | 28 | 118 | 9.83 |
| 23 | J.C. Percy | Boise St | SR | LB | 13 | 70 | 48 | 118 | 9.08 |
| 23 | Shamari Benton | C Mich | JR | LB | 12 | 52 | 66 | 118 | 9.83 |
| 23 | Steve Greer | Virginia | SR | LB | 11 | 44 | 74 | 118 | 10.73 |
| 27 | Austin Niklas | Air Force | SR | LB | 12 | 70 | 47 | 117 | 9.75 |
| 27 | Chris Wade | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 11 | 68 | 49 | 117 | 10.64 |
| 27 | Clayton Geathers | UCF | SO | DB | 14 | 62 | 55 | 117 | 8.36 |
| 27 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | SR | LB | 12 | 54 | 63 | 117 | 9.75 |
| 27 | Justin Cherocci | C Mich | SO | LB | 12 | 41 | 76 | 117 | 9.75 |
| 32 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 12 | 76 | 40 | 116 | 9.67 |
| 33 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 12 | 69 | 45 | 114 | 9.50 |
| 33 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 12 | 64 | 50 | 114 | 9.50 |
| 33 | Anthony Hitchens | Iowa | JR | LB | 10 | 52 | 62 | 114 | 11.40 |
| 36 | Jake Fischer | Arizona | JR | LB | 12 | 73 | 40 | 113 | 9.42 |
| 36 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | SR | LB | 12 | 58 | 55 | 113 | 9.42 |
| 36 | John Lotulelei | UNLV | SR | LB | 12 | 58 | 55 | 113 | 9.42 |
| 36 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 13 | 55 | 58 | 113 | 8.69 |
| 40 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 11 | 80 | 32 | 112 | 10.18 |
| 40 | Everett Daniels | Houston | SR | LB | 12 | 48 | 64 | 112 | 9.33 |
| 40 | Josh Fely | UTEP | SR | LB | 12 | 44 | 68 | 112 | 9.33 |
| 43 | Earl Wolff | NC State | SR | DB | 12 | 72 | 39 | 111 | 9.25 |
| 43 | Jack Tyler | Va Tech | JR | LB | 12 | 52 | 59 | 111 | 9.25 |
| 45 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 13 | 63 | 47 | 110 | 8.46 |
| 45 | Luke Wollet | Kent State | JR | DB | 13 | 60 | 50 | 110 | 8.46 |
| 45 | T.J. McDonald | USC | SR | DB | 13 | 54 | 56 | 110 | 8.46 |
| 45 | Max Bullough | Mich St | JR | LB | 13 | 51 | 59 | 110 | 8.46 |
| 49 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | SR | LB | 12 | 45 | 64 | 109 | 9.08 |
| 50 | Preston Brown | Louisville | JR | LB | 12 | 52 | 56 | 108 | 9.00 |
| 50 | Terrance Plummer | UCF | SO | LB | 14 | 50 | 58 | 108 | 7.71 |
| 50 | Nathan Herrold | Ark St | SR | LB | 12 | 47 | 61 | 108 | 9.00 |
| 53 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 11 | 64 | 43 | 107 | 9.73 |
| 53 | Hayes Pullard | USC | SO | LB | 13 | 55 | 52 | 107 | 8.23 |
| 53 | Kurt Mangum | Akron | SR | LB | 11 | 46 | 61 | 107 | 9.73 |
| 53 | Will Compton | Nebraska | SR | LB | 13 | 36 | 71 | 107 | 8.23 |
| 57 | Damien Proby | N'western | JR | LB | 12 | 70 | 36 | 106 | 8.83 |
| 57 | Davis Cazares | NMSU | JR | DB | 11 | 63 | 43 | 106 | 9.64 |
| 57 | Jake Doughty | Utah State | JR | LB | 12 | 36 | 70 | 106 | 8.83 |
| 60 | James Morris | Iowa | JR | LB | 11 | 51 | 54 | 105 | 9.55 |
| 61 | Zachary Orr | N Texas | JR | LB | 11 | 56 | 48 | 104 | 9.45 |
| 61 | Walt Canty | Duke | SR | DB | 12 | 51 | 53 | 104 | 8.67 |
| 63 | Brent Harstad | FAU | SR | DB | 11 | 60 | 42 | 102 | 9.27 |
| 64 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 12 | 69 | 32 | 101 | 8.42 |
| 64 | C.J. Mosley | Alabama | JR | LB | 13 | 62 | 39 | 101 | 7.77 |
| 66 | Justin Anderson | La-Lafytte | JR | LB | 12 | 65 | 35 | 100 | 8.33 |
| 66 | Enrique Williams | South Ala | JR | LB | 12 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 8.33 |
| 66 | Okechukwu Okoroha | Marshall | SR | DB | 11 | 41 | 59 | 100 | 9.09 |
| 66 | Zach Vigil | Utah State | JR | LB | 12 | 33 | 67 | 100 | 8.33 |
| 70 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | FR | LB | 10 | 66 | 33 | 99 | 9.90 |
| 70 | Michael Clay | Oregon | SR | LB | 11 | 63 | 36 | 99 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Deone Bucannon | Wash St | JR | DB | 11 | 61 | 38 | 99 | 9.00 |
| 70 | Alec Ogletree | Georgia | JR | LB | 9 | 56 | 43 | 99 | 11.00 |
| 70 | Jonathan Davis | UCF | SR | LB | 14 | 50 | 49 | 99 | 7.07 |
| 75 | Karl Joseph | WVU | FR | DB | 12 | 75 | 23 | 98 | 8.17 |
| 75 | Lamin Barrow | LSU | JR | LB | 12 | 50 | 48 | 98 | 8.17 |
| 75 | Johnnie Simon | W Mich | JR | DB | 11 | 48 | 50 | 98 | 8.91 |
| 75 | Benardrick McKinney | Miss St | FR | LB | 12 | 44 | 54 | 98 | 8.17 |
| 79 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 12 | 52 | 45 | 97 | 8.08 |
| 80 | Ahmad Dixon | Baylor | JR | DB | 12 | 62 | 34 | 96 | 8.00 |
| 80 | Kenny Vaccaro | Texas | SR | DB | 13 | 59 | 37 | 96 | 7.38 |
| 80 | Qushaun Lee | Ark St | SO | LB | 11 | 56 | 40 | 96 | 8.73 |
| 80 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 12 | 53 | 43 | 96 | 8.00 |
| 80 | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | JR | DB | 12 | 53 | 43 | 96 | 8.00 |
| 80 | Michael Mauti | Penn State | SR | LB | 11 | 49 | 47 | 96 | 8.73 |
| 80 | D.J. Hunter | Marshall | FR | DB | 11 | 46 | 50 | 96 | 8.73 |
| 87 | Brandan Bishop | NC State | SR | DB | 12 | 66 | 29 | 95 | 7.92 |
| 87 | Darion Monroe | Tulane | FR | DB | 12 | 60 | 35 | 95 | 7.92 |
| 87 | Arthur Brown | Kansas St | SR | LB | 12 | 60 | 35 | 95 | 7.92 |
| 87 | Daimion Stafford | Nebraska | SR | DB | 13 | 51 | 44 | 95 | 7.31 |
| 87 | Jory Johnson | U Conn | SR | LB | 12 | 37 | 58 | 95 | 7.92 |
| 92 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 12 | 60 | 34 | 94 | 7.83 |
| 92 | Jimmie Ward | N Illinois | JR | DB | 12 | 60 | 34 | 94 | 7.83 |
| 92 | Brandon Ogletree | BYU | SR | LB | 12 | 47 | 47 | 94 | 7.83 |
| 92 | R.J. Young | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 13 | 45 | 49 | 94 | 7.23 |
| 96 | Ghaali Muhammad | Wyoming | SR | LB | 11 | 64 | 29 | 93 | 8.45 |
| 96 | Paul Porras | Rice | JR | DB | 13 | 64 | 29 | 93 | 7.15 |
| 96 | Duke Williams | Nevada | SR | DB | 12 | 59 | 34 | 93 | 7.75 |
| 96 | Johnathan Cyprien | FIU | SR | DB | 12 | 54 | 39 | 93 | 7.75 |
| 96 | Robert Bell | Toledo | SR | LB | 12 | 51 | 42 | 93 | 7.75 |