2012 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. BCS non-Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 11 | 17.0 | 104 | 1.55 |
| 1 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 10 | 17.0 | 103 | 1.70 |
| 3 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 11 | 16.0 | 55 | 1.46 |
| 4 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 8 | 15.5 | 95 | 1.94 |
| 5 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 10 | 15.0 | 84 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Tourek Williams | FIU | SR | DL | 10 | 14.5 | 85 | 1.45 |
| 7 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | SR | DL | 11 | 14.0 | 64 | 1.27 |
| 8 | Demarcus Lawrence | Boise St | SO | DL | 10 | 13.0 | 78 | 1.30 |
| 8 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 10 | 13.0 | 61 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 8 | 13.0 | 58 | 1.63 |
| 11 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 7 | 12.5 | 77 | 1.79 |
| 11 | Andrew Jackson | Western Ky | JR | LB | 10 | 12.5 | 35 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Joplo Bartu | Texas St | SR | LB | 10 | 12.0 | 46 | 1.20 |
| 14 | Travis Raciti | SJSU | SO | DL | 11 | 11.5 | 41 | 1.05 |
| 14 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 9 | 11.5 | 38 | 1.28 |
| 14 | Marvin Burdette | UAB | SR | LB | 9 | 11.5 | 33 | 1.28 |
| 14 | Ray Stovall | La-Monroe | SO | LB | 10 | 11.5 | 33 | 1.15 |
| 18 | Jared St. John | Tulsa | SR | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 56 | 1.10 |
| 18 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 9 | 11.0 | 48 | 1.22 |
| 18 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 11 | 11.0 | 46 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Cody Bauer | Rice | JR | DL | 11 | 10.5 | 60 | 0.96 |
| 21 | Jermaine Holmes | Marshall | SO | LB | 9 | 10.5 | 25 | 1.17 |
| 23 | Cory Dorris | Tulsa | SR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 48 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Phillip Thomas | Fresno St | SR | DB | 10 | 10.0 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 10 | 10.0 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Everett Daniels | Houston | SR | LB | 11 | 10.0 | 25 | 0.91 |
| 27 | Jake Fely | SDSU | SO | LB | 11 | 9.5 | 50 | 0.86 |
| 27 | Martin Ifedi | Memphis | SO | DL | 10 | 9.5 | 46 | 0.95 |
| 27 | Anthony Larceval | SJSU | JR | DL | 11 | 9.5 | 46 | 0.86 |
| 27 | Freddie Bishop | W Mich | SR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 45 | 1.19 |
| 27 | Jonathan Newsome | Ball State | JR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 42 | 1.19 |
| 27 | Timothy Starson | Ark St | SR | DL | 10 | 9.5 | 39 | 0.95 |
| 27 | DaCorris Ford | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 10 | 9.5 | 36 | 0.95 |
| 27 | Emeka Onyenekwu | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 10 | 9.5 | 33 | 0.95 |
| 27 | J.D. Griggs | Akron | SR | DL | 10 | 9.5 | 30 | 0.95 |
| 27 | Nick Tenhaeff | SDSU | JR | LB | 11 | 9.5 | 29 | 0.86 |
| 27 | R.J. Young | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 10 | 9.5 | 16 | 0.95 |
| 38 | Austen Jacks | Tulane | SR | DL | 10 | 9.0 | 57 | 0.90 |
| 38 | David Tuitupou | SJSU | SR | DL | 11 | 9.0 | 52 | 0.82 |
| 38 | Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | JR | DL | 10 | 9.0 | 45 | 0.90 |
| 38 | Donavon Lewis | Fresno St | SO | LB | 10 | 9.0 | 44 | 0.90 |
| 38 | Christian Ringo | La-Lafytte | SO | DL | 10 | 9.0 | 43 | 0.90 |
| 38 | Jonathan Davis | UCF | SR | LB | 12 | 9.0 | 38 | 0.75 |
| 38 | Alex Bazzie | Marshall | JR | DL | 9 | 9.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Brandon Ogletree | BYU | SR | LB | 7 | 9.0 | 21 | 1.29 |
| 38 | Tyrone Clark | N Illinois | SR | LB | 10 | 9.0 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 47 | Margus Hunt | SMU | SR | DL | 9 | 8.5 | 59 | 0.94 |
| 47 | Sean Progar | N Illinois | SR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 57 | 0.85 |
| 47 | Derrell Johnson | ECU | JR | LB | 10 | 8.5 | 43 | 0.85 |
| 47 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | SR | LB | 9 | 8.5 | 42 | 0.94 |
| 47 | Johnnie Farms | Memphis | JR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 36 | 0.85 |
| 47 | Hosam Shahin | Rice | JR | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 36 | 0.77 |
| 47 | Anthony Wells | N Illinois | JR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 35 | 0.85 |
| 47 | Alexander Hansen | Air Force | FR | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 35 | 0.77 |
| 47 | Tony Davis | Troy | SR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 31 | 0.85 |
| 47 | Steven Means | Buffalo | SR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 29 | 1.06 |
| 57 | Dana Brown Jr. | Kent State | SR | DL | 10 | 8.0 | 47 | 0.80 |
| 57 | Andy Jennings | Fresno St | JR | DL | 9 | 8.0 | 41 | 0.89 |
| 57 | Troy Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 12 | 8.0 | 41 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 8 | 8.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 57 | K.C. Obi | N Texas | SR | DL | 9 | 8.0 | 37 | 0.89 |
| 57 | Bryan Thomas | BGSU | SO | DL | 10 | 8.0 | 37 | 0.80 |
| 57 | Alex Page | South Ala | JR | DL | 10 | 8.0 | 35 | 0.80 |
| 57 | Brandon Sparrow | Marshall | JR | DL | 9 | 8.0 | 32 | 0.89 |
| 57 | Gregory Hickman | FIU | JR | DL | 10 | 8.0 | 30 | 0.80 |
| 57 | Kyler Fackrell | Utah State | FR | LB | 10 | 8.0 | 27 | 0.80 |
| 57 | Paipai Falemalu | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 10 | 8.0 | 25 | 0.80 |
| 57 | Ezekiel Ansah | BYU | SR | LB | 7 | 8.0 | 23 | 1.14 |
| 57 | Mark Garrick | UNLV | JR | DL | 10 | 8.0 | 23 | 0.80 |
| 57 | Ken Bishop | N Illinois | JR | DL | 10 | 8.0 | 22 | 0.80 |
| 57 | Nathan Herrold | Ark St | SR | LB | 10 | 8.0 | 20 | 0.80 |
| 57 | Justin Cudworth | E Mich | SR | LB | 8 | 8.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Richard Gray | Kent State | JR | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 48 | 0.75 |
| 73 | Daeshon Bufford | Tulsa | SR | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 42 | 0.75 |
| 73 | Caesar Rodriguez | C Mich | SR | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 37 | 0.75 |
| 73 | Khyri Thornton | USM | JR | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 33 | 0.75 |
| 73 | Greg Irvin | UAB | SR | LB | 9 | 7.5 | 30 | 0.83 |
| 73 | Neal Huynh | Ohio | SR | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 30 | 0.75 |
| 73 | Austin Niklas | Air Force | SR | LB | 11 | 7.5 | 28 | 0.68 |
| 73 | Ghaali Muhammad | Wyoming | SR | LB | 10 | 7.5 | 26 | 0.75 |
| 73 | Tank Jakes | Memphis | SO | LB | 10 | 7.5 | 26 | 0.75 |
| 73 | Perry McIntyre | U Mass | SR | LB | 8 | 7.5 | 24 | 0.94 |
| 73 | Trashaun Nixon | NMSU | JR | LB | 10 | 7.5 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 73 | Hank Keighley | Toledo | SR | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 73 | Cody Grice | Akron | FR | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 73 | Carl Jones | Ohio | SR | DL | 11 | 7.5 | 21 | 0.68 |
| 73 | Xavius Boyd | Western Ky | JR | LB | 10 | 7.5 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 88 | Samuel Ukwuachu | Boise St | FR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 39 | 0.64 |
| 88 | Jacori Greer | New Mexico | JR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 36 | 0.70 |
| 88 | Zach Vigil | Utah State | JR | LB | 10 | 7.0 | 31 | 0.70 |
| 88 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 11 | 7.0 | 31 | 0.64 |
| 88 | Jake Dooley | Kent State | SR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 28 | 0.64 |
| 88 | Eric Pinkins | SDSU | JR | DB | 11 | 7.0 | 28 | 0.64 |
| 88 | Dwayne Woods | BGSU | SR | LB | 9 | 7.0 | 27 | 0.78 |
| 88 | Cordian Hagans | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 26 | 0.70 |
| 88 | Jelani Woseley | Ohio | SR | LB | 11 | 7.0 | 26 | 0.64 |
| 88 | Andy Mulumba | E Mich | SR | DL | 9 | 7.0 | 25 | 0.78 |
| 88 | Nathan Ollie | Ball State | JR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 24 | 0.70 |
| 88 | Zeke Riser | Houston | JR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 21 | 0.64 |
| 88 | Mike Purcell | Wyoming | SR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 19 | 0.70 |