2012 Big 12 Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | SR | LB | 10 | 47 | 48 | 95 | 9.50 |
| 2 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 10 | 53 | 36 | 89 | 8.90 |
| 3 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 10 | 58 | 25 | 83 | 8.30 |
| 4 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 9 | 62 | 19 | 81 | 9.00 |
| 5 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 10 | 61 | 16 | 77 | 7.70 |
| 6 | Ahmad Dixon | Baylor | JR | DB | 10 | 48 | 28 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 6 | Joel Hasley | TCU | SO | LB | 10 | 43 | 33 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 8 | Karl Joseph | WVU | FR | DB | 10 | 56 | 19 | 75 | 7.50 |
| 9 | Kenny Vaccaro | Texas | SR | DB | 10 | 43 | 30 | 73 | 7.30 |
| 9 | Steve Edmond | Texas | SO | LB | 10 | 41 | 32 | 73 | 7.30 |
| 11 | Arthur Brown | Kansas St | SR | LB | 10 | 48 | 24 | 72 | 7.20 |
| 12 | D.J. Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 10 | 52 | 17 | 69 | 6.90 |
| 12 | Isaiah Bruce | WVU | FR | LB | 10 | 37 | 32 | 69 | 6.90 |
| 14 | Chance Casey | Baylor | SR | DB | 10 | 52 | 16 | 68 | 6.80 |
| 15 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 8 | 39 | 28 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 16 | Bradley McDougald | Kansas | SR | DB | 8 | 52 | 14 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 16 | Jake Knott | Iowa State | SR | LB | 8 | 46 | 20 | 66 | 8.25 |
| 18 | Sam Holl | Baylor | JR | DB | 10 | 48 | 17 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 18 | Terence Garvin | WVU | SR | LB | 10 | 42 | 23 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 18 | Jacques Washington | Iowa State | JR | DB | 10 | 38 | 27 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 21 | Jarard Milo | Kansas St | SR | DB | 10 | 42 | 20 | 62 | 6.20 |
| 22 | Javon Harris | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 9 | 42 | 17 | 59 | 6.56 |
| 23 | Mike Hicks | Baylor | SR | DB | 7 | 47 | 10 | 57 | 8.14 |
| 23 | Randall Evans | Kansas St | SO | DB | 10 | 36 | 21 | 57 | 5.70 |
| 25 | Kenny Cain | TCU | SR | LB | 10 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 26 | Greg Brown | Kansas | SR | DB | 8 | 40 | 15 | 55 | 6.88 |
| 27 | Alex Elkins | Okla St | SR | LB | 9 | 44 | 10 | 54 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Jeremy Reeves | Iowa State | SR | DB | 10 | 43 | 11 | 54 | 5.40 |
| 29 | Shamiel Gary | Okla St | JR | DB | 10 | 43 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 29 | Durrell Givens | Iowa State | SR | DB | 9 | 36 | 17 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 29 | Adrian Phillips | Texas | JR | DB | 10 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 32 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 10 | 37 | 15 | 52 | 5.20 |
| 32 | Jarell Childs | Kansas St | SR | LB | 10 | 35 | 17 | 52 | 5.20 |
| 34 | Elisha Olabode | TCU | JR | DB | 10 | 32 | 19 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 34 | Jeremiah George | Iowa State | JR | LB | 10 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 36 | Daytawion Lowe | Okla St | JR | DB | 10 | 36 | 13 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 37 | Jason Verrett | TCU | JR | DB | 10 | 34 | 13 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 38 | Kerry Hyder | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 10 | 33 | 13 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 39 | Allen Chapman | Kansas St | SR | DB | 10 | 35 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Doug Rigg | WVU | JR | LB | 10 | 33 | 12 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Sam Carter | TCU | SO | DB | 10 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Kendall Thompson | Texas | SO | LB | 9 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Darwin Cook | WVU | JR | DB | 9 | 37 | 7 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 43 | Chris Hackett | TCU | FR | DB | 10 | 28 | 16 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 43 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 10 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 46 | Quandre Diggs | Texas | SO | DB | 10 | 32 | 11 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 46 | Will Smith | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 10 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 48 | Brodrick Brown | Okla St | SR | DB | 10 | 38 | 4 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 48 | Ty Zimmerman | Kansas St | JR | DB | 9 | 32 | 10 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 48 | Josh Francis | WVU | SR | LB | 10 | 31 | 11 | 42 | 4.20 |