2012 Big 12 Conference Leaders Tackles - Games in October Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Knott | Iowa State | SR | LB | 4 | 33 | 15 | 48 | 12.00 |
| 2 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 4 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 10.50 |
| 3 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 4 | 37 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 4 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | SR | LB | 4 | 25 | 12 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 5 | Kenny Vaccaro | Texas | SR | DB | 4 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 6 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 4 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 8.50 |
| 7 | Joel Hasley | TCU | SO | LB | 4 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 8 | Ahmad Dixon | Baylor | JR | DB | 3 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 10.67 |
| 9 | Bradley McDougald | Kansas | SR | DB | 4 | 24 | 6 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 9 | Randall Evans | Kansas St | SO | DB | 4 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 11 | D.J. Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 4 | 22 | 7 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 11 | Steve Edmond | Texas | SO | LB | 4 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 11 | Kendall Thompson | Texas | SO | LB | 4 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 14 | Durrell Givens | Iowa State | SR | DB | 4 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 14 | Sam Holl | Baylor | JR | DB | 3 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 14 | Jacques Washington | Iowa State | JR | DB | 4 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 14 | Adrian Phillips | Texas | JR | DB | 4 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 18 | Chance Casey | Baylor | SR | DB | 3 | 22 | 5 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 18 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 4 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 18 | Mykkele Thompson | Texas | SO | DB | 4 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 21 | Karl Joseph | WVU | FR | DB | 3 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 21 | Jeremy Reeves | Iowa State | SR | DB | 4 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 21 | Ty Zimmerman | Kansas St | JR | DB | 4 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 24 | Elisha Olabode | TCU | JR | DB | 4 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 24 | Arthur Brown | Kansas St | SR | LB | 4 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Isaiah Bruce | WVU | FR | LB | 3 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 26 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 3 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 28 | Jansen Watson | Iowa State | JR | DB | 4 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 28 | Carrington Byndom | Texas | JR | DB | 4 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 28 | Kenny Cain | TCU | SR | LB | 4 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 28 | Jake Love | Kansas | FR | LB | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 28 | Huldon Tharp | Kansas | JR | LB | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 33 | Chris Hackett | TCU | FR | DB | 4 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 33 | Jarard Milo | Kansas St | SR | DB | 4 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 33 | Corey Nelson | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 4 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 36 | Aaron Colvin | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 4 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Shamiel Gary | Okla St | JR | DB | 3 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 37 | Darwin Cook | WVU | JR | DB | 3 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 37 | Sam Carter | TCU | SO | DB | 4 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 37 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 4 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 37 | Roosevelt Maggitt | Iowa State | SR | DL | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 37 | Demarco Cobbs | Texas | JR | LB | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 43 | Alex Elkins | Okla St | SR | LB | 3 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 43 | Jason Verrett | TCU | JR | DB | 4 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 43 | Demontre Hurst | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 4 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 43 | Jeremiah George | Iowa State | JR | LB | 4 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 47 | Kerry Hyder | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 4 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 48 | Nigel Malone | Kansas St | SR | DB | 4 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 48 | Quandre Diggs | Texas | SO | DB | 4 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 48 | Adam Davis | Kansas St | SR | DL | 4 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 |