2012 Big 12 Conference Leaders Tackles - Games in November Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 4 | 35 | 11 | 46 | 11.50 |
| 2 | Jeremiah George | Iowa State | JR | LB | 4 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 3 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 4 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 4 | Karl Joseph | WVU | FR | DB | 4 | 30 | 6 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 5 | Javon Harris | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 4 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 5 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 3 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 11.67 |
| 7 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | SR | LB | 4 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 8 | Jacques Washington | Iowa State | JR | DB | 4 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 9 | D.J. Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 4 | 24 | 5 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 10 | Sam Holl | Baylor | JR | DB | 4 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 11 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 4 | 25 | 2 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 11 | Ahmad Dixon | Baylor | JR | DB | 4 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 11 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 4 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 11 | Joe Williams | Baylor | JR | DB | 4 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 15 | Greg Brown | Kansas | SR | DB | 3 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 16 | Brodrick Brown | Okla St | SR | DB | 4 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 16 | Justin Gilbert | Okla St | JR | DB | 4 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 16 | Jarell Childs | Kansas St | SR | LB | 3 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 16 | Daytawion Lowe | Okla St | JR | DB | 4 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 16 | Kerry Hyder | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 4 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 16 | Alex Elkins | Okla St | SR | LB | 4 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 22 | Shamiel Gary | Okla St | JR | DB | 4 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Durrell Givens | Iowa State | SR | DB | 3 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 22 | Steve Edmond | Texas | SO | LB | 3 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 22 | Kenny Cain | TCU | SR | LB | 3 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 26 | Cliff Stokes | Iowa State | JR | DB | 4 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 27 | Terence Garvin | WVU | SR | LB | 4 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 27 | Sam Carter | TCU | SO | DB | 3 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 29 | Chance Casey | Baylor | SR | DB | 4 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 29 | Lubbock Smith | Kansas | SR | DB | 3 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 31 | Demontre Hurst | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 4 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Sam Eguavoen | Texas Tech | SO | LB | 4 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Arthur Brown | Kansas St | SR | LB | 3 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 31 | Jeremy Reeves | Iowa State | SR | DB | 4 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Mike Hicks | Baylor | SR | DB | 4 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Darwin Cook | WVU | JR | DB | 3 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 37 | Jarard Milo | Kansas St | SR | DB | 3 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 37 | Shaun Lewis | Okla St | JR | LB | 4 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 37 | Kenny Vaccaro | Texas | SR | DB | 3 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 37 | Gage Shaeffer | Iowa State | SO | DB | 4 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 37 | Frank Shannon | Oklahoma | FR | LB | 4 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 37 | Cleyon Laing | Iowa State | SR | DL | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 43 | Isaiah Bruce | WVU | FR | LB | 4 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 44 | Caleb Lavey | Okla St | JR | LB | 4 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 44 | Adrian Phillips | Texas | JR | DB | 3 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 44 | Cedric Reed | Texas | SO | DL | 3 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 44 | Shaq Petteway | WVU | SO | LB | 4 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 44 | Jared Barber | WVU | SO | LB | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 49 | Bradley McDougald | Kansas | SR | DB | 3 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 49 | Gabe Lynn | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 4 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4.00 |