2012 Big 12 Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 11 | 82 | 26 | 108 | 9.82 |
| 2 | Karl Joseph | WVU | FR | DB | 11 | 70 | 21 | 91 | 8.27 |
| 3 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 9 | 51 | 37 | 88 | 9.78 |
| 4 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | SR | LB | 10 | 49 | 38 | 87 | 8.70 |
| 5 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 10 | 52 | 33 | 85 | 8.50 |
| 6 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 10 | 68 | 15 | 83 | 8.30 |
| 7 | Arthur Brown | Kansas St | SR | LB | 11 | 55 | 27 | 82 | 7.45 |
| 8 | Kenny Vaccaro | Texas | SR | DB | 11 | 52 | 29 | 81 | 7.36 |
| 9 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 10 | 58 | 21 | 79 | 7.90 |
| 10 | D.J. Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 10 | 55 | 21 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 10 | Ahmad Dixon | Baylor | JR | DB | 10 | 51 | 25 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 10 | Jacques Washington | Iowa State | JR | DB | 10 | 46 | 30 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 10 | Kenny Cain | TCU | SR | LB | 11 | 44 | 32 | 76 | 6.91 |
| 14 | Alex Elkins | Okla St | SR | LB | 11 | 55 | 19 | 74 | 6.73 |
| 14 | Javon Harris | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 11 | 51 | 23 | 74 | 6.73 |
| 16 | Steve Edmond | Texas | SO | LB | 11 | 46 | 26 | 72 | 6.55 |
| 17 | Chance Casey | Baylor | SR | DB | 10 | 59 | 12 | 71 | 7.10 |
| 17 | Durrell Givens | Iowa State | SR | DB | 9 | 49 | 22 | 71 | 7.89 |
| 19 | Shamiel Gary | Okla St | JR | DB | 11 | 58 | 12 | 70 | 6.36 |
| 19 | Bradley McDougald | Kansas | SR | DB | 9 | 54 | 16 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 19 | Sam Holl | Baylor | JR | DB | 10 | 50 | 20 | 70 | 7.00 |
| 22 | Daytawion Lowe | Okla St | JR | DB | 11 | 50 | 19 | 69 | 6.27 |
| 22 | Randall Evans | Kansas St | SO | DB | 11 | 43 | 26 | 69 | 6.27 |
| 22 | Joel Hasley | TCU | SO | LB | 10 | 42 | 27 | 69 | 6.90 |
| 25 | Jeremiah George | Iowa State | JR | LB | 10 | 40 | 28 | 68 | 6.80 |
| 26 | Jarard Milo | Kansas St | SR | DB | 11 | 46 | 20 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Elisha Olabode | TCU | JR | DB | 11 | 46 | 20 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 28 | Isaiah Bruce | WVU | FR | LB | 11 | 39 | 26 | 65 | 5.91 |
| 29 | Jake Knott | Iowa State | SR | LB | 6 | 45 | 18 | 63 | 10.50 |
| 29 | Terence Garvin | WVU | SR | LB | 11 | 44 | 19 | 63 | 5.73 |
| 31 | Justin Gilbert | Okla St | JR | DB | 11 | 51 | 10 | 61 | 5.55 |
| 32 | Brodrick Brown | Okla St | SR | DB | 11 | 53 | 7 | 60 | 5.45 |
| 32 | Sam Carter | TCU | SO | DB | 11 | 37 | 23 | 60 | 5.45 |
| 34 | Darwin Cook | WVU | JR | DB | 10 | 47 | 11 | 58 | 5.80 |
| 34 | Shaun Lewis | Okla St | JR | LB | 11 | 44 | 14 | 58 | 5.27 |
| 36 | Jason Verrett | TCU | JR | DB | 11 | 44 | 13 | 57 | 5.18 |
| 36 | Jarell Childs | Kansas St | SR | LB | 11 | 40 | 17 | 57 | 5.18 |
| 36 | Adrian Phillips | Texas | JR | DB | 11 | 31 | 26 | 57 | 5.18 |
| 39 | Chris Hackett | TCU | FR | DB | 11 | 33 | 23 | 56 | 5.09 |
| 40 | Jeremy Reeves | Iowa State | SR | DB | 10 | 44 | 11 | 55 | 5.50 |
| 41 | Aaron Colvin | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 11 | 45 | 8 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 41 | Demontre Hurst | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 11 | 43 | 10 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 41 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 11 | 38 | 15 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 44 | Kerry Hyder | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 10 | 37 | 14 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 44 | Greg Brown | Kansas | SR | DB | 9 | 36 | 15 | 51 | 5.67 |
| 44 | Doug Rigg | WVU | JR | LB | 11 | 31 | 20 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 47 | Mykkele Thompson | Texas | SO | DB | 10 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 48 | Caleb Lavey | Okla St | JR | LB | 11 | 39 | 10 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 48 | Mike Hicks | Baylor | SR | DB | 7 | 38 | 11 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 50 | Joe Williams | Baylor | JR | DB | 10 | 36 | 11 | 47 | 4.70 |