2012 Mountain West Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Rosette | Nevada | SR | LB | 8 | 51 | 47 | 98 | 12.25 |
| 2 | John Lotulelei | UNLV | SR | LB | 8 | 42 | 43 | 85 | 10.63 |
| 3 | Ghaali Muhammad | Wyoming | SR | LB | 8 | 51 | 24 | 75 | 9.38 |
| 4 | Austin Niklas | Air Force | SR | LB | 8 | 45 | 28 | 73 | 9.13 |
| 5 | J.C. Percy | Boise St | SR | LB | 8 | 46 | 26 | 72 | 9.00 |
| 6 | Jake Fely | SDSU | SO | LB | 8 | 50 | 19 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 7 | Korey Jones | Wyoming | SR | LB | 8 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 8.13 |
| 8 | Max Morgan | CSU | SO | LB | 8 | 34 | 29 | 63 | 7.88 |
| 9 | Duke Williams | Nevada | SR | DB | 8 | 40 | 21 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 9 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 8 | 34 | 27 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 11 | Matt Raymer | New Mexico | SR | DB | 7 | 40 | 20 | 60 | 8.57 |
| 12 | Christian Spears | Air Force | SO | DB | 8 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 7.25 |
| 13 | Nat Berhe | SDSU | JR | DB | 8 | 40 | 16 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 14 | Phillip Thomas | Fresno St | SR | DB | 8 | 42 | 13 | 55 | 6.88 |
| 15 | Aaron Davis | CSU | SO | LB | 8 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 6.75 |
| 16 | Brian Lindsay | Air Force | SR | DB | 8 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 6.63 |
| 17 | Travis Brown | Fresno St | SR | LB | 8 | 34 | 18 | 52 | 6.50 |
| 17 | Dallas Bollema | New Mexico | JR | LB | 8 | 29 | 23 | 52 | 6.50 |
| 17 | Lanston Tanyi | CSU | SR | DL | 8 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 6.50 |
| 20 | Marrell Jackson | Hawai'i | FR | DB | 8 | 37 | 14 | 51 | 6.38 |
| 20 | Chad Reese | Wyoming | SO | DB | 8 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 6.38 |
| 22 | Steffon Batts | Air Force | JR | DB | 8 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 22 | Brock Hekking | Nevada | SO | DL | 8 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 22 | Trent Matthews | CSU | FR | DB | 8 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 25 | Freddy Young | New Mexico | SR | DB | 8 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 6.13 |
| 26 | Mike Purcell | Wyoming | SR | DL | 8 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Jeremy Ioane | Boise St | SO | DB | 8 | 31 | 16 | 47 | 5.88 |
| 28 | Kenny Brown | UNLV | SR | DB | 8 | 27 | 19 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 28 | James Chambers | Air Force | SR | LB | 8 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 30 | Siaosi Hala'api'api | Wyoming | FR | LB | 8 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 30 | Dray Bell | Nevada | SR | LB | 8 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 30 | DeAndre Boughton | Nevada | SR | LB | 7 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 6.43 |
| 30 | Tim Hasson | UNLV | JR | DB | 8 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 34 | Jeremiah Green | Nevada | SR | LB | 8 | 30 | 14 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 34 | Eric Pinkins | SDSU | JR | DB | 8 | 30 | 14 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 36 | Marlon Johnson | Nevada | SR | DB | 6 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 7.17 |
| 37 | Marqueston Huff | Wyoming | JR | DB | 8 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 37 | Kenny Keys | UNLV | FR | DB | 8 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 39 | Derek Largent | SDSU | SO | LB | 8 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 39 | Tani Maka | UNLV | JR | LB | 8 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 41 | Leon McFadden | SDSU | SR | DB | 8 | 30 | 10 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Chris Miller | Air Force | JR | DB | 8 | 29 | 11 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Paipai Falemalu | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 8 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 44 | Blair Burns | Wyoming | SO | DB | 8 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 44 | Shaq Bell | CSU | JR | DB | 8 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 44 | Derron Smith | Fresno St | SO | DB | 8 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 47 | Sidney Hodge | UNLV | JR | DB | 8 | 25 | 12 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 47 | Shaquil Barrett | CSU | JR | LB | 8 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 47 | Joe Stoner | New Mexico | SR | LB | 8 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 47 | Joseph Harris | New Mexico | SR | LB | 8 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 4.63 |