2012 Mountain West 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 | Austin Niklas | Air Force | SR | LB | 12 | 74 | 54 | 128 | 10.67 |
| 2 | Albert Rosette | Nevada | SR | LB | 12 | 60 | 59 | 119 | 9.92 |
| 3 | J.C. Percy | Boise St | SR | LB | 13 | 70 | 48 | 118 | 9.08 |
| 4 | John Lotulelei | UNLV | SR | LB | 11 | 51 | 53 | 104 | 9.45 |
| 5 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 12 | 50 | 44 | 94 | 7.83 |
| 6 | Ghaali Muhammad | Wyoming | SR | LB | 10 | 61 | 31 | 92 | 9.20 |
| 6 | Duke Williams | Nevada | SR | DB | 12 | 60 | 32 | 92 | 7.67 |
| 8 | Christian Spears | Air Force | SO | DB | 12 | 46 | 43 | 89 | 7.42 |
| 9 | Nat Berhe | SDSU | JR | DB | 11 | 61 | 23 | 84 | 7.64 |
| 9 | Brian Lindsay | Air Force | SR | DB | 12 | 42 | 42 | 84 | 7.00 |
| 11 | Jake Fely | SDSU | SO | LB | 11 | 59 | 21 | 80 | 7.27 |
| 12 | Korey Jones | Wyoming | SR | LB | 10 | 37 | 42 | 79 | 7.90 |
| 13 | Dallas Bollema | New Mexico | JR | LB | 11 | 50 | 27 | 77 | 7.00 |
| 14 | Matt Raymer | New Mexico | SR | DB | 10 | 48 | 27 | 75 | 7.50 |
| 15 | DeAndre Boughton | Nevada | SR | LB | 11 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 6.64 |
| 16 | Steffon Batts | Air Force | JR | DB | 12 | 48 | 24 | 72 | 6.00 |
| 16 | James Chambers | Air Force | SR | LB | 12 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 6.00 |
| 18 | Jeremy Ioane | Boise St | SO | DB | 13 | 40 | 30 | 70 | 5.38 |
| 18 | Mike Purcell | Wyoming | SR | DL | 10 | 34 | 36 | 70 | 7.00 |
| 20 | Brock Hekking | Nevada | SO | DL | 12 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 5.75 |
| 21 | Phillip Thomas | Fresno St | SR | DB | 11 | 54 | 12 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Jeremiah Green | Nevada | SR | LB | 12 | 38 | 27 | 65 | 5.42 |
| 22 | Tim Hasson | UNLV | JR | DB | 11 | 28 | 37 | 65 | 5.91 |
| 24 | Aaron Davis | CSU | SO | LB | 9 | 36 | 26 | 62 | 6.89 |
| 24 | Dray Bell | Nevada | SR | LB | 12 | 33 | 29 | 62 | 5.17 |
| 26 | Travis Brown | Fresno St | SR | LB | 11 | 42 | 19 | 61 | 5.55 |
| 26 | Tommy Smith | Boise St | SR | LB | 13 | 33 | 28 | 61 | 4.69 |
| 26 | Tani Maka | UNLV | JR | LB | 11 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 5.55 |
| 29 | Max Morgan | CSU | SO | LB | 9 | 34 | 25 | 59 | 6.56 |
| 29 | Lanston Tanyi | CSU | SR | DL | 9 | 18 | 41 | 59 | 6.56 |
| 31 | Derron Smith | Fresno St | SO | DB | 11 | 46 | 12 | 58 | 5.27 |
| 32 | Kenny Brown | UNLV | SR | DB | 11 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 5.18 |
| 33 | Leon McFadden | SDSU | SR | DB | 11 | 43 | 13 | 56 | 5.09 |
| 33 | Chris Miller | Air Force | JR | DB | 12 | 39 | 17 | 56 | 4.67 |
| 35 | Shaquil Barrett | CSU | JR | LB | 9 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 36 | Derek Largent | SDSU | SO | LB | 11 | 33 | 21 | 54 | 4.91 |
| 37 | Siaosi Hala'api'api | Wyoming | FR | LB | 10 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 37 | Joe Stoner | New Mexico | SR | LB | 11 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 39 | Marqueston Huff | Wyoming | JR | DB | 10 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 5.20 |
| 39 | Joseph Harris | New Mexico | SR | LB | 11 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 41 | Eric Pinkins | SDSU | JR | DB | 11 | 37 | 14 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 41 | Paipai Falemalu | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 11 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 41 | Jamar Taylor | Boise St | SR | DB | 13 | 31 | 20 | 51 | 3.92 |
| 41 | Trent Matthews | CSU | FR | DB | 9 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 5.67 |
| 45 | Freddy Young | New Mexico | SR | DB | 9 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 46 | Marrell Jackson | Hawai'i | FR | DB | 11 | 34 | 14 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 46 | Khalid Wooten | Nevada | SR | DB | 12 | 34 | 14 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 46 | Marlon Johnson | Nevada | SR | DB | 9 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 46 | Chad Reese | Wyoming | SO | DB | 9 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 46 | Demarcus Lawrence | Boise St | SO | DL | 11 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 4.36 |