2012 Big East Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Hendricks | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 2 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 1 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 1 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 19.00 |
| 3 | Kayvon Webster | S Florida | SR | DB | 2 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Eric Williams | Pittsburgh | SO | LB | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 5 | Sam Barrington | S Florida | SR | LB | 2 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 6 | Preston Brown | Louisville | JR | LB | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 6 | Durell Eskridge | Syracuse | SO | DB | 2 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 6 | Marquis Spruill | Syracuse | JR | LB | 2 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 6 | Joe Trebitz | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 10 | Todd Thomas | Pittsburgh | SO | LB | 2 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 10 | Mark Joyce | S Florida | JR | DB | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 10 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 13 | Dwayne Gratz | U Conn | SR | DB | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 13 | Jarred Holley | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 13 | Cameron Lynch | Syracuse | SO | LB | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 13 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 13 | Jory Johnson | U Conn | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 18 | K'Waun Williams | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 2 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 18 | Jeremi Wilkes | Syracuse | JR | DB | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 18 | Jamal Merrell | Rutgers | JR | LB | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 18 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 18 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | FR | LB | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 18 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 18 | Tevin Mims | S Florida | JR | DL | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Lafayette Pitts | Pittsburgh | FR | DB | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 25 | JaQuez Jenkins | S Florida | JR | DB | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 25 | Nate D. Smith | Temple | FR | LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 25 | Reshard Cliett | S Florida | SO | LB | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 25 | Markus Pierce-Brewster | Syracuse | JR | DL | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 25 | Vaughn Carraway | Temple | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 31 | Shamarko Thomas | Syracuse | SR | DB | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 31 | Brandon Reddish | Syracuse | SO | DB | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 31 | Dyshawn Davis | Syracuse | SO | LB | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 31 | Keon Lyn | Syracuse | JR | DB | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 31 | Siriki Diabate | Syracuse | SR | LB | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 31 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | JR | LB | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 31 | Drew Frey | Cincinnati | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 31 | Steve Beauharnais | Rutgers | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 39 | Hakeem Smith | Louisville | JR | DB | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 39 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 39 | Zamel Johnson | Temple | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 39 | Duron Harmon | Rutgers | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 39 | Deon Goggins | Syracuse | SR | DL | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 39 | Tyrone Ezell | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 45 | Calvin Pryor | Louisville | SO | DB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 45 | Maalik Bomar | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 45 | Byron Jones | U Conn | SO | DB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 45 | Ryan Wirth | U Conn | SR | DL | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 45 | Cory Grissom | S Florida | SR | DL | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 45 | Dan Mason | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |