2012 Big East Conference Leaders Tackles - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 5 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 10.60 |
| 2 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 4 | 24 | 17 | 41 | 10.25 |
| 3 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | JR | LB | 5 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 4 | Calvin Pryor | Louisville | SO | DB | 5 | 25 | 12 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 4 | Jory Johnson | U Conn | SR | LB | 5 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 6 | Michael Lanaris | S Florida | SR | LB | 5 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 7 | Sam Barrington | S Florida | SR | LB | 5 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 7 | Jamal Merrell | Rutgers | JR | LB | 4 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 9 | Kayvon Webster | S Florida | SR | DB | 5 | 23 | 8 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 9 | Mark Joyce | S Florida | JR | DB | 5 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 11 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 5 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 3 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 10.00 |
| 11 | Byron Jones | U Conn | SO | DB | 5 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Maalik Bomar | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 3 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 9.67 |
| 15 | Shane Gordon | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 4 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 16 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | JR | DB | 4 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 17 | Hakeem Smith | Louisville | JR | DB | 5 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 17 | Jarred Holley | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 4 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 17 | Dyshawn Davis | Syracuse | SO | LB | 4 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 20 | Adrian Bushell | Louisville | SR | DB | 5 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 20 | Siriki Diabate | Syracuse | SR | LB | 4 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 20 | Marquis Spruill | Syracuse | JR | LB | 4 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 23 | Shamarko Thomas | Syracuse | SR | DB | 4 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Preston Brown | Louisville | JR | LB | 5 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 25 | Ri'Shard Anderson | Syracuse | SR | DB | 4 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 25 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 5 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 25 | Tevin Mims | S Florida | JR | DL | 5 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 28 | Nate D. Smith | Temple | FR | LB | 3 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 28 | Nicholas Grigsby | Pittsburgh | FR | LB | 4 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 30 | Olaniyi Adewole | Temple | JR | LB | 3 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 30 | Ty-Meer Brown | U Conn | SO | DB | 5 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 30 | JaQuez Jenkins | S Florida | JR | DB | 5 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Dwayne Gratz | U Conn | SR | DB | 5 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Cory Grissom | S Florida | SR | DL | 5 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 34 | Luke Sager | S Florida | JR | DL | 5 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 34 | Steve Beauharnais | Rutgers | SR | LB | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 37 | Terell Floyd | Louisville | SO | DB | 5 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 37 | Ryan Wirth | U Conn | SR | DL | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 39 | Anthony Robey | Temple | SO | DB | 3 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 39 | Arryn Chenault | Cincinnati | JR | DB | 3 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 39 | Walter Stewart | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 42 | Justin Gildea | Temple | SR | DB | 3 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 42 | Jason Hendricks | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 4 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 42 | George Baker | S Florida | SR | DB | 5 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 45 | Jeremi Wilkes | Syracuse | JR | DB | 4 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 45 | Marcus Green | Temple | SR | DL | 3 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Jon Lejiste | S Florida | SR | DB | 5 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 45 | Blidi Wreh-Wilson | U Conn | SR | DB | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 49 | Vaughn Carraway | Temple | SR | DB | 3 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 49 | Lorenzo Waters | Rutgers | SO | DB | 4 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3.50 |