2012 Big East Conference Leaders Tackles - Games in October Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | FR | LB | 4 | 35 | 19 | 54 | 13.50 |
| 2 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 4 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 10.75 |
| 3 | Jason Hendricks | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 4 | 25 | 13 | 38 | 9.50 |
| 4 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 4 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 4 | Preston Brown | Louisville | JR | LB | 3 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 11.00 |
| 6 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 3 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 10.67 |
| 7 | Keith Brown | Louisville | FR | LB | 3 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 10.33 |
| 8 | Nate D. Smith | Temple | FR | LB | 4 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 9 | Byron Jones | U Conn | SO | DB | 3 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 9.67 |
| 10 | Shamarko Thomas | Syracuse | SR | DB | 4 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 11 | Dan Mason | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 4 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 11 | Jory Johnson | U Conn | SR | LB | 3 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 13 | Sam Barrington | S Florida | SR | LB | 3 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 13 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | JR | DB | 4 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 13 | Siriki Diabate | Syracuse | SR | LB | 4 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 16 | Jarred Holley | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 4 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 17 | Kayvon Webster | S Florida | SR | DB | 3 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 17 | Justin Gildea | Temple | SR | DB | 4 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Steve Beauharnais | Rutgers | SR | LB | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 3 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 20 | Maalik Bomar | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 4 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 20 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 4 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 20 | Calvin Pryor | Louisville | SO | DB | 3 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 20 | Deon Goggins | Syracuse | SR | DL | 4 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 25 | Jamal Merrell | Rutgers | JR | LB | 4 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 26 | Todd Thomas | Pittsburgh | SO | LB | 4 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 27 | Reshard Cliett | S Florida | SO | LB | 2 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 27 | Marquis Spruill | Syracuse | JR | LB | 4 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 29 | George Baker | S Florida | SR | DB | 3 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 29 | Arryn Chenault | Cincinnati | JR | DB | 4 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 29 | Lorenzo Waters | Rutgers | SO | DB | 4 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 32 | Vaughn Carraway | Temple | SR | DB | 3 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 32 | Mark Joyce | S Florida | JR | DB | 3 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 32 | Duron Harmon | Rutgers | SR | DB | 4 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 32 | Ty-Meer Brown | U Conn | SO | DB | 3 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 36 | Jeremi Wilkes | Syracuse | JR | DB | 4 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 36 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 4 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 36 | Eric Williams | Pittsburgh | SO | LB | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 36 | Hakeem Smith | Louisville | JR | DB | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 40 | Adrian Bushell | Louisville | SR | DB | 3 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 40 | K'Waun Williams | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 4 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 40 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | JR | LB | 3 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 40 | Marcus Cooper | Rutgers | SR | DB | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 40 | Drew Frey | Cincinnati | SR | DB | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 40 | Ryan Wirth | U Conn | SR | DL | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 40 | Scott Vallone | Rutgers | SR | DL | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 47 | John Youboty | Temple | SR | DL | 4 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 47 | Keon Lyn | Syracuse | JR | DB | 4 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 47 | Nick Temple | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 4 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 50 | JaQuez Jenkins | S Florida | JR | DB | 3 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4.67 |