2012 Big East Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 11 | 62 | 66 | 128 | 11.64 |
| 2 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 12 | 59 | 61 | 120 | 10.00 |
| 3 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 12 | 67 | 59 | 126 | 10.50 |
| 4 | Jory Johnson | U Conn | SR | LB | 12 | 37 | 58 | 95 | 7.92 |
| 5 | Preston Brown | Louisville | JR | LB | 12 | 52 | 56 | 108 | 9.00 |
| 6 | Byron Jones | U Conn | SO | DB | 12 | 39 | 48 | 87 | 7.25 |
| 7 | Steve Beauharnais | Rutgers | SR | LB | 12 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 6.33 |
| 8 | Calvin Pryor | Louisville | SO | DB | 12 | 45 | 46 | 91 | 7.58 |
| 9 | Jamal Merrell | Rutgers | JR | LB | 12 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 5.75 |
| 9 | Keith Brown | Louisville | FR | LB | 10 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 5.70 |
| 11 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | FR | LB | 10 | 66 | 33 | 99 | 9.90 |
| 12 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | JR | DB | 12 | 58 | 32 | 90 | 7.50 |
| 13 | Sam Barrington | S Florida | SR | LB | 10 | 46 | 30 | 76 | 7.60 |
| 13 | Maalik Bomar | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 11 | 45 | 30 | 75 | 6.82 |
| 13 | Hakeem Smith | Louisville | JR | DB | 12 | 37 | 30 | 67 | 5.58 |
| 13 | Ryan Wirth | U Conn | SR | DL | 12 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 17 | Jason Hendricks | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 11 | 54 | 29 | 83 | 7.55 |
| 17 | Jarred Holley | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 11 | 36 | 29 | 65 | 5.91 |
| 17 | Scott Vallone | Rutgers | SR | DL | 12 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 17 | Dan Giordano | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 11 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 21 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 12 | 45 | 27 | 72 | 6.00 |
| 21 | Siriki Diabate | Syracuse | SR | LB | 12 | 42 | 27 | 69 | 5.75 |
| 21 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | JR | LB | 11 | 39 | 27 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 21 | Deon Goggins | Syracuse | SR | DL | 12 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 25 | Mark Joyce | S Florida | JR | DB | 11 | 46 | 26 | 72 | 6.55 |
| 26 | Lorenzo Waters | Rutgers | SO | DB | 12 | 40 | 25 | 65 | 5.42 |
| 27 | Nate D. Smith | Temple | FR | LB | 10 | 44 | 24 | 68 | 6.80 |
| 28 | Dyshawn Davis | Syracuse | SO | LB | 12 | 40 | 23 | 63 | 5.25 |
| 29 | Jay Bromley | Syracuse | JR | DL | 12 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 30 | Kayvon Webster | S Florida | SR | DB | 11 | 58 | 21 | 79 | 7.18 |
| 30 | Shamarko Thomas | Syracuse | SR | DB | 12 | 58 | 21 | 79 | 6.58 |
| 30 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 11 | 39 | 21 | 60 | 5.45 |
| 30 | Marquis Spruill | Syracuse | JR | LB | 12 | 35 | 21 | 56 | 4.67 |
| 30 | Drew Frey | Cincinnati | SR | DB | 11 | 29 | 21 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 30 | Eric Williams | Pittsburgh | SO | LB | 11 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 30 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 12 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 3.50 |
| 30 | Tyrone Ezell | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 11 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 38 | Nick Temple | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 11 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 39 | Todd Thomas | Pittsburgh | SO | LB | 9 | 40 | 19 | 59 | 6.56 |
| 40 | Camerron Cheatham | Cincinnati | SR | DB | 11 | 34 | 18 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 40 | Justin Gildea | Temple | SR | DB | 9 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 40 | Michael Lanaris | S Florida | SR | LB | 11 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 3.73 |
| 40 | Jamil Merrell | Rutgers | JR | DL | 12 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 3.08 |
| 40 | Markus Pierce-Brewster | Syracuse | JR | DL | 12 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 2.50 |
| 40 | Brandon Mills | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 11 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 2.64 |
| 40 | Camaron Beard | Cincinnati | SO | DL | 11 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 2.55 |
| 47 | Dwayne Gratz | U Conn | SR | DB | 12 | 36 | 17 | 53 | 4.42 |
| 47 | Arryn Chenault | Cincinnati | JR | DB | 10 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 3.90 |
| 47 | Jordan Stepp | Cincinnati | JR | DL | 11 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 3.18 |
| 47 | George Durant | Louisville | JR | LB | 12 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 2.75 |