2012 Big East Conference Leaders Tackles - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 9 | 51 | 56 | 107 | 11.89 |
| 2 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 9 | 47 | 48 | 95 | 10.56 |
| 2 | Preston Brown | Louisville | JR | LB | 10 | 45 | 50 | 95 | 9.50 |
| 4 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | FR | LB | 9 | 59 | 27 | 86 | 9.56 |
| 5 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 9 | 49 | 34 | 83 | 9.22 |
| 6 | Shamarko Thomas | Syracuse | SR | DB | 12 | 58 | 21 | 79 | 6.58 |
| 7 | Calvin Pryor | Louisville | SO | DB | 10 | 39 | 38 | 77 | 7.70 |
| 8 | Jason Hendricks | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 10 | 46 | 26 | 72 | 7.20 |
| 9 | Kayvon Webster | S Florida | SR | DB | 9 | 52 | 18 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 10 | Siriki Diabate | Syracuse | SR | LB | 12 | 42 | 27 | 69 | 5.75 |
| 11 | Byron Jones | U Conn | SO | DB | 9 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 11 | Jory Johnson | U Conn | SR | LB | 9 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 13 | Dyshawn Davis | Syracuse | SO | LB | 12 | 40 | 23 | 63 | 5.25 |
| 14 | Sam Barrington | S Florida | SR | LB | 8 | 39 | 23 | 62 | 7.75 |
| 14 | Maalik Bomar | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 9 | 36 | 26 | 62 | 6.89 |
| 16 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | JR | DB | 9 | 45 | 16 | 61 | 6.78 |
| 17 | Jeremi Wilkes | Syracuse | JR | DB | 12 | 46 | 14 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 17 | Hakeem Smith | Louisville | JR | DB | 10 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 6.00 |
| 19 | Nate D. Smith | Temple | FR | LB | 9 | 40 | 19 | 59 | 6.56 |
| 19 | Jarred Holley | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 10 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 5.90 |
| 21 | Mark Joyce | S Florida | JR | DB | 9 | 37 | 19 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 21 | Marquis Spruill | Syracuse | JR | LB | 12 | 35 | 21 | 56 | 4.67 |
| 23 | Vaughn Carraway | Temple | SR | DB | 8 | 43 | 12 | 55 | 6.88 |
| 24 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 9 | 36 | 18 | 54 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 10 | 34 | 19 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 25 | Steve Beauharnais | Rutgers | SR | LB | 9 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 27 | Deon Goggins | Syracuse | SR | DL | 12 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 28 | Adrian Bushell | Louisville | SR | DB | 10 | 38 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 |
| 28 | Todd Thomas | Pittsburgh | SO | LB | 8 | 34 | 14 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 28 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | JR | LB | 9 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 31 | Jamal Merrell | Rutgers | JR | LB | 9 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 32 | Justin Gildea | Temple | SR | DB | 8 | 30 | 16 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 32 | Keith Brown | Louisville | FR | LB | 8 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 34 | Keon Lyn | Syracuse | JR | DB | 12 | 36 | 9 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 34 | Camerron Cheatham | Cincinnati | SR | DB | 9 | 30 | 15 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Cameron Lynch | Syracuse | SO | LB | 12 | 31 | 13 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 37 | JaQuez Jenkins | S Florida | JR | DB | 9 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 37 | Nick Temple | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 9 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 37 | Ryan Wirth | U Conn | SR | DL | 9 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 37 | Dan Giordano | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 9 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 41 | Drew Frey | Cincinnati | SR | DB | 9 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 42 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 12 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 3.33 |
| 43 | Dwayne Gratz | U Conn | SR | DB | 9 | 29 | 10 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 43 | Ri'Shard Anderson | Syracuse | SR | DB | 12 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 43 | Eric Williams | Pittsburgh | SO | LB | 10 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 3.90 |
| 43 | Jay Bromley | Syracuse | JR | DL | 12 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 47 | Lorenzo Waters | Rutgers | SO | DB | 9 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 47 | Ty-Meer Brown | U Conn | SO | DB | 9 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 49 | K'Waun Williams | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 10 | 28 | 9 | 37 | 3.70 |
| 49 | Reshard Cliett | S Florida | SO | LB | 8 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 4.63 |