2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Tackles - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mason Monheim | Illinois | FR | LB | 10 | 31 | 49 | 80 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Anthony Hitchens | Iowa | JR | LB | 7 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 11.29 |
| 3 | James Morris | Iowa | JR | LB | 8 | 39 | 38 | 77 | 9.63 |
| 4 | Christian Kirksey | Iowa | JR | LB | 8 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 9.50 |
| 5 | Greg Heban | Indiana | JR | DB | 8 | 53 | 15 | 68 | 8.50 |
| 5 | Akeem Spence | Illinois | JR | DL | 10 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 6.80 |
| 7 | Ashante Williams | Illinois | SR | LB | 10 | 39 | 24 | 63 | 6.30 |
| 8 | Earnest Thomas | Illinois | SO | DB | 10 | 42 | 19 | 61 | 6.10 |
| 9 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | SR | DB | 8 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 10 | David Cooper | Indiana | SO | LB | 8 | 37 | 20 | 57 | 7.13 |
| 11 | Max Bullough | Mich St | JR | LB | 6 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 9.33 |
| 12 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 6 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 9.00 |
| 13 | Michael Buchanan | Illinois | SR | DL | 10 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 14 | Mark Murphy | Indiana | SO | DB | 8 | 35 | 15 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 14 | Tanner Miller | Iowa | JR | DB | 8 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 16 | Ethan Armstrong | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 6 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 8.17 |
| 17 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | JR | LB | 7 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 18 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | JR | LB | 6 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 7.83 |
| 18 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | SR | LB | 4 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 11.75 |
| 18 | Mike Rallis | Minnesota | SR | LB | 7 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 6.71 |
| 21 | Troy Stoudermire | Minnesota | SR | DB | 7 | 31 | 13 | 44 | 6.29 |
| 21 | Landon Feichter | Purdue | SO | DB | 7 | 31 | 13 | 44 | 6.29 |
| 21 | Adam Replogle | Indiana | SR | DL | 8 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 21 | Isaiah Lewis | Mich St | JR | DB | 6 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 7.33 |
| 21 | Michael Mauti | Penn State | SR | LB | 4 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 11.00 |
| 26 | Josh Johnson | Purdue | SR | DB | 7 | 38 | 4 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Brian Williams | Indiana | SO | DB | 8 | 33 | 9 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 28 | Brock Vereen | Minnesota | JR | DB | 7 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 5.86 |
| 29 | Aaron Hill | Minnesota | JR | LB | 7 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 5.71 |
| 29 | Mike Svetina | Illinois | FR | LB | 10 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 31 | Derrick Wells | Minnesota | SO | DB | 7 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 31 | Keanon Cooper | Minnesota | SR | LB | 7 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 33 | B.J. Lowery | Iowa | JR | DB | 8 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 33 | Shelton Johnson | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 5 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 33 | Desmond Morgan | Michigan | SO | LB | 5 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 36 | Damien Proby | N'western | JR | LB | 3 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 12.33 |
| 36 | Terry Hawthorne | Illinois | SR | DB | 9 | 27 | 10 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 38 | Thomas Gordon | Michigan | JR | DB | 5 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 39 | Taylor Richards | Purdue | SO | DB | 7 | 27 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 39 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 5 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 41 | Will Compton | Nebraska | SR | LB | 4 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 41 | Glenn Carson | Penn State | JR | LB | 4 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 43 | Dezmen Southward | Wisconsin | JR | DB | 6 | 23 | 9 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 43 | Forisse Hardin | Indiana | SO | LB | 8 | 23 | 9 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 43 | Patrick Nixon-Youman | Illinois | SR | DB | 9 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 43 | Chris Norman | Mich St | SR | LB | 6 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 47 | Joe Gilliam | Purdue | SO | LB | 7 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 47 | Griffen Dahlstrom | Indiana | JR | LB | 8 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 49 | Michael Carter | Minnesota | SR | DB | 7 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 49 | Kurtis Drummond | Mich St | SO | DB | 6 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 5.00 |