2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Sacks - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | JR | DL | 12 | 16.0 | 105 | 1.33 |
| 2 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | SO | LB | 13 | 11.0 | 69 | 0.85 |
| 3 | John Simon | Ohio State | JR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 47 | 0.54 |
| 4 | Michael Buchanan | Illinois | JR | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 30 | 0.54 |
| 5 | Mike Daniels | Iowa | SR | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 46 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Jack Crawford | Penn State | SR | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 36 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 11 | 6.0 | 28 | 0.55 |
| 5 | Kawann Short | Purdue | JR | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 26 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Lavonte David | Nebraska | SR | LB | 12 | 5.5 | 46 | 0.46 |
| 9 | Broderick Binns | Iowa | SR | DL | 12 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.46 |
| 9 | Ryan Van Bergen | Michigan | SR | DL | 13 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.42 |
| 12 | William Gholston | Mich St | SO | LB | 12 | 5.0 | 30 | 0.42 |
| 13 | Devon Still | Penn State | SR | DL | 12 | 4.5 | 36 | 0.38 |
| 13 | Sean Stanley | Penn State | JR | DL | 12 | 4.5 | 27 | 0.38 |
| 13 | Louis Nzegwu | Wisconsin | SR | DL | 13 | 4.5 | 22 | 0.35 |
| 16 | Jordan Kovacs | Michigan | JR | DB | 12 | 4.0 | 36 | 0.33 |
| 16 | Kevin Pickelman | Mich St | SR | DL | 12 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.33 |
| 16 | Craig Roh | Michigan | JR | DL | 13 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.31 |
| 16 | Gary Tinsley | Minnesota | SR | LB | 11 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.36 |
| 16 | Adam Replogle | Indiana | JR | DL | 11 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.36 |
| 16 | Marcus Rush | Mich St | FR | LB | 13 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.31 |
| 22 | Jerel Worthy | Mich St | JR | DL | 13 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.27 |
| 22 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | JR | LB | 12 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.29 |
| 22 | Max Bullough | Mich St | SO | LB | 13 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.27 |
| 22 | Mike Martin | Michigan | SR | DL | 13 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.27 |
| 26 | Johnny Adams | Mich St | JR | DB | 13 | 3.0 | 32 | 0.23 |
| 26 | Jordan Hill | Penn State | JR | DL | 12 | 3.0 | 31 | 0.25 |
| 26 | Gerald Gooden | Purdue | SR | DL | 12 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.25 |
| 26 | D.L. Wilhite | Minnesota | JR | DL | 11 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.27 |
| 26 | Bruce Gaston | Purdue | SO | DL | 12 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.25 |
| 26 | Michael Bennett | Ohio State | FR | DL | 13 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.23 |
| 26 | Bobby Richardson | Indiana | FR | DL | 9 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.33 |
| 26 | Dwayne Beckford | Purdue | JR | LB | 12 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.25 |
| 26 | Eric Latimore | Penn State | SR | DL | 12 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.25 |
| 26 | Kenny Demens | Michigan | JR | LB | 13 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.23 |
| 26 | Beau Allen | Wisconsin | SO | DL | 13 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.23 |
| 26 | Brendan Kelly | Wisconsin | JR | DL | 13 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.23 |
| 26 | Jack DiNardo | N'western | SR | DL | 11 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.27 |
| 26 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | FR | LB | 12 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.25 |
| 26 | Cameron Meredith | Nebraska | JR | DL | 12 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.25 |
| 26 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | FR | LB | 13 | 3.0 | 8 | 0.23 |
| 42 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | JR | DL | 11 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.23 |
| 42 | Ian Thomas | Illinois | SR | LB | 12 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.21 |
| 42 | Khairi Fortt | Penn State | SO | LB | 12 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.21 |
| 42 | Denzel Drone | Mich St | SO | DL | 13 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.19 |
| 42 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 13 | 2.5 | 7 | 0.19 |
| 42 | Quentin Williams | N'western | JR | DL | 12 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.21 |
| 48 | Robert Maci | Purdue | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.50 |
| 48 | David Gilbert | Wisconsin | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 48 | Leon Beckum | Indiana | SR | LB | 6 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.33 |