2011 National Leaders Sacks - All Games through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | JR | DL | 13 | 16.0 | 105 | 1.23 |
| 2 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | SO | LB | 14 | 13.5 | 90 | 0.96 |
| 2 | Sammy Brown | Houston | SR | LB | 14 | 13.5 | 86 | 0.96 |
| 4 | Brandon Joiner | Ark St | SR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 99 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | JR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 83 | 1.04 |
| 6 | Vinny Curry | Marshall | SR | DL | 13 | 11.0 | 69 | 0.85 |
| 6 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | SO | LB | 14 | 11.0 | 69 | 0.79 |
| 6 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 13 | 11.0 | 63 | 0.85 |
| 9 | Jake Bequette | Arkansas | SR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 88 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Melvin Ingram | S Carolina | SR | DL | 13 | 10.0 | 80 | 0.77 |
| 11 | Cordarro Law | USM | SR | DL | 14 | 9.5 | 80 | 0.68 |
| 11 | Sean Porter | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 13 | 9.5 | 74 | 0.73 |
| 11 | Andre Branch | Clemson | SR | DL | 14 | 9.5 | 68 | 0.68 |
| 11 | Corey Lemonier | Auburn | SO | DL | 13 | 9.5 | 66 | 0.73 |
| 11 | Derek Wolfe | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 13 | 9.5 | 66 | 0.73 |
| 11 | Nordly Capi | CSU | SO | DL | 12 | 9.5 | 63 | 0.79 |
| 11 | Courtney Upshaw | Alabama | SR | LB | 13 | 9.5 | 62 | 0.73 |
| 11 | Dezman Moses | Tulane | SR | DL | 13 | 9.5 | 58 | 0.73 |
| 11 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | JR | DL | 12 | 9.5 | 49 | 0.79 |
| 20 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | SO | DL | 14 | 9.0 | 55 | 0.64 |
| 20 | Stansly Maponga | TCU | SO | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 54 | 0.69 |
| 20 | Brett Roy | Nevada | SR | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 33 | 0.69 |
| 23 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 13 | 8.5 | 73 | 0.65 |
| 23 | Brandon Lindsey | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 13 | 8.5 | 54 | 0.65 |
| 23 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 12 | 8.5 | 50 | 0.71 |
| 23 | Frank Alexander | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 49 | 0.65 |
| 23 | Nick Perry | USC | JR | DL | 12 | 8.5 | 48 | 0.71 |
| 23 | Josh Shirley | Washington | FR | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 48 | 0.65 |
| 23 | Christian Lacey | La Tech | SR | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 47 | 0.65 |
| 23 | Chris Jones | BGSU | JR | DL | 12 | 8.5 | 45 | 0.71 |
| 23 | Drew Nowak | W Mich | SR | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 45 | 0.65 |
| 32 | Bruce Irvin | WVU | SR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 67 | 0.62 |
| 32 | Brandon Jenkins | FSU | JR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 62 | 0.62 |
| 32 | Miles Burris | SDSU | SR | LB | 13 | 8.0 | 60 | 0.62 |
| 32 | Tyrunn Walker | Tulsa | SR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 57 | 0.62 |
| 32 | Jackson Jeffcoat | Texas | SO | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 54 | 0.62 |
| 32 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 13 | 8.0 | 52 | 0.62 |
| 32 | Jamie Blatnick | Okla St | SR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 51 | 0.62 |
| 32 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | FR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 49 | 0.62 |
| 32 | Scott Solomon | Rice | SR | DL | 12 | 8.0 | 34 | 0.67 |
| 41 | Dion Jordan | Oregon | JR | DL | 14 | 7.5 | 57 | 0.54 |
| 41 | Quinton Coples | N Carolina | SR | DL | 13 | 7.5 | 51 | 0.58 |
| 41 | Matt Broha | La Tech | SR | DL | 13 | 7.5 | 49 | 0.58 |
| 41 | Michael Buchanan | Illinois | JR | LB | 13 | 7.5 | 40 | 0.58 |
| 45 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | JR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 59 | 0.54 |
| 45 | Barkevious Mingo | LSU | SO | DL | 14 | 7.0 | 57 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Shea McClellin | Boise St | SR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 52 | 0.54 |
| 45 | Mike Daniels | Iowa | SR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 49 | 0.54 |
| 45 | John Simon | Ohio State | JR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 47 | 0.54 |
| 45 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | SO | LB | 12 | 7.0 | 44 | 0.58 |
| 45 | Josh Hartigan | Colorado | SR | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 44 | 0.54 |
| 45 | James Gayle | Va Tech | SO | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 44 | 0.54 |
| 45 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | SO | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 40 | 0.54 |
| 45 | Tim Fugger | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 39 | 0.54 |
| 45 | Taylor Thompson | SMU | SR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 38 | 0.54 |
| 56 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | JR | DL | 12 | 6.5 | 54 | 0.54 |
| 56 | Troy Evans | La-Monroe | SR | DL | 12 | 6.5 | 51 | 0.54 |
| 56 | Justin Francis | Rutgers | SR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 47 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Adrian Robinson | Temple | SR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 46 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 14 | 6.5 | 45 | 0.46 |
| 56 | Chas Alecxih | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 43 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | JR | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 43 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Bernard Smith | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 41 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Sio Moore | U Conn | JR | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.54 |
| 56 | James Dunlap | UNLV | SR | DL | 12 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.54 |
| 56 | Tyrone Crawford | Boise St | SR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 39 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Jack Crawford | Penn State | SR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 39 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Brandon Akpunku | N Texas | SR | DL | 12 | 6.5 | 37 | 0.54 |
| 56 | Gabe Knapton | Wyoming | SR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 34 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Josh Kaddu | Oregon | SR | LB | 14 | 6.5 | 34 | 0.46 |
| 56 | Kawann Short | Purdue | JR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 31 | 0.50 |
| 72 | Logan Harrell | Fresno St | SR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 63 | 0.46 |
| 72 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | SO | LB | 11 | 6.0 | 45 | 0.55 |
| 72 | J.R. Collins | Va Tech | SO | DL | 14 | 6.0 | 43 | 0.43 |
| 72 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | SO | LB | 13 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.46 |
| 72 | Devin Taylor | S Carolina | JR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.46 |
| 72 | Ronald Powell | Florida | SO | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 41 | 0.50 |
| 72 | Jonathan Massaquoi | Troy | JR | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 41 | 0.50 |
| 72 | Alex Means | Air Force | JR | LB | 13 | 6.0 | 39 | 0.46 |
| 72 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | JR | LB | 13 | 6.0 | 38 | 0.46 |
| 72 | Leighton Gasque | MTSU | FR | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 37 | 0.50 |
| 72 | Claude Davis | S Florida | SR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 36 | 0.55 |
| 72 | Trevor Guyton | California | SR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 36 | 0.46 |
| 72 | Alex Okafor | Texas | JR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 35 | 0.46 |
| 72 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | FR | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 33 | 0.50 |
| 72 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 72 | Walter Stewart | Cincinnati | JR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 27 | 0.46 |
| 72 | Julian Miller | WVU | SR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 24 | 0.46 |
| 89 | Ronnell Lewis | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 58 | 0.55 |
| 89 | Alan Baxter | N Illinois | JR | DL | 13 | 5.5 | 52 | 0.42 |
| 89 | Jaye Howard | Florida | SR | DL | 13 | 5.5 | 50 | 0.42 |
| 89 | Levi Koskan | Utah State | SR | DL | 12 | 5.5 | 47 | 0.46 |
| 89 | Lavonte David | Nebraska | SR | LB | 13 | 5.5 | 46 | 0.42 |
| 89 | Audie Cole | NC State | SR | LB | 13 | 5.5 | 46 | 0.42 |
| 89 | Aaron Lynch | Notre Dame | FR | DL | 12 | 5.5 | 45 | 0.46 |
| 89 | Terrell Turner | Oregon | SR | DL | 14 | 5.5 | 45 | 0.39 |
| 89 | Terrell Manning | NC State | JR | LB | 11 | 5.5 | 44 | 0.50 |
| 89 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | JR | DL | 13 | 5.5 | 42 | 0.42 |
| 89 | Sean Progar | N Illinois | JR | DL | 13 | 5.5 | 42 | 0.42 |
| 89 | Marcus Smith | Louisville | SO | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 41 | 0.55 |