2011 National Leaders Sacks - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vinny Curry | Marshall | SR | DL | 5 | 7.5 | 56 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | JR | DL | 5 | 7.5 | 41 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Brandon Joiner | Ark St | SR | DL | 6 | 8.5 | 66 | 1.42 |
| 4 | Sammy Brown | Houston | SR | LB | 7 | 9.5 | 57 | 1.36 |
| 5 | Derek Wolfe | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 48 | 1.25 |
| 6 | Melvin Ingram | S Carolina | SR | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 67 | 1.21 |
| 7 | Jake Bequette | Arkansas | SR | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 76 | 1.17 |
| 7 | Stansly Maponga | TCU | SO | DL | 6 | 7.0 | 42 | 1.17 |
| 9 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | JR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 47 | 1.14 |
| 10 | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | JR | DL | 8 | 9.0 | 52 | 1.13 |
| 11 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | SO | LB | 6 | 6.5 | 46 | 1.08 |
| 12 | Miles Burris | SDSU | SR | LB | 7 | 7.0 | 58 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Barkevious Mingo | LSU | SO | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 48 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | SO | LB | 6 | 6.0 | 45 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | SO | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Scott Solomon | Rice | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Justin Francis | Rutgers | SR | DL | 7 | 6.5 | 47 | 0.93 |
| 17 | Tim Fugger | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 7 | 6.5 | 37 | 0.93 |
| 17 | Kawann Short | Purdue | JR | DL | 7 | 6.5 | 31 | 0.93 |
| 20 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 6 | 5.5 | 33 | 0.92 |
| 21 | Levi Koskan | Utah State | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 41 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Matt Broha | La Tech | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 32 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Christian Lacey | La Tech | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 31 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Drew Nowak | W Mich | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 23 | 0.90 |
| 25 | David Wilkerson | California | FR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 26 | Bruce Irvin | WVU | SR | DL | 7 | 6.0 | 45 | 0.86 |
| 26 | Brandon Jenkins | FSU | JR | DL | 7 | 6.0 | 43 | 0.86 |
| 26 | Julian Miller | WVU | SR | DL | 7 | 6.0 | 24 | 0.86 |
| 29 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | JR | LB | 6 | 5.0 | 31 | 0.83 |
| 29 | Alex Okafor | Texas | JR | DL | 6 | 5.0 | 28 | 0.83 |
| 29 | Julius Warmsley | Tulane | SO | DL | 6 | 5.0 | 27 | 0.83 |
| 29 | Dezman Moses | Tulane | SR | DL | 6 | 5.0 | 27 | 0.83 |
| 29 | Walter Stewart | Cincinnati | JR | DL | 6 | 5.0 | 24 | 0.83 |
| 34 | Brandon Lindsey | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 8 | 6.5 | 46 | 0.81 |
| 35 | Corey Lemonier | Auburn | SO | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 51 | 0.79 |
| 35 | Sean Porter | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 7 | 5.5 | 44 | 0.79 |
| 35 | Nick Perry | USC | JR | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 31 | 0.79 |
| 38 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 32 | 0.75 |
| 38 | Brad Ohrman | E Mich | SR | DL | 6 | 4.5 | 33 | 0.75 |
| 38 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | SO | LB | 6 | 4.5 | 29 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Quinton Coples | N Carolina | SR | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 28 | 0.71 |
| 41 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 7 | 5.0 | 22 | 0.71 |
| 43 | Christopher Tucker | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 29 | 0.70 |
| 43 | Troy Evans | La-Monroe | SR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.70 |
| 43 | Brandon Mills | Cincinnati | JR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 23 | 0.70 |
| 43 | Ernest Owusu | California | SR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 15 | 0.70 |
| 43 | Bernard Smith | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 15 | 0.70 |
| 48 | Sean Progar | N Illinois | JR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 37 | 0.67 |
| 48 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | JR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 34 | 0.67 |
| 48 | Korey Jones | Wyoming | JR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.67 |
| 48 | Cordarro Law | USM | SR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.67 |
| 48 | Jackson Jeffcoat | Texas | SO | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.67 |
| 48 | Gabe Knapton | Wyoming | SR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.67 |
| 48 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | FR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.67 |
| 48 | Brandon Akpunku | N Texas | SR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 48 | Jason Semmes | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 48 | Chris Jones | BGSU | JR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 58 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 7 | 4.5 | 36 | 0.64 |
| 58 | Broderick Binns | Iowa | SR | DL | 7 | 4.5 | 30 | 0.64 |
| 58 | Darryl Cato-Bishop | NC State | SO | DL | 7 | 4.5 | 30 | 0.64 |
| 58 | Anthony Chickillo | Miami (Fl) | FR | DL | 7 | 4.5 | 18 | 0.64 |
| 62 | Michael Buchanan | Illinois | JR | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 26 | 0.63 |
| 63 | Randell Johnson | FAU | SO | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.60 |
| 63 | John Hughes | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.60 |
| 63 | Lance Kelley | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.60 |
| 63 | Benson Mayowa | Idaho | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.60 |
| 63 | Maurice Alexander | Utah State | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.60 |
| 63 | Bruce Taylor | Va Tech | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 11 | 0.60 |
| 69 | Austen Jacks | Tulane | JR | DL | 6 | 3.5 | 30 | 0.58 |
| 69 | Shawn Jackson | Tulsa | SO | LB | 6 | 3.5 | 27 | 0.58 |
| 69 | William Savoy | Louisville | SR | DL | 6 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.58 |
| 69 | Ron Newcomb | N Illinois | SR | DL | 6 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.58 |
| 69 | Brian Slay | NC State | JR | DL | 6 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.58 |
| 69 | Brad Madison | Missouri | JR | DL | 6 | 3.5 | 15 | 0.58 |
| 75 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | JR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 38 | 0.57 |
| 75 | Jaye Howard | Florida | SR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 36 | 0.57 |
| 75 | Vontaze Burfict | Ariz St | JR | LB | 7 | 4.0 | 34 | 0.57 |
| 75 | John Simon | Ohio State | JR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 32 | 0.57 |
| 75 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | SO | LB | 7 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.57 |
| 75 | Claude Davis | S Florida | SR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.57 |
| 75 | Dyshawn Davis | Syracuse | FR | LB | 7 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.57 |
| 75 | Nicolas Jean-Baptiste | Baylor | SR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.57 |
| 75 | Cameron Meredith | Nebraska | JR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.57 |
| 75 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | SO | LB | 7 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.57 |
| 75 | Jordan Voelker | Kansas St | SR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 15 | 0.57 |
| 75 | Kareem Martin | N Carolina | SO | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 15 | 0.57 |
| 87 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 23 | 0.56 |
| 88 | Dion Jordan | Oregon | JR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Ronald Powell | Florida | SO | LB | 7 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Kendall Reyes | U Conn | SR | DL | 7 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Zach Brown | N Carolina | SR | LB | 7 | 3.5 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Art Norman | NC State | FR | DL | 7 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Louis Nzegwu | Wisconsin | SR | DL | 7 | 3.5 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Rob Lohr | Vanderbilt | JR | DL | 7 | 3.5 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Tevita Finau | Utah | SR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Jabar Westerman | E Mich | SR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Terrell Manning | NC State | JR | LB | 6 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Ben Pike | Toledo | SO | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Stephon Sanders | SMU | FR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Nordly Capi | CSU | SO | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.