2011 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nate Combs | Army | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 19 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | JR | DL | 7 | 10.0 | 71 | 1.43 |
| 3 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | SO | LB | 9 | 12.5 | 85 | 1.39 |
| 4 | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | JR | DL | 8 | 10.5 | 73 | 1.31 |
| 5 | Vinny Curry | Marshall | SR | DL | 8 | 10.0 | 66 | 1.25 |
| 6 | Sammy Brown | Houston | SR | LB | 9 | 10.5 | 57 | 1.17 |
| 7 | Brandon Joiner | Ark St | SR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 69 | 1.06 |
| 7 | Corey Lemonier | Auburn | SO | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 55 | 1.06 |
| 9 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | SO | LB | 9 | 9.0 | 60 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Courtney Upshaw | Alabama | SR | LB | 9 | 9.0 | 58 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Jake Bequette | Arkansas | SR | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 69 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | JR | DL | 7 | 7.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Dezman Moses | Tulane | SR | DL | 8 | 7.5 | 46 | 0.94 |
| 14 | Tyrunn Walker | Tulsa | SR | DL | 8 | 7.0 | 48 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Drew Nowak | W Mich | SR | DL | 8 | 7.0 | 36 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Bruce Irvin | WVU | SR | DL | 7 | 6.0 | 53 | 0.86 |
| 16 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 7 | 6.0 | 40 | 0.86 |
| 16 | Walter Stewart | Cincinnati | JR | DL | 7 | 6.0 | 27 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Nick Perry | USC | JR | DL | 9 | 7.5 | 47 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 9 | 7.5 | 44 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Melvin Ingram | S Carolina | SR | DL | 8 | 6.5 | 48 | 0.81 |
| 22 | Derek Wolfe | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 45 | 0.79 |
| 22 | Nordly Capi | CSU | SO | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.79 |
| 22 | Matt Broha | La Tech | SR | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 32 | 0.79 |
| 22 | Christian Lacey | La Tech | SR | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 25 | 0.79 |
| 26 | Frank Alexander | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 9 | 7.0 | 44 | 0.78 |
| 27 | Dion Jordan | Oregon | JR | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 57 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | SO | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 51 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | JR | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 48 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Brandon Jenkins | FSU | JR | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 44 | 0.75 |
| 27 | John Simon | Ohio State | JR | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 44 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Jonathan Massaquoi | Troy | JR | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 41 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Kawann Short | Purdue | JR | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 26 | 0.75 |
| 34 | Andre Branch | Clemson | SR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 51 | 0.72 |
| 35 | Cornelius Washington | Georgia | JR | LB | 7 | 5.0 | 43 | 0.71 |
| 35 | James Dunlap | UNLV | SR | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 30 | 0.71 |
| 35 | Brandon Lindsey | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 7 | 5.0 | 29 | 0.71 |
| 35 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 29 | 0.71 |
| 35 | Julian Miller | WVU | SR | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 17 | 0.71 |
| 40 | Scott Smith | Texas Tech | SR | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 34 | 0.69 |
| 40 | Chris Jones | BGSU | JR | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 30 | 0.69 |
| 42 | Alex Okafor | Texas | JR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 35 | 0.67 |
| 42 | Jackson Jeffcoat | Texas | SO | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 33 | 0.67 |
| 42 | Chandler Jones | Syracuse | SR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.67 |
| 42 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | SO | LB | 6 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.67 |
| 46 | Terrell Manning | NC State | JR | LB | 7 | 4.5 | 36 | 0.64 |
| 46 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | SO | LB | 7 | 4.5 | 24 | 0.64 |
| 46 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 7 | 4.5 | 23 | 0.64 |
| 46 | Ryne Giddins | S Florida | SO | DL | 7 | 4.5 | 18 | 0.64 |
| 50 | Ben Pike | Toledo | SO | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 42 | 0.63 |
| 50 | Jake Dooley | Kent State | JR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 40 | 0.63 |
| 50 | Troy Evans | La-Monroe | SR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 40 | 0.63 |
| 50 | Quinton Coples | N Carolina | SR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 39 | 0.63 |
| 50 | Ryan Van Bergen | Michigan | SR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.63 |
| 50 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | FR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.63 |
| 50 | Adrian Robinson | Temple | SR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.63 |
| 50 | Leighton Gasque | MTSU | FR | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 31 | 0.63 |
| 50 | Jack Crawford | Penn State | SR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 30 | 0.63 |
| 50 | Troy Davis | UCF | JR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 27 | 0.63 |
| 50 | Scott Solomon | Rice | SR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 61 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 9 | 5.5 | 37 | 0.61 |
| 61 | Josh Shirley | Washington | FR | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 34 | 0.61 |
| 63 | Barkevious Mingo | LSU | SO | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 47 | 0.60 |
| 64 | Andre Monroe | Maryland | FR | DL | 6 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.58 |
| 64 | C.J. James | CSU | JR | DL | 6 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.58 |
| 66 | Ronnell Lewis | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 55 | 0.57 |
| 66 | Justin Francis | Rutgers | SR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 32 | 0.57 |
| 66 | Najee Goode | WVU | SR | LB | 7 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.57 |
| 66 | Tyrone Crawford | Boise St | SR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.57 |
| 66 | Miles Burris | SDSU | SR | LB | 7 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.57 |
| 66 | John Hughes | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.57 |
| 66 | Alex Means | Air Force | JR | LB | 7 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.57 |
| 66 | Stansly Maponga | TCU | SO | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 19 | 0.57 |
| 66 | Kaelin Burnett | Nevada | SR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 15 | 0.57 |
| 66 | Tristan Okpalaugo | Fresno St | JR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 14 | 0.57 |
| 66 | Brett Roy | Nevada | SR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 14 | 0.57 |
| 77 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | JR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 35 | 0.56 |
| 77 | Brandon Akpunku | N Texas | SR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 32 | 0.56 |
| 77 | Broderick Binns | Iowa | SR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 29 | 0.56 |
| 77 | Taylor Thompson | SMU | SR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 28 | 0.56 |
| 77 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | JR | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 26 | 0.56 |
| 82 | Sean Progar | N Illinois | JR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 40 | 0.56 |
| 82 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | JR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 39 | 0.56 |
| 82 | Sean Porter | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 9 | 5.0 | 38 | 0.56 |
| 82 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | FR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 31 | 0.56 |
| 82 | Jamie Blatnick | Okla St | SR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 27 | 0.56 |
| 82 | Jacquies Smith | Missouri | SR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 26 | 0.56 |
| 88 | Terrell Turner | Oregon | SR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 45 | 0.55 |
| 88 | Josh Kaddu | Oregon | SR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 28 | 0.55 |
| 90 | Trevor Guyton | California | SR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 27 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Cordarro Law | USM | SR | DL | 9 | 4.5 | 52 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Tracy Robertson | Baylor | SR | DL | 9 | 4.5 | 30 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Ron Newcomb | N Illinois | SR | DL | 9 | 4.5 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | JR | LB | 9 | 4.5 | 26 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Frank Trotter | Memphis | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Bernard Smith | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | SO | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Gregory Hickman | FIU | SO | LB | 8 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Gary Tinsley | Minnesota | SR | LB | 8 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Adam Replogle | Indiana | JR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.