2011 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | JR | DL | 11 | 14.0 | 90 | 1.27 |
| 2 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | SO | LB | 10 | 13.5 | 90 | 1.35 |
| 2 | Sammy Brown | Houston | SR | LB | 13 | 13.5 | 86 | 1.04 |
| 4 | Brandon Joiner | Ark St | SR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 98 | 1.04 |
| 5 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | JR | DL | 10 | 11.5 | 76 | 1.15 |
| 6 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 11 | 10.0 | 54 | 0.91 |
| 7 | Derek Wolfe | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 12 | 9.5 | 66 | 0.79 |
| 7 | Dezman Moses | Tulane | SR | DL | 12 | 9.5 | 58 | 0.79 |
| 7 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | JR | DL | 11 | 9.5 | 49 | 0.86 |
| 10 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 10 | 8.5 | 73 | 0.85 |
| 10 | Cordarro Law | USM | SR | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 61 | 0.65 |
| 10 | Nordly Capi | CSU | SO | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 52 | 0.85 |
| 10 | Drew Nowak | W Mich | SR | DL | 12 | 8.5 | 45 | 0.71 |
| 14 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 13 | 8.0 | 52 | 0.62 |
| 14 | Vinny Curry | Marshall | SR | DL | 9 | 8.0 | 46 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Stansly Maponga | TCU | SO | DL | 11 | 8.0 | 46 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Courtney Upshaw | Alabama | SR | LB | 10 | 7.5 | 54 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Nick Perry | USC | JR | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 43 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Chris Jones | BGSU | JR | DL | 11 | 7.5 | 40 | 0.68 |
| 17 | Michael Buchanan | Illinois | JR | LB | 11 | 7.5 | 40 | 0.68 |
| 17 | Christian Lacey | La Tech | SR | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 34 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Dion Jordan | Oregon | JR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 54 | 0.70 |
| 22 | Brandon Jenkins | FSU | JR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 53 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Miles Burris | SDSU | SR | LB | 10 | 7.0 | 46 | 0.70 |
| 22 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | SO | LB | 10 | 7.0 | 44 | 0.70 |
| 22 | James Gayle | Va Tech | SO | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 44 | 0.70 |
| 22 | Frank Alexander | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 9 | 7.0 | 38 | 0.78 |
| 22 | Brett Roy | Nevada | SR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 27 | 0.70 |
| 29 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | JR | DL | 11 | 6.5 | 54 | 0.59 |
| 29 | Troy Evans | La-Monroe | SR | DL | 10 | 6.5 | 51 | 0.65 |
| 29 | Melvin Ingram | S Carolina | SR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 48 | 0.72 |
| 29 | Justin Francis | Rutgers | SR | DL | 11 | 6.5 | 47 | 0.59 |
| 29 | Adrian Robinson | Temple | SR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 46 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Chas Alecxih | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 11 | 6.5 | 43 | 0.59 |
| 29 | James Dunlap | UNLV | SR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.72 |
| 29 | Brandon Akpunku | N Texas | SR | DL | 10 | 6.5 | 37 | 0.65 |
| 29 | Kawann Short | Purdue | JR | DL | 11 | 6.5 | 31 | 0.59 |
| 38 | Logan Harrell | Fresno St | SR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 63 | 0.55 |
| 38 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | JR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 50 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Tyrunn Walker | Tulsa | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 45 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Bruce Irvin | WVU | SR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 45 | 0.60 |
| 38 | J.R. Collins | Va Tech | SO | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 43 | 0.55 |
| 38 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | SO | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Jackson Jeffcoat | Texas | SO | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 41 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Jonathan Massaquoi | Troy | JR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 41 | 0.60 |
| 38 | Jamie Blatnick | Okla St | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 39 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Alex Means | Air Force | JR | LB | 11 | 6.0 | 39 | 0.55 |
| 38 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | JR | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 38 | 0.60 |
| 38 | Josh Hartigan | Colorado | SR | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 37 | 0.60 |
| 38 | Leighton Gasque | MTSU | FR | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 37 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Trevor Guyton | California | SR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 36 | 0.60 |
| 38 | Matt Broha | La Tech | SR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 34 | 0.60 |
| 38 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | FR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 33 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | SO | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 33 | 0.55 |
| 38 | Scott Solomon | Rice | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 27 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Julian Miller | WVU | SR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 24 | 0.60 |
| 57 | Alan Baxter | N Illinois | JR | DL | 13 | 5.5 | 52 | 0.42 |
| 57 | Levi Koskan | Utah State | SR | DL | 12 | 5.5 | 47 | 0.46 |
| 57 | Sean Progar | N Illinois | JR | DL | 12 | 5.5 | 42 | 0.46 |
| 57 | Freddie Bishop | W Mich | JR | DL | 12 | 5.5 | 41 | 0.46 |
| 57 | Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Colorado | SO | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 37 | 0.61 |
| 57 | Sio Moore | U Conn | JR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 37 | 0.55 |
| 57 | Brad Ohrman | E Mich | SR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.50 |
| 57 | Brandon Lindsey | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 11 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.50 |
| 57 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | SO | LB | 12 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.46 |
| 57 | Bernard Smith | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 12 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.46 |
| 57 | Taylor Thompson | SMU | SR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 34 | 0.55 |
| 57 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | JR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 34 | 0.55 |
| 57 | Brandon Mills | Cincinnati | JR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 33 | 0.50 |
| 57 | Quinton Coples | N Carolina | SR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 32 | 0.50 |
| 57 | Gabe Knapton | Wyoming | SR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 31 | 0.55 |
| 57 | Ryne Giddins | S Florida | SO | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 28 | 0.55 |
| 57 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 13 | 5.5 | 28 | 0.42 |
| 74 | Tahir Whitehead | Temple | SR | LB | 13 | 5.0 | 49 | 0.39 |
| 74 | Jake Bequette | Arkansas | SR | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 46 | 0.71 |
| 74 | Barkevious Mingo | LSU | SO | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 44 | 0.63 |
| 74 | Ben Pike | Toledo | SO | DL | 12 | 5.0 | 42 | 0.42 |
| 74 | Vontaze Burfict | Ariz St | JR | LB | 10 | 5.0 | 40 | 0.50 |
| 74 | Jake Dooley | Kent State | JR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 40 | 0.50 |
| 74 | Trevor Reilly | Utah | SO | LB | 12 | 5.0 | 39 | 0.42 |
| 74 | Tony Jerod-Eddie | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 35 | 0.63 |
| 74 | Tyrone Crawford | Boise St | SR | DL | 11 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.46 |
| 74 | Frank Trotter | Memphis | SR | DL | 11 | 5.0 | 32 | 0.46 |
| 74 | Mike Daniels | Iowa | SR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 31 | 0.56 |
| 74 | Claude Davis | S Florida | SR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 31 | 0.56 |
| 74 | Josh Biezuns | Wyoming | SR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 31 | 0.50 |
| 74 | William Savoy | Louisville | SR | DL | 11 | 5.0 | 31 | 0.46 |
| 74 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | SO | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 30 | 0.63 |
| 74 | Steve Beauharnais | Rutgers | JR | LB | 11 | 5.0 | 30 | 0.46 |
| 74 | Jerome Long | SDSU | SR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 29 | 0.50 |
| 74 | Bruce Taylor | Va Tech | JR | LB | 7 | 5.0 | 27 | 0.71 |
| 74 | Josh Kaddu | Oregon | SR | LB | 10 | 5.0 | 26 | 0.50 |
| 74 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 10 | 5.0 | 25 | 0.50 |
| 74 | Kaelin Burnett | Nevada | SR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 22 | 0.50 |
| 95 | Dan Giordano | Cincinnati | JR | DL | 12 | 4.5 | 50 | 0.38 |
| 95 | Tourek Williams | FIU | JR | DL | 13 | 4.5 | 47 | 0.35 |
| 95 | Aaron Brown | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 12 | 4.5 | 46 | 0.38 |
| 95 | Jaye Howard | Florida | SR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 45 | 0.56 |
| 95 | Corey Lemonier | Auburn | SO | DL | 7 | 4.5 | 41 | 0.64 |
| 95 | Trent Mackey | Tulane | JR | LB | 11 | 4.5 | 41 | 0.41 |