2011 National Leaders Sacks - Games in October Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sammy Brown | Houston | SR | LB | 3 | 5.5 | 23 | 1.83 |
| 2 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | SO | LB | 4 | 7.0 | 44 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 3 | 5.0 | 27 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | JR | DL | 5 | 7.5 | 52 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Vinny Curry | Marshall | SR | DL | 5 | 7.5 | 41 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Andre Branch | Clemson | SR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 51 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Ben Pike | Toledo | SO | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 42 | 1.25 |
| 7 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | SO | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 38 | 1.25 |
| 7 | Jamie Blatnick | Okla St | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 27 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Chas Alecxih | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 31 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Marcus Smith | Louisville | SO | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | JR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Sean Porter | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Frank Alexander | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 11 | John Simon | Ohio State | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Courtney Upshaw | Alabama | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Sean Progar | N Illinois | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | SO | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Jordan Pendleton | BYU | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Fletcher Cox | Miss St | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 11 | George Bamfo | Houston | SO | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 11 | James Dunlap | UNLV | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Ryne Giddins | S Florida | SO | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Corey Lemonier | Auburn | SO | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 33 | 0.90 |
| 26 | Dezman Moses | Tulane | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 28 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | SO | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.88 |
| 28 | Melvin Ingram | S Carolina | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.88 |
| 28 | Bruce Taylor | Va Tech | JR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 16 | 0.88 |
| 28 | Jacquies Smith | Missouri | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 14 | 0.88 |
| 32 | Monte Taylor | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 26 | 0.83 |
| 32 | William Gholston | Mich St | SO | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.83 |
| 34 | Ronnell Lewis | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 55 | 0.80 |
| 34 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 30 | 0.80 |
| 34 | Corey Nelson | Oklahoma | SO | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.80 |
| 34 | Adam Replogle | Indiana | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.80 |
| 34 | Chris Jones | BGSU | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.80 |
| 34 | Marcus Robinson | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 40 | Telvin Smith | FSU | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 31 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Barkevious Mingo | LSU | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Korey Toomer | Idaho | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Tracy Robertson | Baylor | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 40 | C.J. James | CSU | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Stansly Maponga | TCU | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Brendan Kelly | Wisconsin | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Leighton Gasque | MTSU | FR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Taylor Henry | Oregon St | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Josh Kaddu | Oregon | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Tristan Okpalaugo | Fresno St | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 8 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Datone Jones | UCLA | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 7 | 0.75 |
| 40 | David Niumatalolo | NMSU | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 7 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Sam Barrington | S Florida | JR | LB | 2 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 57 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | JR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.70 |
| 58 | Dan Giordano | Cincinnati | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 26 | 0.67 |
| 58 | Miles Burris | SDSU | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.67 |
| 58 | Germard Reed | UTEP | SO | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 58 | Bobby Wagner | Utah State | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 58 | Tyler Gaston | UNLV | SO | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 58 | Chris Norman | Mich St | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 58 | Greg Watkins | UTEP | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 58 | Gabe Knapton | Wyoming | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 58 | Ben Durbin | Wyoming | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 58 | Josh Biezuns | Wyoming | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 58 | Terrell Manning | NC State | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 58 | Greg Williams | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 58 | J.K. Schaffer | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.67 |
| 71 | Dorvus Woods | Ark St | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 71 | Ron Newcomb | N Illinois | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 71 | Rob Lohr | Vanderbilt | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 71 | Matt Broha | La Tech | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 71 | Josh Boyd | Miss St | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 71 | Kentarius Caldwell | La-Monroe | SO | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.63 |
| 71 | Taylor Thompson | SMU | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.63 |
| 71 | David Wilkerson | California | FR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.63 |
| 71 | Louis Nzegwu | Wisconsin | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.63 |
| 71 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 71 | Mike Martin | Michigan | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.63 |
| 71 | Devin Johnson | TCU | JR | DB | 4 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.63 |
| 71 | Terence Garvin | WVU | JR | DB | 4 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 84 | Jordan Hill | Penn State | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 31 | 0.60 |
| 84 | Tevita Finau | Utah | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.60 |
| 84 | Devon Still | Penn State | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.60 |
| 84 | Christopher Tucker | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.60 |
| 84 | Brandon Akpunku | N Texas | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.60 |
| 84 | Jared Clendenin | Western Ky | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.60 |
| 84 | Freddie Bishop | W Mich | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.60 |
| 84 | Zach Brown | N Carolina | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.60 |
| 84 | Derrick Shelby | Utah | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.60 |
| 84 | Sean Stanley | Penn State | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.60 |
| 84 | Frank Trotter | Memphis | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.60 |
| 84 | Steve Beauharnais | Rutgers | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.60 |
| 84 | Trevor Reilly | Utah | SO | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.60 |
| 84 | Kawann Short | Purdue | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.60 |
| 84 | C.J. Marck | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.60 |
| 84 | Brett Roy | Nevada | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.60 |
| 84 | Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Colorado | SO | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.60 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.