2011 National Leaders Sacks - Games in November Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Bequette | Arkansas | SR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 67 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Brandon Joiner | Ark St | SR | DL | 3 | 6.0 | 45 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | JR | DL | 3 | 7.0 | 41 | 2.33 |
| 4 | Bruce Irvin | WVU | SR | DL | 3 | 4.5 | 40 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | SO | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 35 | 1.38 |
| 6 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 32 | 1.38 |
| 7 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | SO | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 31 | 1.25 |
| 7 | Dion Jordan | Oregon | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Terrell Manning | NC State | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 31 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Melvin Ingram | S Carolina | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 31 | 0.75 |
| 11 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 30 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Ryan Van Bergen | Michigan | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Najee Goode | WVU | SR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 29 | 1.33 |
| 13 | Jake Dooley | Kent State | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Brandon Jenkins | FSU | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 29 | 0.88 |
| 13 | Scott Smith | Texas Tech | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 29 | 0.88 |
| 13 | Ron Brooks | LSU | SR | DB | 4 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Jordan Hunt | FIU | JR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Matthew Masifilo | Stanford | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Tyrunn Walker | Tulsa | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Sammy Brown | Houston | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Alex Okafor | Texas | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Christian Lacey | La Tech | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 25 | 1.38 |
| 23 | Mychal Kendricks | California | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 25 | 0.50 |
| 25 | James Gayle | Va Tech | SO | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 24 | 1.17 |
| 25 | Zach Gholson | Memphis | JR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 24 | 0.33 |
| 27 | Jackson Jeffcoat | Texas | SO | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Barkevious Mingo | LSU | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Dezman Moses | Tulane | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Trent Mackey | Tulane | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.67 |
| 27 | T.J. Greenstone | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.67 |
| 32 | Jack Crawford | Penn State | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 22 | 1.33 |
| 32 | Courtney Upshaw | Alabama | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 32 | Quinton Coples | N Carolina | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 32 | Troy Evans | La-Monroe | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 32 | Randell Johnson | FAU | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 32 | Josh Hartigan | Colorado | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 32 | Bruce Gaston | Purdue | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 32 | Andy Mulumba | E Mich | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 40 | Drew Nowak | W Mich | SR | DL | 3 | 4.5 | 21 | 1.50 |
| 40 | Josh Shirley | Washington | FR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 40 | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Gregory Hickman | FIU | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Andre Monroe | Maryland | FR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Terrell Turner | Oregon | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Levi Koskan | Utah State | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.50 |
| 49 | Troy Davis | UCF | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Broderick Binns | Iowa | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Kyle Fuller | Va Tech | SO | DB | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 49 | Calvin Pryor | Louisville | FR | DB | 4 | 1.0 | 20 | 0.25 |
| 53 | Brandon Lindsey | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Jaye Howard | Florida | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 53 | Shawn Jackson | Tulsa | SO | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 53 | Claude Davis | S Florida | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 53 | Colby Way | Buffalo | SO | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 19 | 0.33 |
| 53 | Audie Cole | NC State | SR | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 19 | 0.25 |
| 59 | Corey Lemonier | Auburn | SO | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 59 | John Hughes | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 59 | Gary Tinsley | Minnesota | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 59 | Darryl Cato-Bishop | NC State | SO | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 59 | Dwayne Beckford | Purdue | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 59 | Bo Adebayo | Western Ky | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 59 | Leon Beckum | Indiana | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 59 | Derek Wolfe | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Stephon Sanders | SMU | FR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Caleb Russell | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Nai Fotu | Utah | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 70 | Nick Perry | USC | JR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 17 | 1.13 |
| 70 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | SO | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Lloyd Allen | Houston | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 70 | Nicolas Jean-Baptiste | Baylor | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 70 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | FR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 70 | Nickell Robey | USC | SO | DB | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 70 | Jonathan Massaquoi | Troy | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 70 | Lavonte David | Nebraska | SR | LB | 4 | 1.5 | 17 | 0.38 |
| 79 | Scott Solomon | Rice | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.75 |
| 79 | Chase Hoobler | Indiana | FR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 79 | Sio Moore | U Conn | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 79 | Andre Branch | Clemson | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 79 | Ronald Powell | Florida | SO | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 79 | Tyler Nielsen | Iowa | SR | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 16 | 0.25 |
| 85 | Julian Miller | WVU | SR | DL | 3 | 4.5 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 85 | Matt Broha | La Tech | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 15 | 0.88 |
| 85 | Hayes Pullard | USC | FR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 85 | Alex Means | Air Force | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 85 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 85 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | SO | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 85 | Kenny Demens | Michigan | JR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 85 | Kevin Pickelman | Mich St | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 85 | Justin Francis | Rutgers | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 85 | Steve Greer | Virginia | JR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 85 | Alan Baxter | N Illinois | JR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.25 |
| 96 | Walter Stewart | Cincinnati | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 14 | 0.88 |
| 96 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 14 | 0.88 |
| 96 | Jabaree Tuani | Navy | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 96 | Brad Ohrman | E Mich | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.63 |
| 96 | Alvin Dupree | Kentucky | FR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.63 |