2012 Big 12 Conference Leaders Sacks - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 28 | 1.25 |
| 2 | Terence Garvin | WVU | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jackson Jeffcoat | Texas | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 4 | Cleyon Laing | Iowa State | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 6 | Roosevelt Maggitt | Iowa State | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Chris McAllister | Baylor | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Josh Francis | WVU | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Kerry Hyder | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 9 | Justin Tuggle | Kansas St | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Terrance Lloyd | Baylor | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Ryan Robinson | Okla St | SR | DL | 4 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.38 |
| 9 | Shaun Lewis | Okla St | JR | LB | 4 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.38 |
| 14 | Lyndell Johnson | Okla St | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Adam Davis | Kansas St | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Sam Carter | TCU | SO | DB | 4 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.25 |
| 17 | Michael Starts | Texas Tech | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Karl Joseph | WVU | FR | DB | 4 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.25 |
| 17 | Bradley McDougald | Kansas | SR | DB | 4 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.25 |
| 20 | Pete Robertson | Texas Tech | FR | ATH | 4 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.25 |
| 20 | Ryan Mueller | Kansas St | SO | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.25 |
| 22 | Rony Nelson | Iowa State | SR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.25 |
| 23 | Jamarkus McFarland | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Javonta Boyd | Kansas St | SR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.25 |
| 25 | Aaron Franklin | Oklahoma | SO | LB | 3 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.33 |
| 25 | Daytawion Lowe | Okla St | JR | DB | 4 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.25 |
| 25 | Darwin Cook | WVU | JR | DB | 4 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.25 |
| 25 | Brodrick Brown | Okla St | SR | DB | 4 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.25 |
| 25 | D.J. Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 4 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.25 |
| 25 | Arthur Brown | Kansas St | SR | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.25 |
| 31 | Joel Hasley | TCU | SO | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Chucky Hunter | TCU | SO | DL | 4 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.38 |
| 31 | Nick Kron | Iowa State | FR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.33 |
| 31 | Reggie Wilson | Texas | JR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.33 |
| 31 | Pat Miller | WVU | SR | DB | 4 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.25 |
| 31 | Michael Reynolds | Kansas | SO | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.25 |
| 31 | Toben Opurum | Kansas | SR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.25 |
| 38 | Prinz Kande | Kansas | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 38 | John Sua | Kansas St | SR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Rashod Favors | Oklahoma | SO | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.33 |
| 40 | Brandon Moore | Texas | JR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.33 |
| 40 | Doug Rigg | WVU | JR | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Stansly Maponga | TCU | JR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Nigel Nicholas | Okla St | SR | DL | 4 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.13 |
| 46 | Marquis Anderson | Oklahoma | FR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Travis Bell | WVU | JR | DB | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 46 | Kevin Young | Kansas | JR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.25 |
| 49 | Walter Woods III | Iowa State | JR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 49 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.25 |