2012 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 8 | 11.0 | 83 | 1.38 |
| 2 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 10 | 10.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 9 | 9.5 | 61 | 1.06 |
| 3 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 7 | 9.5 | 57 | 1.36 |
| 5 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 8 | 9.0 | 83 | 1.13 |
| 5 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 8 | 9.0 | 60 | 1.13 |
| 5 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 9 | 9.0 | 60 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 9 | 8.5 | 65 | 0.94 |
| 9 | John Simon | Ohio State | SR | DL | 7 | 8.0 | 66 | 1.14 |
| 9 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 9 | 8.0 | 51 | 0.89 |
| 9 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | SR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 49 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 8 | 8.0 | 39 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Sean Progar | N Illinois | SR | DL | 9 | 7.5 | 56 | 0.83 |
| 13 | Jared St. John | Tulsa | SR | DL | 9 | 7.5 | 48 | 0.83 |
| 13 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 10 | 7.5 | 38 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 8 | 7.0 | 57 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Vic Beasley | Clemson | SO | DL | 8 | 7.0 | 45 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 10 | 7.0 | 40 | 0.70 |
| 16 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | SO | DL | 9 | 7.0 | 35 | 0.78 |
| 20 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 9 | 6.5 | 54 | 0.72 |
| 20 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 8 | 6.5 | 48 | 0.81 |
| 20 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 8 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.81 |
| 20 | Jonathan Newsome | Ball State | JR | DL | 7 | 6.5 | 36 | 0.93 |
| 20 | Martin Ifedi | Memphis | SO | DL | 8 | 6.5 | 36 | 0.81 |
| 20 | Derrell Johnson | ECU | JR | LB | 8 | 6.5 | 36 | 0.81 |
| 20 | Chris Smith | Arkansas | JR | DL | 8 | 6.5 | 30 | 0.81 |
| 27 | Demarcus Lawrence | Boise St | SO | DL | 7 | 6.0 | 48 | 0.86 |
| 27 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 9 | 6.0 | 46 | 0.67 |
| 27 | Adrian Hubbard | Alabama | SO | LB | 9 | 6.0 | 39 | 0.67 |
| 27 | Cory Dorris | Tulsa | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 38 | 0.67 |
| 27 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | JR | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 34 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Taylor Hart | Oregon | JR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 31 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Bruce Taylor | Va Tech | SR | LB | 8 | 5.5 | 48 | 0.69 |
| 33 | Travis Long | Wash St | SR | LB | 8 | 5.5 | 47 | 0.69 |
| 33 | Tourek Williams | FIU | SR | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 44 | 0.69 |
| 33 | Art Norman | NC State | SO | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 42 | 0.69 |
| 33 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 8 | 5.5 | 41 | 0.69 |
| 33 | C.J. Johnson | Miss | SO | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.69 |
| 33 | Josh Shirley | Washington | SO | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.61 |
| 33 | Cassius Marsh | UCLA | JR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.55 |
| 33 | Chase Garnham | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 8 | 5.5 | 38 | 0.69 |
| 33 | Andrew Hudson | Washington | SO | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 29 | 0.61 |
| 33 | Ben Gardner | Stanford | SR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 25 | 0.55 |
| 33 | Leonard Williams | USC | FR | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 23 | 0.61 |
| 45 | Trey Flowers | Arkansas | SO | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 46 | 0.63 |
| 45 | Darryl Cato-Bishop | NC State | JR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 43 | 0.63 |
| 45 | Derek Largent | SDSU | SO | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 35 | 0.63 |
| 45 | Jake Fely | SDSU | SO | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 35 | 0.63 |
| 45 | Wes Horton | USC | SR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 35 | 0.56 |
| 45 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 31 | 0.56 |
| 45 | Brendan Kelly | Wisconsin | SR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 28 | 0.63 |
| 45 | Josh Mauro | Stanford | SR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 26 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 25 | 0.71 |
| 45 | Junior Onyeali | Ariz St | JR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 25 | 0.56 |
| 45 | Jake Dooley | Kent State | SR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 25 | 0.56 |
| 45 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 25 | 0.56 |
| 45 | Damien Holmes | UCLA | SR | LB | 10 | 5.0 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Everett Daniels | Houston | SR | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 16 | 0.63 |
| 59 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | JR | DL | 9 | 4.5 | 38 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | SO | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 37 | 0.56 |
| 59 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 9 | 4.5 | 37 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Cody Bauer | Rice | JR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 36 | 0.56 |
| 59 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 7 | 4.5 | 35 | 0.64 |
| 59 | Darin Drakeford | Maryland | SR | LB | 7 | 4.5 | 33 | 0.64 |
| 59 | Joplo Bartu | Texas St | SR | LB | 6 | 4.5 | 32 | 0.75 |
| 59 | K.C. Obi | N Texas | SR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 32 | 0.56 |
| 59 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 30 | 0.56 |
| 59 | Christian Ringo | La-Lafytte | SO | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 28 | 0.56 |
| 59 | Andy Jennings | Fresno St | JR | DL | 7 | 4.5 | 26 | 0.64 |
| 59 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 7 | 4.5 | 26 | 0.64 |
| 59 | Jeremiah Taylor | Marshall | JR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 26 | 0.56 |
| 59 | Henry Anderson | Stanford | JR | DL | 10 | 4.5 | 25 | 0.45 |
| 59 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | SR | DL | 6 | 4.5 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 59 | Aldrick Fordham | S Carolina | SR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 17 | 0.56 |
| 59 | Davon Coleman | Ariz St | JR | DL | 9 | 4.5 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 76 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 42 | 0.57 |
| 76 | Chaz Sutton | S Carolina | JR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 40 | 0.50 |
| 76 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 8 | 4.0 | 38 | 0.50 |
| 76 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 2 | 4.0 | 34 | 2.00 |
| 76 | Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Colorado | JR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 34 | 0.44 |
| 76 | Joe Vellano | Maryland | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.50 |
| 76 | Daeshon Bufford | Tulsa | SR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.44 |
| 76 | Dartwan Bush | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 32 | 0.44 |
| 76 | Adam Davis | Kansas St | SR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 32 | 0.44 |
| 76 | Zach Thompson | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.57 |
| 76 | Freddie Bishop | W Mich | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.50 |
| 76 | Dana Brown Jr. | Kent State | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.50 |
| 76 | Luther Maddy | Va Tech | SO | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 30 | 0.50 |
| 76 | Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | JR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 30 | 0.50 |
| 76 | Margus Hunt | SMU | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 30 | 0.50 |
| 76 | Sean Stanley | Penn State | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.50 |
| 76 | Lenny Jones | Nevada | FR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 76 | Tyler Dippel | Wisconsin | JR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.50 |
| 76 | Brandon Sparrow | Marshall | JR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.50 |
| 76 | Caesar Rodriguez | C Mich | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.50 |
| 76 | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | JR | DB | 9 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.44 |
| 76 | James Gayle | Va Tech | JR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.50 |
| 76 | Datone Jones | UCLA | SR | DL | 10 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.40 |
| 76 | Giovani Francois | FIU | SO | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.57 |
| 76 | Emeka Onyenekwu | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.50 |