2012 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 12 | 13.0 | 90 | 1.08 |
| 2 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | JR | DL | 5 | 8.5 | 79 | 1.70 |
| 2 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | SR | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 51 | 1.21 |
| 4 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 4 | 7.5 | 59 | 1.88 |
| 4 | Prince Shembo | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 11 | 7.5 | 55 | 0.68 |
| 6 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 51 | 0.64 |
| 7 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 33 | 1.63 |
| 7 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 33 | 1.30 |
| 9 | Nate Combs | Army | SR | LB | 9 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.67 |
| 10 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 46 | 1.38 |
| 10 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 37 | 1.38 |
| 10 | Troy Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 36 | 1.10 |
| 10 | Travis Raciti | SJSU | SO | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 27 | 0.79 |
| 14 | Kawann Short | Purdue | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 11 | 5.0 | 36 | 0.46 |
| 14 | Alan Baxter | N Illinois | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Dee Ford | Auburn | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 28 | 1.25 |
| 19 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 31 | 0.90 |
| 19 | D.L. Wilhite | Minnesota | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 29 | 0.90 |
| 19 | Kapron Lewis-Moore | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 11 | 4.5 | 28 | 0.41 |
| 19 | Thomas Niles | UCF | FR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 19 | Ezekiel Ansah | BYU | SR | LB | 12 | 4.5 | 20 | 0.38 |
| 19 | David Tuitupou | SJSU | SR | DL | 7 | 4.5 | 16 | 0.64 |
| 25 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 37 | 0.67 |
| 25 | Joe Windsor | N Illinois | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 25 | IK Enemkpali | La Tech | JR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.67 |
| 25 | Margus Hunt | SMU | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.80 |
| 25 | Cory James | CSU | FR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Terence Garvin | WVU | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Brock Hekking | Nevada | SO | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.80 |
| 25 | Ra'Shede Hageman | Minnesota | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.80 |
| 25 | Horace Miller | UTEP | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Chris McAllister | Baylor | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Sylvester Williams | N Carolina | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.70 |
| 36 | Spencer Hadley | BYU | JR | LB | 12 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.29 |
| 36 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.70 |
| 36 | Bronson Kaufusi | BYU | FR | DL | 11 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.32 |
| 36 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.70 |
| 36 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.88 |
| 36 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.88 |
| 36 | J.D. Griggs | Akron | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 17 | 0.88 |
| 36 | Pat Moore | South Ala | JR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 14 | 0.70 |
| 36 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 13 | 0.88 |
| 36 | Wes Henderson | Navy | SR | DL | 11 | 3.5 | 13 | 0.32 |
| 47 | Chris Smith | Arkansas | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 35 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Alvin Dupree | Kentucky | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 33 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Colorado | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 31 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Beau Yap | Hawai'i | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Sharrif Floyd | Florida | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Travis Long | Wash St | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Terrance Lloyd | Baylor | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Alex Page | South Ala | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Kenny Anunike | Duke | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Shubert Bastien | MTSU | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Zach Vigil | Utah State | JR | LB | 7 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.43 |
| 47 | Anthony Larceval | SJSU | JR | DL | 7 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.43 |
| 47 | Paipai Falemalu | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Ryan Russell | Purdue | SO | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Jamil Merrell | Rutgers | JR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 47 | Paul Hazel | W Mich | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Daeshon Bufford | Tulsa | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Benson Mayowa | Idaho | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Joe Gaglione | Iowa | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Vince Buhagiar | SJSU | JR | LB | 7 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.43 |
| 47 | Shawn Jackson | Tulsa | JR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Uriah Grant | Miss | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Tristan Okpalaugo | Fresno St | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Malliciah Goodman | Clemson | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Cameron Meredith | Nebraska | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Caleb Azubike | Vanderbilt | FR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Connor Williams | Utah State | JR | DL | 7 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.43 |
| 47 | Colby Way | Buffalo | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 7 | 0.75 |
| 84 | Justin Foxx | Duke | JR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 24 | 0.83 |
| 84 | James Boyd | UNLV | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.63 |
| 84 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.83 |
| 84 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 84 | Tavita Woodard | Hawai'i | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 84 | Michael Sam | Missouri | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 84 | A.J. Francis | Maryland | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 84 | Quayshawne Buckley | Idaho | JR | DL | 6 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.42 |
| 84 | Deauntay Legrier | W Mich | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 84 | Kony Ealy | Missouri | SO | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 84 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 84 | Bojay Filimoeatu | Utah State | SR | LB | 7 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.36 |
| 84 | Steven Means | Buffalo | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 84 | Lavar Edwards | LSU | SR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 84 | Jay Bromley | Syracuse | JR | DL | 6 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.42 |
| 84 | Leonard Williams | USC | FR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 84 | Ryne Giddins | S Florida | JR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.50 |