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 |
| 3 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 4 | 7.5 | 59 | 1.88 |
| 4 | Prince Shembo | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 11 | 7.5 | 55 | 0.68 |
| 5 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | SR | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 51 | 1.21 |
| 5 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 51 | 0.64 |
| 7 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 46 | 1.38 |
| 8 | Nate Combs | Army | SR | LB | 9 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.67 |
| 9 | Kawann Short | Purdue | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 37 | 1.38 |
| 11 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 37 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Troy Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 36 | 1.10 |
| 13 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 11 | 5.0 | 36 | 0.46 |
| 15 | Alan Baxter | N Illinois | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Chris Smith | Arkansas | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 35 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 33 | 1.63 |
| 17 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 33 | 1.30 |
| 17 | Alvin Dupree | Kentucky | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 33 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Joe Windsor | N Illinois | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Colorado | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 31 | 0.90 |
| 22 | IK Enemkpali | La Tech | JR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 31 | 0.60 |
| 25 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.75 |
| 26 | D.L. Wilhite | Minnesota | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 29 | 0.90 |
| 26 | Beau Yap | Hawai'i | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.75 |
| 28 | Dee Ford | Auburn | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 28 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Kapron Lewis-Moore | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 11 | 4.5 | 28 | 0.41 |
| 28 | Sharrif Floyd | Florida | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.60 |
| 31 | Travis Raciti | SJSU | SO | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 27 | 0.79 |
| 31 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.75 |
| 31 | Aaron Bellazin | N Texas | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 27 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Walter Stewart | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 27 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Jarron Harris | UTSA | JR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 27 | 0.25 |
| 37 | Thomas Niles | UCF | FR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 37 | Margus Hunt | SMU | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.80 |
| 37 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.70 |
| 37 | Travis Long | Wash St | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 37 | Terrance Lloyd | Baylor | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.75 |
| 42 | Cory James | CSU | FR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 42 | Spencer Hadley | BYU | JR | LB | 12 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.29 |
| 42 | Alex Page | South Ala | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.60 |
| 42 | Jordan Drake | Navy | SO | LB | 11 | 2.0 | 25 | 0.18 |
| 46 | Terence Garvin | WVU | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.70 |
| 46 | Bronson Kaufusi | BYU | FR | DL | 11 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.32 |
| 46 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 46 | Kenny Anunike | Duke | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.60 |
| 46 | Justin Foxx | Duke | JR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 24 | 0.83 |
| 46 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 24 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Joe Bolden | Michigan | FR | LB | 5 | 1.0 | 24 | 0.20 |
| 54 | Brock Hekking | Nevada | SO | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.80 |
| 54 | Ra'Shede Hageman | Minnesota | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.80 |
| 54 | James Boyd | UNLV | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.63 |
| 57 | Horace Miller | UTEP | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 57 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.70 |
| 57 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.83 |
| 57 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 57 | Tavita Woodard | Hawai'i | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 57 | Michael Sam | Missouri | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 57 | Michael Buchanan | Illinois | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Chris McAllister | Baylor | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Sylvester Williams | N Carolina | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 64 | A.J. Francis | Maryland | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 64 | Quayshawne Buckley | Idaho | JR | DL | 6 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.42 |
| 64 | Shawn Plummer | Fresno St | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Chris Rabb | UAB | FR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.50 |
| 64 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 5 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.40 |
| 64 | Jeremiah Johnson | Maryland | SO | DB | 4 | 1.5 | 21 | 0.38 |
| 64 | Deatrich Wise Jr. | Arkansas | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Michael Mauti | Penn State | SR | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 21 | 0.25 |
| 74 | Ezekiel Ansah | BYU | SR | LB | 12 | 4.5 | 20 | 0.38 |
| 74 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.88 |
| 74 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.88 |
| 74 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 74 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.60 |
| 74 | Deauntay Legrier | W Mich | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 74 | Noah Spence | Ohio State | FR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 20 | 0.25 |
| 81 | Shubert Bastien | MTSU | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 81 | Zach Vigil | Utah State | JR | LB | 7 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.43 |
| 81 | Anthony Larceval | SJSU | JR | DL | 7 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.43 |
| 81 | Kony Ealy | Missouri | SO | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 81 | Sean Daniels | Temple | JR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Demetrius Hartsfield | Maryland | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Avery Williamson | Kentucky | JR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 88 | Bojay Filimoeatu | Utah State | SR | LB | 7 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.36 |
| 88 | Chucky Hunter | TCU | SO | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Jordan Poyer | Oregon St | SR | DB | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Bar'ee Boyd | Western Ky | JR | LB | 5 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.40 |
| 88 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | JR | LB | 5 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.40 |
| 88 | Shervarius Jackson | Ark St | SR | DL | 5 | 1.5 | 18 | 0.30 |
| 88 | Curt Maggitt | Tennessee | SO | LB | 3 | 1.0 | 18 | 0.33 |
| 96 | J.D. Griggs | Akron | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 17 | 0.88 |
| 96 | Paipai Falemalu | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 96 | Ryan Russell | Purdue | SO | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.60 |
| 96 | Jamil Merrell | Rutgers | JR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 96 | Steven Means | Buffalo | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.63 |