2012 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 6 | 8.5 | 71 | 1.42 |
| 2 | Sean Progar | N Illinois | SR | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 68 | 1.06 |
| 3 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 6 | 8.5 | 60 | 1.42 |
| 4 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 58 | 0.88 |
| 5 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 53 | 1.17 |
| 6 | Joe Windsor | N Illinois | JR | DL | 8 | 7.0 | 50 | 0.88 |
| 7 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 6 | 4.5 | 49 | 0.75 |
| 8 | IK Enemkpali | La Tech | JR | DL | 7 | 6.0 | 46 | 0.86 |
| 9 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 44 | 1.08 |
| 10 | T.Y. McGill | NC State | SO | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 43 | 0.57 |
| 11 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 41 | 1.10 |
| 12 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 6 | 5.5 | 40 | 0.92 |
| 13 | Travis Long | Wash St | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 39 | 1.13 |
| 13 | Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Colorado | JR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 39 | 1.33 |
| 13 | Trey Flowers | Arkansas | SO | DL | 2 | 3.5 | 39 | 1.75 |
| 16 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 38 | 1.10 |
| 16 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 7 | 5.5 | 38 | 0.79 |
| 16 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 38 | 1.25 |
| 16 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 6 | 5.0 | 38 | 0.83 |
| 16 | Joe Vellano | Maryland | SR | DL | 6 | 4.5 | 38 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Daeshon Bufford | Tulsa | SR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 37 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Derrell Johnson | ECU | JR | LB | 7 | 6.5 | 36 | 0.93 |
| 23 | Joplo Bartu | Texas St | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 35 | 1.38 |
| 23 | Christian Covington | Rice | FR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 35 | 0.63 |
| 23 | Brock Hekking | Nevada | SO | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 35 | 0.63 |
| 23 | Demarcus Lawrence | Boise St | SO | DL | 6 | 4.5 | 35 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Alan Baxter | N Illinois | SR | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 34 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Vic Beasley | Clemson | SO | DL | 6 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.83 |
| 27 | Art Norman | NC State | SO | DL | 7 | 4.5 | 34 | 0.64 |
| 27 | Prince Shembo | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Gabe Martin | BGSU | SO | LB | 6 | 4.5 | 33 | 0.75 |
| 31 | Samuel Ukwuachu | Boise St | FR | DL | 7 | 4.5 | 33 | 0.64 |
| 31 | Troy Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.50 |
| 31 | B.J. Larsen | Utah State | JR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 33 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 32 | 0.90 |
| 35 | Cory Dorris | Tulsa | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 32 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 7 | 6.0 | 31 | 0.86 |
| 37 | Steven Means | Buffalo | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 37 | Josh Shirley | Washington | SO | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 31 | 1.13 |
| 37 | Darin Drakeford | Maryland | SR | LB | 6 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.67 |
| 41 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 30 | 1.20 |
| 41 | Junior Onyeali | Ariz St | JR | DL | 6 | 5.0 | 30 | 0.83 |
| 41 | Jake Fely | SDSU | SO | LB | 6 | 5.0 | 30 | 0.83 |
| 41 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Margus Hunt | SMU | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 30 | 0.80 |
| 41 | Dan Giordano | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Ray Stovall | La-Monroe | SO | LB | 7 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.43 |
| 48 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 29 | 1.25 |
| 48 | Jason Jones | Miss | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.60 |
| 48 | Kayvon Webster | S Florida | SR | DB | 3 | 1.0 | 29 | 0.33 |
| 51 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 28 | 1.10 |
| 51 | Andrew Hudson | Washington | SO | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 28 | 1.13 |
| 51 | Cassius Marsh | UCLA | JR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.70 |
| 54 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 54 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 27 | 0.88 |
| 54 | Zach Thompson | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 27 | 0.70 |
| 54 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 27 | 0.70 |
| 54 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.75 |
| 54 | Chaz Sutton | S Carolina | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Johnnie Farms | Memphis | JR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 27 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 26 | 1.10 |
| 61 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.80 |
| 61 | D.L. Wilhite | Minnesota | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.80 |
| 61 | Cory James | CSU | FR | LB | 6 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Tyler Horn | Boise St | SO | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.57 |
| 61 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | JR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.50 |
| 67 | Derek Largent | SDSU | SO | LB | 6 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.50 |
| 68 | Chase Garnham | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 6 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.67 |
| 68 | Leighton Gasque | MTSU | SO | LB | 7 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.57 |
| 68 | Jared St. John | Tulsa | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.50 |
| 68 | Hosam Shahin | Rice | JR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.50 |
| 68 | Jordan Nielsen | Utah State | FR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.50 |
| 68 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 7 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.43 |
| 68 | Joe Bolden | Michigan | FR | LB | 6 | 1.0 | 24 | 0.17 |
| 75 | Shawn Jackson | Tulsa | JR | LB | 6 | 4.5 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 75 | Bruce Taylor | Va Tech | SR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 23 | 0.70 |
| 75 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.60 |
| 75 | Jeremiah Taylor | Marshall | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.60 |
| 75 | Anthony Chickillo | Miami (Fl) | SO | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.60 |
| 75 | Caesar Rodriguez | C Mich | SR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 75 | Deion Green | UCF | FR | DL | 7 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.43 |
| 75 | Sean Stanley | Penn State | SR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 75 | Cody Bauer | Rice | JR | DL | 8 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.31 |
| 75 | Ricky Hunter | Memphis | FR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.40 |
| 85 | Lorenzo Mauldin | Louisville | SO | DL | 6 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.58 |
| 85 | Colby Way | Buffalo | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.60 |
| 85 | Emeka Onyenekwu | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.50 |
| 85 | Freddie Bishop | W Mich | SR | DL | 6 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.42 |
| 85 | Beau Martin | Boise St | SO | DL | 7 | 1.0 | 22 | 0.14 |
| 90 | Darryl Cato-Bishop | NC State | JR | DL | 7 | 4.5 | 21 | 0.64 |
| 90 | Preston Smith | Miss St | SO | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 90 | Anthony Larceval | SJSU | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 90 | K.C. Obi | N Texas | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 90 | Zach Vigil | Utah State | JR | LB | 6 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.58 |
| 90 | Sean Daniels | Temple | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 90 | Alex Debniak | Stanford | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 90 | Kawann Short | Purdue | SR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Demetrius Hartsfield | Maryland | SR | LB | 6 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.42 |
| 90 | Sylvester Williams | N Carolina | SR | DL | 6 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.42 |
| 90 | Deiontrez Mount | Louisville | SO | DL | 7 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.36 |