2012 National Leaders Sacks - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 2 | 4.0 | 23 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | JR | DL | 2 | 3.5 | 36 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 2 | 3.0 | 17 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Sharrif Floyd | Florida | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Spencer Nealy | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 4 | C.J. Mosley | Alabama | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Boseko Lokombo | Oregon | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jesse Williams | Alabama | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Quinton Dial | Alabama | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 21 | 0.90 |
| 12 | Jamil Merrell | Rutgers | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.88 |
| 12 | Emeka Onyenekwu | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 13 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 12 | 10.0 | 84 | 0.83 |
| 14 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 6 | 5.0 | 29 | 0.83 |
| 16 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 32 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.80 |
| 18 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 24 | 0.79 |
| 19 | Chris Smith | Arkansas | JR | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 35 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Martin Ifedi | Memphis | SO | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 29 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 6 | 4.5 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Anthony Watkins | Oregon St | SR | DB | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Deion Barnes | Penn State | FR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Sean Porter | Texas A&M | SR | LB | 2 | 1.5 | 16 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 2 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Travis Long | Wash St | SR | LB | 9 | 6.5 | 57 | 0.72 |
| 28 | Datone Jones | UCLA | SR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 23 | 0.70 |
| 28 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 30 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Shawn Plummer | Fresno St | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Darius Polk | Kent State | JR | DB | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Jared St. John | Tulsa | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Dana Brown Jr. | Kent State | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 36 | Corey Lemonier | Auburn | JR | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 32 | 0.61 |
| 37 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.60 |
| 37 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.60 |
| 37 | Anthony Chickillo | Miami (Fl) | SO | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.60 |
| 40 | Tyrone Ezell | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 6 | 3.5 | 16 | 0.58 |
| 41 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 7 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.57 |
| 41 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 7 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.57 |
| 41 | Jeremiah Taylor | Marshall | JR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 15 | 0.57 |
| 41 | Everett Daniels | Houston | SR | LB | 7 | 4.0 | 10 | 0.57 |
| 45 | J.D. Griggs | Akron | SR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Tourek Williams | FIU | SR | DL | 9 | 4.5 | 41 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Nate Combs | Army | SR | LB | 8 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 7 | 3.5 | 31 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Joey Ehrmann | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 7 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 31 | 0.50 |
| 45 | James Gayle | Va Tech | JR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Kris Redding | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Margus Hunt | SMU | SR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Cameron Lynch | Syracuse | SO | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Owamagbe Odighizuwa | UCLA | JR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Christian Ringo | La-Lafytte | SO | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Tommy Heffernan | N Carolina | SO | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Mike Hull | Penn State | SO | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Tyler Johnson | Okla St | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Shubert Bastien | MTSU | SO | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Tristan Okpalaugo | Fresno St | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Troy Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Cameron Meredith | Nebraska | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Shervarius Jackson | Ark St | SR | DL | 3 | 1.5 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Jake Dooley | Kent State | SR | DL | 3 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Josh Downs | LSU | SR | DL | 3 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Josh Watson | Clemson | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Corey Crawford | Clemson | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Sean Progar | N Illinois | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Sean Evans | N Illinois | JR | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Zach Vigil | Utah State | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Roy Philon | Louisville | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 45 | John Jenkins | Georgia | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Devin Taylor | S Carolina | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Alan Baxter | N Illinois | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 45 | James Vaughters | Stanford | SO | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Xavier Brewer | Clemson | SR | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 45 | DeVonte Holloman | S Carolina | SR | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Henry Anderson | Stanford | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Steven Jenkins | Texas A&M | SR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Floyd Raven Sr. | Texas A&M | SO | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 45 | A.J. Tarpley | Stanford | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Brandon Dunn | Louisville | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Shaq Wilson | S Carolina | SR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Demarcus Lawrence | Boise St | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Lerentee McCray | Florida | SR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Anthony McCloud | FSU | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Ben Gardner | Stanford | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Michael Atkinson | Boise St | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Matt Elam | Florida | JR | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Malliciah Goodman | Clemson | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Xzavier Dickson | Alabama | SO | LB | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Damion Square | Alabama | SR | DL | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.