2012 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 1 | 3.0 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 1 | 3.0 | 17 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Emeka Onyenekwu | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 1 | 2.5 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 4 | Nate D. Smith | Temple | FR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Connor Williams | Utah State | JR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 18 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Nevin Lawson | Utah State | JR | DB | 1 | 2.0 | 17 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Kyler Fackrell | Utah State | FR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Jordan Nielsen | Utah State | FR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 5 | 9.0 | 65 | 1.80 |
| 10 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 3 | 4.5 | 39 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 3 | 4.5 | 29 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Kenneth Tate | Maryland | SR | LB | 2 | 3.0 | 11 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 6 | 7.5 | 47 | 1.25 |
| 14 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 26 | 1.25 |
| 16 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | JR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 36 | 1.17 |
| 17 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 33 | 1.13 |
| 18 | Anthony Watkins | Oregon St | SR | DB | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Malliciah Goodman | Clemson | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Bruce Taylor | Va Tech | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Chris Rabb | UAB | FR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 18 | James Gayle | Va Tech | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Luther Maddy | Va Tech | SO | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Donte Savage | NMSU | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Nick Tenhaeff | SDSU | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Tyrone Ezell | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Colby Way | Buffalo | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Calvin Pryor | Louisville | SO | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Ryan Wirth | U Conn | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Julian Campenni | U Conn | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Scott Vallone | Rutgers | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Bojay Filimoeatu | Utah State | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Sheldon Rankins | Louisville | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Darius Polk | Kent State | JR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Al Lapuaho | Utah State | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 18 | AJ Pataialii | Utah State | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Justin Anderson | La-Lafytte | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Kareem Martin | N Carolina | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Tommy Heffernan | N Carolina | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Arius Wright | Western Ky | JR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jake Doughty | Utah State | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 18 | DeAndre Little | UTEP | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Montese Overton | ECU | FR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Kevin Snyder | Rutgers | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Bar'ee Boyd | Western Ky | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Zach Vigil | Utah State | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Darryl McBride Jr. | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Daniel Drake | ECU | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Margus Hunt | SMU | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Germard Reed | UTEP | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Camerron Cheatham | Cincinnati | SR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Marcus Smith | Louisville | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Gavin Rocker | Western Ky | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Roy Robertson | UTEP | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Caesar Rodriguez | C Mich | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Dana Brown Jr. | Kent State | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Brock Hekking | Nevada | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Luke Wollet | Kent State | JR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Cordian Hagans | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | John Lattimore | ECU | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 66 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.88 |
| 67 | Stansly Maponga | TCU | JR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.83 |
| 68 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.80 |
| 68 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.80 |
| 70 | Corey Lemonier | Auburn | JR | DL | 6 | 4.5 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 70 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 70 | Shervarius Jackson | Ark St | SR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 70 | Dan Vaughan | Syracuse | SR | LB | 2 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 70 | Jack Tyler | Va Tech | JR | LB | 2 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.75 |
| 75 | Kawann Short | Purdue | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 75 | Brian Arnfelt | N'western | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 75 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 75 | Justin Tuggle | Kansas St | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 75 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 75 | Kendall Thompson | Texas | SO | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 75 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 75 | Tyler Johnson | Okla St | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 75 | Ryan Russell | Purdue | SO | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 75 | Kris Redding | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 75 | Benson Mayowa | Idaho | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 75 | Glenn Foster | Illinois | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 87 | Sean Porter | Texas A&M | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.63 |
| 87 | Chris Smith | Arkansas | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.63 |
| 87 | Ben Gardner | Stanford | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.63 |
| 90 | Jordan Jenkins | Georgia | FR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.60 |
| 90 | Ezekiel Ansah | BYU | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.60 |
| 92 | Jibreel Black | Michigan | JR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 43 | 0.50 |
| 92 | Tyler Dippel | Wisconsin | JR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 92 | Adrian Hubbard | Alabama | SO | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 92 | Barkevious Mingo | LSU | JR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 92 | Josh Downs | LSU | SR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 92 | Alvin Dupree | Kentucky | SO | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 92 | Xzavier Dickson | Alabama | SO | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 92 | Usua Amanam | Stanford | SR | DB | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 92 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.