2012 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 8 | 11.0 | 80 | 1.38 |
| 2 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | SR | DL | 11 | 13.0 | 69 | 1.18 |
| 3 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 10 | 11.5 | 66 | 1.15 |
| 4 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 11 | 12.5 | 84 | 1.14 |
| 5 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 85 | 1.10 |
| 6 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 9 | 9.5 | 73 | 1.06 |
| 6 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 9 | 9.5 | 57 | 1.06 |
| 8 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 11 | 10.5 | 61 | 0.96 |
| 9 | Travis Long | Wash St | SR | LB | 8 | 7.5 | 62 | 0.94 |
| 10 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 97 | 0.92 |
| 10 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 6 | 5.5 | 26 | 0.92 |
| 12 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 10 | 9.0 | 63 | 0.90 |
| 12 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | SO | DL | 10 | 9.0 | 49 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 9 | 8.0 | 67 | 0.89 |
| 15 | Chris Smith | Arkansas | JR | DL | 8 | 7.0 | 55 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | JR | DL | 11 | 9.5 | 81 | 0.86 |
| 17 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 60 | 0.85 |
| 17 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | SR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 54 | 0.85 |
| 17 | D.L. Wilhite | Minnesota | SR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 54 | 0.85 |
| 17 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 10 | 8.5 | 35 | 0.85 |
| 21 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 9 | 7.5 | 44 | 0.83 |
| 22 | Josh Shirley | Washington | SO | DL | 8 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.81 |
| 23 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 10 | 8.0 | 63 | 0.80 |
| 23 | Vic Beasley | Clemson | SO | DL | 10 | 8.0 | 55 | 0.80 |
| 23 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 10 | 8.0 | 51 | 0.80 |
| 23 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 10 | 8.0 | 50 | 0.80 |
| 23 | Leonard Williams | USC | FR | DL | 10 | 8.0 | 38 | 0.80 |
| 23 | Dee Ford | Auburn | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 22 | 0.80 |
| 29 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 7 | 5.5 | 38 | 0.79 |
| 30 | Jonathan Newsome | Ball State | JR | DL | 9 | 7.0 | 36 | 0.78 |
| 31 | Demarcus Lawrence | Boise St | SO | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 61 | 0.77 |
| 31 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 41 | 0.77 |
| 33 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 11 | 8.0 | 79 | 0.73 |
| 33 | Travis Raciti | SJSU | SO | DL | 11 | 8.0 | 35 | 0.73 |
| 35 | Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Colorado | JR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 66 | 0.70 |
| 35 | John Simon | Ohio State | SR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 60 | 0.70 |
| 35 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 10 | 7.0 | 40 | 0.70 |
| 35 | Taylor Hart | Oregon | JR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 35 | 0.70 |
| 39 | Alan Baxter | N Illinois | SR | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 52 | 0.69 |
| 40 | Trey Flowers | Arkansas | SO | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 56 | 0.69 |
| 40 | Andrew Hudson | Washington | SO | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 30 | 0.69 |
| 42 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 11 | 7.5 | 55 | 0.68 |
| 43 | Jared St. John | Tulsa | SR | DL | 14 | 9.5 | 63 | 0.68 |
| 44 | IK Enemkpali | La Tech | JR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 46 | 0.67 |
| 44 | Darin Drakeford | Maryland | SR | LB | 9 | 6.0 | 44 | 0.67 |
| 44 | Nate Combs | Army | SR | LB | 9 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.67 |
| 47 | Sean Progar | N Illinois | SR | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 68 | 0.65 |
| 48 | Darryl Cato-Bishop | NC State | JR | DL | 10 | 6.5 | 49 | 0.65 |
| 48 | Steven Means | Buffalo | SR | DL | 10 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.65 |
| 48 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 10 | 6.5 | 37 | 0.65 |
| 51 | Jake Fely | SDSU | SO | LB | 11 | 7.0 | 46 | 0.64 |
| 52 | Martin Ifedi | Memphis | SO | DL | 12 | 7.5 | 41 | 0.63 |
| 53 | Prince Shembo | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 9 | 5.5 | 45 | 0.61 |
| 53 | Kapron Lewis-Moore | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 40 | 0.61 |
| 53 | Chase Garnham | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 9 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.61 |
| 53 | Cory James | CSU | FR | LB | 9 | 5.5 | 34 | 0.61 |
| 57 | Cassius Marsh | UCLA | JR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.60 |
| 57 | Terence Garvin | WVU | SR | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 39 | 0.60 |
| 57 | Dominique Easley | Florida | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.60 |
| 60 | Tourek Williams | FIU | SR | DL | 11 | 6.5 | 56 | 0.59 |
| 60 | Anthony Larceval | SJSU | JR | DL | 11 | 6.5 | 41 | 0.59 |
| 62 | Margus Hunt | SMU | SR | DL | 12 | 7.0 | 49 | 0.58 |
| 62 | Michael Sam | Missouri | JR | DL | 6 | 3.5 | 29 | 0.58 |
| 64 | Troy Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 13 | 7.5 | 47 | 0.58 |
| 65 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 14 | 8.0 | 67 | 0.57 |
| 65 | Alvin Dupree | Kentucky | SO | LB | 7 | 4.0 | 47 | 0.57 |
| 65 | C.J. Johnson | Miss | SO | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.57 |
| 65 | Travis Feeney | Washington | FR | LB | 7 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.57 |
| 65 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 7 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.57 |
| 65 | William Gholston | Mich St | JR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.57 |
| 71 | Joe Kruger | Utah | JR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 30 | 0.56 |
| 71 | Kyle Woestmann | Vanderbilt | SO | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 27 | 0.56 |
| 71 | Dion Jordan | Oregon | SR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 23 | 0.56 |
| 74 | Art Norman | NC State | SO | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 42 | 0.55 |
| 74 | K.C. Obi | N Texas | SR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 40 | 0.55 |
| 74 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 38 | 0.55 |
| 74 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.55 |
| 74 | Joplo Bartu | Texas St | SR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.55 |
| 74 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 30 | 0.55 |
| 74 | Kerry Hyder | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 29 | 0.55 |
| 81 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 11 | 6.0 | 44 | 0.55 |
| 81 | Sylvester Williams | N Carolina | SR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 40 | 0.55 |
| 81 | Horace Miller | UTEP | JR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 38 | 0.55 |
| 81 | Junior Onyeali | Ariz St | JR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 31 | 0.55 |
| 81 | J.D. Griggs | Akron | SR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 26 | 0.55 |
| 86 | Christian Ringo | La-Lafytte | SO | DL | 12 | 6.5 | 38 | 0.54 |
| 86 | Derrell Johnson | ECU | JR | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 36 | 0.54 |
| 88 | Joe Windsor | N Illinois | JR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 50 | 0.54 |
| 89 | Daeshon Bufford | Tulsa | SR | DL | 14 | 7.0 | 49 | 0.50 |
| 89 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 46 | 0.50 |
| 89 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 41 | 0.50 |
| 89 | Brock Hekking | Nevada | SO | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 37 | 0.50 |
| 89 | Derek Largent | SDSU | SO | LB | 11 | 5.5 | 47 | 0.50 |
| 89 | Jayrone Elliott | Toledo | JR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.50 |
| 89 | Tavita Woodard | Hawai'i | JR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.50 |
| 89 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 11 | 5.5 | 37 | 0.50 |
| 89 | David Tuitupou | SJSU | SR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 89 | Joe Vellano | Maryland | SR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 42 | 0.50 |
| 89 | Lee Skinner | Buffalo | SO | LB | 10 | 5.0 | 38 | 0.50 |
| 89 | Kawann Short | Purdue | SR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 37 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.