2012 National Leaders Sacks - Games in October Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 44 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Sean Progar | N Illinois | SR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 42 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Martin Ifedi | Memphis | SO | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 34 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 31 | 1.38 |
| 5 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | SO | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 32 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 3 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Darin Drakeford | Maryland | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 33 | 1.13 |
| 7 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 31 | 1.13 |
| 7 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 22 | 1.13 |
| 10 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 36 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Joe Vellano | Maryland | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 32 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 2 | 4.0 | 31 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Luther Maddy | Va Tech | SO | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 30 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Jake Fely | SDSU | SO | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Chase Garnham | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Trey Flowers | Arkansas | SO | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 39 | 1.17 |
| 20 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | SO | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 29 | 0.88 |
| 20 | Austen Jacks | Tulane | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.88 |
| 20 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.88 |
| 20 | Lorenzo Mauldin | Louisville | SO | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 22 | 1.17 |
| 20 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.88 |
| 20 | Ben Gardner | Stanford | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 15 | 0.88 |
| 27 | Deion Green | UCF | FR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Demarcus Lawrence | Boise St | SO | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Connor Williams | Utah State | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Gabe Martin | BGSU | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Margus Hunt | SMU | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Zach Thompson | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Tony Davis | Troy | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Freddie Bishop | W Mich | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Lenny Jones | Nevada | FR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 27 | John Simon | Ohio State | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Gerrand Johnson | La-Monroe | FR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 27 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Kendrick Payne | California | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Lanston Tanyi | CSU | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Ezekiel Ansah | BYU | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 27 | 0.63 |
| 49 | Tourek Williams | FIU | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 49 | Craig Roh | Michigan | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 49 | Christian Ringo | La-Lafytte | SO | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.83 |
| 49 | Jayrone Elliott | Toledo | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 49 | Reggie Gilbert | Arizona | SO | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 17 | 1.25 |
| 49 | Hosam Shahin | Rice | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 49 | Alex Debniak | Stanford | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.63 |
| 49 | Chris Smith | Arkansas | JR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.83 |
| 49 | Cory James | CSU | FR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.83 |
| 49 | Pat Muldoon | Wisconsin | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 49 | Adam Replogle | Indiana | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.63 |
| 49 | Joe Windsor | N Illinois | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.63 |
| 49 | Tyrone Ezell | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 49 | Antwaun Woods | USC | FR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.63 |
| 64 | Nikita Whitlock | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 25 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Jonathan Davis | UCF | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 25 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Derek Largent | SDSU | SO | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Jason Semmes | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Kyler Elsworth | Mich St | JR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Josh Evans | Florida | SR | DB | 4 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Mike Hilton | Miss | FR | DB | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Zack Shaw | Indiana | FR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Derrick Alexander | Tulsa | FR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Jake McDonough | Iowa State | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Darrington Sentimore | Tennessee | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Kevin Greene | USC | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Sean Porter | Texas A&M | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Cody Bauer | Rice | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Sonny Sanitoa | UNLV | FR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Nate Combs | Army | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Jack Tyler | Va Tech | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Sheldon Richardson | Missouri | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Nevin Lawson | Utah State | JR | DB | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Brian Arnfelt | N'western | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Cameron Lawrence | Miss St | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Datone Jones | UCLA | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Vic Beasley | Clemson | SO | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 64 | T.Y. McGill | NC State | SO | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Horace Miller | UTEP | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Nathan Broussard | California | FR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Eric Pinkins | SDSU | JR | DB | 4 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 64 | James Gayle | Va Tech | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Bennie Logan | LSU | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Barkevious Mingo | LSU | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Donte Savage | NMSU | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Art Norman | NC State | SO | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Zach Vigil | Utah State | JR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Rammell Lewis | Western Ky | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |