2012 National Leaders Sacks - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 2 | 4.5 | 39 | 2.25 |
| 2 | Kayvon Webster | S Florida | SR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Joplo Bartu | Texas St | SR | LB | 1 | 4.0 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 25 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Art Laurel | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 2 | 4.0 | 23 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 1 | 2.5 | 23 | 2.50 |
| 8 | Dan Giordano | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Jared St. John | Tulsa | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 19 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Shayne Hale | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Calvin Pryor | Louisville | SO | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 16 | 2.00 |
| 13 | Kendall Thompson | Texas | SO | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Tremayne Scott | Ohio | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Beau Yap | Hawai'i | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Malliciah Goodman | Clemson | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Sam Barrington | S Florida | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Tyler Dippel | Wisconsin | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Adrian Hubbard | Alabama | SO | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Dennell Wesley | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 13 | 1.50 |
| 18 | Chase Garnham | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jibreel Black | Michigan | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Sharrif Floyd | Florida | JR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 26 | Jamil Merrell | Rutgers | JR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 26 | Margus Hunt | SMU | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 26 | Terence Garvin | WVU | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Thomas Niles | UCF | FR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 26 | Damien Jacobs | Florida | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Josh Gavert | SDSU | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Aldrick Fordham | S Carolina | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Kawann Short | Purdue | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Jeremiah Toma | Fresno St | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Sheldon Rankins | Louisville | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 36 | D.J. Pettway | Alabama | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Nick Moody | FSU | SR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Terrance Lloyd | Baylor | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Stansly Maponga | TCU | JR | DL | 2 | 0.5 | 11 | 0.25 |
| 36 | Chucky Hunter | TCU | SO | DL | 2 | 0.5 | 11 | 0.25 |
| 43 | Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe | Boise St | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Jordan Richards | Stanford | SO | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Chase Harper | Texas St | SR | TE | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Reggie Barnes | Air Force | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 | ||
| 43 | Adam Davis | Kansas St | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 43 | R.J. Washington | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 49 | Uriah Grant | Miss | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 49 | Daeshon Bufford | Tulsa | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Dana Brown Jr. | Kent State | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Darius Polk | Kent State | JR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Tavita Woodard | Hawai'i | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 49 | John Jenkins | Georgia | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Spencer Shuey | Clemson | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Michael Clay | Oregon | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Charlie Walker | BGSU | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 49 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 49 | Gary Mason Jr. | Baylor | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 62 | Shawn Jackson | Tulsa | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Detrick Bonner | Va Tech | SO | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Paipai Falemalu | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Darryl McBride Jr. | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Grady Jarrett | Clemson | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Quandon Christian | Clemson | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Justin Foxx | Duke | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Jake Johnson | South Ala | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Stephon Sanders | SMU | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Christian Covington | Rice | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Mike Marry | Miss | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 62 | Timmy Jernigan | FSU | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 62 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 62 | Anthony Watkins | Oregon St | SR | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 62 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 78 | Kyle Woestmann | Vanderbilt | SO | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 78 | Xzavier Dickson | Alabama | SO | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 78 | Tahj Jones | LSU | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 78 | Alonzo Tweedy | Va Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 78 | Ben Heeney | Kansas | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 78 | Sean Porter | Texas A&M | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 78 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 78 | Victor Hampton | S Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 78 | Brandon Henderson | SMU | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 78 | Bronson Kaufusi | BYU | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 78 | Randall Evans | Kansas St | SO | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 78 | Tevin Jackson | Texas | SO | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Tyler Johnson | Okla St | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 90 | Troy Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 90 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 90 | Jamarcus Allen | Western Ky | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 90 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 90 | Derrick Hopkins | Va Tech | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 90 | King Holder | SDSU | SO | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 90 | Blake McColloch | Texas St | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 90 | Ty Branz | Ohio | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 90 | Blake Harrah | Oregon St | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 90 | T.Y. McGill | NC State | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |