2012 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 10 | 13.0 | 98 | 1.30 |
| 2 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 11 | 11.5 | 82 | 1.05 |
| 3 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 12 | 8.0 | 79 | 0.67 |
| 4 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | JR | DL | 11 | 8.0 | 74 | 0.73 |
| 5 | John Simon | Ohio State | SR | DL | 8 | 9.0 | 73 | 1.13 |
| 6 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 72 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | SR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 70 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 11 | 9.5 | 69 | 0.86 |
| 9 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 11 | 10.5 | 67 | 0.96 |
| 9 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 11 | 10.0 | 67 | 0.91 |
| 11 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 64 | 1.10 |
| 12 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 61 | 0.85 |
| 13 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 12 | 9.0 | 58 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Trey Flowers | Arkansas | SO | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 58 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 13 | 10.0 | 56 | 0.77 |
| 16 | Vic Beasley | Clemson | SO | DL | 11 | 8.0 | 55 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 9 | 7.5 | 55 | 0.83 |
| 16 | Prince Shembo | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 11 | 7.5 | 55 | 0.68 |
| 16 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 11 | 6.5 | 55 | 0.59 |
| 20 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 54 | 0.92 |
| 20 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 10 | 6.5 | 54 | 0.65 |
| 22 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 51 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Chase Garnham | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 11 | 6.5 | 51 | 0.59 |
| 24 | Bruce Taylor | Va Tech | SR | LB | 11 | 5.5 | 48 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Travis Long | Wash St | SR | LB | 8 | 5.5 | 47 | 0.69 |
| 25 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 9 | 5.0 | 47 | 0.56 |
| 27 | Adam Davis | Kansas St | SR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 45 | 0.55 |
| 27 | Kawann Short | Purdue | SR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 45 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Adrian Hubbard | Alabama | SO | LB | 11 | 7.0 | 44 | 0.64 |
| 30 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 9 | 8.5 | 43 | 0.94 |
| 30 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | JR | DL | 10 | 8.0 | 43 | 0.80 |
| 30 | Darryl Cato-Bishop | NC State | JR | DL | 11 | 5.0 | 43 | 0.46 |
| 30 | Jibreel Black | Michigan | JR | DL | 11 | 3.0 | 43 | 0.27 |
| 34 | Cassius Marsh | UCLA | JR | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.50 |
| 34 | Darin Drakeford | Maryland | SR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 42 | 0.55 |
| 34 | Art Norman | NC State | SO | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 42 | 0.50 |
| 34 | Joe Vellano | Maryland | SR | DL | 11 | 5.0 | 42 | 0.46 |
| 38 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 40 | 0.54 |
| 38 | Chaz Sutton | S Carolina | JR | DL | 10 | 4.0 | 40 | 0.40 |
| 40 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 9 | 8.0 | 39 | 0.89 |
| 40 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 9 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.61 |
| 40 | Josh Shirley | Washington | SO | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.55 |
| 40 | C.J. Johnson | Miss | SO | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.55 |
| 40 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | SO | LB | 11 | 5.0 | 39 | 0.46 |
| 40 | Kayvon Webster | S Florida | SR | DB | 9 | 2.0 | 39 | 0.22 |
| 46 | Malliciah Goodman | Clemson | SR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 38 | 0.64 |
| 46 | T.Y. McGill | NC State | SO | DL | 11 | 4.0 | 38 | 0.36 |
| 48 | Wes Horton | USC | SR | DL | 12 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.46 |
| 49 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | SO | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 35 | 0.64 |
| 49 | Dartwan Bush | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 10 | 4.5 | 35 | 0.45 |
| 51 | Ben Gardner | Stanford | SR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 34 | 0.54 |
| 51 | Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Colorado | JR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 34 | 0.44 |
| 51 | Denico Autry | Miss St | JR | DL | 9 | 3.0 | 34 | 0.33 |
| 54 | Jamil Merrell | Rutgers | JR | DL | 9 | 4.5 | 33 | 0.50 |
| 54 | Josh Francis | WVU | SR | LB | 11 | 4.5 | 33 | 0.41 |
| 54 | Alex Debniak | Stanford | SR | LB | 13 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.31 |
| 54 | Nate D. Smith | Temple | FR | LB | 9 | 3.5 | 33 | 0.39 |
| 54 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 11 | 3.0 | 33 | 0.27 |
| 59 | Corey Lemonier | Auburn | JR | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 32 | 0.61 |
| 59 | Jordan Hill | Penn State | SR | DL | 10 | 4.5 | 32 | 0.45 |
| 59 | Joe Windsor | N Illinois | JR | DL | 2 | 4.0 | 32 | 2.00 |
| 59 | Nikita Whitlock | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 9 | 3.0 | 32 | 0.33 |
| 63 | Taylor Hart | Oregon | JR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 31 | 0.60 |
| 63 | Junior Onyeali | Ariz St | JR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 31 | 0.55 |
| 63 | James Gayle | Va Tech | JR | DL | 11 | 5.0 | 31 | 0.46 |
| 63 | Zach Thompson | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.44 |
| 63 | Craig Roh | Michigan | SR | DL | 11 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.36 |
| 63 | Sean Porter | Texas A&M | SR | LB | 9 | 3.5 | 31 | 0.39 |
| 63 | Michael Clay | Oregon | SR | LB | 9 | 3.0 | 31 | 0.33 |
| 63 | Justin Jackson | Wk Forest | JR | LB | 10 | 3.0 | 31 | 0.30 |
| 63 | Josh Watson | Clemson | SO | DL | 11 | 3.0 | 31 | 0.27 |
| 63 | Curt Maggitt | Tennessee | SO | LB | 7 | 2.0 | 31 | 0.29 |
| 73 | Chris Smith | Arkansas | JR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 30 | 0.72 |
| 73 | Deion Barnes | Penn State | FR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 30 | 0.50 |
| 73 | Luther Maddy | Va Tech | SO | DL | 11 | 4.0 | 30 | 0.36 |
| 73 | Demetrius Hartsfield | Maryland | SR | LB | 8 | 3.5 | 30 | 0.44 |
| 73 | Adam Replogle | Indiana | SR | DL | 8 | 3.5 | 30 | 0.44 |
| 73 | Alvin Dupree | Kentucky | SO | LB | 9 | 3.5 | 30 | 0.39 |
| 73 | Dan Giordano | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 9 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.33 |
| 80 | Leonard Williams | USC | FR | DL | 12 | 7.0 | 29 | 0.58 |
| 80 | Andrew Hudson | Washington | SO | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 29 | 0.55 |
| 80 | Aldrick Fordham | S Carolina | SR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 29 | 0.55 |
| 80 | D.L. Wilhite | Minnesota | SR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 29 | 0.50 |
| 80 | Sean Stanley | Penn State | SR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.44 |
| 80 | Bryce Hager | Baylor | SO | LB | 10 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.40 |
| 80 | Marcus Smith | Louisville | JR | DL | 10 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.40 |
| 80 | Kevin Minter | LSU | JR | LB | 10 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.40 |
| 80 | Reggie Gilbert | Arizona | SO | DL | 8 | 3.5 | 29 | 0.44 |
| 80 | Ryan Wirth | U Conn | SR | DL | 9 | 3.5 | 29 | 0.39 |
| 90 | Brendan Kelly | Wisconsin | SR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 28 | 0.56 |
| 90 | Kapron Lewis-Moore | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 11 | 4.5 | 28 | 0.41 |
| 90 | Datone Jones | UCLA | SR | DL | 12 | 4.5 | 28 | 0.38 |
| 90 | George Uko | USC | SO | DL | 12 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.33 |
| 90 | Kareem Martin | N Carolina | JR | DL | 9 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.39 |
| 90 | Reggie Topps | Utah | SR | DB | 9 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.33 |
| 90 | Kirk Poston | Colorado | SO | DL | 9 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.33 |
| 90 | Sharrif Floyd | Florida | JR | DL | 10 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.30 |
| 90 | Walker May | Vanderbilt | JR | DL | 11 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.27 |
| 90 | A.J. Francis | Maryland | SR | DL | 11 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.27 |
| 90 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | JR | LB | 10 | 2.0 | 28 | 0.20 |