2011 Mountain West Conference Leaders Sacks - All Games through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nordly Capi | CSU | SO | DL | 12 | 9.5 | 63 | 0.79 |
| 2 | Stansly Maponga | TCU | SO | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 54 | 0.69 |
| 3 | Miles Burris | SDSU | SR | LB | 13 | 8.0 | 60 | 0.62 |
| 4 | Shea McClellin | Boise St | SR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 52 | 0.54 |
| 5 | James Dunlap | UNLV | SR | DL | 12 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.54 |
| 5 | Tyrone Crawford | Boise St | SR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 39 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Gabe Knapton | Wyoming | SR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 34 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Alex Means | Air Force | JR | LB | 13 | 6.0 | 39 | 0.46 |
| 9 | C.J. James | CSU | JR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 28 | 0.55 |
| 10 | Josh Biezuns | Wyoming | SR | DL | 13 | 5.0 | 31 | 0.39 |
| 10 | Jerome Long | SDSU | SR | DL | 13 | 5.0 | 29 | 0.39 |
| 12 | Korey Jones | Wyoming | JR | DL | 13 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.31 |
| 13 | Carmen Messina | New Mexico | SR | LB | 12 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Demetrius Barksdale | SDSU | SR | LB | 13 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.23 |
| 13 | Billy Winn | Boise St | SR | DL | 13 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.23 |
| 13 | D.J. Yendrey | TCU | JR | DL | 13 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.23 |
| 13 | David Johnson | TCU | FR | DL | 12 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.25 |
| 18 | Jamil Cooks | Air Force | SO | LB | 13 | 2.5 | 25 | 0.19 |
| 18 | Shaquil Barrett | CSU | SO | LB | 12 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.21 |
| 18 | Patrick Hennessey | Air Force | SR | LB | 11 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.23 |
| 18 | Devin Johnson | TCU | JR | DB | 13 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.19 |
| 22 | Princeton Jackson | UNLV | JR | LB | 11 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.18 |
| 22 | Tyler Gaston | UNLV | SO | DL | 12 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.17 |
| 22 | Josh Gavert | SDSU | FR | LB | 13 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.15 |
| 22 | Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe | Boise St | SO | DL | 7 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.29 |
| 22 | Jaymar Latchison | New Mexico | SR | DL | 12 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.17 |
| 22 | Mike Purcell | Wyoming | JR | DL | 12 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.17 |
| 22 | Ben Durbin | Wyoming | JR | DL | 13 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.15 |
| 22 | Jarrell Root | Boise St | SR | DL | 13 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.15 |
| 22 | Braylon Broughton | TCU | SR | DL | 13 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.15 |
| 22 | Zach Payne | Air Force | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Larry Gibbs | SDSU | SR | DL | 13 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.15 |
| 22 | Curtis Wilson | CSU | SO | DL | 12 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.17 |
| 34 | Logan Ketchum | SDSU | SR | LB | 8 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.19 |
| 34 | Jake Fely | SDSU | FR | LB | 13 | 1.5 | 10 | 0.12 |
| 34 | Ross Forrest | TCU | JR | DL | 13 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.12 |
| 34 | Mychal Sisson | CSU | SR | LB | 5 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.30 |
| 34 | Tyler Horn | Boise St | FR | DL | 8 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.19 |
| 39 | Will Chandler | UNLV | SR | DB | 12 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.08 |
| 39 | Everett Beed | SDSU | FR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Brian Hendricks | Wyoming | SR | LB | 13 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.08 |
| 39 | Joseph Harris | New Mexico | JR | DL | 12 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.08 |
| 39 | Reggie Ellis | New Mexico | JR | DL | 12 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.08 |
| 39 | Jon Lewis | TCU | FR | DL | 13 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.08 |
| 39 | Frederick Trujillo | SDSU | JR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.25 |
| 39 | Brian Lindsay | Air Force | JR | DB | 11 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.09 |
| 39 | Jake Carr | New Mexico | JR | DL | 12 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.08 |
| 39 | Austin Niklas | Air Force | JR | LB | 13 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.08 |
| 39 | Dontrell Onuoha | SDSU | FR | DL | 7 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.14 |
| 39 | Kurt Taufa'asau | Wyoming | JR | DL | 13 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.08 |