2011 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | SO | LB | 13 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.46 |
| 1 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 6 | 6.0 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 47 | 1.38 |
| 3 | Aaron Lynch | Notre Dame | FR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 45 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 32 | 1.10 |
| 3 | Jabaree Tuani | Navy | SR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 22 | 0.55 |
| 7 | Stansly Maponga | TCU | SO | DL | 6 | 5.0 | 35 | 0.83 |
| 7 | Cordarro Law | USM | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Brett Roy | Nevada | SR | DL | 6 | 5.0 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 10 | Shea McClellin | Boise St | SR | DL | 6 | 4.5 | 38 | 0.75 |
| 10 | Sean Porter | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 36 | 1.13 |
| 10 | J.R. Collins | Va Tech | SO | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 32 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Brandon Joiner | Ark St | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 30 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Michael Buchanan | Illinois | JR | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 28 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Audie Cole | NC State | SR | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 27 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 12 | 4.5 | 22 | 0.38 |
| 17 | Dan Giordano | Cincinnati | JR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 49 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Vontaze Burfict | Ariz St | JR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Jaye Howard | Florida | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 34 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Miles Burris | SDSU | SR | LB | 6 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Korey Jones | Wyoming | JR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Kendall Reyes | U Conn | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Tony Jerod-Eddie | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Mike Daniels | Iowa | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Claude Davis | S Florida | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Terrence Frederick | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 4 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Nordly Capi | CSU | SO | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Josh Hartigan | Colorado | SR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 22 | 1.33 |
| 17 | Derek Wolfe | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 17 | R.J. Washington | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Julius Warmsley | Tulane | SO | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 19 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Jordan Pendleton | BYU | SR | LB | 7 | 4.0 | 18 | 0.57 |
| 33 | Melvin Ingram | S Carolina | SR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 32 | 0.70 |
| 33 | Marcus Smith | Louisville | SO | DL | 6 | 3.5 | 27 | 0.58 |
| 33 | Levi Koskan | Utah State | SR | DL | 6 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.58 |
| 33 | Brandon Lindsey | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 6 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.58 |
| 33 | Chris Smith | Arkansas | SO | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.70 |
| 33 | Sio Moore | U Conn | JR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.70 |
| 33 | Brandon Mills | Cincinnati | JR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.70 |
| 33 | James Gayle | Va Tech | SO | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.70 |
| 33 | Darius Fleming | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 12 | 3.5 | 17 | 0.29 |
| 33 | Tim Fugger | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 33 | David Niumatalolo | NMSU | SR | DL | 6 | 3.5 | 13 | 0.58 |
| 44 | Greg Scruggs | Louisville | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 32 | 0.60 |
| 44 | Julius Forte | S Florida | SO | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.60 |
| 44 | Sammy Brown | Houston | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.60 |
| 44 | Zach Watts | Army | JR | LB | 11 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.27 |
| 44 | Alan Baxter | N Illinois | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Trevor Reilly | Utah | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Margus Hunt | SMU | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.60 |
| 44 | David Gilbert | Wisconsin | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Jamie Blatnick | Okla St | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Cameron Meredith | Nebraska | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.60 |
| 44 | Horace Miller | UTEP | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Greg Watkins | UTEP | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Christian Lacey | La Tech | SR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Ronald Powell | Florida | SO | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.60 |
| 44 | Jerome Long | SDSU | SR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Jake Bequette | Arkansas | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Chas Alecxih | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Colin Linkul | Army | FR | LB | 7 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.43 |
| 44 | David Mackall | Maryland | SO | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Liko Satele | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Andre Branch | Clemson | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.60 |
| 44 | Keith McCaskill | S Florida | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.60 |
| 44 | Scott Solomon | Rice | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Freddie Bishop | W Mich | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.60 |
| 44 | Chris Jones | BGSU | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Marcus Robinson | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Sam Miller | FIU | SO | DB | 5 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.60 |
| 44 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | FR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.60 |
| 44 | Gabe Knapton | Wyoming | SR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Brad Madison | Missouri | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Josh Shirley | Washington | FR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | SO | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.60 |
| 44 | Steven Erzinger | Army | SR | LB | 10 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.30 |
| 44 | Matt Conrath | Virginia | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 11 | 0.60 |
| 44 | Kareem Martin | N Carolina | SO | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.60 |
| 80 | Logan Harrell | Fresno St | SR | DL | 6 | 2.5 | 31 | 0.42 |
| 80 | Ben Gardner | Stanford | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Jameson Frazier | BYU | SR | LB | 13 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.19 |
| 80 | Brad Ohrman | E Mich | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Ted Jennings | U Conn | JR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 80 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | SO | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 80 | Brayden Burnett | Missouri | SO | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Derrick Shelby | Utah | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Aaron Brown | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 80 | Donavon Lewis | Fresno St | FR | DL | 6 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.42 |
| 80 | Dexter Heyman | Louisville | SR | LB | 6 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.42 |
| 80 | Manny Abreu | Rutgers | SR | DL | 6 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.42 |
| 80 | Steve Beauharnais | Rutgers | JR | LB | 6 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.42 |
| 80 | William Savoy | Louisville | SR | DL | 6 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.42 |
| 80 | Paipai Falemalu | Hawai'i | JR | DL | 6 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.42 |
| 80 | Justin Francis | Rutgers | SR | DL | 6 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.42 |
| 80 | Nathan Ollie | Ball State | SO | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Zach Brown | N Carolina | SR | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 80 | Bernard Smith | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 80 | Scott Vallone | Rutgers | JR | DL | 6 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.42 |
| 80 | Anthony Chickillo | Miami (Fl) | FR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.63 |