2011 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | SO | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 42 | 1.40 |
| 2 | Sean Porter | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 43 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Jake Bequette | Arkansas | SR | DL | 3 | 5.0 | 42 | 1.67 |
| 2 | Andre Branch | Clemson | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | FR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 32 | 1.25 |
| 2 | Corey Lemonier | Auburn | SO | DL | 6 | 5.0 | 25 | 0.83 |
| 7 | Lavonte David | Nebraska | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 35 | 1.13 |
| 7 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 25 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | SO | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.67 |
| 9 | Josh Shirley | Washington | FR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 22 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Melvin Ingram | S Carolina | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 32 | 0.88 |
| 11 | Tom Wort | Oklahoma | SO | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.88 |
| 11 | William Gholston | Mich St | SO | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.88 |
| 11 | Alonzo Highsmith | Arkansas | JR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 12 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Scott Smith | Texas Tech | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Dominique Hamilton | Missouri | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 15 | John Simon | Ohio State | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Vinny Curry | Marshall | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Devin Taylor | S Carolina | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Brandon Lindsey | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 2 | 3.0 | 19 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Jacquies Smith | Missouri | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Aaron Lynch | Notre Dame | FR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 28 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Rennie Moore | Clemson | SR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 25 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 4 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Shea McClellin | Boise St | SR | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 17 | 1.25 |
| 22 | Corey Nelson | Oklahoma | SO | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Tim Fugger | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Art Norman | NC State | FR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.83 |
| 22 | Walter Stewart | Cincinnati | JR | DL | 1 | 2.5 | 11 | 2.50 |
| 31 | Matthew Masifilo | Stanford | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 28 | 0.67 |
| 31 | Alec Ogletree | Georgia | SO | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.67 |
| 31 | Bruce Irvin | WVU | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.67 |
| 31 | Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | SO | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Quinton Coples | N Carolina | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Chandler Jones | Syracuse | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Nick Gentry | Alabama | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 31 | Tracy Robertson | Baylor | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Lorne Goree | Maryland | FR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 31 | Mike Daniels | Iowa | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Najee Goode | WVU | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 31 | Adam Davis | Kansas St | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Brendan Kelly | Wisconsin | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Rob Lohr | Vanderbilt | JR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | SO | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 31 | Steve Greer | Virginia | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 31 | Broderick Binns | Iowa | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Gary Tinsley | Minnesota | SR | LB | 5 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Caleb Russell | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 5 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Zach Brown | N Carolina | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Darryl Cato-Bishop | NC State | SO | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 31 | John Hughes | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 31 | Nicolas Jean-Baptiste | Baylor | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Jackson Jeffcoat | Texas | SO | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Jonathan Stewart | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 5 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Barkevious Mingo | LSU | SO | DL | 6 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.33 |
| 31 | Jamie Blatnick | Okla St | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Jack Crawford | Penn State | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Tyrunn Walker | Tulsa | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Hayes Pullard | USC | FR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Ronald Powell | Florida | SO | LB | 5 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Malik Jackson | Tennessee | SR | DL | 6 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.33 |
| 31 | Ridge Wilson | Kentucky | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Chris Smith | Arkansas | SO | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Jamoris Slaughter | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 5 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.40 |
| 31 | B.J. Dubose | Louisville | FR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Jake Lattimer | Iowa State | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Brandon McCoy | N Texas | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Courtney Upshaw | Alabama | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 31 | Scott Solomon | Rice | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.67 |
| 31 | Brett Roy | Nevada | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 31 | Fletcher Cox | Miss St | JR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Kenny Anunike | Duke | JR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 31 | Alex Okafor | Texas | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Daren Bates | Auburn | JR | LB | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.33 |
| 31 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 78 | Matt Broha | La Tech | SR | DL | 3 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 78 | Shawn Jackson | Tulsa | SO | LB | 4 | 1.5 | 14 | 0.38 |
| 78 | George Carpenter | Marshall | SR | LB | 4 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.38 |
| 78 | Ronnell Lewis | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 3 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 78 | Josh Boyd | Miss St | JR | DL | 5 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.30 |
| 78 | Frank Alexander | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 4 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.38 |
| 78 | John Robles | Troy | SR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 10 | 0.75 |
| 78 | Lerentee McCray | Florida | JR | DL | 4 | 1.5 | 10 | 0.38 |
| 78 | Tenarius Wright | Arkansas | JR | DL | 3 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 78 | Twyon Martin | U Conn | SR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.75 |
| 78 | Josh Kaddu | Oregon | SR | LB | 4 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.38 |
| 78 | Spencer Nealy | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 5 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.30 |
| 78 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | JR | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 78 | Stephen Ruempolhamer | Iowa State | SR | DL | 4 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.38 |
| 78 | Terrell Manning | NC State | JR | LB | 2 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 78 | Tyrone Crawford | Boise St | SR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 78 | Travian Robertson | S Carolina | SR | DL | 4 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 78 | Chris Marve | Vanderbilt | SR | LB | 5 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.30 |
| 78 | Tony Gillespie | Troy | JR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.75 |
| 78 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | FR | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 78 | Taylor Thompson | SMU | SR | DL | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 78 | Nick Jenkins | Virginia | SR | DL | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 78 | Arthur Brown | Kansas St | JR | LB | 4 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.38 |