2011 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | JR | DL | 10 | 14.0 | 91 | 1.40 |
| 2 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | SO | LB | 11 | 13.5 | 90 | 1.23 |
| 3 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | JR | DL | 9 | 10.5 | 76 | 1.17 |
| 4 | Melvin Ingram | S Carolina | SR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 80 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | SO | LB | 11 | 10.0 | 65 | 0.91 |
| 6 | Andre Branch | Clemson | SR | DL | 12 | 9.5 | 68 | 0.79 |
| 7 | Jake Bequette | Arkansas | SR | DL | 8 | 9.0 | 79 | 1.13 |
| 7 | Courtney Upshaw | Alabama | SR | LB | 10 | 9.0 | 58 | 0.90 |
| 7 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 10 | 9.0 | 51 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Corey Lemonier | Auburn | SO | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 55 | 0.85 |
| 10 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 11 | 8.5 | 50 | 0.77 |
| 10 | Josh Shirley | Washington | FR | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 48 | 0.77 |
| 10 | Nick Perry | USC | JR | DL | 12 | 8.5 | 48 | 0.71 |
| 14 | Sean Porter | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 11 | 8.0 | 63 | 0.73 |
| 14 | Jackson Jeffcoat | Texas | SO | DL | 11 | 8.0 | 54 | 0.73 |
| 14 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | FR | DL | 10 | 8.0 | 49 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 12 | 7.5 | 59 | 0.63 |
| 17 | Dion Jordan | Oregon | JR | DL | 12 | 7.5 | 57 | 0.63 |
| 17 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | SO | DL | 12 | 7.5 | 51 | 0.63 |
| 17 | Frank Alexander | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 11 | 7.5 | 48 | 0.68 |
| 21 | Bruce Irvin | WVU | SR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 60 | 0.70 |
| 21 | Brandon Jenkins | FSU | JR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 54 | 0.64 |
| 23 | Derek Wolfe | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 10 | 6.5 | 51 | 0.65 |
| 23 | Sio Moore | U Conn | JR | LB | 9 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.72 |
| 23 | Brandon Lindsey | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 10 | 6.5 | 36 | 0.65 |
| 23 | Josh Kaddu | Oregon | SR | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 34 | 0.54 |
| 27 | Barkevious Mingo | LSU | SO | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 47 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Mike Daniels | Iowa | SR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 46 | 0.55 |
| 27 | John Simon | Ohio State | JR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 44 | 0.55 |
| 27 | Devin Taylor | S Carolina | JR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | JR | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 38 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | SO | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 37 | 0.55 |
| 27 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | SO | LB | 9 | 6.0 | 36 | 0.67 |
| 27 | Trevor Guyton | California | SR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 36 | 0.55 |
| 27 | Alex Okafor | Texas | JR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 35 | 0.55 |
| 27 | Tim Fugger | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 35 | 0.55 |
| 27 | Jamie Blatnick | Okla St | SR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 33 | 0.55 |
| 27 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 9 | 6.0 | 28 | 0.67 |
| 27 | Walter Stewart | Cincinnati | JR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 27 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Kawann Short | Purdue | JR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 26 | 0.67 |
| 41 | Lavonte David | Nebraska | SR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 46 | 0.55 |
| 41 | Aaron Lynch | Notre Dame | FR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 45 | 0.55 |
| 41 | Terrell Turner | Oregon | SR | DL | 12 | 5.5 | 45 | 0.46 |
| 41 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | JR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 42 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Marcus Smith | Louisville | SO | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 41 | 0.79 |
| 41 | Chas Alecxih | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.55 |
| 41 | Ryan Van Bergen | Michigan | SR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.55 |
| 41 | Broderick Binns | Iowa | SR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Scott Smith | Texas Tech | SR | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 34 | 0.69 |
| 41 | Brandon Mills | Cincinnati | JR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 33 | 0.55 |
| 41 | Michael Buchanan | Illinois | JR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 23 | 0.55 |
| 52 | Cornelius Washington | Georgia | JR | LB | 9 | 5.0 | 43 | 0.56 |
| 52 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | JR | DL | 11 | 5.0 | 39 | 0.46 |
| 52 | Quinton Coples | N Carolina | SR | DL | 11 | 5.0 | 39 | 0.46 |
| 52 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | SO | LB | 9 | 5.0 | 38 | 0.56 |
| 52 | Andre Monroe | Maryland | FR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 36 | 0.63 |
| 52 | Josh Hartigan | Colorado | SR | LB | 11 | 5.0 | 35 | 0.46 |
| 52 | Ronald Powell | Florida | SO | LB | 9 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.56 |
| 52 | Najee Goode | WVU | SR | LB | 10 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.50 |
| 52 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | FR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 31 | 0.50 |
| 52 | Jack Crawford | Penn State | SR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 30 | 0.56 |
| 52 | William Gholston | Mich St | SO | LB | 10 | 5.0 | 30 | 0.50 |
| 52 | Jacquies Smith | Missouri | SR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 26 | 0.50 |
| 52 | Fletcher Cox | Miss St | JR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 18 | 0.56 |
| 52 | Julian Miller | WVU | SR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 66 | Ronnell Lewis | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 57 | 0.56 |
| 66 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 11 | 4.5 | 37 | 0.41 |
| 66 | Terrell Manning | NC State | JR | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 36 | 0.56 |
| 66 | Alonzo Highsmith | Arkansas | JR | LB | 10 | 4.5 | 35 | 0.45 |
| 66 | Chandler Jones | Syracuse | SR | DL | 7 | 4.5 | 34 | 0.64 |
| 66 | Corey Nelson | Oklahoma | SO | LB | 11 | 4.5 | 33 | 0.41 |
| 66 | Zach Brown | N Carolina | SR | LB | 11 | 4.5 | 31 | 0.41 |
| 66 | Tracy Robertson | Baylor | SR | DL | 10 | 4.5 | 30 | 0.45 |
| 66 | Art Norman | NC State | FR | DL | 10 | 4.5 | 25 | 0.45 |
| 66 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 11 | 4.5 | 22 | 0.41 |
| 66 | Ryne Giddins | S Florida | SO | DL | 9 | 4.5 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 77 | Jaye Howard | Florida | SR | DL | 10 | 4.0 | 35 | 0.40 |
| 77 | Audie Cole | NC State | SR | LB | 10 | 4.0 | 35 | 0.40 |
| 77 | Nick Gentry | Alabama | SR | DL | 10 | 4.0 | 34 | 0.40 |
| 77 | Rennie Moore | Clemson | SR | DL | 12 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.33 |
| 77 | Justin Francis | Rutgers | SR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 32 | 0.44 |
| 77 | Kevin Pickelman | Mich St | SR | DL | 10 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.40 |
| 77 | Hayes Pullard | USC | FR | LB | 12 | 4.0 | 30 | 0.33 |
| 77 | Ben Gardner | Stanford | JR | DL | 12 | 4.0 | 30 | 0.33 |
| 77 | Ejuan Price | Pittsburgh | FR | LB | 10 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.40 |
| 77 | Claude Davis | S Florida | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.50 |
| 77 | Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Colorado | SO | DL | 10 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.40 |
| 77 | John Hughes | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 10 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.40 |
| 77 | Richetti Jones | Okla St | SR | DL | 11 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.36 |
| 77 | Gary Tinsley | Minnesota | SR | LB | 9 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.44 |
| 77 | Adam Replogle | Indiana | JR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.44 |
| 77 | R.J. Washington | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 11 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.36 |
| 77 | Wes Horton | USC | JR | DL | 12 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.33 |
| 77 | Abry Jones | Georgia | JR | DL | 11 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.36 |
| 77 | Marcus Rush | Mich St | FR | LB | 11 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.36 |
| 77 | Adam Davis | Kansas St | JR | DL | 11 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.36 |
| 77 | William Savoy | Louisville | SR | DL | 10 | 4.0 | 22 | 0.40 |
| 77 | Rob Lohr | Vanderbilt | JR | DL | 11 | 4.0 | 18 | 0.36 |
| 77 | Kenny Anunike | Duke | JR | DL | 2 | 4.0 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 100 | Nikita Whitlock | Wk Forest | SO | DL | 12 | 3.5 | 34 | 0.29 |