2012 National Leaders Sacks - All Games through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | JR | DL | 14 | 13.0 | 117 | 0.93 |
| 2 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 12 | 14.5 | 103 | 1.21 |
| 3 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 97 | 0.92 |
| 4 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 94 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 13 | 13.0 | 90 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 90 | 0.96 |
| 7 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 13 | 11.0 | 85 | 0.85 |
| 8 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 10 | 12.5 | 84 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 84 | 0.96 |
| 8 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 12 | 10.0 | 84 | 0.83 |
| 11 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 79 | 0.62 |
| 12 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 74 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 13 | 10.5 | 74 | 0.81 |
| 12 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 13 | 10.0 | 74 | 0.77 |
| 15 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 12 | 13.0 | 73 | 1.08 |
| 15 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | SR | DL | 12 | 11.0 | 73 | 0.92 |
| 15 | John Simon | Ohio State | SR | DL | 11 | 9.0 | 73 | 0.82 |
| 15 | Travis Long | Wash St | SR | LB | 11 | 8.5 | 73 | 0.77 |
| 19 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 13 | 11.5 | 71 | 0.89 |
| 20 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 70 | 0.96 |
| 21 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | SR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 69 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 14 | 13.0 | 68 | 0.93 |
| 22 | Sean Progar | N Illinois | SR | DL | 14 | 8.5 | 68 | 0.61 |
| 24 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 13 | 10.0 | 67 | 0.77 |
| 24 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 14 | 8.0 | 67 | 0.57 |
| 26 | Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Colorado | JR | DL | 12 | 7.0 | 66 | 0.58 |
| 27 | Chris Smith | Arkansas | JR | DL | 12 | 9.5 | 65 | 0.79 |
| 28 | Jared St. John | Tulsa | SR | DL | 14 | 9.5 | 63 | 0.68 |
| 28 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 11 | 8.0 | 63 | 0.73 |
| 28 | Alvin Dupree | Kentucky | SO | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 63 | 0.54 |
| 31 | Demarcus Lawrence | Boise St | SO | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 61 | 0.77 |
| 32 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 12 | 11.5 | 58 | 0.96 |
| 32 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 58 | 0.69 |
| 32 | Trey Flowers | Arkansas | SO | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 58 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 14 | 10.0 | 56 | 0.71 |
| 35 | Margus Hunt | SMU | SR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 56 | 0.62 |
| 35 | Tourek Williams | FIU | SR | DL | 12 | 6.5 | 56 | 0.54 |
| 38 | Vic Beasley | Clemson | SO | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 55 | 0.62 |
| 38 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 12 | 7.5 | 55 | 0.63 |
| 38 | Prince Shembo | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 13 | 7.5 | 55 | 0.58 |
| 38 | Kawann Short | Purdue | SR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 55 | 0.54 |
| 42 | D.L. Wilhite | Minnesota | SR | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 54 | 0.65 |
| 42 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 54 | 0.54 |
| 44 | Alan Baxter | N Illinois | SR | DL | 14 | 9.0 | 52 | 0.64 |
| 44 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 52 | 0.54 |
| 44 | Aaron Bellazin | N Texas | JR | DL | 12 | 5.0 | 52 | 0.42 |
| 47 | Chase Garnham | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 51 | 0.50 |
| 48 | Troy Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 14 | 8.0 | 50 | 0.57 |
| 48 | Joe Windsor | N Illinois | JR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 50 | 0.54 |
| 50 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | SO | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 49 | 0.69 |
| 50 | Daeshon Bufford | Tulsa | SR | DL | 14 | 7.0 | 49 | 0.50 |
| 50 | Derek Largent | SDSU | SO | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 49 | 0.50 |
| 50 | Darryl Cato-Bishop | NC State | JR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 49 | 0.50 |
| 50 | T.Y. McGill | NC State | SO | DL | 13 | 5.0 | 49 | 0.39 |
| 55 | Bruce Taylor | Va Tech | SR | LB | 12 | 5.5 | 48 | 0.46 |
| 56 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 14 | 8.5 | 47 | 0.61 |
| 56 | Alex Page | South Ala | JR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 47 | 0.46 |
| 56 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 12 | 5.0 | 47 | 0.42 |
| 59 | Jake Fely | SDSU | SO | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 46 | 0.54 |
| 59 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 46 | 0.54 |
| 59 | C.J. Johnson | Miss | SO | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 46 | 0.50 |
| 59 | IK Enemkpali | La Tech | JR | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 46 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 46 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Chaz Sutton | S Carolina | JR | DL | 13 | 5.0 | 46 | 0.39 |
| 65 | Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | JR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 45 | 0.46 |
| 65 | Adam Davis | Kansas St | SR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 45 | 0.46 |
| 67 | Adrian Hubbard | Alabama | SO | LB | 14 | 7.0 | 44 | 0.50 |
| 67 | Darin Drakeford | Maryland | SR | LB | 11 | 6.0 | 44 | 0.55 |
| 67 | Austen Jacks | Tulane | SR | DL | 12 | 5.0 | 44 | 0.42 |
| 70 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | JR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 43 | 0.62 |
| 70 | Ra'Shede Hageman | Minnesota | JR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 43 | 0.46 |
| 70 | Michael Buchanan | Illinois | SR | DL | 12 | 4.5 | 43 | 0.38 |
| 70 | Jibreel Black | Michigan | JR | DL | 13 | 3.0 | 43 | 0.23 |
| 74 | Jonathan Newsome | Ball State | JR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 42 | 0.85 |
| 74 | Nate Combs | Army | SR | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.60 |
| 74 | Cassius Marsh | UCLA | JR | DL | 14 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.43 |
| 74 | Cody Bauer | Rice | JR | DL | 13 | 5.5 | 42 | 0.42 |
| 74 | Art Norman | NC State | SO | DL | 13 | 5.5 | 42 | 0.42 |
| 74 | Joe Vellano | Maryland | SR | DL | 12 | 5.0 | 42 | 0.42 |
| 80 | Taylor Hart | Oregon | JR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 41 | 0.62 |
| 80 | Martin Ifedi | Memphis | SO | DL | 12 | 7.5 | 41 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Christian Ringo | La-Lafytte | SO | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 41 | 0.54 |
| 80 | Anthony Larceval | SJSU | JR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 41 | 0.50 |
| 80 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 13 | 6.0 | 41 | 0.46 |
| 80 | Kapron Lewis-Moore | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 41 | 0.46 |
| 80 | Dan Giordano | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 13 | 5.0 | 41 | 0.39 |
| 87 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 14 | 7.5 | 40 | 0.54 |
| 87 | Brock Hekking | Nevada | SO | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 40 | 0.54 |
| 87 | Steven Means | Buffalo | SR | DL | 12 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.54 |
| 87 | Cory James | CSU | FR | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.54 |
| 87 | Josh Shirley | Washington | SO | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.50 |
| 87 | Sylvester Williams | N Carolina | SR | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 40 | 0.50 |
| 87 | K.C. Obi | N Texas | SR | DL | 12 | 5.5 | 40 | 0.46 |
| 87 | Dana Brown Jr. | Kent State | SR | DL | 13 | 5.0 | 40 | 0.39 |
| 87 | Walter Stewart | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 40 | 0.67 |
| 87 | Denico Autry | Miss St | JR | DL | 13 | 4.0 | 40 | 0.31 |
| 97 | Datone Jones | UCLA | SR | DL | 14 | 6.5 | 39 | 0.46 |
| 97 | Terence Garvin | WVU | SR | LB | 13 | 6.0 | 39 | 0.46 |
| 97 | Tavita Woodard | Hawai'i | JR | DL | 12 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.46 |
| 97 | Jayrone Elliott | Toledo | JR | DL | 13 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.42 |