2012 National Leaders Sacks - All Games through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 10 | 12.5 | 84 | 1.25 |
| 2 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 12 | 14.5 | 103 | 1.21 |
| 3 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 12 | 13.0 | 73 | 1.08 |
| 4 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 13 | 13.0 | 90 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 74 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | SR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 69 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 94 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 90 | 0.96 |
| 8 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 84 | 0.96 |
| 8 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 13 | 12.5 | 70 | 0.96 |
| 11 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 12 | 11.5 | 58 | 0.96 |
| 12 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | JR | DL | 14 | 13.0 | 117 | 0.93 |
| 12 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 14 | 13.0 | 68 | 0.93 |
| 14 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 97 | 0.92 |
| 14 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | SR | DL | 12 | 11.0 | 73 | 0.92 |
| 16 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 13 | 11.5 | 71 | 0.89 |
| 17 | Jonathan Newsome | Ball State | JR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 42 | 0.85 |
| 18 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 13 | 11.0 | 85 | 0.85 |
| 19 | Jamie Collins | USM | SR | DL | 12 | 10.0 | 84 | 0.83 |
| 20 | John Simon | Ohio State | SR | DL | 11 | 9.0 | 73 | 0.82 |
| 21 | Meshak Williams | Kansas St | SR | DL | 13 | 10.5 | 74 | 0.81 |
| 22 | Chris Smith | Arkansas | JR | DL | 12 | 9.5 | 65 | 0.79 |
| 23 | Travis Long | Wash St | SR | LB | 11 | 8.5 | 73 | 0.77 |
| 23 | Demarcus Lawrence | Boise St | SO | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 61 | 0.77 |
| 25 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 13 | 10.0 | 74 | 0.77 |
| 25 | Jeremiah Attaochu | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 13 | 10.0 | 67 | 0.77 |
| 27 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 11 | 8.0 | 63 | 0.73 |
| 28 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 14 | 10.0 | 56 | 0.71 |
| 29 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 58 | 0.69 |
| 29 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | SO | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 49 | 0.69 |
| 31 | Jared St. John | Tulsa | SR | DL | 14 | 9.5 | 63 | 0.68 |
| 32 | D.L. Wilhite | Minnesota | SR | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 54 | 0.65 |
| 32 | Travis Raciti | SJSU | SO | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 37 | 0.65 |
| 34 | Alan Baxter | N Illinois | SR | DL | 14 | 9.0 | 52 | 0.64 |
| 35 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 12 | 7.5 | 55 | 0.63 |
| 35 | Martin Ifedi | Memphis | SO | DL | 12 | 7.5 | 41 | 0.63 |
| 37 | Brandon Sharpe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 79 | 0.62 |
| 37 | Margus Hunt | SMU | SR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 56 | 0.62 |
| 37 | Vic Beasley | Clemson | SO | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 55 | 0.62 |
| 37 | Sam Montgomery | LSU | JR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 43 | 0.62 |
| 37 | Taylor Hart | Oregon | JR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 41 | 0.62 |
| 37 | Leonard Williams | USC | FR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 38 | 0.62 |
| 43 | Sean Progar | N Illinois | SR | DL | 14 | 8.5 | 68 | 0.61 |
| 43 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 14 | 8.5 | 47 | 0.61 |
| 45 | Nate Combs | Army | SR | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.60 |
| 46 | Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Colorado | JR | DL | 12 | 7.0 | 66 | 0.58 |
| 46 | Colby Way | Buffalo | JR | DL | 12 | 7.0 | 30 | 0.58 |
| 48 | Prince Shembo | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 13 | 7.5 | 55 | 0.58 |
| 49 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 14 | 8.0 | 67 | 0.57 |
| 49 | Troy Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 14 | 8.0 | 50 | 0.57 |
| 51 | Darin Drakeford | Maryland | SR | LB | 11 | 6.0 | 44 | 0.55 |
| 51 | Dee Ford | Auburn | JR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 38 | 0.55 |
| 51 | Joe Kruger | Utah | JR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 35 | 0.55 |
| 54 | Alvin Dupree | Kentucky | SO | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 63 | 0.54 |
| 54 | Tourek Williams | FIU | SR | DL | 12 | 6.5 | 56 | 0.54 |
| 54 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 54 | 0.54 |
| 54 | Kevin Reddick | N Carolina | SR | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 46 | 0.54 |
| 54 | Steven Means | Buffalo | SR | DL | 12 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.54 |
| 54 | Cory James | CSU | FR | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.54 |
| 60 | Kawann Short | Purdue | SR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 55 | 0.54 |
| 60 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 52 | 0.54 |
| 60 | Joe Windsor | N Illinois | JR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 50 | 0.54 |
| 60 | Jake Fely | SDSU | SO | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 46 | 0.54 |
| 60 | Christian Ringo | La-Lafytte | SO | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 41 | 0.54 |
| 60 | Brock Hekking | Nevada | SO | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 40 | 0.54 |
| 60 | Malliciah Goodman | Clemson | SR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 38 | 0.54 |
| 67 | Chase Thomas | Stanford | SR | LB | 14 | 7.5 | 40 | 0.54 |
| 67 | Ben Gardner | Stanford | SR | DL | 14 | 7.5 | 35 | 0.54 |
| 69 | Daeshon Bufford | Tulsa | SR | DL | 14 | 7.0 | 49 | 0.50 |
| 69 | Adrian Hubbard | Alabama | SO | LB | 14 | 7.0 | 44 | 0.50 |
| 69 | Chase Garnham | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 51 | 0.50 |
| 69 | Derek Largent | SDSU | SO | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 49 | 0.50 |
| 69 | Darryl Cato-Bishop | NC State | JR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 49 | 0.50 |
| 69 | C.J. Johnson | Miss | SO | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 46 | 0.50 |
| 69 | Anthony Larceval | SJSU | JR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 41 | 0.50 |
| 69 | Josh Shirley | Washington | SO | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.50 |
| 69 | Derrell Johnson | ECU | JR | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 36 | 0.50 |
| 69 | Emeka Onyenekwu | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 35 | 0.50 |
| 69 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 35 | 0.50 |
| 69 | Andrew Hudson | Washington | SO | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 31 | 0.50 |
| 69 | Trey Flowers | Arkansas | SO | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 58 | 0.50 |
| 69 | IK Enemkpali | La Tech | JR | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 46 | 0.50 |
| 69 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 46 | 0.50 |
| 69 | Sylvester Williams | N Carolina | SR | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 40 | 0.50 |
| 69 | Horace Miller | UTEP | JR | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 38 | 0.50 |
| 69 | J.D. Griggs | Akron | SR | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 26 | 0.50 |
| 87 | Datone Jones | UCLA | SR | DL | 14 | 6.5 | 39 | 0.46 |
| 88 | Alex Page | South Ala | JR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 47 | 0.46 |
| 88 | Roosevelt Nix | Kent State | JR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 45 | 0.46 |
| 88 | Adam Davis | Kansas St | SR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 45 | 0.46 |
| 88 | Ra'Shede Hageman | Minnesota | JR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 43 | 0.46 |
| 88 | Khaseem Greene | Rutgers | SR | LB | 13 | 6.0 | 41 | 0.46 |
| 88 | Kapron Lewis-Moore | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 41 | 0.46 |
| 88 | Terence Garvin | WVU | SR | LB | 13 | 6.0 | 39 | 0.46 |
| 88 | Chris McAllister | Baylor | JR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 34 | 0.46 |
| 88 | Connor Williams | Utah State | JR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 33 | 0.46 |
| 88 | Junior Onyeali | Ariz St | JR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 31 | 0.46 |
| 88 | Jake Dooley | Kent State | SR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 31 | 0.46 |
| 99 | Bruce Taylor | Va Tech | SR | LB | 12 | 5.5 | 48 | 0.46 |
| 99 | K.C. Obi | N Texas | SR | DL | 12 | 5.5 | 40 | 0.46 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.