2012 National Leaders Sacks - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Johnson | SJSU | SR | DL | 5 | 7.5 | 48 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Cornellius Carradine | FSU | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 41 | 1.40 |
| 3 | Bjoern Werner | FSU | JR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 57 | 1.30 |
| 3 | Quanterus Smith | Western Ky | SR | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 54 | 1.63 |
| 3 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 48 | 1.30 |
| 3 | Trevardo Williams | U Conn | SR | DL | 5 | 6.5 | 33 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 43 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 43 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Damontre Moore | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 4 | 6.0 | 39 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Brock Hekking | Nevada | SO | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 37 | 1.20 |
| 11 | Travis Long | Wash St | SR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 49 | 1.10 |
| 11 | Will Sutton | Ariz St | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 40 | 1.10 |
| 11 | Chris Jones | BGSU | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 35 | 1.10 |
| 11 | Morgan Breslin | USC | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 30 | 1.38 |
| 11 | Jadeveon Clowney | S Carolina | SO | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 29 | 1.10 |
| 16 | Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Colorado | JR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 55 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Daeshon Bufford | Tulsa | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Alan Baxter | N Illinois | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Corey Lemonier | Auburn | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 29 | 1.25 |
| 16 | Devonte Fields | TCU | FR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 28 | 1.25 |
| 21 | Khalil Mack | Buffalo | JR | LB | 3 | 4.5 | 38 | 1.50 |
| 21 | Jarvis Jones | Georgia | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 38 | 1.13 |
| 21 | Carl Bradford | Ariz St | SO | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 30 | 0.90 |
| 21 | D.L. Wilhite | Minnesota | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 29 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Sylvester Williams | N Carolina | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 24 | 0.90 |
| 21 | J.D. Griggs | Akron | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 21 | 0.90 |
| 27 | Phillip Steward | Houston | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 41 | 1.00 |
| 27 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 41 | 0.80 |
| 27 | Alex Page | South Ala | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 38 | 0.80 |
| 27 | Joe Windsor | N Illinois | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 32 | 0.80 |
| 27 | Troy Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Kawann Short | Purdue | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Junior Onyeali | Ariz St | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.80 |
| 27 | Terence Garvin | WVU | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Nate Combs | Army | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Alex Okafor | Texas | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Cory James | CSU | FR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.80 |
| 27 | Leonard Williams | USC | FR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Horace Miller | UTEP | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 22 | 0.80 |
| 27 | Desmond Bozeman | W Mich | JR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.80 |
| 27 | Jonathan Newsome | Ball State | JR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 19 | 1.33 |
| 27 | Taylor Hart | Oregon | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 19 | 0.80 |
| 27 | Damien Holmes | UCLA | SR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 27 | Colby Way | Buffalo | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Kenny Anunike | Duke | SR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.70 |
| 45 | Yawin Smallwood | U Conn | SO | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.70 |
| 45 | Spencer Hadley | BYU | JR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.70 |
| 45 | Eric Martin | Nebraska | SR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.70 |
| 45 | Alvin Dupree | Kentucky | SO | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.70 |
| 45 | K.C. Obi | N Texas | SR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.70 |
| 45 | Travis Raciti | SJSU | SO | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 14 | 0.70 |
| 45 | Pat Moore | South Ala | JR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 14 | 0.70 |
| 45 | Aldrick Fordham | S Carolina | SR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 12 | 0.70 |
| 54 | Aaron Bellazin | N Texas | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 31 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Justin Jackson | Wk Forest | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Brad Madison | Missouri | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Will Compton | Nebraska | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.60 |
| 54 | IK Enemkpali | La Tech | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 54 | Chaz Sutton | S Carolina | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Walter Stewart | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Darryl Monroe | Wash St | FR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Jared St. John | Tulsa | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Leighton Gasque | MTSU | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 54 | Jayrone Elliott | Toledo | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Keegan Wetzel | Navy | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 54 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 54 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Jake Fely | SDSU | SO | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Jackson Jeffcoat | Texas | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 54 | Zach Vigil | Utah State | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Anthony Larceval | SJSU | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Ra'Shede Hageman | Minnesota | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Tristan Okpalaugo | Fresno St | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Scott Crichton | Oregon St | SO | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Benson Mayowa | Idaho | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.75 |
| 54 | George Uko | USC | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.75 |
| 54 | Paul Hazel | W Mich | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Dion Jordan | Oregon | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Kerry Hyder | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 54 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Joe Gaglione | Iowa | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Vince Buhagiar | SJSU | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Thomas Niles | UCF | FR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Micah Eugene | LSU | FR | DB | 5 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Jordan Jenkins | Georgia | FR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.60 |
| 87 | Michael Buchanan | Illinois | SR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 31 | 0.50 |
| 87 | Darryl Cato-Bishop | NC State | JR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 87 | James Boyd | UNLV | JR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 87 | Trevor Reilly | Utah | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 87 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | JR | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.50 |
| 87 | Michael Sam | Missouri | JR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.50 |
| 87 | A.J. Francis | Maryland | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 87 | Quayshawne Buckley | Idaho | JR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.50 |
| 87 | Deauntay Legrier | W Mich | SR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 87 | Kony Ealy | Missouri | SO | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 87 | Adrian Hubbard | Alabama | SO | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 87 | Devekeyan Lattimore | S Florida | JR | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 87 | Lloyd Allen | Houston | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 87 | Kelcy Quarles | S Carolina | SO | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.50 |