If you’re a quarterback or an offensive linemen, you don’t want to play Mizzou.

Missouri has produced an absurd 132 sack yards in five games, which is fifth in the country. The Tigers have just one more sack than Texas A&M, but have nearly doubled the Aggies in sack yards.

The scariest thing? That’s without Markus Golden (hamstring) in one game and with an apparently-diminished Golden last week. Golden and Shane Ray (7.0 sacks) have an off week to rest and scheme against Georgia and QB Hutson Mason.

Ray easily could break Aldon Smith’s single-season school record (11.5 sacks), while Golden should have a monster second half of the season if he’s healthy.

Meanwhile, Vanderbilt is fourth in the SEC in sacks with 12, even more remarkable considering opposing offenses usually are running out the clock with handoffs in the second half.

Excluding sacks, Tennessee has a conference-best 22 tackles for loss. The Vols, though, have just 33 sack yards.

Florida and South Carolina have the fewest sacks in the SEC with six.

Team Sacks Sack Yards Tackles For Loss
1. Missouri 17 132 35
2. Texas A&M 16 71 35
3. Mississippi State 14 89 35
4. Vanderbilt 12 86 32
T5. Georgia 11 89 32
T5. Kentucky 11 60 24
7. LSU 10 68 29
8. Auburn 9 63 27
T9. Ole Miss 8 87 28
T9. Arkansas 8 60 29
T9. Tennessee 8 33 30
12. Alabama 7 64 20
T13. South Carolina 6 55 19
T13. Florida 6 46 23

Arkansas still has allowed just one sack this season.

Before you dismiss that due to the team’s proclivity for running the ball, consider that Brandon and Austin Allen have combined for 107 throws.

Auburn (2 sacks, 98 passes), Florida (2 sacks, 119 passes) and even Texas A&M (3 sacks, 213 passes) can’t match that sack rate.

Missouri’s offensive line has struggled, allowing seven sacks even with a slippery Maty Mauk at quarterback. The Tigers also have given up a conference-worst 31 tackles for loss, including eight last week against South Carolina.

But Tennessee invites defensive linemen into the backfield, allowing a league-worst 12 sacks and 29 tackles for loss, tied with Ole Miss for worst.

Team Sacks Allowed Sack Yards Allowed Tackles For Loss Allowed
1. Arkansas 1 7 18
T2. Florida 2 5 12
T2. Auburn 2 19 21
T4. Alabama 3 24 18
T4. Texas A&M 3 28 13
6. Georgia 6 37 20
T7. Ole Miss 7 32 29
T7. Missouri 7 62 31
T7. Mississippi State 7 64 15
10. South Carolina 9 74 23
11. LSU 10 65 23
T12. Vanderbilt 11 76 20
T12. Kentucky 11 89 28
14. Tennessee 12 90 29

Ray added two sacks to his nation-leading total, while Myles Garrett has been stuck on 5.5 the last two games.

Markus Golden and Caleb Azubike also haven’t added to their total in a few weeks.

Name Team Position Sacks
1. Shane Ray Missouri DL 7.0
2. Myles Garrett Texas A&M DL 5.5
T3. Markus Golden Missouri DL 4.0
T3. Caleb Azubike Vanderbilt OLB 4.0
5. Taiwan Johnson Arkansas DL 3.5

Tennessee linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin moved into the Top 5 this week with six tackles for loss this season, while Ray has 4.5 tackles for loss against the run to give him a huge lead over Garrett (1.5 tackles for loss against the run).

Name Team Position Tackles For Loss
1. Shane Ray Missouri DL 11.5
2. Myles Garrett Texas A&M DL 7.0
3. Markus Golden Missouri DL 6.5
4. Jalen Reeves-Maybin Tennessee LB 6.0
5. Caleb Azubike Vanderbilt LB 5.5