2020 National Leaders Sacks - Games in December/January Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Brown | CMU | JR | LB | 2 | 4.0 | 36 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Durell Nchami | Maryland | SO | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 15 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Karl Brooks | BGSU | JR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 15 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Scott Patchan | CSU | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Geoff Cantin-Arku | Syracuse | SO | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Mosiah Nasili-Kite | Maryland | SO | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Ami Finau | Maryland | JR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Kolo Uasike | UNLV | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Cade Hall | SJSU | JR | DL | 3 | 4.5 | 32 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Carson Wells | Colorado | JR | OLB | 3 | 4.5 | 28 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Azeez Ojulari | Georgia | SO | OLB | 2 | 3.0 | 23 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Isaiah Bagnah | Boise St | FR | STUD | 2 | 3.0 | 19 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Ben Gansallo | New Mexico | SR | NT | 2 | 3.0 | 11 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Micah McFadden | Indiana | JR | LB | 2 | 3.0 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Jordan Strachan | Georgia St | JR | OLB | 1 | 1.5 | 8 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Colin Schooler | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Krishon Merriweather | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Cameron Goode | California | SR | OLB | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 19 | Will McDonald IV | Iowa State | SO | DE | 3 | 4.0 | 24 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Tyler Johnson | Ariz St | JR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 23 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Mike Tverdov | Rutgers | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.33 |
| 22 | Kyle Kennard | Ga Tech | FR | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 27 | 1.25 |
| 22 | Jalen Pitre | Baylor | JR | S | 2 | 2.5 | 21 | 1.25 |
| 22 | Jordan Smith | UAB | JR | OLB | 2 | 2.5 | 20 | 1.25 |
| 22 | Troy Hairston II | CMU | SR | LB | 2 | 2.5 | 17 | 1.25 |
| 26 | Will Anderson Jr. | Alabama | FR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 27 | 1.20 |
| 27 | Christian Barmore | Alabama | SO | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Khoury Bethley | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 3 | 3.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Isaiah Thomas | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Nick Figueroa | USC | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Talanoa Hufanga | USC | JR | S | 3 | 3.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Mo Osling III | UCLA | JR | DB | 3 | 3.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Caleb Johnson | UCLA | JR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Kameron Miller | New Mexico | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Joey Noble | New Mexico | SR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Ochaun Mathis | TCU | SO | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Adam Anderson | Georgia | JR | OLB | 2 | 2.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Myjai Sanders | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Macon Clark | Tulane | JR | S | 2 | 2.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Michael Fletcher | Mich St | FR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Ali Fayad | W Mich | SR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Jose Ramirez | EMU | SO | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Tatum Bethune | UCF | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Nick Channel | Kansas | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Tabarius Peterson | Louisville | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Anfernee Orji | Vanderbilt | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Nate Clifton | Vanderbilt | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Tre Moore | Georgia St | SO | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Luc Bequette | BC | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Jason Maitre | BC | SO | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Tony Bradford Jr. | Texas Tech | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Forrest Merrill | Ark St | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Roland Walder | BGSU | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Justus Te'i | Utah State | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Jack Sullivan | Purdue | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Aaron Lewis | UNLV | SR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Traveion Webster | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Andre Mintze | Vanderbilt | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Wyatt Hubert | Kansas St | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Kholbe Coleman | BGSU | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Caleb Bonner | Ark St | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Vidal Scott | Ark St | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Cam Bright | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Michael Pleas, Jr. | USM | FR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | John Morgan III | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | TreShaun Clark | Liberty | SO | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Deslin Alexandre | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Markees Watts | Charlotte | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Adam Plant Jr. | UNLV | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Wy'Kevious Thomas | USA | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Calvin Bundage | Okla St | SR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.83 |
| 71 | Tyree Johnson | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.83 |
| 71 | Antonio Shelton | Penn State | SR | DT | 3 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.83 |
| 74 | Cameron Thomas | SDSU | SO | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 14 | 0.75 |
| 74 | Chauncey Golston | Iowa | SR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 74 | De'Braylon Carroll | Rice | SO | DT | 2 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 74 | Will Choloh | Troy | JR | DT | 2 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.75 |
| 74 | Richard Jibunor | Troy | SO | LB | 2 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.75 |
| 74 | Ferrod Gardner | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 2 | 1.5 | 10 | 0.75 |
| 74 | Kailien Guillory | W Mich | SR | DE | 2 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 81 | Devin Lloyd | Utah | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Nick Hampton | App St | SO | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Daniel Grzesiak | Nevada | SO | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Gabe Reid | Stanford | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Thomas Pickens | Memphis | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Derick Hall | Auburn | SO | BCK | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Quin Williams | Ga South | SO | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Jaquelin Roy | LSU | FR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Andrew Faoliu | Oregon | SO | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Tristan Nichols | Nevada | SR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Mustafa Johnson | Colorado | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Treyvon Reeves | Tulsa | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Morris Joseph | Memphis | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Owen Pappoe | Auburn | SO | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Bobby Brown III | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Trevor Price | Nevada | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Kayvon Thibodeaux | Oregon | SO | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Eric Black | Buffalo | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Ventrell Miller | Florida | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Mika Tafua | Utah | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.