2016 Conference USA Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | SO | DE | 9 | 11.0 | 76 | 1.22 |
| 2 | Trey Hendrickson | FAU | SR | DE | 8 | 8.0 | 53 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Bunmi Rotimi | ODU | JR | DE | 8 | 6.0 | 63 | 0.75 |
| 3 | Dylan Bradley | USM | SR | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 43 | 0.75 |
| 3 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | SO | DE | 8 | 6.0 | 36 | 0.75 |
| 6 | Nick Dawson-Brents | Western Ky | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.50 |
| 6 | Tim Ward | ODU | SO | DE | 8 | 4.0 | 32 | 0.50 |
| 6 | Gary Thompson | Marshall | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 6 | Joshua Wheeler | N Texas | JR | LB | 7 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.50 |
| 6 | Frankie Hernandez | Marshall | SO | LB | 7 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.50 |
| 6 | Emmanuel Ellerbee | Rice | JR | LB | 7 | 3.5 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Steven Rhodes | MTSU | SR | DE | 8 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.44 |
| 12 | Fermin Silva | FIU | SO | DL | 8 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.44 |
| 12 | Marcus Davenport | UTSA | JR | DE | 8 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.44 |
| 15 | Brandon Garner | N Texas | SO | LB | 7 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.43 |
| 15 | Sherrod Ruff | USM | JR | LB | 7 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.43 |
| 15 | Ryan Bee | Marshall | SO | DL | 7 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.43 |
| 18 | Keith Brown | Western Ky | SR | LB | 9 | 3.5 | 17 | 0.39 |
| 18 | Aaron Brown | La Tech | SR | DL | 9 | 3.5 | 13 | 0.39 |
| 20 | La'Kel Bass | UTSA | JR | LB | 8 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.38 |
| 20 | Josiah Tauaefa | UTSA | FR | LB | 8 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.38 |
| 20 | Nick Usher | UTEP | SR | LB | 8 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.38 |
| 20 | Larry Ogunjobi | Charlotte | SR | DL | 8 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.38 |
| 20 | Omari Cobb | Marshall | FR | LB | 8 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.38 |
| 25 | Alvin Jones | UTEP | JR | LB | 7 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.36 |
| 26 | Preston Gordon | Rice | SO | DT | 8 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.31 |
| 26 | Xavier Thigpen | USM | JR | DL | 8 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.31 |
| 26 | Chris Melton | MTSU | SO | LB | 8 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Miles Fox | ODU | SO | DT | 7 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.29 |
| 29 | Hunter Snyder | FAU | SO | DL | 7 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.29 |
| 29 | Eric Kendzior | La Tech | FR | DE | 7 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.29 |
| 32 | Brian Womac | Rice | JR | DE | 8 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.25 |
| 32 | Eric Banks | UTSA | FR | DE | 8 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.25 |
| 32 | Raynard Felton | MTSU | SR | DT | 8 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.25 |
| 32 | Karrington King | Charlotte | JR | LB | 8 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.25 |
| 32 | Malik Dilonga | N Texas | SR | DE | 8 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.25 |
| 32 | Ja'Boree Poole | USM | SR | DL | 8 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.25 |
| 32 | Nick Cook | Charlotte | SR | LB | 8 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.25 |
| 32 | Josh Kendall | FAU | SO | DT | 8 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.25 |
| 32 | Azeez Al-Shaair | FAU | SO | LB | 8 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.25 |
| 41 | Elliot Blankenship | La Tech | JR | DB | 9 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.22 |
| 41 | Xavier Woods | La Tech | SR | S | 9 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.22 |
| 41 | Cedric Johnson | La Tech | SO | DT | 9 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.22 |
| 44 | Darian Yancey | USM | SO | LB | 7 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.21 |
| 44 | Elijah Parker | USM | SR | LB | 7 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.21 |
| 46 | Dee Baulkman | N Texas | JR | DB | 8 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.19 |
| 46 | Kishawn McClain | N Texas | JR | DB | 8 | 1.5 | 10 | 0.19 |
| 46 | Graysen Schantz | Rice | JR | DE | 8 | 1.5 | 10 | 0.19 |
| 46 | Jareid Combs | N Texas | SR | DE | 8 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.19 |
| 46 | Marques Cheeks | FIU | SR | DT | 8 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.19 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.