2016 Conference USA Leaders Sacks - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | SO | DE | 11 | 13.5 | 88 | 1.23 |
| 2 | Trey Hendrickson | FAU | SR | DE | 9 | 8.0 | 53 | 0.89 |
| 3 | Dylan Bradley | USM | SR | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 49 | 0.75 |
| 4 | Bunmi Rotimi | ODU | JR | DE | 11 | 7.0 | 69 | 0.64 |
| 4 | Nick Dawson-Brents | Western Ky | SR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 47 | 0.70 |
| 6 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | SO | DE | 11 | 6.5 | 39 | 0.59 |
| 7 | Ja'Boree Poole | USM | SR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 39 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Anthony Wilson | ODU | SR | LB | 11 | 5.0 | 21 | 0.46 |
| 9 | Gary Thompson | Marshall | SR | DL | 9 | 4.5 | 32 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Joshua Wheeler | N Texas | JR | LB | 10 | 4.5 | 29 | 0.45 |
| 9 | Keith Brown | Western Ky | SR | LB | 11 | 4.5 | 24 | 0.41 |
| 12 | Tim Ward | ODU | SO | DE | 11 | 4.0 | 32 | 0.36 |
| 12 | Josiah Tauaefa | UTSA | FR | LB | 10 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.40 |
| 12 | Fermin Silva | FIU | SO | DL | 10 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.40 |
| 12 | Aaron Brown | La Tech | SR | DL | 11 | 4.0 | 15 | 0.36 |
| 16 | Steven Rhodes | MTSU | SR | DE | 10 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.35 |
| 16 | Frankie Hernandez | Marshall | SO | LB | 7 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Marcus Davenport | UTSA | JR | DE | 10 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.35 |
| 16 | Ryan Bee | Marshall | SO | DL | 8 | 3.5 | 16 | 0.44 |
| 16 | Emmanuel Ellerbee | Rice | JR | LB | 8 | 3.5 | 13 | 0.44 |
| 21 | La'Kel Bass | UTSA | JR | LB | 10 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.30 |
| 21 | Brandon Garner | N Texas | SO | LB | 10 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.30 |
| 21 | Elliot Blankenship | La Tech | JR | DB | 11 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.27 |
| 21 | Derik Overstreet | Western Ky | JR | DL | 11 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.27 |
| 21 | Sherrod Ruff | USM | JR | LB | 9 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.33 |
| 21 | Xavier Thigpen | USM | JR | DL | 10 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.30 |
| 21 | Nick Usher | UTEP | SR | LB | 10 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.30 |
| 21 | Larry Ogunjobi | Charlotte | SR | DL | 10 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.30 |
| 21 | Chris Johnson | Western Ky | JR | DL | 11 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.27 |
| 21 | Omari Cobb | Marshall | FR | LB | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.33 |
| 31 | Alvin Jones | UTEP | JR | LB | 8 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.31 |
| 31 | Dee Baulkman | N Texas | JR | DB | 11 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.23 |
| 31 | Preston Gordon | Rice | SO | DT | 9 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.28 |
| 31 | Chris Melton | MTSU | SO | LB | 10 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.25 |
| 31 | Jareid Combs | N Texas | SR | DE | 11 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.23 |
| 31 | Jermaine Sheriff | FIU | SO | DL | 10 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.25 |
| 37 | Brian Womac | Rice | JR | DE | 9 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.22 |
| 37 | Eric Banks | UTSA | FR | DE | 10 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.20 |
| 37 | Raynard Felton | MTSU | SR | DT | 10 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.20 |
| 37 | Karrington King | Charlotte | JR | LB | 10 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.20 |
| 37 | Xavier Woods | La Tech | SR | S | 11 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.18 |
| 37 | Miles Fox | ODU | SO | DT | 9 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.22 |
| 37 | Jordan Bradford | La Tech | SO | DT | 11 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.18 |
| 37 | Malik Dilonga | N Texas | SR | DE | 11 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.18 |
| 37 | Graysen Schantz | Rice | JR | DE | 9 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.22 |
| 37 | Nick Cook | Charlotte | SR | LB | 10 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.20 |
| 37 | Josh Kendall | FAU | SO | DT | 9 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.22 |
| 37 | Cedric Johnson | La Tech | SO | DT | 11 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.18 |
| 37 | Omarius Bryant | Western Ky | SR | DL | 11 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.18 |
| 37 | Hunter Snyder | FAU | SO | DL | 8 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.25 |