2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Sacks - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aikeem Coleman | Idaho | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 2 | Joe Dillon | La-Lafytte | FR | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 36 | 0.71 |
| 3 | Chris Odom | Ark St | SR | DE | 5 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.70 |
| 3 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | JR | DE | 5 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.70 |
| 5 | Randy Allen | USA | SR | DE | 7 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.57 |
| 6 | Demetrius Cain | Troy | SR | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Michael Shaw | Georgia St | SO | LB | 9 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Caleb Fuller | App St | JR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Eric Boggs | App St | JR | ILB | 3 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Rashad Dillard | Troy | SR | DE | 3 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.33 |
| 11 | Tre'maine Lightfoot | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 7 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.29 |
| 11 | Chason Milner | USA | SO | DE | 7 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.29 |
| 13 | Chase Middleton | Georgia St | SO | LB | 8 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Caleb Tucker | La-Monroe | JR | DE | 8 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Tueni Lupeamanu | Idaho | SR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Trent Ellis | Ark St | FR | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Khalin Smith | Idaho | SR | BCK | 4 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Kaden Elliss | Idaho | SO | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 19 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | SO | LB | 9 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.22 |
| 19 | Alonzo McGee | Georgia St | SR | LB | 9 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.22 |
| 19 | Noah Brown | NMSU | SR | DL | 9 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.22 |
| 22 | Gabe Loyd | Texas St | JR | LB | 10 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.20 |
| 22 | Waylon Roberson | Ark St | SR | DL | 5 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.20 |
| 24 | Teron Fitzgerald | Texas St | SR | LB | 9 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.17 |
| 24 | Tre' Hunter | La-Monroe | SR | S | 6 | 1.0 | 17 | 0.17 |
| 24 | Rashaad Townes | App St | JR | OLB | 3 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.17 |
| 24 | Myquon Stout | App St | SO | DL | 3 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.17 |
| 24 | Jamal Stadom | Troy | JR | DT | 3 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.17 |
| 29 | Otha Peters | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 7 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.14 |
| 29 | Trev Miller | La-Lafytte | JR | DL | 7 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.14 |
| 29 | Taboris Lee | La-Lafytte | JR | DL | 7 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.14 |
| 29 | Karmichael Dunbar | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 7 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.14 |
| 29 | Devon Earl | USA | SR | S | 7 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.14 |
| 34 | Shawanye Lawrence | Georgia St | SR | DE | 8 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.13 |
| 34 | Jerome Smith | Georgia St | SO | CB | 8 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.13 |
| 34 | Nick Ingram | La-Monroe | FR | S | 8 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.13 |
| 34 | Hal Vinson | Texas St | FR | LB | 8 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.13 |
| 34 | Julien Laurent | Georgia St | JR | DL | 8 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.13 |
| 34 | Chase Day | La-Monroe | FR | LB | 8 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.13 |
| 34 | Cedric Stone | Georgia St | FR | DB | 8 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.13 |
| 34 | Shaquille Warren | La-Monroe | SO | DL | 8 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.13 |
| 42 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | FR | DB | 9 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.11 |
| 42 | Cedric Wilcots II | NMSU | FR | DL | 9 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.11 |
| 42 | Kourtland Busby | NMSU | JR | DL | 9 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.11 |
| 42 | Tevin Jones | Georgia St | SR | DE | 9 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.11 |
| 46 | Gavin Graham | Texas St | FR | DB | 10 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.10 |
| 46 | Nikolas Daniels | Texas St | FR | LB | 10 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.10 |
| 46 | Jeremy Miller | Texas St | SR | DE | 10 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.10 |
| 46 | Ishmael Davis | Texas St | SO | DE | 10 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 46 | Kyle Wilson | Ark St | JR | LB | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.10 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.