2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Sacks - All Games through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 13 | 11.5 | 70 | 0.89 |
| 2 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 14 | 10.5 | 66 | 0.75 |
| 3 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SR | OLB | 12 | 8.5 | 65 | 0.71 |
| 4 | Praise Martin-Oguike | Temple | SR | DL | 14 | 7.5 | 46 | 0.54 |
| 5 | Errol Clarke | UCF | SR | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 45 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Petera Wilson Jr. | Tulsa | JR | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 44 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Justin Lawler | SMU | JR | DE | 12 | 6.0 | 51 | 0.50 |
| 8 | D.J. Palmore | Navy | JR | OLB | 13 | 6.0 | 47 | 0.46 |
| 8 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | JR | LB | 13 | 6.0 | 33 | 0.46 |
| 8 | Bruce Hector | S Florida | JR | DT | 13 | 6.0 | 31 | 0.46 |
| 11 | Tanzel Smart | Tulane | SR | DT | 12 | 5.5 | 32 | 0.46 |
| 12 | Jesse Brubaker | Tulsa | JR | DT | 13 | 5.5 | 49 | 0.42 |
| 13 | Ade Aruna | Tulane | JR | DE | 12 | 5.0 | 32 | 0.42 |
| 14 | Jarvis Pruitt | SMU | SR | DL | 11 | 4.5 | 22 | 0.41 |
| 15 | Jeremy Smith | Tulsa | JR | DE | 10 | 4.0 | 30 | 0.40 |
| 16 | Ed Oliver | Houston | FR | DT | 13 | 5.0 | 35 | 0.39 |
| 16 | Genard Avery | Memphis | JR | LB | 13 | 5.0 | 31 | 0.39 |
| 18 | Demerick Gary | SMU | FR | DL | 11 | 4.0 | 44 | 0.36 |
| 19 | Arthur Maulet | Memphis | SR | DB | 13 | 4.5 | 23 | 0.35 |
| 20 | Cole Ormsby | UConn | JR | DL | 12 | 4.0 | 16 | 0.33 |
| 21 | Averee Robinson | Temple | SR | DL | 14 | 4.5 | 22 | 0.32 |
| 22 | E.J. Levenberry | UConn | JR | LB | 11 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.32 |
| 23 | Matt Linscott | Tulsa | SR | LB | 13 | 4.0 | 35 | 0.31 |
| 24 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | SO | LB | 12 | 3.5 | 32 | 0.29 |
| 25 | Romond Deloatch | Temple | SR | TE | 14 | 4.0 | 35 | 0.29 |
| 26 | Pat Jasinski | UCF | SO | LB | 13 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.27 |
| 26 | Mark Rucker | UCF | SR | LB | 13 | 3.5 | 23 | 0.27 |
| 26 | Tony Guerad | UCF | JR | DL | 13 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.27 |
| 26 | Craig Suits | Tulsa | JR | LB | 13 | 3.5 | 16 | 0.27 |
| 30 | Nico Marley | Tulane | SR | LB | 12 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.25 |
| 30 | Sean Wilson | Tulane | JR | DT | 12 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.25 |
| 30 | Eric Wilson | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 12 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.25 |
| 30 | Mike Love | S Florida | JR | DE | 12 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.25 |
| 30 | Luke Carrezola | UConn | JR | LB | 12 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.25 |
| 30 | Dayon Pratt | ECU | SR | OLB | 10 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.25 |
| 36 | Jonathan Wilson | Memphis | FR | DL | 13 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.23 |
| 36 | Ernest Suttles | Memphis | JR | DL | 13 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.23 |
| 36 | Garrett Davis | Houston | SO | S | 13 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.23 |
| 36 | Kolton Shindelar | Tulsa | JR | DE | 13 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.23 |
| 40 | Jarvis Polu | Navy | SO | DE | 14 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.21 |
| 41 | Jacob Martin | Temple | JR | DL | 12 | 2.5 | 27 | 0.21 |
| 41 | Cortez Broughton | Cincinnati | SO | DT | 12 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.21 |
| 41 | Folorunso Fatukasi | UConn | JR | DL | 12 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.21 |
| 44 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | SR | CB | 10 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.20 |
| 45 | Juwuan Brown | S Florida | SO | DE | 13 | 2.5 | 9 | 0.19 |
| 46 | RC Cox | SMU | JR | LB | 11 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.18 |
| 46 | Matthew Adams | Houston | JR | ILB | 11 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.18 |
| 48 | Jamiyus Pittman | UCF | JR | DL | 12 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.17 |
| 48 | Eldrick Washington | Tulane | SO | DT | 12 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.17 |
| 48 | Roderic Teamer | Tulane | SO | S | 12 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.17 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.