2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Ostman | CMU | JR | DL | 8 | 7.0 | 50 | 0.88 |
| 2 | Tarell Basham | Ohio | SR | DL | 9 | 7.5 | 39 | 0.83 |
| 3 | Tyrik Jones | BGSU | FR | DL | 7 | 4.5 | 33 | 0.64 |
| 4 | Austin Smaha | N Illinois | SR | DE | 8 | 5.0 | 49 | 0.63 |
| 5 | JT Jones | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 26 | 0.56 |
| 5 | Pat O'Connor | EMU | SR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 25 | 0.56 |
| 5 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | JR | DE | 8 | 4.5 | 24 | 0.56 |
| 8 | Keion Adams | W Mich | SR | DE | 9 | 5.0 | 41 | 0.56 |
| 9 | Blair Brown | Ohio | SR | LB | 9 | 4.5 | 37 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Brandon Crawford | Buffalo | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 38 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Trenton Greene | BGSU | SR | LB | 8 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Ladell Fleming | N Illinois | SR | DE | 8 | 4.0 | 32 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Zach Smierciak | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 14 | Austin Gearing | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 8 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.44 |
| 15 | Kevin Thurmon | Ball State | SO | DT | 7 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.43 |
| 16 | Quentin Poling | Ohio | JR | LB | 9 | 3.5 | 38 | 0.39 |
| 17 | Ulysees Gilbert III | Akron | SO | LB | 8 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.38 |
| 17 | Terence Waugh | Kent State | SR | DE | 8 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.38 |
| 17 | Josh Corcoran | N Illinois | SO | DE | 8 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.38 |
| 20 | Casey Sayles | Ohio | SR | DL | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.33 |
| 20 | Brad Koenig | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 6 | 2.0 | 24 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Ikeem Allen | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 8 | 2.5 | 24 | 0.31 |
| 22 | Terrance Bush | BGSU | SR | DL | 8 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.31 |
| 22 | John Stepec | Toledo | SR | DE | 8 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.31 |
| 25 | Nathan Braster | W Mich | JR | DL | 9 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.28 |
| 25 | Kurt Laseak | Ohio | SR | DL | 9 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.28 |
| 27 | Demone Harris | Buffalo | JR | DE | 8 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.25 |
| 27 | Olasunkanmi Adeniyi | Toledo | SO | DE | 8 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.25 |
| 27 | Sean Folliard | N Illinois | SR | LB | 8 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.25 |
| 27 | Jeremiah Harris | EMU | SO | DL | 8 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.25 |
| 27 | Jamaal Payton | N Illinois | SR | LB | 8 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.25 |
| 27 | Gus Schwieterman | BGSU | JR | DL | 8 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.25 |
| 27 | Chris Fairchild | Kent State | SR | DT | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.25 |
| 34 | Eric Assoua | W Mich | SO | DL | 9 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.22 |
| 34 | Andre Turner | W Mich | JR | DE | 9 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.22 |
| 36 | Kevin Willis | Ball State | JR | DT | 8 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.19 |
| 36 | David Konowalski | BGSU | SO | DL | 8 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.19 |
| 36 | Zack Ryan | Ball State | SR | LB | 8 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.19 |
| 39 | Chris Ford | Buffalo | JR | DL | 6 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.17 |
| 39 | Tatum Slack | Buffalo | SO | CB | 6 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.17 |
| 39 | Jim Jones | Kent State | SO | LB | 6 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.17 |
| 39 | Treyvon Hester | Toledo | SR | DT | 6 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.17 |
| 43 | Jordan Collier | Buffalo | SO | LB | 7 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.14 |
| 43 | Ikie Calderon | EMU | JR | DB | 7 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 45 | Jalen Fox | Ohio | SO | CB | 8 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.13 |
| 45 | Daumantas Venckus | Akron | SR | DE | 8 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.13 |
| 45 | Shannon Smith | BGSU | JR | DL | 8 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.13 |
| 45 | Joshua Posley | Ball State | SR | DE | 8 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.13 |
| 45 | Nick Cuthbert | Kent State | SR | LB | 8 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.13 |
| 45 | Kent Berger | Ohio | SO | DL | 8 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.13 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.