2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Sacks - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarell Basham | Ohio | SR | DL | 8 | 9.0 | 48 | 1.13 |
| 2 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | JR | DE | 8 | 6.5 | 33 | 0.81 |
| 3 | Trenton Greene | BGSU | SR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.80 |
| 4 | Joe Ostman | CMU | JR | DL | 6 | 4.5 | 34 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Keion Adams | W Mich | SR | DE | 8 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.69 |
| 6 | Pat O'Connor | EMU | SR | DL | 7 | 4.5 | 26 | 0.64 |
| 7 | Austin Smaha | N Illinois | SR | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 32 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Ladell Fleming | N Illinois | SR | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Josh Corcoran | N Illinois | SO | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 10 | Brandon Crawford | Buffalo | SR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 38 | 0.57 |
| 11 | Blair Brown | Ohio | SR | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 37 | 0.56 |
| 11 | Kevin Thurmon | Ball State | SO | DT | 8 | 4.5 | 32 | 0.56 |
| 13 | Quentin Poling | Ohio | JR | LB | 8 | 4.0 | 41 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Casey Sayles | Ohio | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Ulysees Gilbert III | Akron | SO | LB | 6 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Terence Waugh | Kent State | SR | DE | 6 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Terrance Bush | BGSU | SR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Tyrik Jones | BGSU | FR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Eric Assoua | W Mich | SO | DL | 8 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.44 |
| 20 | John Stepec | Toledo | SR | DE | 6 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.42 |
| 21 | Jamaal Payton | N Illinois | SR | LB | 5 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.40 |
| 21 | Gus Schwieterman | BGSU | JR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Ikeem Allen | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 8 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Tony Porter | Ohio | JR | DL | 6 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.33 |
| 25 | Nathan Braster | W Mich | JR | DL | 8 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.31 |
| 25 | Joshua Posley | Ball State | SR | DE | 8 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.31 |
| 25 | Kurt Laseak | Ohio | SR | DL | 8 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.31 |
| 28 | David Konowalski | BGSU | SO | DL | 5 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.30 |
| 29 | JT Jones | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 8 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.25 |
| 29 | Andre Turner | W Mich | JR | DE | 8 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.25 |
| 29 | John Whitman III | Ball State | SR | DT | 8 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.25 |
| 32 | Sean Folliard | N Illinois | SR | LB | 5 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.20 |
| 32 | Shannon Smith | BGSU | JR | DL | 5 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.20 |
| 32 | Dorian Hendrix | BGSU | SO | LB | 5 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.20 |
| 32 | Alex Schwab | N Illinois | JR | LB | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.20 |
| 36 | Kevin Willis | Ball State | JR | DT | 8 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.19 |
| 36 | Asantay Brown | W Mich | JR | LB | 8 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.19 |
| 36 | Zack Ryan | Ball State | SR | LB | 8 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.19 |
| 39 | Ja'Wuan Woodley | Toledo | JR | LB | 6 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.17 |
| 39 | Daumantas Venckus | Akron | SR | DE | 6 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.17 |
| 39 | Nick Cuthbert | Kent State | SR | LB | 6 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.17 |
| 39 | Olasunkanmi Adeniyi | Toledo | SO | DE | 6 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.17 |
| 39 | Davon'te Jest | Akron | FR | DL | 6 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.17 |
| 39 | Jon Cunningham | Kent State | JR | DT | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.17 |
| 39 | Jack Linch | Toledo | JR | LB | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.17 |
| 39 | Darius Copeland | Akron | JR | DL | 6 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.17 |
| 39 | Jordan Collier | Buffalo | SO | LB | 6 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.17 |
| 39 | Kevin Bourne | Kent State | JR | S | 6 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.17 |
| 39 | Terin Solomon | Ball State | JR | LB | 6 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.17 |
| 39 | Nathan Ricketts | CMU | SR | LB | 6 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.17 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.