2016 FBS Independents Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sae Tautu | BYU | SR | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 31 | 0.50 |
| 2 | Alex Aukerman | Army | JR | LB | 12 | 5.5 | 31 | 0.46 |
| 3 | Andrew King | Army | SR | LB | 12 | 5.0 | 49 | 0.42 |
| 3 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | JR | OLB | 9 | 5.0 | 32 | 0.56 |
| 5 | Nyles Morgan | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 9 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.44 |
| 6 | Steve Casali | U Mass | JR | ILB | 11 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.32 |
| 6 | James Nachtigal | Army | SO | LB | 12 | 3.5 | 27 | 0.29 |
| 8 | Colbert Calhoun | U Mass | JR | ILB | 11 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.27 |
| 8 | Peter Angeh | U Mass | SR | DL | 11 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.27 |
| 8 | Tomasi Laulile | BYU | JR | DL | 7 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.43 |
| 8 | Logan Taele | BYU | SR | DL | 12 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | SO | LB | 12 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Moses Kaumatule | BYU | SO | DL | 11 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.23 |
| 13 | Sha-Ki Holines | U Mass | JR | DL | 11 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.23 |
| 13 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | SO | DL | 12 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.21 |
| 13 | Trajan Pili | BYU | FR | DL | 12 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.21 |
| 17 | Francis Bernard | BYU | SO | LB | 11 | 2.0 | 24 | 0.18 |
| 17 | James Onwualu | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 9 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.22 |
| 17 | John Voit | Army | JR | DL | 12 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.17 |
| 20 | Butch Pau'u | BYU | SO | LB | 9 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.17 |
| 20 | Jeremy Timpf | Army | SR | LB | 12 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.13 |
| 20 | Fred Warner | BYU | JR | LB | 12 | 1.5 | 10 | 0.13 |
| 20 | Joe Previte | U Mass | SO | DL | 7 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.21 |
| 24 | Peter Ngobidi | U Mass | SR | OLB | 11 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.09 |
| 24 | Lucas Amato | U Mass | JR | ILB | 11 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.09 |
| 24 | Jarron Jones | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 9 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.11 |
| 24 | Amadeo West | Army | FR | DL | 5 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.20 |
| 24 | Tedrick Lowery | U Mass | JR | S | 7 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.14 |
| 24 | Asmar Bilal | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 9 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.11 |
| 24 | Harvey Langi | BYU | SR | LB | 12 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.08 |
| 24 | Greer Martini | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 9 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.11 |
| 24 | Ali Ali-Musa | U Mass | JR | DL | 11 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.09 |
| 24 | Grant Jones | BYU | JR | LB | 5 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.20 |
| 24 | Isaac Rochell | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 9 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.11 |
| 24 | Mario Patton | U Mass | FR | DL | 10 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.10 |
| 36 | Travis Tuiloma | BYU | SR | DL | 4 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.13 |
| 36 | Gibby Gibson | Army | SO | DB | 10 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.05 |
| 36 | Jesse Monteiro | U Mass | JR | S | 11 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.05 |
| 36 | Solomone Wolfgramm | BYU | SO | DL | 12 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.04 |
| 36 | Austin Heder | BYU | SR | LB | 9 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.06 |