2016 National Leaders Sacks - All Games through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Landry | BC | JR | DE | 13 | 16.5 | 143 | 1.27 |
| 2 | DeMarcus Walker | FSU | SR | DE | 13 | 16.0 | 118 | 1.23 |
| 3 | Chris Odom | Ark St | SR | DE | 13 | 12.5 | 102 | 0.96 |
| 4 | Jimmie Gilbert | Colorado | SR | OLB | 14 | 10.0 | 101 | 0.71 |
| 5 | Tim Williams | Alabama | SR | LB | 15 | 9.0 | 97 | 0.60 |
| 6 | Randy Allen | USA | SR | DE | 13 | 12.5 | 96 | 0.96 |
| 7 | Derek Barnett | Tennessee | JR | DE | 13 | 13.0 | 93 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 13 | 10.5 | 93 | 0.81 |
| 9 | Ejuan Price | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 92 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | SO | DE | 14 | 14.5 | 89 | 1.04 |
| 11 | Arden Key | LSU | SO | DE | 11 | 12.0 | 85 | 1.09 |
| 12 | Jordan Willis | Kansas St | SR | DE | 13 | 11.5 | 84 | 0.89 |
| 12 | T.J. Watt | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 14 | 11.5 | 84 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Jonathan Allen | Alabama | SR | DL | 15 | 10.5 | 82 | 0.70 |
| 15 | Jesse Aniebonam | Maryland | JR | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 74 | 0.69 |
| 15 | Pita Taumoepenu | Utah | SR | DE | 13 | 9.0 | 74 | 0.69 |
| 17 | Hunter Dimick | Utah | SR | DE | 13 | 14.5 | 73 | 1.12 |
| 18 | James Hearns | Louisville | JR | LB | 12 | 8.0 | 71 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 13 | 11.5 | 70 | 0.89 |
| 19 | Ifeadi Odenigbo | N'western | SR | DL | 13 | 10.0 | 70 | 0.77 |
| 19 | Darius English | S Carolina | SR | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 70 | 0.69 |
| 22 | Bunmi Rotimi | ODU | JR | DE | 13 | 7.0 | 69 | 0.54 |
| 23 | Koron Crump | Ariz St | JR | LB | 12 | 9.0 | 68 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Ryan Anderson | Alabama | SR | LB | 15 | 9.0 | 68 | 0.60 |
| 25 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | JR | DE | 13 | 13.0 | 67 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 14 | 10.5 | 66 | 0.75 |
| 26 | Devonte Fields | Louisville | SR | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 66 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Joe Ostman | CMU | JR | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 65 | 0.69 |
| 28 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SR | OLB | 12 | 8.5 | 65 | 0.71 |
| 28 | Ja'Boree Poole | USM | SR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 65 | 0.54 |
| 31 | Tarell Basham | Ohio | SR | DL | 14 | 10.5 | 63 | 0.75 |
| 32 | Carl Lawson | Auburn | JR | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 62 | 0.69 |
| 33 | Marcell Frazier | Missouri | JR | DL | 12 | 7.5 | 61 | 0.63 |
| 33 | Darian Roseboro | NC State | SO | DE | 13 | 7.0 | 61 | 0.54 |
| 33 | Denzil Ware | Kentucky | SO | DE | 13 | 5.5 | 61 | 0.42 |
| 36 | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | Kansas | SO | DE | 12 | 10.0 | 59 | 0.83 |
| 36 | Trey Hendrickson | FAU | SR | DE | 12 | 9.5 | 59 | 0.79 |
| 36 | Myles Garrett | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 59 | 0.77 |
| 39 | Carlos Watkins | Clemson | SR | DT | 15 | 10.5 | 58 | 0.70 |
| 39 | Carroll Phillips | Illinois | SR | DL | 12 | 9.0 | 58 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Terence Waugh | Kent State | SR | DE | 12 | 8.0 | 58 | 0.67 |
| 42 | Brian Burns | FSU | FR | DE | 13 | 9.5 | 57 | 0.73 |
| 42 | Vincent Taylor | Okla St | JR | DT | 13 | 7.0 | 57 | 0.54 |
| 44 | Bradley Chubb | NC State | JR | DE | 13 | 10.0 | 56 | 0.77 |
| 44 | Tyus Bowser | Houston | SR | OLB | 8 | 8.5 | 56 | 1.06 |
| 44 | Dylan Bradley | USM | SR | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 56 | 0.65 |
| 47 | Taco Charlton | Michigan | SR | DE | 11 | 10.0 | 55 | 0.91 |
| 47 | Tyquan Lewis | Ohio State | JR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 55 | 0.62 |
| 47 | Alex Barrett | SDSU | SR | DL | 14 | 7.5 | 55 | 0.54 |
| 50 | Takkarist McKinley | UCLA | SR | DL | 11 | 10.0 | 54 | 0.91 |
| 50 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 12 | 9.0 | 54 | 0.75 |
| 50 | Ryan Watson | Air Force | SR | LB | 11 | 8.0 | 54 | 0.73 |
| 50 | Rashad Dillard | Troy | SR | DE | 13 | 7.5 | 54 | 0.58 |
| 50 | Keion Adams | W Mich | SR | DE | 14 | 7.5 | 54 | 0.54 |
| 55 | Josh Carraway | TCU | SR | DE | 13 | 8.0 | 53 | 0.62 |
| 55 | Marquis Haynes | Miss | JR | DE | 12 | 7.0 | 53 | 0.58 |
| 55 | Matt Milano | BC | SR | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 53 | 0.50 |
| 55 | Marcus Oliver | Indiana | JR | LB | 12 | 4.0 | 53 | 0.33 |
| 59 | Gelen Robinson | Purdue | JR | DE | 12 | 5.0 | 52 | 0.42 |
| 60 | Charles Harris | Missouri | JR | DL | 12 | 9.0 | 51 | 0.75 |
| 60 | Pat O'Connor | EMU | SR | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 51 | 0.65 |
| 60 | Joe Jackson | Miami (Fl) | FR | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 51 | 0.65 |
| 60 | Johnathan Calvin | Miss St | SR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 51 | 0.54 |
| 60 | Justin Lawler | SMU | JR | DE | 12 | 6.0 | 51 | 0.50 |
| 65 | Jaleel Johnson | Iowa | SR | DL | 13 | 7.5 | 50 | 0.58 |
| 66 | Jesse Brubaker | Tulsa | JR | DT | 13 | 5.5 | 49 | 0.42 |
| 66 | Austin Smaha | N Illinois | SR | DE | 12 | 5.0 | 49 | 0.42 |
| 66 | Andrew King | Army | SR | LB | 13 | 5.0 | 49 | 0.39 |
| 69 | David Moa | Boise St | SO | NT | 13 | 8.5 | 48 | 0.65 |
| 69 | Isaiah Irving | SJSU | SR | DE | 12 | 7.0 | 48 | 0.58 |
| 69 | Evan Panfil | Purdue | SR | DE | 12 | 5.0 | 48 | 0.42 |
| 72 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | SO | DE | 13 | 7.5 | 47 | 0.58 |
| 72 | Nick Dawson-Brents | Western Ky | SR | DL | 12 | 7.0 | 47 | 0.58 |
| 72 | Kevin Prosser | Wyoming | SO | DE | 14 | 6.5 | 47 | 0.46 |
| 72 | D.J. Palmore | Navy | JR | OLB | 13 | 6.0 | 47 | 0.46 |
| 76 | Solomon Thomas | Stanford | JR | DE | 13 | 8.0 | 46 | 0.62 |
| 76 | Marquel Lee | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 13 | 7.5 | 46 | 0.58 |
| 76 | Praise Martin-Oguike | Temple | SR | DL | 14 | 7.5 | 46 | 0.54 |
| 76 | K.J. Smith | Baylor | JR | DE | 13 | 7.0 | 46 | 0.54 |
| 76 | Steven Richardson | Minnesota | JR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 46 | 0.54 |
| 81 | Aikeem Coleman | Idaho | JR | DE | 13 | 8.0 | 45 | 0.62 |
| 81 | Alex Aukerman | Army | JR | LB | 13 | 7.5 | 45 | 0.58 |
| 81 | Josh Allen | Kentucky | SO | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 45 | 0.54 |
| 81 | Errol Clarke | UCF | SR | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 45 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Jordan Carrell | Colorado | SR | DE | 14 | 5.0 | 45 | 0.36 |
| 86 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | JR | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 44 | 0.54 |
| 86 | Joe Dillon | La-Lafytte | FR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 44 | 0.54 |
| 86 | Petera Wilson Jr. | Tulsa | JR | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 44 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Jeremiah Ledbetter | Arkansas | SR | DL | 13 | 5.5 | 44 | 0.42 |
| 86 | Demerick Gary | SMU | FR | DL | 11 | 4.0 | 44 | 0.36 |
| 91 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | JR | DE | 12 | 8.5 | 43 | 0.71 |
| 91 | Garrett Hughes | New Mexico | JR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 43 | 0.50 |
| 91 | Mat Boesen | TCU | JR | DE | 11 | 6.0 | 43 | 0.55 |
| 91 | Evan Schwan | Penn State | SR | DE | 13 | 6.0 | 43 | 0.46 |
| 95 | JT Jones | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 42 | 0.50 |
| 95 | Breckyn Hager | Texas | SO | DE | 12 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.50 |
| 95 | Zach Allen | BC | SO | DE | 13 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.46 |
| 95 | Jermaine Carter, Jr. | Maryland | JR | LB | 13 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.46 |
| 95 | Garrett Sickels | Penn State | JR | DE | 14 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.43 |
| 95 | Porter Gustin | USC | SO | DE | 13 | 5.5 | 42 | 0.42 |