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 | Hunter Dimick | Utah | SR | DE | 13 | 14.5 | 73 | 1.12 |
| 4 | Arden Key | LSU | SO | DE | 11 | 12.0 | 85 | 1.09 |
| 5 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | SO | DE | 14 | 14.5 | 89 | 1.04 |
| 6 | Derek Barnett | Tennessee | JR | DE | 13 | 13.0 | 93 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Ejuan Price | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 13 | 13.0 | 92 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | JR | DE | 13 | 13.0 | 67 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Chris Odom | Ark St | SR | DE | 13 | 12.5 | 102 | 0.96 |
| 9 | Randy Allen | USA | SR | DE | 13 | 12.5 | 96 | 0.96 |
| 11 | Taco Charlton | Michigan | SR | DE | 11 | 10.0 | 55 | 0.91 |
| 11 | Takkarist McKinley | UCLA | SR | DL | 11 | 10.0 | 54 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Jordan Willis | Kansas St | SR | DE | 13 | 11.5 | 84 | 0.89 |
| 13 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 13 | 11.5 | 70 | 0.89 |
| 15 | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | Kansas | SO | DE | 12 | 10.0 | 59 | 0.83 |
| 16 | T.J. Watt | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 14 | 11.5 | 84 | 0.82 |
| 17 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 13 | 10.5 | 93 | 0.81 |
| 18 | Trey Hendrickson | FAU | SR | DE | 12 | 9.5 | 59 | 0.79 |
| 19 | Myles Garrett | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 59 | 0.77 |
| 20 | Ifeadi Odenigbo | N'western | SR | DL | 13 | 10.0 | 70 | 0.77 |
| 20 | Bradley Chubb | NC State | JR | DE | 13 | 10.0 | 56 | 0.77 |
| 22 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 14 | 10.5 | 66 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Tarell Basham | Ohio | SR | DL | 14 | 10.5 | 63 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Koron Crump | Ariz St | JR | LB | 12 | 9.0 | 68 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Carroll Phillips | Illinois | SR | DL | 12 | 9.0 | 58 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 12 | 9.0 | 54 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Charles Harris | Missouri | JR | DL | 12 | 9.0 | 51 | 0.75 |
| 28 | Brian Burns | FSU | FR | DE | 13 | 9.5 | 57 | 0.73 |
| 29 | Ryan Watson | Air Force | SR | LB | 11 | 8.0 | 54 | 0.73 |
| 30 | Jimmie Gilbert | Colorado | SR | OLB | 14 | 10.0 | 101 | 0.71 |
| 31 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SR | OLB | 12 | 8.5 | 65 | 0.71 |
| 31 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | JR | DE | 12 | 8.5 | 43 | 0.71 |
| 33 | Jonathan Allen | Alabama | SR | DL | 15 | 10.5 | 82 | 0.70 |
| 33 | Carlos Watkins | Clemson | SR | DT | 15 | 10.5 | 58 | 0.70 |
| 35 | Jesse Aniebonam | Maryland | JR | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 74 | 0.69 |
| 35 | Pita Taumoepenu | Utah | SR | DE | 13 | 9.0 | 74 | 0.69 |
| 35 | Darius English | S Carolina | SR | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 70 | 0.69 |
| 35 | Joe Ostman | CMU | JR | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 65 | 0.69 |
| 35 | Carl Lawson | Auburn | JR | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 62 | 0.69 |
| 40 | James Hearns | Louisville | JR | LB | 12 | 8.0 | 71 | 0.67 |
| 40 | Terence Waugh | Kent State | SR | DE | 12 | 8.0 | 58 | 0.67 |
| 42 | Dylan Bradley | USM | SR | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 56 | 0.65 |
| 42 | Pat O'Connor | EMU | SR | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 51 | 0.65 |
| 42 | Joe Jackson | Miami (Fl) | FR | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 51 | 0.65 |
| 42 | David Moa | Boise St | SO | NT | 13 | 8.5 | 48 | 0.65 |
| 46 | Marcell Frazier | Missouri | JR | DL | 12 | 7.5 | 61 | 0.63 |
| 47 | Tyquan Lewis | Ohio State | JR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 55 | 0.62 |
| 47 | Josh Carraway | TCU | SR | DE | 13 | 8.0 | 53 | 0.62 |
| 47 | Solomon Thomas | Stanford | JR | DE | 13 | 8.0 | 46 | 0.62 |
| 47 | Aikeem Coleman | Idaho | JR | DE | 13 | 8.0 | 45 | 0.62 |
| 51 | Bright Ugwoegbu | Oregon St | SO | OLB | 9 | 5.5 | 20 | 0.61 |
| 52 | Tim Williams | Alabama | SR | LB | 15 | 9.0 | 97 | 0.60 |
| 52 | Ryan Anderson | Alabama | SR | LB | 15 | 9.0 | 68 | 0.60 |
| 52 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | JR | OLB | 10 | 6.0 | 38 | 0.60 |
| 55 | Troy Dye | Oregon | FR | LB | 11 | 6.5 | 39 | 0.59 |
| 56 | Marquis Haynes | Miss | JR | DE | 12 | 7.0 | 53 | 0.58 |
| 56 | Isaiah Irving | SJSU | SR | DE | 12 | 7.0 | 48 | 0.58 |
| 56 | Nick Dawson-Brents | Western Ky | SR | DL | 12 | 7.0 | 47 | 0.58 |
| 56 | Antonious Sims | App St | JR | DL | 12 | 7.0 | 40 | 0.58 |
| 56 | Josh Sweat | FSU | SO | DE | 12 | 7.0 | 39 | 0.58 |
| 61 | Rashad Dillard | Troy | SR | DE | 13 | 7.5 | 54 | 0.58 |
| 61 | Jaleel Johnson | Iowa | SR | DL | 13 | 7.5 | 50 | 0.58 |
| 61 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | SO | DE | 13 | 7.5 | 47 | 0.58 |
| 61 | Marquel Lee | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 13 | 7.5 | 46 | 0.58 |
| 61 | Alex Aukerman | Army | JR | LB | 13 | 7.5 | 45 | 0.58 |
| 61 | Ken Ekanem | Va Tech | SR | DE | 13 | 7.5 | 39 | 0.58 |
| 61 | Patrick Gamble | Ga Tech | SR | DL | 13 | 7.5 | 36 | 0.58 |
| 61 | Blake Cashman | Minnesota | SO | LB | 13 | 7.5 | 36 | 0.58 |
| 69 | Mat Boesen | TCU | JR | DE | 11 | 6.0 | 43 | 0.55 |
| 70 | Micah Kiser | Virginia | JR | ILB | 12 | 6.5 | 41 | 0.54 |
| 70 | Frank Ginda | SJSU | SO | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 38 | 0.54 |
| 70 | Davon Godchaux | LSU | JR | DT | 12 | 6.5 | 33 | 0.54 |
| 70 | Harrison Phillips | Stanford | JR | DT | 12 | 6.5 | 33 | 0.54 |
| 74 | Bunmi Rotimi | ODU | JR | DE | 13 | 7.0 | 69 | 0.54 |
| 74 | Ja'Boree Poole | USM | SR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 65 | 0.54 |
| 74 | Darian Roseboro | NC State | SO | DE | 13 | 7.0 | 61 | 0.54 |
| 74 | Vincent Taylor | Okla St | JR | DT | 13 | 7.0 | 57 | 0.54 |
| 74 | Johnathan Calvin | Miss St | SR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 51 | 0.54 |
| 74 | K.J. Smith | Baylor | JR | DE | 13 | 7.0 | 46 | 0.54 |
| 74 | Steven Richardson | Minnesota | JR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 46 | 0.54 |
| 74 | Josh Allen | Kentucky | SO | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 45 | 0.54 |
| 74 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | JR | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 44 | 0.54 |
| 74 | Joe Dillon | La-Lafytte | FR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 44 | 0.54 |
| 74 | Corey Vereen | Tennessee | SR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 39 | 0.54 |
| 85 | Alex Barrett | SDSU | SR | DL | 14 | 7.5 | 55 | 0.54 |
| 85 | Keion Adams | W Mich | SR | DE | 14 | 7.5 | 54 | 0.54 |
| 85 | Praise Martin-Oguike | Temple | SR | DL | 14 | 7.5 | 46 | 0.54 |
| 88 | Jahlani Tavai | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 14 | 7.0 | 32 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Matt Milano | BC | SR | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 53 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Errol Clarke | UCF | SR | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 45 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Petera Wilson Jr. | Tulsa | JR | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 44 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Garrett Hughes | New Mexico | JR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 43 | 0.50 |
| 88 | JT Jones | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 42 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Reggie Walker | Kansas St | FR | DE | 13 | 6.5 | 41 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Sam McCaskill | Boise St | SR | DE | 13 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Marcus Davenport | UTSA | JR | DE | 13 | 6.5 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Devonte Fields | Louisville | SR | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 66 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Justin Lawler | SMU | JR | DE | 12 | 6.0 | 51 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Breckyn Hager | Texas | SO | DE | 12 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Andrew Brown | Virginia | JR | DE | 12 | 6.0 | 31 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.