2016 National Leaders Sacks - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Barnett | Tennessee | JR | DE | 4 | 6.0 | 50 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Taco Charlton | Michigan | SR | DE | 3 | 4.5 | 23 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Arden Key | LSU | SO | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 31 | 1.13 |
| 4 | Jordan Willis | Kansas St | SR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Anthony Wilson | ODU | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Robert Spillane | W Mich | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Reuben Foster | Alabama | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Ryan Anderson | Alabama | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jonathan Allen | Alabama | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Carlos Watkins | Clemson | SR | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Dorian O'Daniel | Clemson | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Caleb Bailey | W Mich | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Takkarist McKinley | UCLA | SR | DL | 8 | 7.0 | 30 | 0.88 |
| 13 | Garrett Hughes | New Mexico | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.88 |
| 13 | Hunter Dimick | Utah | SR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 12 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Joey Alfieri | Stanford | JR | OLB | 3 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.83 |
| 16 | Solomon Thomas | Stanford | JR | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 7 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | JR | DE | 8 | 6.5 | 33 | 0.81 |
| 18 | Charles Harris | Missouri | JR | DL | 8 | 6.5 | 32 | 0.81 |
| 20 | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | Kansas | SO | DE | 10 | 8.0 | 51 | 0.80 |
| 20 | Ejuan Price | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.80 |
| 22 | Darius English | S Carolina | SR | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.79 |
| 22 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 7 | 5.5 | 38 | 0.79 |
| 24 | Carroll Phillips | Illinois | SR | DL | 9 | 7.0 | 48 | 0.78 |
| 25 | Harold Landry | BC | JR | DE | 6 | 4.5 | 39 | 0.75 |
| 25 | Aikeem Coleman | Idaho | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 25 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 28 | Joe Dillon | La-Lafytte | FR | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 36 | 0.71 |
| 28 | Marquis Haynes | Miss | JR | DE | 7 | 5.0 | 33 | 0.71 |
| 28 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | JR | LB | 7 | 5.0 | 29 | 0.71 |
| 31 | Chris Odom | Ark St | SR | DE | 5 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.70 |
| 31 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | SO | DE | 5 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.70 |
| 31 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | JR | DE | 5 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.70 |
| 34 | Trey Hendrickson | FAU | SR | DE | 9 | 6.0 | 40 | 0.67 |
| 34 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 37 | 0.67 |
| 34 | Patrick Levels | Baylor | SR | DB | 6 | 4.0 | 35 | 0.67 |
| 34 | T.J. Watt | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 34 | Noble Hall | SDSU | SO | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 34 | David Moa | Boise St | SO | NT | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 34 | Chris Wormley | Michigan | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 34 | Joel Iyiegbuniwe | Western Ky | SO | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 34 | Treyvon Hester | Toledo | SR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 34 | Jeremy Smith | Tulsa | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 44 | Ja'Wuan Woodley | Toledo | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 45 | Jaleel Johnson | Iowa | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.60 |
| 45 | Lorenzo Carter | Georgia | JR | OLB | 5 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.60 |
| 45 | Hercules Mata'afa | Wash St | SO | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.60 |
| 45 | Alex Aukerman | Army | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.60 |
| 45 | Arthur Maulet | Memphis | SR | DB | 5 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.60 |
| 50 | K.J. Smith | Baylor | JR | DE | 6 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.58 |
| 50 | Marquel Lee | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 6 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.58 |
| 52 | DeMarquis Gates | Miss | JR | LB | 7 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.57 |
| 52 | Randy Allen | USA | SR | DE | 7 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.57 |
| 52 | Koron Crump | Ariz St | JR | LB | 7 | 4.0 | 30 | 0.57 |
| 52 | Nile Sykes | Indiana | SO | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 30 | 0.57 |
| 52 | Malik Reed | Nevada | SO | DE | 7 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.57 |
| 52 | Troy Dye | Oregon | FR | LB | 7 | 4.0 | 18 | 0.57 |
| 52 | Bright Ugwoegbu | Oregon St | SO | OLB | 7 | 4.0 | 17 | 0.57 |
| 59 | Gelen Robinson | Purdue | JR | DE | 9 | 5.0 | 52 | 0.56 |
| 60 | Micah Kiser | Virginia | JR | ILB | 10 | 5.5 | 32 | 0.55 |
| 61 | Andrew Brown | Virginia | JR | DE | 10 | 5.0 | 24 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Gary Thompson | Marshall | SR | DL | 9 | 4.5 | 32 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Isaiah Irving | SJSU | SR | DE | 8 | 4.0 | 32 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Frank Ginda | SJSU | SO | LB | 8 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Nick Usher | UTEP | SR | LB | 8 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Kevin Robbins | Ohio | JR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 31 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Mat Boesen | TCU | JR | DE | 6 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Darian Roseboro | NC State | SO | DE | 6 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Jason Hall | Texas | JR | S | 6 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Jeremiah Valoaga | UNLV | SR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Montravius Adams | Auburn | SR | DT | 5 | 2.5 | 25 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Nazair Jones | N Carolina | JR | DT | 5 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Malik Carney | N Carolina | SO | DE | 5 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Khalil Williams | Houston | JR | S | 4 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Olasunkanmi Adeniyi | Toledo | SO | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Pita Taumoepenu | Utah | SR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Patrick Gamble | Ga Tech | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Jarrett Johnson | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Maurice Hurst | Michigan | SR | DT | 3 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Michael Hutchings | USC | SR | ILB | 3 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Lowell Lotulelei | Utah | JR | DT | 3 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Vincent Taylor | Okla St | JR | DT | 3 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Demetrius Cain | Troy | SR | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Santo Coppola | Air Force | JR | DL | 3 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Demarcus Christmas | FSU | SO | DT | 3 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Derrick Nnadi | FSU | JR | DT | 3 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Harrison Phillips | Stanford | JR | DT | 3 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Jacob Martin | Temple | JR | DL | 3 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Budda Baker | Washington | JR | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Raekwon McMillan | Ohio State | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Ahmad Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | S | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Jordan Wade | Oklahoma | SR | DT | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Deadrin Senat | S Florida | JR | DT | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Juwuan Brown | S Florida | SO | DE | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Mike Love | S Florida | JR | DE | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Bruce Hector | S Florida | JR | DT | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Tevis Bartlett | Washington | SO | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Vita Vea | Washington | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.