2016 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeMarcus Walker | FSU | SR | DE | 11 | 15.0 | 105 | 1.36 |
| 2 | Derek Barnett | Tennessee | JR | DE | 10 | 13.0 | 93 | 1.30 |
| 2 | Tim Williams | Alabama | SR | LB | 12 | 8.5 | 93 | 0.71 |
| 4 | Jimmie Gilbert | Colorado | SR | OLB | 12 | 9.0 | 85 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Harold Landry | BC | JR | DE | 9 | 10.0 | 80 | 1.11 |
| 6 | Arden Key | LSU | SO | DE | 9 | 11.0 | 79 | 1.22 |
| 7 | Jordan Willis | Kansas St | SR | DE | 11 | 10.5 | 73 | 0.96 |
| 8 | Jonathan Allen | Alabama | SR | DL | 12 | 9.5 | 69 | 0.79 |
| 9 | Koron Crump | Ariz St | JR | LB | 10 | 9.0 | 68 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 9 | 8.5 | 68 | 0.94 |
| 11 | Jesse Aniebonam | Maryland | JR | DL | 10 | 6.5 | 63 | 0.65 |
| 12 | Ifeadi Odenigbo | N'western | SR | DL | 11 | 9.0 | 62 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Darius English | S Carolina | SR | DL | 9 | 7.5 | 59 | 0.83 |
| 14 | Hunter Dimick | Utah | SR | DE | 10 | 10.5 | 56 | 1.05 |
| 14 | Pita Taumoepenu | Utah | SR | DE | 10 | 7.0 | 56 | 0.70 |
| 16 | Taco Charlton | Michigan | SR | DE | 10 | 10.0 | 55 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Vincent Taylor | Okla St | JR | DT | 11 | 6.5 | 54 | 0.59 |
| 17 | Devonte Fields | Louisville | SR | LB | 9 | 5.0 | 54 | 0.56 |
| 19 | Ejuan Price | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 11 | 9.5 | 53 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Josh Carraway | TCU | SR | DE | 11 | 8.0 | 53 | 0.73 |
| 19 | Ryan Anderson | Alabama | SR | LB | 12 | 7.5 | 53 | 0.63 |
| 19 | Marcell Frazier | Missouri | JR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 53 | 0.72 |
| 19 | Marcus Oliver | Indiana | JR | LB | 10 | 4.0 | 53 | 0.40 |
| 24 | Gelen Robinson | Purdue | JR | DE | 9 | 5.0 | 52 | 0.56 |
| 25 | Charles Harris | Missouri | JR | DL | 9 | 9.0 | 51 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Carl Lawson | Auburn | JR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 50 | 0.70 |
| 27 | Takkarist McKinley | UCLA | SR | DL | 10 | 9.0 | 48 | 0.90 |
| 27 | T.J. Watt | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 11 | 8.5 | 48 | 0.77 |
| 27 | Tyquan Lewis | Ohio State | JR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 48 | 0.64 |
| 27 | Denzil Ware | Kentucky | SO | DE | 10 | 4.5 | 48 | 0.45 |
| 31 | Marquel Lee | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 9 | 7.5 | 46 | 0.83 |
| 32 | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | Kansas | SO | DE | 9 | 8.0 | 45 | 0.89 |
| 32 | James Hearns | Louisville | JR | LB | 9 | 6.0 | 45 | 0.67 |
| 34 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | JR | LB | 11 | 7.0 | 44 | 0.64 |
| 35 | Bradley Chubb | NC State | JR | DE | 9 | 7.0 | 43 | 0.78 |
| 35 | Mat Boesen | TCU | JR | DE | 10 | 6.0 | 43 | 0.60 |
| 35 | Evan Schwan | Penn State | SR | DE | 12 | 6.0 | 43 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Jordan Carrell | Colorado | SR | DE | 12 | 4.0 | 42 | 0.33 |
| 39 | Joe Jackson | Miami (Fl) | FR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 41 | 0.72 |
| 39 | Marquis Haynes | Miss | JR | DE | 9 | 6.0 | 41 | 0.67 |
| 41 | Hendrick Ekpe | Minnesota | SR | DL | 11 | 3.5 | 40 | 0.32 |
| 42 | Carlos Watkins | Clemson | SR | DT | 13 | 8.5 | 39 | 0.65 |
| 42 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 10 | 7.0 | 39 | 0.70 |
| 42 | Josh Sweat | FSU | SO | DE | 11 | 7.0 | 39 | 0.64 |
| 42 | Jaleel Johnson | Iowa | SR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 39 | 0.55 |
| 42 | Breckyn Hager | Texas | SO | DE | 10 | 5.0 | 39 | 0.50 |
| 42 | Xavier Washington | N'western | JR | DE | 10 | 4.5 | 39 | 0.45 |
| 48 | Solomon Thomas | Stanford | JR | DE | 11 | 6.5 | 38 | 0.59 |
| 48 | Dexter Lawrence | Clemson | FR | DT | 13 | 6.5 | 38 | 0.50 |
| 48 | Carroll Phillips | Illinois | SR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 38 | 0.60 |
| 48 | Clelin Ferrell | Clemson | FR | DE | 13 | 6.0 | 38 | 0.46 |
| 48 | Jacob Pugh | FSU | JR | LB | 10 | 4.5 | 38 | 0.45 |
| 48 | Trenton Thompson | Georgia | SO | DT | 11 | 4.0 | 38 | 0.36 |
| 48 | Naashon Hughes | Texas | JR | DE | 10 | 3.5 | 38 | 0.35 |
| 55 | Patrick Levels | Baylor | SR | DB | 9 | 5.0 | 37 | 0.56 |
| 55 | Malik Jefferson | Texas | SO | LB | 9 | 4.5 | 37 | 0.50 |
| 57 | Blake Cashman | Minnesota | SO | LB | 11 | 7.5 | 36 | 0.68 |
| 57 | Steven Richardson | Minnesota | JR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 36 | 0.55 |
| 57 | Reuben Foster | Alabama | SR | LB | 12 | 4.5 | 36 | 0.38 |
| 57 | Darian Roseboro | NC State | SO | DE | 9 | 4.0 | 36 | 0.44 |
| 61 | Reggie Walker | Kansas St | FR | DE | 11 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Johnathan Calvin | Miss St | SR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 35 | 0.63 |
| 61 | K.J. Smith | Baylor | JR | DE | 9 | 4.5 | 35 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Jermaine Carter, Jr. | Maryland | JR | LB | 10 | 4.0 | 35 | 0.40 |
| 61 | Caleb Saulo | Oregon St | SR | ILB | 10 | 4.0 | 35 | 0.40 |
| 66 | Corey Vereen | Tennessee | SR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 34 | 0.60 |
| 66 | Zach Allen | BC | SO | DE | 9 | 4.5 | 34 | 0.50 |
| 66 | Matt Milano | BC | SR | LB | 9 | 4.5 | 34 | 0.50 |
| 66 | Daeshon Hall | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 10 | 4.5 | 34 | 0.45 |
| 70 | Davon Godchaux | LSU | JR | DT | 10 | 6.5 | 33 | 0.65 |
| 70 | Josh Allen | Kentucky | SO | LB | 10 | 5.0 | 33 | 0.50 |
| 70 | Maurice Hurst | Michigan | SR | DT | 11 | 4.5 | 33 | 0.41 |
| 70 | Brandon Bell | Penn State | SR | LB | 9 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.44 |
| 74 | Patrick Gamble | Ga Tech | SR | DL | 11 | 6.5 | 32 | 0.59 |
| 74 | Dawuane Smoot | Illinois | SR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 32 | 0.50 |
| 74 | Lorenzo Carter | Georgia | JR | OLB | 11 | 5.0 | 32 | 0.46 |
| 74 | Malik Carney | N Carolina | SO | DE | 11 | 4.5 | 32 | 0.41 |
| 74 | Cameron Rosser | Kansas | SR | DE | 9 | 4.0 | 32 | 0.44 |
| 74 | Addison Gillam | Colorado | JR | ILB | 12 | 4.0 | 32 | 0.33 |
| 74 | Ben Boulware | Clemson | SR | LB | 13 | 4.0 | 32 | 0.31 |
| 74 | Rori Blair | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 10 | 3.5 | 32 | 0.35 |
| 82 | DeMarquis Gates | Miss | JR | LB | 9 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.44 |
| 82 | Nyles Morgan | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 9 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.44 |
| 82 | Kendall Joseph | Clemson | SO | LB | 13 | 3.5 | 31 | 0.27 |
| 85 | Troy Dye | Oregon | FR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 30 | 0.55 |
| 85 | Rasheem Green | USC | SO | DT | 11 | 5.5 | 30 | 0.50 |
| 85 | Joey Alfieri | Stanford | JR | OLB | 11 | 5.0 | 30 | 0.46 |
| 85 | Chase Winovich | Michigan | JR | DE | 11 | 4.5 | 30 | 0.41 |
| 85 | Garrett Sickels | Penn State | JR | DE | 12 | 4.5 | 30 | 0.38 |
| 85 | Parker Hesse | Iowa | SO | DL | 10 | 4.0 | 30 | 0.40 |
| 85 | Nile Sykes | Indiana | SO | DL | 11 | 4.0 | 30 | 0.36 |
| 85 | Ryan Glasgow | Michigan | SR | DT | 11 | 4.0 | 30 | 0.36 |
| 85 | Evan Panfil | Purdue | SR | DE | 9 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.33 |
| 94 | Woody Baron | Va Tech | SR | DT | 11 | 5.5 | 29 | 0.50 |
| 94 | Matt Nelson | Iowa | SO | DE | 11 | 4.5 | 29 | 0.41 |
| 94 | Myles Garrett | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.44 |
| 94 | Chidobe Awuzie | Colorado | SR | DB | 12 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.33 |
| 98 | DJ Calhoun | Ariz St | JR | LB | 10 | 4.5 | 28 | 0.45 |
| 98 | Kevin Givens | Penn State | FR | DT | 12 | 4.5 | 28 | 0.38 |
| 98 | Micah Kiser | Virginia | JR | ILB | 9 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.44 |