2016 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Nelson | Iowa | FR | DE | 1 | 2.5 | 16 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Jabari Zuniga | Florida | FR | DL | 2 | 4.0 | 28 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Ejuan Price | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Brian Burns | FSU | FR | DE | 1 | 2.0 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Carroll Phillips | Illinois | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Ken Ekanem | Va Tech | SR | DE | 2 | 3.0 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Hunter Dimick | Utah | SR | DE | 2 | 3.0 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Julian Pinnix-Odrick | Rutgers | SR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 11 | 1.50 |
| 6 | JoJo Wicker | Ariz St | SO | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Tipa Galeai | TCU | SO | DE | 1 | 1.5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Vita Vea | Washington | SO | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Porter Gustin | USC | SO | DE | 2 | 2.5 | 23 | 1.25 |
| 12 | Ross Dzuris | Nebraska | SR | DE | 2 | 2.5 | 7 | 1.25 |
| 14 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | SO | DE | 11 | 13.5 | 88 | 1.23 |
| 15 | Harold Landry | BC | JR | DE | 3 | 3.5 | 36 | 1.17 |
| 16 | Chris Odom | Ark St | SR | DE | 11 | 12.5 | 102 | 1.14 |
| 17 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | JR | DE | 11 | 12.0 | 65 | 1.09 |
| 18 | T.J. Watt | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 3 | 3.0 | 36 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Darian Roseboro | NC State | SO | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 18 | A.J. Jefferson | Miss St | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Bradley Chubb | NC State | JR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jeremiah Ledbetter | Arkansas | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Kevin Vaccaro | Texas | SR | S | 2 | 2.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jarrad Davis | Florida | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Mike McCray | Michigan | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Shareef Miller | Penn State | FR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Evan Panfil | Purdue | SR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Pita Taumoepenu | Utah | SR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Andrew Brown | Virginia | JR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | Kansas | SO | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Carl Lawson | Auburn | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Josh Allen | Kentucky | SO | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Kenny Young | UCLA | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Oren Burks | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jermaine Carter, Jr. | Maryland | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jesse Aniebonam | Maryland | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Filipo Mokofisi | Utah | JR | DT | 2 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jimmie Gilbert | Colorado | SR | OLB | 1 | 1.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 18 | DeMarcus Walker | FSU | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Tanner Wood | Kansas St | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Ray Price | Kansas St | JR | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Corey Griffin | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jordan Willis | Kansas St | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Tai'yon Devers | Minnesota | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Steven Richardson | Minnesota | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Tralund Webber | Okla St | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 18 | DeQuinton Osborne | Okla St | JR | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Carlos Watkins | Clemson | SR | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Kenneth Olugbode | Colorado | SR | ILB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Brett Walsh | N'western | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jarrell Owens | Okla St | SO | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Tevis Bartlett | Washington | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Tashawn Bower | LSU | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Devin Chappell | Oregon St | SR | S | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Bright Ugwoegbu | Oregon St | SO | OLB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Carlos Mendoza | Ariz St | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 18 | J.D. Waggoner | Iowa State | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Reggie Walker | Kansas St | FR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Lewis Neal | LSU | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Cody Poock | Minnesota | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 18 | L.J. Collier | TCU | SO | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Noble Nwachukwu | WVU | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Julian Rochester | Georgia | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jhaustin Thomas | Iowa State | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Brian Mills | Iowa State | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Douglas Coleman | Texas Tech | FR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Davin Bellamy | Georgia | JR | OLB | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Rob Bain | Illinois | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jamal Milan | Illinois | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 18 | JaQuan Bailey | Iowa State | FR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Kevin Wilkins | Rutgers | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Randy Allen | USA | SR | DE | 10 | 9.5 | 75 | 0.95 |
| 73 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 10 | 9.5 | 56 | 0.95 |
| 75 | Trey Hendrickson | FAU | SR | DE | 9 | 8.0 | 53 | 0.89 |
| 76 | Connor Strachan | BC | JR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 76 | Wyatt Ray | BC | SO | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.83 |
| 76 | Kentavius Street | NC State | JR | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 9 | 0.83 |
| 79 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 11 | 9.0 | 58 | 0.82 |
| 80 | Isaiah Irving | SJSU | SR | DE | 9 | 7.0 | 48 | 0.78 |
| 81 | Tarell Basham | Ohio | SR | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 47 | 0.77 |
| 82 | Joe Ostman | CMU | JR | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 55 | 0.75 |
| 82 | Dylan Bradley | USM | SR | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 49 | 0.75 |
| 82 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 2 | 1.5 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 82 | Ryan Anderson | Alabama | SR | LB | 2 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 82 | Ben Gedeon | Michigan | SR | LB | 2 | 1.5 | 14 | 0.75 |
| 82 | Garrett Sickels | Penn State | JR | DE | 2 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 82 | Antoine White | Penn State | SO | DT | 2 | 1.5 | 10 | 0.75 |
| 82 | Eddy Wilson | Purdue | SO | DT | 2 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 82 | Zach Bradshaw | Virginia | SR | ILB | 2 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 82 | Solomon Thomas | Stanford | JR | DE | 2 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.75 |
| 82 | Tremaine Edmunds | Va Tech | SO | LB | 2 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.75 |
| 82 | Harrison Phillips | Stanford | JR | DT | 2 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.75 |
| 82 | Micah Kiser | Virginia | JR | ILB | 2 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 95 | Ryan Watson | Air Force | SR | LB | 10 | 7.0 | 50 | 0.70 |
| 95 | Nick Dawson-Brents | Western Ky | SR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 47 | 0.70 |
| 95 | Aikeem Coleman | Idaho | JR | DE | 10 | 7.0 | 38 | 0.70 |
| 95 | Jahlani Tavai | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 10 | 7.0 | 32 | 0.70 |
| 99 | Rashad Dillard | Troy | SR | DE | 11 | 7.5 | 54 | 0.68 |
| 99 | Praise Martin-Oguike | Temple | SR | DL | 11 | 7.5 | 46 | 0.68 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.