2016 Illinois Fighting Illini Sacks through 01/09/2017
| Name | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carroll Phillips | SR | DL | 12 | 9.0 | 58 | 0.75 |
| 2 | Dawuane Smoot | SR | DL | 12 | 5.0 | 32 | 0.42 |
| 3 | Gimel President | SR | DL | 12 | 4.5 | 21 | 0.38 |
| 4 | Chunky Clements | SR | DL | 12 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.29 |
| 5 | Hardy Nickerson | SR | LB | 12 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.17 |
| 6 | Tito Odenigbo | SO | DL | 11 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.09 |
| 7 | Jamal Milan | FR | DL | 10 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.10 |
| 8 | Rob Bain | SR | DL | 11 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.09 |
| 9 | Patrick Nelson | FR | DB | 12 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.04 |
| 10 | Chris James | SO | DB | 12 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.04 |
| Total | 12 | 28.0 | 151 | 2.33 | |||
| Opponents | 12 | 20.0 | 143 | 1.67 |