2017 Independent Leaders Sacks - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Voit | Army | SR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 34 | 0.67 |
| 2 | James Nachtigal | Army | JR | LB | 6 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Bryton Barr | U Mass | SR | LB | 5 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.40 |
| 4 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 11 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.27 |
| 4 | Jerry Tillery | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 11 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.27 |
| 6 | Julian Okwara | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 10 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Khalid Kareem | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 10 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.20 |
| 7 | Jarell Addo | U Mass | JR | LB | 5 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.20 |
| 7 | Ali Ali-Musa | U Mass | SR | DL | 5 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.20 |
| 7 | Steve Casali | U Mass | SR | LB | 5 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.20 |
| 7 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | SR | DL | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 12 | Jonathan Bonner | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 11 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.18 |
| 12 | Daelin Hayes | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 11 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.18 |
| 14 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | JR | DL | 6 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.17 |
| 14 | Alex Aukerman | Army | SR | LB | 6 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.17 |
| 14 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | JR | LB | 6 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.17 |
| 17 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 11 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.14 |
| 17 | Nyles Morgan | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 11 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.14 |
| 19 | Jesse Monteiro | U Mass | SR | S | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 19 | Chinedu Ogbonna | U Mass | FR | LB | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.10 |
| 21 | Jay Hayes | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 11 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.09 |
| 22 | Raymond Wright | Army | JR | DL | 6 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.08 |
| 23 | Andrew Trumbetti | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 11 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.05 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.