2017 Independent Leaders Sacks - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Nachtigal | Army | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 1 | John Voit | Army | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Jerry Tillery | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 10 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.30 |
| 4 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | JR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.25 |
| 4 | Raymond Wright | Army | JR | DL | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 6 | Khalid Kareem | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 9 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.22 |
| 7 | Daelin Hayes | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 10 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.20 |
| 7 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 10 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.20 |
| 7 | Jonathan Bonner | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 10 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.20 |
| 10 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 10 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.15 |
| 10 | Julian Okwara | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 10 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.15 |
| 10 | Nyles Morgan | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 10 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.15 |
| 13 | Shaun Crawford | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 9 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.11 |
| 14 | Jay Hayes | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 10 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.10 |
| 15 | Andrew Trumbetti | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 10 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.05 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.