2017 National Leaders Sacks - All Games through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sutton Smith | N Illinois | SO | DE | 13 | 14.0 | 95 | 1.08 |
| 2 | Maxx Crosby | EMU | SO | DL | 12 | 11.0 | 91 | 0.92 |
| 3 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | SR | DE | 12 | 13.0 | 85 | 1.08 |
| 4 | Brian Womac | Rice | SR | DE | 12 | 10.0 | 82 | 0.83 |
| 5 | Tee Sims | App St | SR | DL | 10 | 9.5 | 78 | 0.95 |
| 6 | Jon Greenard | Louisville | SO | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 74 | 0.54 |
| 7 | Mat Boesen | TCU | SR | DE | 14 | 11.5 | 71 | 0.82 |
| 8 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | SR | DE | 12 | 11.5 | 69 | 0.96 |
| 9 | Joe Ostman | CMU | SR | DL | 11 | 14.0 | 68 | 1.27 |
| 10 | Jeff Holland | Auburn | JR | OLB | 14 | 10.0 | 67 | 0.71 |
| 10 | Justin Lawler | SMU | SR | DE | 13 | 9.5 | 67 | 0.73 |
| 12 | Bradley Chubb | NC State | SR | DE | 12 | 10.0 | 66 | 0.83 |
| 12 | Genard Avery | Memphis | SR | LB | 13 | 8.5 | 66 | 0.65 |
| 14 | Charles Wright | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 12 | 9.0 | 65 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Kylan Wilborn | Arizona | FR | DE | 13 | 7.5 | 65 | 0.58 |
| 16 | Montez Sweat | Miss St | JR | DL | 13 | 10.5 | 64 | 0.81 |
| 16 | Khaleke Hudson | Michigan | SO | DB | 13 | 8.0 | 64 | 0.62 |
| 18 | Nick Bosa | Ohio State | SO | DL | 14 | 8.5 | 61 | 0.61 |
| 18 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | SR | DE | 14 | 8.0 | 61 | 0.57 |
| 18 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | SR | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 61 | 0.54 |
| 21 | Chris Peace | Virginia | JR | OLB | 13 | 7.5 | 60 | 0.58 |
| 22 | Jacob Martin | Temple | SR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 59 | 0.62 |
| 22 | Marquis Haynes | Miss | SR | DE | 12 | 7.5 | 59 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Olasunkanmi Adeniyi | Toledo | JR | DE | 14 | 8.5 | 58 | 0.61 |
| 25 | Clelin Ferrell | Clemson | SO | DE | 14 | 9.5 | 57 | 0.68 |
| 25 | Marcus Davenport | UTSA | SR | DE | 11 | 8.5 | 57 | 0.77 |
| 25 | Sharif Finch | Temple | SR | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 57 | 0.65 |
| 25 | Alex Aukerman | Army | SR | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 57 | 0.54 |
| 29 | Landis Durham | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 13 | 10.5 | 56 | 0.81 |
| 29 | Christian Rector | USC | SO | DL | 12 | 7.5 | 56 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Markus Bailey | Purdue | SO | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 56 | 0.54 |
| 32 | Hercules Mata'afa | Wash St | JR | DL | 13 | 10.5 | 55 | 0.81 |
| 32 | Joe Gaziano | N'western | SO | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 55 | 0.69 |
| 32 | Malik Reed | Nevada | JR | DE | 12 | 8.0 | 55 | 0.67 |
| 35 | Bruce Hector | S Florida | SR | DT | 12 | 7.0 | 53 | 0.58 |
| 36 | Uchenna Nwosu | USC | SR | OLB | 14 | 9.5 | 52 | 0.68 |
| 36 | Kaden Elliss | Idaho | JR | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 52 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Darius Harris | MTSU | JR | LB | 13 | 4.5 | 52 | 0.35 |
| 39 | Cedric Wilcots II | NMSU | SO | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 51 | 0.65 |
| 39 | Jeremy Smith | Tulsa | SR | DE | 12 | 6.0 | 51 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Marcell Frazier | Missouri | SR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 50 | 0.54 |
| 41 | Hunter Snyder | FAU | JR | DL | 14 | 6.0 | 50 | 0.43 |
| 43 | Carl Granderson | Wyoming | JR | DE | 13 | 8.5 | 49 | 0.65 |
| 43 | Bradlee Anae | Utah | SO | DE | 13 | 7.0 | 49 | 0.54 |
| 43 | Sam Hubbard | Ohio State | JR | DE | 14 | 7.0 | 49 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Andrew Van Ginkel | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 14 | 6.5 | 49 | 0.46 |
| 43 | Alec James | Wisconsin | SR | DE | 14 | 6.5 | 49 | 0.46 |
| 43 | Jordan Brailford | Okla St | JR | DE | 13 | 5.0 | 49 | 0.39 |
| 43 | Joe Dillon | La-Lafytte | SO | DE | 11 | 4.5 | 49 | 0.41 |
| 50 | Rasheem Green | USC | JR | DT | 14 | 10.0 | 48 | 0.71 |
| 50 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | JR | DE | 12 | 8.5 | 48 | 0.71 |
| 50 | Trent Harris | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 48 | 0.65 |
| 50 | James Hearns | Louisville | SR | LB | 12 | 7.0 | 48 | 0.58 |
| 50 | Josh Allen | Kentucky | JR | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 48 | 0.54 |
| 50 | DeQuinton Osborne | Okla St | SR | DT | 13 | 6.0 | 48 | 0.46 |
| 50 | D'Andre Walker | Georgia | JR | OLB | 15 | 5.5 | 48 | 0.37 |
| 57 | Daniel Wise | Kansas | JR | DT | 12 | 7.0 | 47 | 0.58 |
| 57 | Denzil Ware | Kentucky | JR | DE | 12 | 6.5 | 47 | 0.54 |
| 57 | Deadrin Senat | S Florida | SR | DT | 12 | 6.0 | 47 | 0.50 |
| 60 | Curtis Weaver | Boise St | FR | STD | 14 | 11.0 | 46 | 0.79 |
| 60 | Raekwon Davis | Alabama | SO | DL | 14 | 8.5 | 46 | 0.61 |
| 60 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | SR | DL | 12 | 6.5 | 46 | 0.54 |
| 60 | Hunter Reese | Troy | JR | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 46 | 0.50 |
| 60 | Quentin Poling | Ohio | SR | LB | 13 | 5.5 | 46 | 0.42 |
| 60 | James Nachtigal | Army | JR | LB | 13 | 5.0 | 46 | 0.39 |
| 60 | Trey Carter | Okla St | JR | DE | 13 | 2.5 | 46 | 0.19 |
| 67 | Chase Winovich | Michigan | SR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 45 | 0.62 |
| 67 | Garret Dooley | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 14 | 7.5 | 45 | 0.54 |
| 67 | Youhanna Ghaifan | Wyoming | SO | DT | 12 | 7.0 | 45 | 0.58 |
| 67 | Jeremiah Harris | EMU | JR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 45 | 0.55 |
| 67 | Antonio Simmons | Ga Tech | SR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 45 | 0.50 |
| 67 | John Voit | Army | SR | DL | 13 | 5.5 | 45 | 0.42 |
| 73 | Josey Jewell | Iowa | SR | MLB | 12 | 4.5 | 44 | 0.38 |
| 74 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | JR | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 43 | 0.54 |
| 74 | Otaro Alaka | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 13 | 5.5 | 43 | 0.42 |
| 74 | Leighton Vander Esch | Boise St | JR | WLB | 14 | 4.0 | 43 | 0.29 |
| 77 | Khalil Brooks | MTSU | SO | LB | 13 | 7.5 | 42 | 0.58 |
| 77 | E.J. Ejiya | N Texas | JR | LB | 14 | 7.0 | 42 | 0.50 |
| 77 | Tyquan Lewis | Ohio State | SR | DL | 14 | 7.0 | 42 | 0.50 |
| 77 | Leonard Hazewood IV | Idaho | SR | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 42 | 0.54 |
| 77 | Roquan Smith | Georgia | JR | ILB | 15 | 6.5 | 42 | 0.43 |
| 77 | Jim Jones | Kent State | JR | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.50 |
| 77 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | JR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.46 |
| 77 | Mike Ramsay | Duke | SR | DT | 13 | 5.5 | 42 | 0.42 |
| 77 | Raymond Davison III | California | SR | OLB | 12 | 4.5 | 42 | 0.38 |
| 86 | Alani Latu | Ariz St | SR | LB | 11 | 7.0 | 41 | 0.64 |
| 86 | Frankie Luvu | Wash St | SR | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 41 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Rashaan Evans | Alabama | SR | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 41 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Tony Fields II | Arizona | FR | LB | 13 | 5.0 | 41 | 0.39 |
| 86 | Alex Funches | California | JR | OLB | 12 | 4.0 | 41 | 0.33 |
| 91 | Ben Banogu | TCU | JR | DE | 14 | 8.5 | 40 | 0.61 |
| 91 | Roe Wilkins | Rice | SO | DT | 12 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.54 |
| 91 | Corey Thompson | LSU | SR | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 40 | 0.50 |
| 91 | Joel Lanning | Iowa State | SR | LB | 13 | 6.0 | 40 | 0.46 |
| 91 | Jabril Frazier | Boise St | JR | STD | 14 | 6.0 | 40 | 0.43 |
| 91 | Ryan Bowman | Washington | FR | OLB | 13 | 5.5 | 40 | 0.42 |
| 91 | Lorenzo Carter | Georgia | SR | OLB | 15 | 4.5 | 40 | 0.30 |
| 98 | Anthony Nelson | Iowa | SO | DE | 13 | 7.5 | 39 | 0.58 |
| 98 | Quincy Roche | Temple | FR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 39 | 0.54 |
| 98 | Malik Demby | NMSU | JR | DB | 11 | 6.5 | 39 | 0.59 |