2017 National Leaders Sacks - All Games through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Ostman | CMU | SR | DL | 11 | 14.0 | 68 | 1.27 | 
| 2 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | SR | DE | 12 | 13.0 | 85 | 1.08 | 
| 3 | Sutton Smith | N Illinois | SO | DE | 13 | 14.0 | 95 | 1.08 | 
| 4 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | SR | DE | 12 | 11.5 | 69 | 0.96 | 
| 5 | Tee Sims | App St | SR | DL | 10 | 9.5 | 78 | 0.95 | 
| 6 | Maxx Crosby | EMU | SO | DL | 12 | 11.0 | 91 | 0.92 | 
| 7 | Brian Womac | Rice | SR | DE | 12 | 10.0 | 82 | 0.83 | 
| 7 | Bradley Chubb | NC State | SR | DE | 12 | 10.0 | 66 | 0.83 | 
| 9 | Mat Boesen | TCU | SR | DE | 14 | 11.5 | 71 | 0.82 | 
| 10 | Montez Sweat | Miss St | JR | DL | 13 | 10.5 | 64 | 0.81 | 
| 10 | Landis Durham | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 13 | 10.5 | 56 | 0.81 | 
| 10 | Hercules Mata'afa | Wash St | JR | DL | 13 | 10.5 | 55 | 0.81 | 
| 13 | Curtis Weaver | Boise St | FR | STD | 14 | 11.0 | 46 | 0.79 | 
| 14 | Marcus Davenport | UTSA | SR | DE | 11 | 8.5 | 57 | 0.77 | 
| 15 | Charles Wright | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 12 | 9.0 | 65 | 0.75 | 
| 16 | Justin Lawler | SMU | SR | DE | 13 | 9.5 | 67 | 0.73 | 
| 17 | Jeff Holland | Auburn | JR | OLB | 14 | 10.0 | 67 | 0.71 | 
| 17 | Rasheem Green | USC | JR | DT | 14 | 10.0 | 48 | 0.71 | 
| 19 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | JR | DE | 12 | 8.5 | 48 | 0.71 | 
| 20 | Joe Gaziano | N'western | SO | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 55 | 0.69 | 
| 21 | Clelin Ferrell | Clemson | SO | DE | 14 | 9.5 | 57 | 0.68 | 
| 21 | Uchenna Nwosu | USC | SR | OLB | 14 | 9.5 | 52 | 0.68 | 
| 23 | Malik Reed | Nevada | JR | DE | 12 | 8.0 | 55 | 0.67 | 
| 24 | Genard Avery | Memphis | SR | LB | 13 | 8.5 | 66 | 0.65 | 
| 24 | Sharif Finch | Temple | SR | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 57 | 0.65 | 
| 24 | Cedric Wilcots II | NMSU | SO | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 51 | 0.65 | 
| 24 | Carl Granderson | Wyoming | JR | DE | 13 | 8.5 | 49 | 0.65 | 
| 24 | Trent Harris | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 13 | 8.5 | 48 | 0.65 | 
| 29 | Alani Latu | Ariz St | SR | LB | 11 | 7.0 | 41 | 0.64 | 
| 29 | Anthony Johnson | FIU | JR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 35 | 0.64 | 
| 31 | Marquis Haynes | Miss | SR | DE | 12 | 7.5 | 59 | 0.63 | 
| 31 | Christian Rector | USC | SO | DL | 12 | 7.5 | 56 | 0.63 | 
| 33 | Khaleke Hudson | Michigan | SO | DB | 13 | 8.0 | 64 | 0.62 | 
| 33 | Jacob Martin | Temple | SR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 59 | 0.62 | 
| 33 | Chase Winovich | Michigan | SR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 45 | 0.62 | 
| 36 | Bunmi Rotimi | ODU | SR | DE | 9 | 5.5 | 34 | 0.61 | 
| 37 | Nick Bosa | Ohio State | SO | DL | 14 | 8.5 | 61 | 0.61 | 
| 37 | Olasunkanmi Adeniyi | Toledo | JR | DE | 14 | 8.5 | 58 | 0.61 | 
| 37 | Raekwon Davis | Alabama | SO | DL | 14 | 8.5 | 46 | 0.61 | 
| 37 | Ben Banogu | TCU | JR | DE | 14 | 8.5 | 40 | 0.61 | 
| 37 | Austin Bryant | Clemson | JR | DE | 14 | 8.5 | 37 | 0.61 | 
| 42 | Malik Demby | NMSU | JR | DB | 11 | 6.5 | 39 | 0.59 | 
| 43 | Bruce Hector | S Florida | SR | DT | 12 | 7.0 | 53 | 0.58 | 
| 43 | James Hearns | Louisville | SR | LB | 12 | 7.0 | 48 | 0.58 | 
| 43 | Daniel Wise | Kansas | JR | DT | 12 | 7.0 | 47 | 0.58 | 
| 43 | Youhanna Ghaifan | Wyoming | SO | DT | 12 | 7.0 | 45 | 0.58 | 
| 43 | Cole Ormsby | UConn | SR | DL | 12 | 7.0 | 38 | 0.58 | 
| 43 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | JR | DE | 12 | 7.0 | 38 | 0.58 | 
| 43 | Breeland Speaks | Miss | JR | DE | 12 | 7.0 | 36 | 0.58 | 
| 43 | Aikeem Coleman | Idaho | SR | DL | 12 | 7.0 | 32 | 0.58 | 
| 51 | Kylan Wilborn | Arizona | FR | DE | 13 | 7.5 | 65 | 0.58 | 
| 51 | Chris Peace | Virginia | JR | OLB | 13 | 7.5 | 60 | 0.58 | 
| 51 | Khalil Brooks | MTSU | SO | LB | 13 | 7.5 | 42 | 0.58 | 
| 51 | Anthony Nelson | Iowa | SO | DE | 13 | 7.5 | 39 | 0.58 | 
| 51 | Greg Gilmore | LSU | SR | NT | 13 | 7.5 | 25 | 0.58 | 
| 51 | Jacob Tuioti-Mariner | UCLA | SR | DL | 13 | 7.5 | 22 | 0.58 | 
| 57 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | SR | DE | 14 | 8.0 | 61 | 0.57 | 
| 58 | Jeremiah Harris | EMU | JR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 45 | 0.55 | 
| 59 | Denzil Ware | Kentucky | JR | DE | 12 | 6.5 | 47 | 0.54 | 
| 59 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | SR | DL | 12 | 6.5 | 46 | 0.54 | 
| 59 | Leonard Hazewood IV | Idaho | SR | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 42 | 0.54 | 
| 59 | Roe Wilkins | Rice | SO | DT | 12 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.54 | 
| 59 | Carter Coughlin | Minnesota | SO | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 39 | 0.54 | 
| 64 | Jon Greenard | Louisville | SO | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 74 | 0.54 | 
| 64 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | SR | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 61 | 0.54 | 
| 64 | Alex Aukerman | Army | SR | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 57 | 0.54 | 
| 64 | Markus Bailey | Purdue | SO | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 56 | 0.54 | 
| 64 | Marcell Frazier | Missouri | SR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 50 | 0.54 | 
| 64 | Bradlee Anae | Utah | SO | DE | 13 | 7.0 | 49 | 0.54 | 
| 64 | Josh Allen | Kentucky | JR | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 48 | 0.54 | 
| 64 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | JR | LB | 13 | 7.0 | 43 | 0.54 | 
| 64 | Quincy Roche | Temple | FR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 39 | 0.54 | 
| 64 | Jamal Stadom | Troy | SR | DT | 13 | 7.0 | 32 | 0.54 | 
| 64 | JaQuan Bailey | Iowa State | SO | DE | 13 | 7.0 | 31 | 0.54 | 
| 64 | Fermin Silva | FIU | JR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 30 | 0.54 | 
| 64 | Terry Beckner, Jr. | Missouri | JR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 30 | 0.54 | 
| 64 | Kenny Willekes | Mich St | SO | DE | 13 | 7.0 | 28 | 0.54 | 
| 78 | Garret Dooley | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 14 | 7.5 | 45 | 0.54 | 
| 79 | Sam Hubbard | Ohio State | JR | DE | 14 | 7.0 | 49 | 0.50 | 
| 79 | E.J. Ejiya | N Texas | JR | LB | 14 | 7.0 | 42 | 0.50 | 
| 79 | Tyquan Lewis | Ohio State | SR | DL | 14 | 7.0 | 42 | 0.50 | 
| 79 | Harrison Phillips | Stanford | SR | DT | 14 | 7.0 | 36 | 0.50 | 
| 79 | Hunter Reese | Troy | JR | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 46 | 0.50 | 
| 79 | Frankie Luvu | Wash St | SR | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 41 | 0.50 | 
| 79 | Jalen Jelks | Oregon | JR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 37 | 0.50 | 
| 79 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | SR | LB | 13 | 6.5 | 34 | 0.50 | 
| 79 | Joe Jackson | Miami (Fl) | SO | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 26 | 0.50 | 
| 79 | Nathan Brisson-Fast | CMU | JR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 24 | 0.50 | 
| 79 | Kaden Elliss | Idaho | JR | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 52 | 0.50 | 
| 79 | Jeremy Smith | Tulsa | SR | DE | 12 | 6.0 | 51 | 0.50 | 
| 79 | Deadrin Senat | S Florida | SR | DT | 12 | 6.0 | 47 | 0.50 | 
| 79 | Jim Jones | Kent State | JR | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.50 | 
| 79 | Rashaan Evans | Alabama | SR | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 41 | 0.50 | 
| 79 | Corey Thompson | LSU | SR | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 40 | 0.50 | 
| 79 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | SR | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 36 | 0.50 | 
| 79 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | SR | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 30 | 0.50 | 
| 79 | Robert McCray III | Indiana | SR | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 29 | 0.50 | 
| 79 | Antonio Simmons | Ga Tech | SR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 45 | 0.50 | 
| 79 | Jarrett Johnson | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 31 | 0.50 | 
| 79 | Kiante Anderson | ECU | SR | DE | 9 | 4.5 | 38 | 0.50 | 
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.