2017 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryton Barr | U Mass | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 1 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Joe Ostman | CMU | SR | DL | 6 | 11.0 | 51 | 1.83 |
| 3 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | SR | DE | 8 | 13.0 | 85 | 1.63 |
| 4 | Jesse Monteiro | U Mass | SR | S | 1 | 1.5 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Sutton Smith | N Illinois | SO | DE | 8 | 10.0 | 64 | 1.25 |
| 6 | Mat Boesen | TCU | SR | DE | 10 | 11.5 | 71 | 1.15 |
| 7 | Tee Sims | App St | SR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 58 | 1.08 |
| 8 | Maxx Crosby | EMU | SO | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 72 | 1.06 |
| 8 | Cedric Wilcots II | NMSU | SO | DL | 8 | 8.5 | 51 | 1.06 |
| 10 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Leon Flanagan, Jr. | U Mass | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Sione Takitaki | BYU | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Ali Ali-Musa | U Mass | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Bradley Chubb | NC State | SR | DE | 8 | 7.5 | 53 | 0.94 |
| 15 | Justin Lawler | SMU | SR | DE | 8 | 7.5 | 51 | 0.94 |
| 15 | Montez Sweat | Miss St | JR | DL | 8 | 7.5 | 43 | 0.94 |
| 18 | Brian Womac | Rice | SR | DE | 8 | 7.0 | 56 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Marquis Haynes | Miss | SR | DE | 8 | 7.0 | 54 | 0.88 |
| 18 | James Hearns | Louisville | SR | LB | 8 | 7.0 | 48 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Landis Durham | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 8 | 7.0 | 38 | 0.88 |
| 22 | Olasunkanmi Adeniyi | Toledo | JR | DE | 9 | 7.5 | 54 | 0.83 |
| 22 | Jeff Holland | Auburn | JR | OLB | 9 | 7.5 | 48 | 0.83 |
| 24 | Malik Reed | Nevada | JR | DE | 8 | 6.5 | 43 | 0.81 |
| 24 | Marcus Davenport | UTSA | SR | DE | 8 | 6.5 | 43 | 0.81 |
| 24 | Roe Wilkins | Rice | SO | DT | 8 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.81 |
| 24 | Nathan Brisson-Fast | CMU | JR | DL | 8 | 6.5 | 24 | 0.81 |
| 28 | Rasheem Green | USC | JR | DT | 10 | 8.0 | 38 | 0.80 |
| 29 | Markus Bailey | Purdue | SO | LB | 9 | 7.0 | 56 | 0.78 |
| 29 | Joe Gaziano | N'western | SO | DL | 9 | 7.0 | 44 | 0.78 |
| 29 | Kenny Willekes | Mich St | SO | DE | 9 | 7.0 | 28 | 0.78 |
| 32 | Uchenna Nwosu | USC | SR | OLB | 10 | 7.5 | 36 | 0.75 |
| 32 | Christian Rector | USC | SO | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 43 | 0.75 |
| 32 | Aikeem Coleman | Idaho | SR | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 31 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Kylan Wilborn | Arizona | FR | DE | 9 | 6.5 | 51 | 0.72 |
| 35 | Genard Avery | Memphis | SR | LB | 9 | 6.5 | 47 | 0.72 |
| 35 | Clelin Ferrell | Clemson | SO | DE | 9 | 6.5 | 41 | 0.72 |
| 35 | Jalen Jelks | Oregon | JR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 37 | 0.72 |
| 35 | Raekwon Davis | Alabama | SO | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 29 | 0.72 |
| 40 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | JR | DE | 7 | 5.0 | 28 | 0.71 |
| 40 | Anthony Johnson | FIU | JR | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 21 | 0.71 |
| 42 | Chris Peace | Virginia | JR | OLB | 8 | 5.5 | 47 | 0.69 |
| 42 | Antonio Simmons | Ga Tech | SR | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 45 | 0.69 |
| 42 | Otaro Alaka | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 8 | 5.5 | 43 | 0.69 |
| 42 | Jim Jones | Kent State | JR | LB | 8 | 5.5 | 38 | 0.69 |
| 42 | Leonard Hazewood IV | Idaho | SR | LB | 8 | 5.5 | 37 | 0.69 |
| 42 | Jacob Martin | Temple | SR | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 34 | 0.69 |
| 42 | Carl Granderson | Wyoming | JR | DE | 8 | 5.5 | 34 | 0.69 |
| 42 | Paxton Schrimsher | USM | SO | LB | 8 | 5.5 | 30 | 0.69 |
| 42 | Ed Oliver | Houston | SO | DT | 8 | 5.5 | 26 | 0.69 |
| 42 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | JR | DE | 8 | 5.5 | 24 | 0.69 |
| 52 | Bradlee Anae | Utah | SO | DE | 9 | 6.0 | 42 | 0.67 |
| 52 | Daniel Wise | Kansas | JR | DT | 9 | 6.0 | 36 | 0.67 |
| 52 | Robert McCray III | Indiana | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 29 | 0.67 |
| 52 | Curtis Weaver | Boise St | FR | STD | 9 | 6.0 | 26 | 0.67 |
| 52 | Arden Key | LSU | JR | LB | 6 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Garret Dooley | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 10 | 6.5 | 38 | 0.65 |
| 57 | Ben Banogu | TCU | JR | DE | 10 | 6.5 | 34 | 0.65 |
| 59 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | SR | DL | 7 | 4.5 | 35 | 0.64 |
| 59 | Alani Latu | Ariz St | SR | LB | 7 | 4.5 | 32 | 0.64 |
| 59 | Jarrett Johnson | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 7 | 4.5 | 28 | 0.64 |
| 62 | Quentin Poling | Ohio | SR | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 43 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Bruce Hector | S Florida | SR | DT | 8 | 5.0 | 42 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Sharif Finch | Temple | SR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 35 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Demone Harris | Buffalo | SR | DE | 8 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Doug Costin | Miami (Oh) | SO | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 32 | 0.63 |
| 62 | D.J. Wonnum | S Carolina | SO | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 32 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Hunter Reese | Troy | JR | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 32 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Oluwaseun Idowu | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 30 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Alton Robinson | Syracuse | SO | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 27 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Cole Ormsby | UConn | SR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 25 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Rashaad Townes | App St | SR | OLB | 8 | 5.0 | 24 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Breeland Speaks | Miss | JR | DE | 8 | 5.0 | 24 | 0.63 |
| 74 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | SR | LB | 9 | 5.5 | 47 | 0.61 |
| 74 | DJ Calhoun | Ariz St | SR | LB | 9 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.61 |
| 74 | Carter Coughlin | Minnesota | SO | LB | 9 | 5.5 | 38 | 0.61 |
| 74 | Samdup Miller | N'western | FR | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.61 |
| 74 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | SR | LB | 9 | 5.5 | 30 | 0.61 |
| 74 | Anthony Nelson | Iowa | SO | DE | 9 | 5.5 | 22 | 0.61 |
| 74 | Joe Jackson | Miami (Fl) | SO | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 22 | 0.61 |
| 81 | Josh Corcoran | N Illinois | JR | DE | 6 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.58 |
| 82 | Denzil Ware | Kentucky | JR | DE | 8 | 4.5 | 30 | 0.56 |
| 82 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | JR | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 28 | 0.56 |
| 82 | Evan Colorito | CSU | SR | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 25 | 0.56 |
| 82 | Mike Love | S Florida | SR | DE | 8 | 4.5 | 21 | 0.56 |
| 82 | Jamal Stadom | Troy | SR | DT | 8 | 4.5 | 15 | 0.56 |
| 82 | Greg Gilmore | LSU | SR | NT | 8 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.56 |
| 88 | Rashaan Evans | Alabama | SR | LB | 9 | 5.0 | 38 | 0.56 |
| 88 | Jabril Frazier | Boise St | JR | STD | 9 | 5.0 | 35 | 0.56 |
| 88 | Malik Forrester | Fresno St | SR | DT | 9 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.56 |
| 88 | Rashad Smith | FAU | SO | LB | 9 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.56 |
| 88 | Maurice Hurst | Michigan | SR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 31 | 0.56 |
| 88 | Hercules Mata'afa | Wash St | JR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 30 | 0.56 |
| 88 | Chase Winovich | Michigan | SR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 29 | 0.56 |
| 88 | Jeremiah Taleni | FAU | SR | DT | 9 | 5.0 | 28 | 0.56 |
| 88 | Nate Hall | N'western | JR | LB | 9 | 5.0 | 28 | 0.56 |
| 88 | Tobenna Okeke | Fresno St | SR | DE | 9 | 5.0 | 24 | 0.56 |
| 98 | Alec James | Wisconsin | SR | DE | 10 | 5.5 | 47 | 0.55 |
| 98 | Tyquan Lewis | Ohio State | SR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 34 | 0.55 |
| 98 | Josh Fatu | USC | SR | DT | 10 | 5.5 | 29 | 0.55 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.