2017 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Holland | Auburn | JR | OLB | 7 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.79 |
| 2 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 46 | 1.25 |
| 2 | Austin Bryant | Clemson | JR | DE | 5 | 5.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Nick Bosa | Ohio State | SO | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 5 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Uchenna Nwosu | USC | SR | OLB | 4 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 5 | JaQuan Bailey | Iowa State | SO | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Robert McCray III | Indiana | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Davin Bellamy | Georgia | SR | OLB | 6 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.58 |
| 9 | Sam Hubbard | Ohio State | JR | DE | 5 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.70 |
| 9 | Garret Dooley | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 3 | 3.5 | 17 | 1.17 |
| 9 | Anthony Nelson | Iowa | SO | DE | 5 | 3.5 | 10 | 0.70 |
| 9 | Greg Gilmore | LSU | SR | NT | 4 | 3.5 | 9 | 0.88 |
| 14 | D'Andre Walker | Georgia | JR | OLB | 6 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 14 | Calvin Bundage | Okla St | SO | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 14 | L.J. Collier | TCU | JR | DT | 4 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Tymir Oliver | Illinois | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Clelin Ferrell | Clemson | SO | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.60 |
| 14 | Joe Gaziano | N'western | SO | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Roquan Smith | Georgia | JR | ILB | 6 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 14 | Breeland Speaks | Miss | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Raekwon Davis | Alabama | SO | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.60 |
| 14 | Harold Landry | BC | SR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Tyeson Neals | SMU | SO | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Eli Howard | Texas Tech | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Dewayne Hendrix | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.60 |
| 14 | Rashaan Evans | Alabama | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.60 |
| 14 | George Helmuth | Fresno St | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Joe Jackson | Miami (Fl) | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Deshaun Davis | Auburn | JR | LB | 7 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.43 |
| 31 | Dorian O'Daniel | Clemson | SR | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 27 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Jamiyus Pittman | UCF | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 31 | Jeffery Simmons | Miss St | SO | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 31 | Devin White | LSU | SO | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 31 | Joel Lanning | Iowa State | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 31 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | SR | DE | 5 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Ty Schwab | BC | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 31 | Shareef Miller | Penn State | SO | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.63 |
| 31 | Frankie Luvu | Wash St | SR | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Chase Young | Ohio State | FR | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.83 |
| 31 | Kemoko Turay | Rutgers | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 31 | Christian Sam | Ariz St | JR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 31 | Harrison Phillips | Stanford | SR | DT | 5 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Jonathan Willis | Oregon St | JR | ILB | 3 | 2.0 | 29 | 0.67 |
| 44 | Bobby Okereke | Stanford | SR | ILB | 5 | 2.0 | 27 | 0.40 |
| 44 | Mike Ramsay | Duke | SR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 44 | Tanner Wood | Kansas St | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 44 | Josh Webb | Navy | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 44 | Marquis Haynes | Miss | SR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Deante Fortenberry | Utah State | JR | CB | 2 | 2.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | SR | CB | 2 | 2.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Shaka Toney | Penn State | FR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 44 | Da'Shawn Hand | Alabama | SR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.40 |
| 44 | Khalid Kareem | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 6 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.33 |
| 44 | Sharif Finch | Temple | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 44 | Curtis Cothran | Penn State | SR | DT | 4 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Dontavius Russell | Auburn | JR | DL | 7 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.29 |
| 44 | Asantay Brown | W Mich | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Taylor Young | Baylor | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Kenneth Mann | Oklahoma | SO | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Samdup Miller | N'western | FR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 44 | Cole Ormsby | UConn | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 44 | Breckyn Hager | Texas | JR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Charles Omenihu | Texas | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 44 | DJ Calhoun | Ariz St | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Amari Carter | Miami (Fl) | FR | DB | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Jonathan Garvin | Miami (Fl) | FR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Chris Peace | Virginia | JR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 44 | Alec James | Wisconsin | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 44 | Mike Tyler | Stanford | SR | OLB | 5 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.40 |
| 44 | James Hearns | Louisville | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 44 | David Anenih | Houston | FR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Ricky Walker | Va Tech | JR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 44 | Trevon Hill | Va Tech | SO | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 44 | D.J. Wonnum | S Carolina | SO | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 44 | Malik Forrester | Fresno St | SR | DT | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Zach Allen | BC | JR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Carl Granderson | Wyoming | JR | DE | 1 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 44 | Landis Durham | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Chad Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Ed Oliver | Houston | SO | DT | 2 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Khari Willis | Mich St | JR | S | 4 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Jalyn Holmes | Ohio State | SR | DE | 5 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.40 |
| 44 | A.J. Epenesa | Iowa | FR | DE | 5 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.40 |
| 44 | Brian Burns | FSU | SO | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Rasheem Green | USC | JR | DT | 4 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Ben Banogu | TCU | JR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Rashan Gary | Michigan | SO | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Jonathan Bonner | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 7 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.29 |
| 44 | Avonte Maddox | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 5 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.40 |
| 44 | Nathan Bazata | Iowa | SR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.40 |
| 44 | Arden Key | LSU | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.67 |
| 44 | Tyrel Dodson | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Malik Carney | N Carolina | JR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Trent Harris | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Christian Wilkins | Clemson | JR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.40 |
| 44 | Tyquan Lewis | Ohio State | SR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.40 |
| 44 | Jerry Tillery | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 7 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.29 |
| 44 | Rashad Weaver | Pittsburgh | FR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.40 |
| 44 | J.D. Waggoner | Iowa State | SR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.50 |