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 | Carl Granderson | Wyoming | JR | DE | 1 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 46 | 1.25 |
| 3 | Garret Dooley | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 3 | 3.5 | 17 | 1.17 |
| 4 | Austin Bryant | Clemson | JR | DE | 5 | 5.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Uchenna Nwosu | USC | SR | OLB | 4 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 4 | JaQuan Bailey | Iowa State | SO | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Robert McCray III | Indiana | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Calvin Bundage | Okla St | SO | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Joe Gaziano | N'western | SO | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Harold Landry | BC | SR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Tyeson Neals | SMU | SO | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Deante Fortenberry | Utah State | JR | CB | 2 | 2.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | SR | CB | 2 | 2.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Asantay Brown | W Mich | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 4 | David Anenih | Houston | FR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Ed Oliver | Houston | SO | DT | 2 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Dante Lovilotte | UTEP | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Dontae Wilson | Georgia St | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Zach Quinn | Toledo | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Brian Womac | Rice | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Brad Koenig | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Zach Abercrumbia | Rice | SO | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 4 | James Nachtigal | Army | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Salanoa-Alo Wily | UNLV | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Owen Roberts | SJSU | JR | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Mark Finau | UNLV | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 4 | William Ossai | SJSU | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Chris DeLaRosa | Ga South | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Artis Johnson | Marshall | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Luca Bruno | Arizona | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jamal Scott | SJSU | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Ryan Bee | Marshall | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Marquise Moore | Toledo | SR | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Traver Vliem | Ga South | FR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Roger Mann | UNLV | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Tim Ward | ODU | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Todd Bradley | Ga South | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Robert Priester | Wyoming | SR | CB | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Devan Stringer | App St | SR | OLB | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Tyree Turner | USA | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Bijon Parker | New Mexico | JR | S | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | John Voit | Army | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Ikeem Allen | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Nick Bosa | Ohio State | SO | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 46 | Greg Gilmore | LSU | SR | NT | 4 | 3.5 | 9 | 0.88 |
| 47 | Christian Sam | Ariz St | JR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 48 | Jeff Holland | Auburn | JR | OLB | 7 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.79 |
| 49 | L.J. Collier | TCU | JR | DT | 4 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Tymir Oliver | Illinois | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Breeland Speaks | Miss | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Eli Howard | Texas Tech | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 49 | George Helmuth | Fresno St | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Joe Jackson | Miami (Fl) | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 55 | Sam Hubbard | Ohio State | JR | DE | 5 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.70 |
| 55 | Anthony Nelson | Iowa | SO | DE | 5 | 3.5 | 10 | 0.70 |
| 57 | Jonathan Willis | Oregon St | JR | ILB | 3 | 2.0 | 29 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Mike Ramsay | Duke | SR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Tanner Wood | Kansas St | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Josh Webb | Navy | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Shaka Toney | Penn State | FR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Sharif Finch | Temple | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Samdup Miller | N'western | FR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Cole Ormsby | UConn | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Chris Peace | Virginia | JR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Alec James | Wisconsin | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Ricky Walker | Va Tech | JR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Trevon Hill | Va Tech | SO | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 57 | D.J. Wonnum | S Carolina | SO | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Arden Key | LSU | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.67 |
| 71 | Jamiyus Pittman | UCF | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 71 | Jeffery Simmons | Miss St | SO | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 71 | Devin White | LSU | SO | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 71 | Joel Lanning | Iowa State | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 71 | Ty Schwab | BC | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 71 | Shareef Miller | Penn State | SO | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.63 |
| 71 | Kemoko Turay | Rutgers | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 78 | Clelin Ferrell | Clemson | SO | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.60 |
| 78 | Raekwon Davis | Alabama | SO | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.60 |
| 78 | Dewayne Hendrix | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.60 |
| 78 | Rashaan Evans | Alabama | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.60 |
| 82 | Davin Bellamy | Georgia | SR | OLB | 6 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.58 |
| 83 | D'Andre Walker | Georgia | JR | OLB | 6 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Roquan Smith | Georgia | JR | ILB | 6 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Dorian O'Daniel | Clemson | SR | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 27 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | SR | DE | 5 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Frankie Luvu | Wash St | SR | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Harrison Phillips | Stanford | SR | DT | 5 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Marquis Haynes | Miss | SR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Curtis Cothran | Penn State | SR | DT | 4 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Kenneth Mann | Oklahoma | SO | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Breckyn Hager | Texas | JR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Charles Omenihu | Texas | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 83 | DJ Calhoun | Ariz St | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Amari Carter | Miami (Fl) | FR | DB | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Jonathan Garvin | Miami (Fl) | FR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Malik Forrester | Fresno St | SR | DT | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Zach Allen | BC | JR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Landis Durham | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Chad Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.