2017 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | SR | DE | 10 | 13.0 | 85 | 1.30 |
| 2 | Tee Sims | App St | SR | DL | 7 | 9.5 | 78 | 1.36 |
| 3 | Maxx Crosby | EMU | SO | DL | 10 | 9.0 | 76 | 0.90 |
| 4 | Sutton Smith | N Illinois | SO | DE | 9 | 11.0 | 70 | 1.22 |
| 5 | Justin Lawler | SMU | SR | DE | 11 | 9.5 | 67 | 0.86 |
| 6 | Brian Womac | Rice | SR | DE | 10 | 8.0 | 64 | 0.80 |
| 7 | Joe Ostman | CMU | SR | DL | 7 | 13.0 | 59 | 1.86 |
| 8 | Olasunkanmi Adeniyi | Toledo | JR | DE | 12 | 8.5 | 58 | 0.71 |
| 9 | Sharif Finch | Temple | SR | DL | 12 | 8.5 | 57 | 0.71 |
| 10 | Cedric Wilcots II | NMSU | SO | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 51 | 0.77 |
| 10 | Marcus Davenport | UTSA | SR | DE | 9 | 7.5 | 51 | 0.83 |
| 12 | Alex Aukerman | Army | SR | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 50 | 0.60 |
| 12 | Hunter Snyder | FAU | JR | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 50 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Charles Wright | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 2 | 5.0 | 50 | 2.50 |
| 15 | Genard Avery | Memphis | SR | LB | 10 | 6.5 | 47 | 0.65 |
| 15 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | SR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 47 | 0.55 |
| 17 | Hunter Reese | Troy | JR | LB | 11 | 6.5 | 46 | 0.59 |
| 18 | Youhanna Ghaifan | Wyoming | SO | DT | 9 | 7.0 | 45 | 0.78 |
| 19 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | JR | LB | 11 | 7.0 | 43 | 0.64 |
| 19 | Malik Reed | Nevada | JR | DE | 9 | 6.5 | 43 | 0.72 |
| 19 | Quentin Poling | Ohio | SR | LB | 10 | 5.0 | 43 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Jeremy Smith | Tulsa | SR | DE | 11 | 5.0 | 43 | 0.46 |
| 23 | Jacob Martin | Temple | SR | DL | 12 | 7.0 | 42 | 0.58 |
| 23 | Bruce Hector | S Florida | SR | DT | 9 | 5.0 | 42 | 0.56 |
| 25 | Roe Wilkins | Rice | SO | DT | 10 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.65 |
| 25 | Carl Granderson | Wyoming | JR | DE | 10 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.65 |
| 27 | Quincy Roche | Temple | FR | DL | 12 | 7.0 | 39 | 0.58 |
| 27 | Marcus Williamson | Coast Car | SR | DE | 9 | 4.0 | 39 | 0.44 |
| 29 | Jim Jones | Kent State | JR | LB | 9 | 5.5 | 38 | 0.61 |
| 29 | Jahlani Tavai | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 38 | 0.55 |
| 31 | Khalil Brooks | MTSU | SO | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 37 | 0.60 |
| 31 | Rashad Smith | FAU | SO | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 37 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Leonard Hazewood IV | Idaho | SR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 37 | 0.55 |
| 31 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | JR | LB | 10 | 4.0 | 37 | 0.40 |
| 35 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | SR | DE | 10 | 6.5 | 36 | 0.65 |
| 35 | Evan Colorito | CSU | SR | LB | 9 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.61 |
| 35 | Kaden Elliss | Idaho | JR | LB | 10 | 4.0 | 36 | 0.40 |
| 38 | Anthony Johnson | FIU | JR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 35 | 0.70 |
| 38 | Jabril Frazier | Boise St | JR | STD | 11 | 5.0 | 35 | 0.46 |
| 40 | Demone Harris | Buffalo | SR | DE | 10 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.50 |
| 40 | Malik Forrester | Fresno St | SR | DT | 11 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.46 |
| 40 | Darius Harris | MTSU | JR | LB | 10 | 3.0 | 34 | 0.30 |
| 43 | Curtis Weaver | Boise St | FR | STD | 11 | 8.0 | 33 | 0.73 |
| 43 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | JR | DE | 9 | 6.5 | 33 | 0.72 |
| 43 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | JR | DE | 9 | 6.0 | 33 | 0.67 |
| 43 | Nela Lolohea | Wyoming | SR | DE | 10 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.40 |
| 43 | T.J. Posey | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 8 | 2.0 | 33 | 0.25 |
| 48 | Aikeem Coleman | Idaho | SR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 32 | 0.70 |
| 48 | Jamal Stadom | Troy | SR | DT | 11 | 7.0 | 32 | 0.64 |
| 48 | E.J. Ejiya | N Texas | JR | LB | 12 | 6.0 | 32 | 0.50 |
| 48 | Robert Stanley | Fresno St | SR | ILB | 11 | 5.0 | 32 | 0.46 |
| 48 | Doug Costin | Miami (Oh) | SO | DL | 11 | 5.0 | 32 | 0.46 |
| 53 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | JR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 31 | 0.63 |
| 53 | Malik Demby | NMSU | JR | DB | 9 | 4.5 | 31 | 0.50 |
| 53 | Eric Boggs | App St | SR | ILB | 10 | 4.5 | 31 | 0.45 |
| 53 | Mike Danna | CMU | SO | DL | 9 | 3.5 | 31 | 0.39 |
| 57 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 30 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Tobenna Okeke | Fresno St | SR | DE | 11 | 6.0 | 30 | 0.55 |
| 57 | Paxton Schrimsher | USM | SO | LB | 9 | 5.5 | 30 | 0.61 |
| 57 | Jeremiah Harris | EMU | JR | DL | 9 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.33 |
| 61 | Bryton Barr | U Mass | SR | LB | 9 | 5.0 | 29 | 0.56 |
| 61 | Caleb Tucker | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 10 | 4.5 | 29 | 0.45 |
| 61 | Jay Henderson | SDSU | SR | LB | 10 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.40 |
| 61 | Josh Webb | Navy | JR | DE | 12 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.33 |
| 61 | Joshua Wheeler | N Texas | SR | LB | 10 | 3.5 | 29 | 0.35 |
| 61 | Jalen Davis | Utah State | SR | CB | 10 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.30 |
| 67 | Jeremiah Taleni | FAU | SR | DT | 12 | 5.0 | 28 | 0.42 |
| 67 | Channing Hames | Marshall | SO | DL | 11 | 4.5 | 28 | 0.41 |
| 67 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | SR | LB | 11 | 4.5 | 28 | 0.41 |
| 67 | Racheem Boothe | USM | FR | LB | 9 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.33 |
| 67 | James Nachtigal | Army | JR | LB | 10 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.30 |
| 67 | Marquis Couch | Marshall | SO | DL | 11 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.27 |
| 73 | Fermin Silva | FIU | JR | DL | 12 | 6.0 | 27 | 0.50 |
| 73 | Folorunso Fatukasi | UConn | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.50 |
| 73 | Ronheen Bingham | Ark St | JR | DE | 10 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.40 |
| 73 | Sam Franklin | Temple | SO | LB | 12 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.33 |
| 73 | Alvin Jones | UTEP | SR | LB | 10 | 3.5 | 27 | 0.35 |
| 78 | Ed Oliver | Houston | SO | DT | 10 | 5.5 | 26 | 0.55 |
| 78 | Pasquale Calcagno | Miami (Oh) | JR | DE | 11 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.32 |
| 78 | Austin Paulhus | Nevada | SR | LB | 9 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.33 |
| 78 | Suli Tamaivena | Utah State | JR | LB | 10 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.30 |
| 78 | Joe Dillon | La-Lafytte | SO | DE | 9 | 2.5 | 26 | 0.28 |
| 78 | Josh Watson | CSU | JR | LB | 9 | 2.0 | 26 | 0.22 |
| 84 | Cole Ormsby | UConn | SR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 25 | 0.63 |
| 84 | Leighton McCarthy | FAU | SO | DE | 12 | 4.5 | 25 | 0.38 |
| 84 | David Konowalski | BGSU | JR | DL | 9 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.39 |
| 84 | Gabe Loyd | Texas St | SR | ILB | 10 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.35 |
| 84 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | JR | LB | 11 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.32 |
| 84 | Bobby Roundtree | Illinois | FR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Victor Heyward | Georgia St | FR | OLB | 10 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.30 |
| 91 | Nathan Brisson-Fast | CMU | JR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 24 | 0.72 |
| 91 | Rashaad Townes | App St | SR | OLB | 9 | 5.0 | 24 | 0.56 |
| 91 | Ryan Bee | Marshall | JR | DL | 12 | 4.5 | 24 | 0.38 |
| 91 | Ali Ali-Musa | U Mass | SR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.44 |
| 91 | Antonio Balabani | W Mich | SO | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.44 |
| 91 | Caleb Caston | Ark St | SR | DE | 10 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.40 |
| 91 | Mackendy Cheridor | Georgia St | SR | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.60 |
| 91 | Junior Joseph | UConn | SR | LB | 8 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.38 |
| 91 | Darrian Beavers | UConn | FR | LB | 8 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.38 |
| 91 | Khalil Hodge | Buffalo | JR | LB | 10 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.30 |