2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Sacks - All Games through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nate Harvey | ECU | SR | DE | 12 | 14.5 | 100 | 1.21 |
| 2 | Patrick Johnson | Tulane | SO | DE | 13 | 10.5 | 63 | 0.81 |
| 3 | Bryce Huff | Memphis | JR | LB | 14 | 9.5 | 53 | 0.68 |
| 4 | Michael Dogbe | Temple | SR | DT | 13 | 7.0 | 49 | 0.54 |
| 5 | Titus Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 36 | 0.50 |
| 6 | Jonathan Wilson | Memphis | JR | DL | 14 | 6.0 | 49 | 0.43 |
| 6 | Quincy Roche | Temple | SO | DE | 13 | 6.0 | 39 | 0.46 |
| 6 | Joseph Dorceus | Memphis | SO | DL | 14 | 6.0 | 35 | 0.43 |
| 6 | Austin Robinson | Houston | SR | LB | 13 | 6.0 | 29 | 0.46 |
| 10 | Cortez Broughton | Cincinnati | SR | DT | 13 | 5.5 | 34 | 0.42 |
| 11 | Richard Moore | SMU | JR | LB | 12 | 5.0 | 28 | 0.42 |
| 11 | Josh Black | S Florida | SR | LB | 13 | 5.0 | 25 | 0.39 |
| 11 | Bryan Wright | Cincinnati | JR | LB | 13 | 5.0 | 24 | 0.39 |
| 14 | Delontae Scott | SMU | JR | DE | 11 | 4.5 | 33 | 0.41 |
| 14 | Kimoni Fitz | Cincinnati | SR | DE | 13 | 4.5 | 32 | 0.35 |
| 14 | Lawrence Graham | Tulane | JR | LB | 13 | 4.5 | 25 | 0.35 |
| 14 | Isaiah Chambers | Houston | SO | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 24 | 0.90 |
| 18 | Kendall Futrell | ECU | JR | DE | 12 | 4.0 | 39 | 0.33 |
| 18 | Marquise Copeland | Cincinnati | SR | DT | 13 | 4.0 | 38 | 0.31 |
| 18 | Zack Mesday | Temple | SR | DE | 13 | 4.0 | 30 | 0.31 |
| 18 | David Anenih | Houston | SO | LB | 12 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.33 |
| 18 | Michael Pitts | Cincinnati | SO | DE | 13 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.31 |
| 18 | Cameron Sample | Tulane | SO | DE | 11 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.36 |
| 18 | John Tate IV | Memphis | SO | DL | 14 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.29 |
| 18 | Robert Kennedy | Tulane | SR | DE | 11 | 4.0 | 22 | 0.36 |
| 18 | Juwuan Brown | S Florida | SR | DE | 13 | 4.0 | 22 | 0.31 |
| 18 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | SR | LB | 12 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.33 |
| 18 | Trevis Gipson | Tulsa | JR | DE | 12 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.33 |
| 18 | Darrian Beavers | UConn | SO | LB | 12 | 4.0 | 19 | 0.33 |
| 18 | Kirk Livingstone | S Florida | JR | DE | 13 | 4.0 | 15 | 0.31 |
| 18 | Alex Turner | ECU | JR | DT | 12 | 4.0 | 13 | 0.33 |
| 32 | Nizaire Cromartie | Navy | JR | OLB | 13 | 3.5 | 37 | 0.27 |
| 33 | Ed Oliver | Houston | JR | DT | 9 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.33 |
| 33 | JJ Russell | Memphis | SO | LB | 14 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.21 |
| 33 | Brendon Hayes | UCF | JR | DL | 13 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.23 |
| 33 | Taylor Heflin | Navy | SR | LB | 13 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.23 |
| 33 | Trysten Hill | UCF | JR | DL | 12 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.25 |
| 33 | Zachery Harris | Tulane | SR | LB | 13 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.23 |
| 33 | Devon Sutton | ECU | SR | DB | 12 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.25 |
| 33 | Sam Franklin | Temple | JR | DB | 13 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.23 |
| 41 | Juan Monjarres | Tulane | FR | DE | 9 | 2.5 | 25 | 0.28 |
| 41 | Kevin Kegler | S Florida | SO | DL | 12 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.21 |
| 41 | Cannon Gibbs | ECU | SR | LB | 12 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.21 |
| 41 | Kevon Jones | UConn | FR | LB | 9 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.28 |
| 41 | Davon Wright | Tulane | FR | DE | 13 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.19 |
| 41 | Dana Levine | Temple | JR | DE | 9 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.28 |
| 41 | Nate Evans | UCF | JR | LB | 13 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.19 |
| 48 | Cullen Wick | Tulsa | SO | DE | 12 | 2.0 | 39 | 0.17 |
| 48 | Gary Wiley | SMU | FR | DE | 8 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.25 |
| 48 | Malik Clements | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 13 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.15 |