2018 FBS Independents Leaders Sacks - All Games through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessie Lemonier | Liberty | JR | DL | 12 | 10.0 | 62 | 0.83 |
| 2 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | SR | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 51 | 0.77 |
| 3 | Cedric Wilcots II | NMSU | JR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 48 | 0.70 |
| 4 | James Nachtigal | Army | SR | LB | 13 | 8.5 | 58 | 0.65 |
| 5 | Julian Okwara | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 57 | 0.62 |
| 5 | Jerry Tillery | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 13 | 8.0 | 54 | 0.62 |
| 7 | Javahn Fergurson | NMSU | JR | LB | 11 | 5.5 | 32 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | SR | LB | 13 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.42 |
| 9 | Juwan Wells | Liberty | SR | DL | 12 | 4.5 | 31 | 0.38 |
| 10 | Khalid Kareem | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 13 | 4.5 | 51 | 0.35 |
| 11 | Tolen Avery | Liberty | SR | DL | 12 | 4.0 | 35 | 0.33 |
| 11 | Roy Lopez | NMSU | JR | DL | 12 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.33 |
| 11 | Bryton Barr | U Mass | SR | LB | 12 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.33 |
| 14 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 13 | 4.0 | 14 | 0.31 |
| 15 | Jake Byczko | U Mass | SO | DL | 12 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.29 |
| 15 | Austin Lewis | Liberty | FR | DL | 12 | 3.5 | 16 | 0.29 |
| 17 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 13 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.27 |
| 18 | Sione Takitaki | BYU | SR | LB | 13 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.23 |
| 19 | Brandon Tillmon | Liberty | JR | LB | 10 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.20 |
| 20 | Lorenzo Fauatea | BYU | FR | DL | 13 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.19 |
| 21 | Shane Jackson | NMSU | JR | LB | 11 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.18 |
| 22 | Edriece Patterson | Army | SO | DL | 12 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.17 |
| 22 | Daelin Hayes | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 12 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.17 |
| 22 | James Gibson | Army | SR | DB | 12 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.17 |
| 25 | Khyiris Tonga | BYU | SO | DL | 13 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.15 |
| 25 | Rhett Sandlin | BYU | SR | LB | 13 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.15 |
| 25 | Trajan Pili | BYU | JR | DL | 13 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.15 |
| 28 | Myles Vigne | NMSU | SO | DL | 11 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.14 |
| 29 | Chinedu Ogbonna | U Mass | SO | LB | 12 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.13 |
| 30 | Kurt Hinish | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 13 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.12 |
| 30 | Adetokunbo Ogundeji | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 13 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.12 |
| 32 | Jayod Sanders | Liberty | SO | DL | 9 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.11 |
| 32 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | SR | LB | 9 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.11 |
| 34 | Cameron Jones | Army | JR | DB | 10 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.10 |
| 34 | Julian McDuffie | Army | FR | DB | 10 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.10 |
| 36 | Isaiah Kaufusi | BYU | SO | LB | 11 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.09 |
| 37 | Billy Nipp | NMSU | SR | LB | 12 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.08 |
| 37 | Solomon Ajayi | Liberty | JR | LB | 12 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.08 |
| 37 | Ralfs Rusins | Liberty | JR | DL | 12 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.08 |
| 37 | Devin Kaufusi | BYU | FR | DL | 12 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.08 |
| 37 | Bracken El-Bakri | BYU | SO | DL | 12 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.08 |
| 42 | Merrill Taliauli | BYU | SR | DL | 13 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.08 |
| 42 | Raymond Wright | Army | SR | DL | 13 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.08 |
| 42 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | JR | DB | 13 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.08 |
| 42 | Zac Dawe | BYU | SO | DL | 13 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.08 |
| 42 | Cole Christiansen | Army | JR | LB | 13 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.08 |
| 42 | Elijah Riley | Army | JR | DB | 13 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.08 |
| 42 | Wunmi Oyetuga | Army | SR | DL | 13 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.08 |
| 49 | Leon McQuaker | NMSU | SR | LB | 10 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.05 |
| 50 | Martin Mangram | U Mass | JR | S | 12 | 0.5 | 10 | 0.04 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.