2018 FBS Independents Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessie Lemonier | Liberty | JR | DL | 11 | 10.0 | 62 | 0.91 |
| 2 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | SR | DL | 8 | 6.5 | 37 | 0.81 |
| 3 | Cedric Wilcots II | NMSU | JR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 41 | 0.67 |
| 3 | Jerry Tillery | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 38 | 0.67 |
| 5 | James Nachtigal | Army | SR | LB | 12 | 7.5 | 49 | 0.63 |
| 6 | Javahn Fergurson | NMSU | JR | LB | 11 | 5.5 | 32 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | SR | LB | 12 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.46 |
| 8 | Juwan Wells | Liberty | SR | DL | 11 | 4.5 | 31 | 0.41 |
| 9 | Khalid Kareem | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 9 | 3.5 | 35 | 0.39 |
| 9 | Julian Okwara | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 9 | 3.5 | 27 | 0.39 |
| 11 | Tolen Avery | Liberty | SR | DL | 11 | 4.0 | 35 | 0.36 |
| 11 | Bryton Barr | U Mass | SR | LB | 11 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.36 |
| 13 | Austin Lewis | Liberty | FR | DL | 11 | 3.5 | 16 | 0.32 |
| 14 | Sione Takitaki | BYU | SR | LB | 10 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.30 |
| 15 | Roy Lopez | NMSU | JR | DL | 11 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.27 |
| 16 | Lorenzo Fauatea | BYU | FR | DL | 10 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.25 |
| 17 | Jake Byczko | U Mass | SO | DL | 11 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.23 |
| 18 | Khyiris Tonga | BYU | SO | DL | 10 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.20 |
| 18 | Brandon Tillmon | Liberty | JR | LB | 10 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.20 |
| 18 | Shane Jackson | NMSU | JR | LB | 10 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.20 |
| 18 | Rhett Sandlin | BYU | SR | LB | 10 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.20 |
| 22 | Edriece Patterson | Army | SO | DL | 11 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.18 |
| 22 | James Gibson | Army | SR | DB | 11 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.18 |
| 24 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 9 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.17 |
| 25 | Myles Vigne | NMSU | SO | DL | 10 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.15 |
| 26 | Chinedu Ogbonna | U Mass | SO | LB | 11 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.14 |
| 27 | Isaiah Kaufusi | BYU | SO | LB | 8 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 9 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.11 |
| 28 | Julian McDuffie | Army | FR | DB | 9 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.11 |
| 28 | Devin Kaufusi | BYU | FR | DL | 9 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.11 |
| 31 | Merrill Taliauli | BYU | SR | DL | 10 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.10 |
| 31 | Zac Dawe | BYU | SO | DL | 10 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.10 |
| 31 | Cameron Jones | Army | JR | DB | 10 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.10 |
| 31 | Trajan Pili | BYU | JR | DL | 10 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.10 |
| 31 | Bracken El-Bakri | BYU | SO | DL | 10 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.10 |
| 36 | Billy Nipp | NMSU | SR | LB | 11 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.09 |
| 36 | Solomon Ajayi | Liberty | JR | LB | 11 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.09 |
| 36 | Ralfs Rusins | Liberty | JR | DL | 11 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.09 |
| 39 | Raymond Wright | Army | SR | DL | 12 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.08 |
| 39 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | JR | DB | 12 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.08 |
| 39 | Cole Christiansen | Army | JR | LB | 12 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.08 |
| 39 | Elijah Riley | Army | JR | DB | 12 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.08 |
| 39 | Wunmi Oyetuga | Army | SR | DL | 12 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.08 |
| 44 | Daelin Hayes | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 8 | 0.5 | 6 | 0.06 |
| 45 | Adetokunbo Ogundeji | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 9 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.06 |
| 45 | Jalen Elliott | Notre Dame | JR | S | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 47 | Leon McQuaker | NMSU | SR | LB | 10 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.05 |
| 48 | Martin Mangram | U Mass | JR | S | 11 | 0.5 | 10 | 0.05 |
| 48 | Corbin Jackson | Liberty | SR | S | 11 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.05 |
| 48 | Joe Previte | U Mass | SR | DL | 11 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.05 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.