2018 Independent Leaders Sacks - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Tillery | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 45 | 1.40 |
| 2 | Javahn Fergurson | NMSU | JR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 3 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 38 | 0.80 |
| 4 | Jessie Lemonier | Liberty | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Khalid Kareem | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.40 |
| 5 | DeShawnte Lloyd | NMSU | SR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.40 |
| 5 | James Nachtigal | Army | SR | LB | 5 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.40 |
| 5 | Roy Lopez | NMSU | JR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.40 |
| 5 | James Gibson | Army | SR | DB | 5 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.40 |
| 5 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | SR | LB | 5 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.40 |
| 11 | Jake Byczko | U Mass | SO | DL | 6 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.33 |
| 12 | Bryton Barr | U Mass | SR | LB | 6 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.25 |
| 12 | Ralfs Rusins | Liberty | JR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.25 |
| 14 | Raymond Wright | Army | SR | DL | 5 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.20 |
| 14 | Billy Nipp | NMSU | SR | LB | 5 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.20 |
| 14 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 5 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.20 |
| 14 | Zac Dawe | BYU | SO | DL | 5 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.20 |
| 14 | Julian Okwara | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 5 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.20 |
| 14 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 5 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.20 |
| 20 | Tolen Avery | Liberty | SR | DL | 4 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.13 |
| 20 | Juwan Wells | Liberty | SR | DL | 4 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.13 |
| 22 | Adetokunbo Ogundeji | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 22 | Jalen Elliott | Notre Dame | JR | S | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.10 |
| 24 | Martin Mangram | U Mass | JR | S | 6 | 0.5 | 10 | 0.08 |
| 24 | Joe Previte | U Mass | SR | DL | 6 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.08 |
| 24 | Chinedu Ogbonna | U Mass | SO | LB | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.08 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.