2018 Independent Leaders Sacks - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Tillery | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 11 | 8.0 | 54 | 0.73 |
| 2 | Julian Okwara | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 53 | 0.64 |
| 3 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.60 |
| 4 | James Nachtigal | Army | SR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Brandon Tillmon | Liberty | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 4 | James Gibson | Army | SR | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Jake Byczko | U Mass | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Khalid Kareem | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 11 | 4.5 | 51 | 0.41 |
| 9 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 11 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.32 |
| 10 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 11 | 3.0 | 8 | 0.27 |
| 11 | Daelin Hayes | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 10 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.20 |
| 11 | Merrill Taliauli | BYU | SR | DL | 5 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.20 |
| 11 | Zac Dawe | BYU | SO | DL | 5 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.20 |
| 14 | Kurt Hinish | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 11 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.14 |
| 14 | Adetokunbo Ogundeji | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 11 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.14 |
| 16 | Jayson Ademilola | Notre Dame | FR | DL | 10 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.05 |
| 17 | Jalen Elliott | Notre Dame | JR | S | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.05 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.