2019 American Athletic Conference Leaders Sacks - All Games through 01/13/2020
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quincy Roche | Temple | JR | DE | 13 | 13.0 | 85 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Patrick Nelson | SMU | SR | S | 13 | 12.0 | 85 | 0.92 |
| 3 | Kendall Futrell | ECU | SR | DL | 12 | 11.0 | 68 | 0.92 |
| 4 | Delontae Scott | SMU | SR | DE | 13 | 10.0 | 74 | 0.77 |
| 5 | Trevis Gipson | Tulsa | SR | DE | 12 | 8.0 | 52 | 0.67 |
| 6 | Brendon Hayes | UCF | SR | DL | 12 | 7.5 | 42 | 0.63 |
| 7 | Jacob Springer | Navy | JR | LB | 13 | 8.0 | 51 | 0.62 |
| 8 | Ifeanyi Maijeh | Temple | SO | DT | 12 | 6.5 | 53 | 0.54 |
| 9 | Bryce Huff | Memphis | SR | DE | 14 | 6.5 | 43 | 0.46 |
| 10 | Michael Pitts | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 13 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.42 |
| 10 | Demerick Gary | SMU | SR | DT | 13 | 5.5 | 31 | 0.42 |
| 10 | Diego Fagot | Navy | SO | LB | 13 | 5.5 | 29 | 0.42 |
| 10 | Dana Levine | Temple | SR | DE | 13 | 5.5 | 27 | 0.42 |
| 14 | David Anenih | Houston | JR | DL | 12 | 5.0 | 27 | 0.42 |
| 15 | Isaiah Chambers | Houston | JR | DL | 10 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.40 |
| 16 | Joseph Dorceus | Memphis | JR | DL | 14 | 5.0 | 27 | 0.36 |
| 17 | Zack Mesday | Temple | SR | DE | 13 | 4.5 | 16 | 0.35 |
| 18 | Lwal Uguak | UConn | SO | DL | 12 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.33 |
| 18 | Antonio Grier | S Florida | SO | LB | 12 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.33 |
| 18 | Payton Turner | Houston | JR | DL | 12 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.33 |
| 18 | Chance Purvis | ECU | JR | DL | 12 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.33 |
| 18 | Greg Reaves | S Florida | SR | DE | 12 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.33 |
| 23 | Patrick Johnson | Tulane | JR | DE | 13 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.31 |
| 23 | Paul Carothers | Navy | SR | LB | 13 | 4.0 | 22 | 0.31 |
| 25 | Kevon Jones | UConn | SO | DL | 10 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.30 |
| 26 | Alex Turner | ECU | SR | DL | 12 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.29 |
| 26 | Travis Jones | UConn | SO | DL | 12 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.29 |
| 28 | Myjai Sanders | Cincinnati | SO | DE | 14 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.29 |
| 28 | Jonathan Wilson | Memphis | SR | DL | 14 | 4.0 | 15 | 0.29 |
| 30 | Toby Ndukwe | SMU | SO | DE | 11 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.27 |
| 31 | Richard McBryde | SMU | SR | LB | 13 | 3.5 | 23 | 0.27 |
| 31 | Nizaire Cromartie | Navy | SR | LB | 13 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.27 |
| 31 | Kenny Turnier | UCF | JR | DL | 13 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.27 |
| 31 | Turner Coxe | SMU | SO | DE | 13 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.27 |
| 35 | Bryan Wright | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 14 | 3.5 | 32 | 0.25 |
| 35 | Dwayne Boyles | S Florida | SO | LB | 12 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.25 |
| 35 | Kirk Livingstone | S Florida | SR | DE | 12 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.25 |
| 38 | Everitt Cunningham | Memphis | JR | DE | 13 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.23 |
| 38 | Kalia Davis | UCF | SO | DL | 13 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.23 |
| 38 | Tre'mon Morris-Brash | UCF | FR | DL | 13 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.23 |
| 38 | Eric Mitchell | UCF | JR | LB | 13 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.23 |
| 42 | Delano Robinson | SMU | JR | LB | 11 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.23 |
| 43 | Ethan Tucky | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 14 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.21 |
| 44 | Jeffery Johnson | Tulane | SO | NT | 12 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.21 |
| 45 | D.J. Morgan | UConn | SR | LB | 10 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.20 |
| 46 | Austin Hall | Memphis | SR | LB | 13 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.19 |
| 46 | Gary Wiley | SMU | SO | DE | 13 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.19 |
| 48 | Patrick Macon | S Florida | SR | LB | 11 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.18 |
| 49 | Malik Vann | Cincinnati | SO | DE | 14 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.18 |
| 49 | Elijah Ponder | Cincinnati | JR | DT | 14 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.18 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.