2020 American Athletic Conference Leaders Sacks - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Johnson | Tulane | SR | DE | 11 | 10.0 | 67 | 0.91 |
| 2 | Cameron Sample | Tulane | SR | DE | 11 | 5.0 | 46 | 0.46 |
| 3 | Myjai Sanders | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 9 | 6.5 | 44 | 0.72 |
| 4 | Morris Joseph | Memphis | JR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 43 | 0.70 |
| 5 | David Anenih | Houston | SR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 42 | 0.56 |
| 6 | Payton Turner | Houston | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Turner Coxe | SMU | JR | DE | 9 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.39 |
| 8 | Kenny Turnier | UCF | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.80 |
| 9 | Wardalis Ducksworth | Memphis | JR | DL | 10 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.40 |
| 10 | Arnold Ebiketie | Temple | JR | DE | 6 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.67 |
| 10 | Zaven Collins | Tulsa | JR | LB | 8 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Landon Woodson | UCF | SO | DL | 7 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.43 |
| 13 | Diego Fagot | Navy | JR | LB | 9 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.33 |
| 14 | Tre'mon Morris-Brash | UCF | SO | DL | 10 | 3.5 | 23 | 0.35 |
| 14 | Jarell White | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 9 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.33 |
| 16 | Thomas Pickens | Memphis | SR | LB | 9 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.33 |
| 16 | Xavier Smith | ECU | JR | ILB | 9 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.28 |
| 18 | Dorian Williams | Tulane | SO | LB | 12 | 4.5 | 21 | 0.38 |
| 19 | Anthony Goodlow | Tulsa | SO | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.44 |
| 19 | Tatum Bethune | UCF | SO | LB | 10 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.25 |
| 21 | Derek Parish | Houston | JR | DL | 8 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.44 |
| 21 | Nelson Paul | SMU | SO | DE | 8 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.31 |
| 21 | Grant Sawyer | Tulsa | JR | LB | 9 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.22 |
| 24 | O'Bryan Goodson | Memphis | SR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Jeffery Johnson | Tulane | JR | NT | 12 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.29 |
| 24 | Ethan Tucky | Cincinnati | SR | 9 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.22 | |
| 27 | Macon Clark | Tulane | JR | S | 12 | 4.0 | 17 | 0.33 |
| 27 | Delano Robinson | SMU | SR | LB | 9 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.33 |
| 27 | Treyvon Reeves | Tulsa | SR | LB | 9 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.28 |
| 27 | Randy Charlton | UCF | JR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Jireh Wilson | ECU | SO | LB | 9 | 3.5 | 16 | 0.39 |
| 31 | Cam Goode | UCF | SO | DL | 10 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.30 |
| 33 | Curtis Brooks | Cincinnati | SR | DT | 8 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.31 |
| 33 | Darrian Beavers | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 9 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.28 |
| 33 | Adonis Friloux | Tulane | FR | DL | 10 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.25 |
| 33 | Nick Anderson | Tulane | JR | LB | 12 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.21 |
| 33 | Malik Vann | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 8 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.25 |
| 33 | Elijah Chatman | SMU | SO | DT | 9 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.22 |
| 39 | Richard McBryde | SMU | SR | LB | 9 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.33 |
| 39 | Xavier Cullens | Memphis | JR | LB | 8 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.25 |
| 39 | Grant Stuard | Houston | SR | LB | 7 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.14 |
| 42 | Junior Aho | SMU | SO | DL | 9 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.33 |
| 43 | Daniel Archibong | Temple | SR | DT | 7 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.29 |
| 43 | Marcus Brown | Cincinnati | SR | DT | 9 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.22 |
| 43 | Josh Celiscar | UCF | FR | DL | 10 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.20 |
| 43 | D'Anta Johnson | ECU | FR | DT | 2 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 43 | James Wiggins | Cincinnati | SR | S | 8 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.13 |
| 43 | J'arius Warren | Navy | JR | DE | 10 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.10 |
| 43 | Kevin Henry | Tulane | SR | LB | 11 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.09 |
| 50 | Chris Willis | ECU | SR | DL | 8 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.25 |