2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Sacks - Games Won Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Kwenkeu | Temple | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Darius Hodges | Tulane | FR | JOK | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Keith Cooper Jr. | Tulane | FR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Tre'mon Morris-Brash | UCF | JR | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 31 | 0.71 |
| 4 | Jaxon Player | Tulsa | SR | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 27 | 0.71 |
| 6 | Big Kat Bryant | UCF | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 31 | 0.67 |
| 7 | Curtis Brooks | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 13 | 7.5 | 46 | 0.58 |
| 8 | Anthony Goodlow | Tulsa | JR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.57 |
| 9 | Gary Wiley | SMU | SR | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 22 | 0.56 |
| 10 | D'Anthony Jones | Houston | JR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 38 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Turner Coxe | SMU | SR | LB | 8 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Justin Wright | Tulsa | JR | LB | 7 | 3.5 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Maurice White | Memphis | SR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Jaylon Allen | Memphis | JR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Rodney Owens | Memphis | SR | DB | 6 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Eric Hicks Jr. | Tulane | FR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Nick Anderson | Tulane | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Jeffery Johnson | Tulane | SR | NT | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Antonio Grier | S Florida | SR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Alfred Thomas | Tulane | JR | DE | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Noah Seiden | Tulane | SO | DE | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Logan Hall | Houston | JR | DL | 11 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.46 |
| 23 | DeVere Levelston | SMU | JR | DE | 8 | 3.5 | 16 | 0.44 |
| 24 | Immanuel Hickman | ECU | FR | DL | 7 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.43 |
| 24 | Elijah Morris | ECU | FR | DL | 7 | 3.0 | 11 | 0.43 |
| 26 | Joel Dublanko | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 13 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.42 |
| 27 | David Anenih | Houston | SR | DL | 12 | 5.0 | 36 | 0.42 |
| 28 | Derek Parish | Houston | JR | DL | 12 | 4.0 | 19 | 0.33 |
| 28 | Cam Goode | UCF | JR | DL | 9 | 3.0 | 11 | 0.33 |
| 28 | Darian Varner | Temple | FR | DT | 3 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.33 |
| 28 | Will Rodgers | Temple | SR | DE | 3 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.33 |
| 28 | Yvandy Rigby | Temple | FR | BBO | 3 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.33 |
| 28 | Kobe Wilson | Temple | FR | LB | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 34 | Atlias Bell | Houston | JR | DL | 11 | 3.5 | 27 | 0.32 |
| 34 | Nelson Ceaser | Houston | FR | DL | 11 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.32 |
| 34 | Malik Vann | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 11 | 3.5 | 17 | 0.32 |
| 37 | Elijah Chatman | SMU | JR | DE | 8 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.31 |
| 38 | Darrian Beavers | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 13 | 4.0 | 22 | 0.31 |
| 39 | Justin Hodges | UCF | SO | DB | 7 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.29 |
| 40 | Ricky Barber | UCF | SO | DL | 8 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.25 |
| 40 | John Tate IV | Memphis | SR | DL | 6 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.25 |
| 40 | J'arius Warren | Navy | SR | DT | 4 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Justin Reed | Navy | FR | DE | 4 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Tyler Fletcher | Navy | FR | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Jacob Busic | Navy | SO | DE | 4 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Jamal Glenn | Navy | SR | CB | 4 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Nicholas Straw | Navy | JR | RDR | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Clay Cromwell | Navy | SO | NG | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Blake Green | S Florida | SR | DT | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Jason Vaughn | S Florida | JR | DE | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.25 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.