2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Sacks - All Games through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aidan Hutchinson | Michigan | SR | DE | 14 | 14.0 | 73 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Arnold Ebiketie | Penn State | SR | DE | 12 | 9.5 | 62 | 0.79 |
| 3 | David Ojabo | Michigan | JR | LB | 14 | 11.0 | 88 | 0.79 |
| 4 | Leo Chenal | Wisconsin | JR | ILB | 11 | 8.0 | 74 | 0.73 |
| 5 | Nick Herbig | Wisconsin | SO | OLB | 13 | 9.0 | 57 | 0.69 |
| 6 | Micah McFadden | Indiana | SR | LB | 12 | 6.5 | 54 | 0.54 |
| 6 | Owen Carney Jr. | Illinois | SR | OLB | 12 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.54 |
| 8 | Jacub Panasiuk | Mich St | SR | DE | 13 | 7.0 | 51 | 0.54 |
| 8 | Boye Mafe | Minnesota | SR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 49 | 0.54 |
| 10 | Joe Evans | Iowa | JR | DE | 14 | 7.0 | 47 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Lukas Van Ness | Iowa | FR | DL | 14 | 7.0 | 46 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Sam Okuayinonu | Maryland | SR | DL | 13 | 6.0 | 55 | 0.46 |
| 13 | Haskell Garrett | Ohio State | SR | DT | 12 | 5.5 | 31 | 0.46 |
| 14 | Thomas Rush | Minnesota | SR | DL | 13 | 5.5 | 51 | 0.42 |
| 14 | Jeff Pietrowski | Mich St | SO | DE | 13 | 5.5 | 38 | 0.42 |
| 16 | Tyleik Williams | Ohio State | FR | DT | 12 | 5.0 | 48 | 0.42 |
| 16 | Garrett Nelson | Nebraska | SO | OLB | 12 | 5.0 | 38 | 0.42 |
| 16 | George Karlaftis | Purdue | JR | DE | 12 | 5.0 | 31 | 0.42 |
| 19 | Keith Randolph Jr. | Illinois | FR | DL | 10 | 4.0 | 14 | 0.40 |
| 20 | Zach VanValkenburg | Iowa | SR | DL | 14 | 5.5 | 43 | 0.39 |
| 21 | Greg Rose | Maryland | SR | DL | 13 | 5.0 | 47 | 0.39 |
| 21 | Kydran Jenkins | Purdue | FR | DE | 13 | 5.0 | 41 | 0.39 |
| 21 | Jack Sanborn | Wisconsin | SR | ILB | 13 | 5.0 | 37 | 0.39 |
| 24 | Adetomiwa Adebawore | N'western | JR | DL | 12 | 4.5 | 25 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Branson Deen | Purdue | JR | DT | 12 | 4.5 | 24 | 0.38 |
| 26 | Mosiah Nasili-Kite | Maryland | JR | DL | 11 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.36 |
| 27 | Mohamed Toure | Rutgers | SO | LB | 13 | 4.5 | 29 | 0.35 |
| 28 | DaMarcus Mitchell | Purdue | SR | DE | 12 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.33 |
| 28 | Jeremy Meiser | N'western | SR | DL | 12 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.33 |
| 30 | Noah Burks | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 13 | 4.0 | 22 | 0.31 |
| 31 | Simeon Barrow | Mich St | FR | DT | 10 | 3.0 | 33 | 0.30 |
| 31 | Tyreke Smith | Ohio State | SR | DE | 10 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.30 |
| 33 | Ryder Anderson | Indiana | SR | DL | 12 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.29 |
| 33 | Jeffery Pooler, Jr. | N'western | SR | DL | 12 | 3.5 | 16 | 0.29 |
| 35 | Smith Vilbert | Penn State | SO | DE | 11 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.27 |
| 36 | Matt Henningsen | Wisconsin | SR | DE | 13 | 3.5 | 27 | 0.27 |
| 36 | Maverick Hansen | Mich St | SO | DT | 13 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.27 |
| 38 | Jer'Zhan Newton | Illinois | FR | DL | 12 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.25 |
| 38 | Isaiah Gay | Illinois | SR | OLB | 12 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.25 |
| 38 | Zach Harrison | Ohio State | JR | DE | 12 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.25 |
| 38 | Curtis Jacobs | Penn State | SO | LB | 12 | 3.0 | 11 | 0.25 |
| 38 | Brandon Wright | Mich St | JR | DE | 10 | 2.5 | 24 | 0.25 |
| 43 | Xavier Henderson | Mich St | SR | S | 13 | 3.0 | 33 | 0.23 |
| 43 | Jack Sawyer | Ohio State | FR | DE | 13 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.23 |
| 43 | Esezi Otomewo | Minnesota | SR | DL | 13 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.23 |
| 43 | Nick Cross | Maryland | JR | DB | 13 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.23 |
| 47 | Aaron Lewis | Rutgers | FR | DL | 11 | 2.5 | 26 | 0.23 |
| 48 | Logan Lee | Iowa | SO | DL | 14 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.21 |
| 49 | Antwuan Jackson | Ohio State | SR | DT | 12 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.21 |
| 49 | Taylor Upshaw | Michigan | SR | DE | 12 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.21 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.