2021 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cody Roscoe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 24 | 1.38 |
| 2 | Taylor Riggins | Buffalo | SR | DE | 3 | 4.0 | 30 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Richard Jibunor | Troy | SO | BAN | 4 | 5.0 | 42 | 1.25 |
| 3 | Boye Mafe | Minnesota | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 30 | 1.25 |
| 3 | Jermaine Johnson II | FSU | SR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 26 | 1.25 |
| 6 | Brenton Cox Jr. | Florida | JR | OLB | 5 | 6.0 | 42 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Ali Fayad | W Mich | SR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 34 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Will Anderson Jr. | Alabama | SO | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 32 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Sam Williams | Miss | SR | DL | 5 | 6.0 | 20 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Olakunle Fatukasi | Rutgers | SR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 17 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Andre Carter II | Army | JR | OLB | 10 | 11.5 | 70 | 1.15 |
| 12 | Javon Solomon | Troy | FR | BAN | 4 | 4.5 | 32 | 1.13 |
| 12 | Nick Herbig | Wisconsin | SO | OLB | 4 | 4.5 | 30 | 1.13 |
| 12 | Brock Martin | Okla St | SR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 29 | 1.13 |
| 12 | Mohamed Kamara | CSU | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 23 | 1.13 |
| 12 | Aidan Hutchinson | Michigan | SR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 17 | 1.13 |
| 17 | Troy Hairston II | CMU | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 53 | 1.10 |
| 17 | Chauncey Manac | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 53 | 1.10 |
| 17 | BJ Ojulari | LSU | SO | DE | 5 | 5.5 | 40 | 1.10 |
| 20 | Nick Heninger | Utah State | SR | DE | 5 | 5.0 | 51 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Josh Carr, Jr. | USM | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Ty Shelby | La-Monroe | SR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Lukas Van Ness | Iowa | FR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Terrel Bernard | Baylor | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Zachary Carter | Florida | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Andrzej Hughes-Murray | Oregon St | SR | OLB | 4 | 4.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Joe Evans | Iowa | JR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Levi Bell | La Tech | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Smith Vilbert | Penn State | SO | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Haskell Garrett | Ohio State | SR | DT | 3 | 3.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Grayson Murphy | N Texas | FR | DE | 5 | 4.5 | 25 | 0.90 |
| 32 | B.J. Green II | Ariz St | FR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 35 | 0.88 |
| 32 | Turan Rush | EMU | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 31 | 0.88 |
| 32 | Zach VanValkenburg | Iowa | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 29 | 0.88 |
| 32 | Jeffrey Gunter | Coast Car | SR | BAN | 4 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.88 |
| 32 | Josh Paschal | Kentucky | SR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 27 | 0.88 |
| 32 | Kivon Bennett | Ark St | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 23 | 0.88 |
| 32 | DeMarvin Leal | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 32 | D'Anthony Jones | Houston | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.88 |
| 32 | Will Choloh | Troy | JR | DT | 4 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.88 |
| 32 | Joe Ozougwu | Ark St | SR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 16 | 0.88 |
| 42 | Isaiah Foskey | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 13 | 11.0 | 127 | 0.85 |
| 43 | Isaiah Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.83 |
| 43 | Kyon Barrs | Arizona | SO | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 43 | Luis Medina | Troy | FR | DT | 3 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.83 |
| 43 | Adetomiwa Adebawore | N'western | JR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.83 |
| 43 | Jeffery Pooler, Jr. | N'western | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.83 |
| 43 | Perrion Winfrey | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.83 |
| 43 | Nik Bonitto | Oklahoma | JR | OLB | 3 | 2.5 | 7 | 0.83 |
| 43 | Jasheen Davis | Wk Forest | FR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.83 |
| 51 | Blaze Alldredge | Missouri | SR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 37 | 0.80 |
| 51 | Lonnie Phelps | Miami (Oh) | SO | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 32 | 0.80 |
| 51 | Ralph Holley | W Mich | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.80 |
| 51 | Jordan Ferguson | MTSU | JR | DE | 5 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.80 |
| 51 | Tavion Woodard | Ball State | SO | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 22 | 0.80 |
| 51 | Darrian Beavers | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.80 |
| 57 | Thomas Rush | Minnesota | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 37 | 0.75 |
| 57 | Tyleik Williams | Ohio State | FR | DT | 4 | 3.0 | 34 | 0.75 |
| 57 | Tyree Wilson | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.75 |
| 57 | Bryson Jackson | Baylor | SR | OLB | 4 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 57 | Nate Givhan | Toledo | JR | OLB | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 57 | Issiah Nixon | Texas St | FR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 57 | Maason Smith | LSU | FR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 57 | Jacub Panasiuk | Mich St | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 57 | Viliami Fehoko | SJSU | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 57 | Jared Bartlett | WVU | SO | BAN | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 57 | Rondell Bothroyd | Wk Forest | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 57 | Markees Watts | Charlotte | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 57 | Marlowe Wax | Syracuse | FR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.75 |
| 57 | Felix Anudike-Uzomah | Kansas St | SO | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.75 |
| 57 | Scott Matlock | Boise St | JR | DT | 4 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 72 | Victor Jones | Wyoming | SR | DT | 5 | 3.5 | 41 | 0.70 |
| 72 | Nakobe Dean | Georgia | JR | ILB | 5 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.70 |
| 72 | KD Davis | N Texas | JR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 27 | 0.70 |
| 72 | Habakkuk Baldonado | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.70 |
| 72 | Josaiah Stewart | Coast Car | FR | DE | 5 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.70 |
| 77 | Cameron Goode | California | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 27 | 0.67 |
| 77 | Bradyn Swinson | Oregon | FR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.67 |
| 77 | Leo Chenal | Wisconsin | JR | ILB | 3 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 77 | Micah McFadden | Indiana | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 77 | Khalid Duke | Kansas St | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 77 | Owen Carney Jr. | Illinois | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 77 | William Kwenkeu | Temple | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 77 | Antwuan Jackson | Ohio State | SR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 77 | Bo Calvert | UCLA | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 77 | Darien Butler | Ariz St | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 77 | AJ Watkins | Ga South | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 77 | Jeremy Meiser | N'western | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 77 | Ovie Oghoufo | Texas | JR | EDG | 3 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.67 |
| 77 | Ryder Anderson | Indiana | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 91 | Devin Phillips | CSU | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 24 | 0.63 |
| 91 | Noah Seiden | Tulane | SO | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 91 | Matt Henningsen | Wisconsin | SR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 91 | Suirad Ware | ECU | FR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 91 | Will McDonald IV | Iowa State | JR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 91 | Julius Turner | Rutgers | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 91 | Zack Woodard | La-Monroe | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.63 |
| 91 | Eyioma Uwazurike | Iowa State | SR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.63 |
| 91 | Solomon Byrd | Wyoming | JR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 91 | Jalen Redmond | Oklahoma | SO | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.63 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.