2021 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Carter II | Army | JR | OLB | 12 | 15.5 | 88 | 1.29 | 
| 2 | Will Anderson Jr. | Alabama | SO | LB | 10 | 12.5 | 77 | 1.25 | 
| 3 | Sam Williams | Miss | SR | DL | 10 | 11.5 | 61 | 1.15 | 
| 4 | Ali Fayad | W Mich | SR | DL | 11 | 12.0 | 65 | 1.09 | 
| 5 | Jermaine Johnson II | FSU | SR | DE | 8 | 8.5 | 54 | 1.06 | 
| 6 | Tristan Nichols | Nevada | SR | DT | 10 | 10.0 | 65 | 1.00 | 
| 6 | Yasir Abdullah | Louisville | JR | LB | 8 | 8.0 | 65 | 1.00 | 
| 8 | Josaiah Stewart | Coast Car | FR | DE | 13 | 12.5 | 76 | 0.96 | 
| 9 | Cameron Thomas | SDSU | JR | DL | 12 | 11.5 | 63 | 0.96 | 
| 10 | Leo Chenal | Wisconsin | JR | ILB | 8 | 7.5 | 71 | 0.94 | 
| 11 | Javon Solomon | Troy | FR | BAN | 11 | 10.0 | 59 | 0.91 | 
| 12 | Felix Anudike-Uzomah | Kansas St | SO | DE | 10 | 9.0 | 46 | 0.90 | 
| 12 | Aidan Hutchinson | Michigan | SR | DE | 10 | 9.0 | 42 | 0.90 | 
| 14 | Devin Lloyd | Utah | JR | LB | 9 | 8.0 | 60 | 0.89 | 
| 15 | Mika Tafua | Utah | JR | DE | 9 | 7.5 | 59 | 0.83 | 
| 15 | DeMarvin Leal | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 9 | 7.5 | 39 | 0.83 | 
| 17 | Isaiah Foskey | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 11 | 9.0 | 106 | 0.82 | 
| 18 | Will McDonald IV | Iowa State | JR | DE | 8 | 6.5 | 45 | 0.81 | 
| 18 | Arnold Ebiketie | Penn State | SR | DE | 8 | 6.5 | 39 | 0.81 | 
| 20 | Scott Patchan | CSU | SR | DL | 10 | 8.0 | 71 | 0.80 | 
| 20 | Richard Jibunor | Troy | SO | BAN | 10 | 8.0 | 67 | 0.80 | 
| 20 | David Ojabo | Michigan | JR | LB | 10 | 8.0 | 59 | 0.80 | 
| 23 | Jamal Hines | Toledo | JR | OLB | 12 | 9.5 | 50 | 0.79 | 
| 24 | Zachary Carter | Florida | SR | DL | 9 | 7.0 | 38 | 0.78 | 
| 25 | Clarence Hicks | UTSA | SR | OLB | 13 | 10.0 | 63 | 0.77 | 
| 26 | Chauncey Manac | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 14 | 10.5 | 82 | 0.75 | 
| 26 | Isaiah Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 53 | 0.75 | 
| 26 | Brenton Cox Jr. | Florida | JR | OLB | 10 | 7.5 | 43 | 0.75 | 
| 26 | Isaiah Bagnah | Boise St | SO | EDG | 8 | 6.0 | 32 | 0.75 | 
| 26 | Cody Roscoe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 25 | 0.75 | 
| 31 | BJ Ojulari | LSU | SO | DE | 9 | 6.5 | 48 | 0.72 | 
| 31 | Tyree Johnson | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 48 | 0.72 | 
| 33 | Micheal Clemons | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 29 | 0.71 | 
| 34 | Lonnie Phelps | Miami (Oh) | SO | DL | 12 | 8.5 | 61 | 0.71 | 
| 35 | Cameron Goode | California | SR | OLB | 10 | 7.0 | 56 | 0.70 | 
| 36 | Troy Hairston II | CMU | SR | DL | 13 | 9.0 | 75 | 0.69 | 
| 36 | Jordan Ferguson | MTSU | JR | DE | 13 | 9.0 | 59 | 0.69 | 
| 36 | DeAngelo Malone | Western Ky | SR | DE | 13 | 9.0 | 51 | 0.69 | 
| 39 | Eyioma Uwazurike | Iowa State | SR | DE | 8 | 5.5 | 54 | 0.69 | 
| 40 | Vince Sanford | Air Force | JR | OLB | 11 | 7.5 | 79 | 0.68 | 
| 40 | Rondell Bothroyd | Wk Forest | SO | DL | 11 | 7.5 | 41 | 0.68 | 
| 42 | Nick Hampton | App St | JR | OLB | 12 | 8.0 | 45 | 0.67 | 
| 42 | Kameron Butler | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 12 | 8.0 | 43 | 0.67 | 
| 42 | Kayvon Thibodeaux | Oregon | SO | DE | 9 | 6.0 | 45 | 0.67 | 
| 42 | Tre Williams | Arkansas | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 26 | 0.67 | 
| 46 | Grayson Murphy | N Texas | FR | DE | 13 | 8.5 | 53 | 0.65 | 
| 47 | Calijah Kancey | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 58 | 0.64 | 
| 47 | David Perales | Fresno St | SR | DE | 11 | 7.0 | 56 | 0.64 | 
| 47 | Boye Mafe | Minnesota | SR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 49 | 0.64 | 
| 47 | Habakkuk Baldonado | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 41 | 0.64 | 
| 47 | Kivon Bennett | Ark St | JR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 41 | 0.64 | 
| 47 | Luiji Vilain | Wk Forest | SR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 32 | 0.64 | 
| 53 | Karl Brooks | BGSU | JR | DL | 12 | 7.5 | 55 | 0.63 | 
| 53 | Jonah Tavai | SDSU | SR | DL | 12 | 7.5 | 48 | 0.63 | 
| 53 | Tyrus Wheat | Miss St | SR | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 41 | 0.63 | 
| 53 | Stefon Thompson | Syracuse | FR | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 29 | 0.63 | 
| 53 | Derick Hall | Auburn | JR | EDG | 8 | 5.0 | 28 | 0.63 | 
| 53 | Eku Leota | Auburn | JR | EDG | 8 | 5.0 | 22 | 0.63 | 
| 59 | Kyron Johnson | Kansas | SR | DE | 9 | 5.5 | 25 | 0.61 | 
| 60 | Dante Stills | WVU | SR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 48 | 0.60 | 
| 60 | Alex Wright | UAB | JR | OLB | 10 | 6.0 | 46 | 0.60 | 
| 60 | Jacub Panasiuk | Mich St | SR | DE | 10 | 6.0 | 41 | 0.60 | 
| 60 | Vi Jones | NC State | JR | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 40 | 0.60 | 
| 60 | Brock Martin | Okla St | SR | DE | 10 | 6.0 | 40 | 0.60 | 
| 60 | Phidarian Mathis | Alabama | SR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 38 | 0.60 | 
| 60 | Nik Bonitto | Oklahoma | JR | OLB | 10 | 6.0 | 35 | 0.60 | 
| 60 | Mohamed Kamara | CSU | JR | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 30 | 0.60 | 
| 60 | Viliami Fehoko | SJSU | SO | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 27 | 0.60 | 
| 60 | Drake Thomas | NC State | SO | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 20 | 0.60 | 
| 70 | Jordan Jackson | Air Force | SR | DT | 11 | 6.5 | 68 | 0.59 | 
| 70 | Owen Carney Jr. | Illinois | SR | OLB | 11 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.59 | 
| 70 | Joe Ozougwu | Ark St | SR | DE | 11 | 6.5 | 30 | 0.59 | 
| 73 | Nick Heninger | Utah State | SR | DE | 12 | 7.0 | 44 | 0.58 | 
| 73 | Kyon Barrs | Arizona | SO | DL | 6 | 3.5 | 23 | 0.58 | 
| 75 | Maason Smith | LSU | FR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.57 | 
| 76 | Kingsley Jonathan | Syracuse | SR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 42 | 0.56 | 
| 77 | Greg Rose | Maryland | SR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 47 | 0.56 | 
| 77 | Tyree Wilson | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 42 | 0.56 | 
| 77 | Tuli Tuipulotu | USC | SO | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 38 | 0.56 | 
| 77 | Kendy Charles | Liberty | FR | DT | 9 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.56 | 
| 77 | Van Fillinger | Utah | FR | DE | 9 | 5.0 | 31 | 0.56 | 
| 77 | Justin Ellis | Ga South | SR | DE | 9 | 5.0 | 29 | 0.56 | 
| 77 | C.J. Wright | Ga South | SR | NT | 9 | 5.0 | 28 | 0.56 | 
| 77 | Jaxon Player | Tulsa | SR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 27 | 0.56 | 
| 77 | Myles Murphy | Clemson | SO | DE | 9 | 5.0 | 25 | 0.56 | 
| 77 | Gabe Hall | Baylor | SO | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 17 | 0.56 | 
| 87 | Jeff Pietrowski | Mich St | SO | DE | 10 | 5.5 | 38 | 0.55 | 
| 87 | Perrion Winfrey | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 29 | 0.55 | 
| 87 | DeVere Levelston | SMU | JR | DE | 10 | 5.5 | 26 | 0.55 | 
| 87 | Cedric Johnson | Miss | SO | OLB | 10 | 5.5 | 25 | 0.55 | 
| 87 | Carson Wells | Colorado | JR | OLB | 10 | 5.5 | 16 | 0.55 | 
| 92 | D'Anthony Jones | Houston | JR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 45 | 0.55 | 
| 92 | J.J. Weaver | Kentucky | SO | OLB | 11 | 6.0 | 39 | 0.55 | 
| 92 | Kevin Atkins | Fresno St | SR | DT | 11 | 6.0 | 38 | 0.55 | 
| 92 | Darius Muasau | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 11 | 6.0 | 35 | 0.55 | 
| 96 | Sam Hammond | Nevada | SR | DE | 12 | 6.5 | 67 | 0.54 | 
| 96 | Jeffrey Gunter | Coast Car | SR | BAN | 12 | 6.5 | 59 | 0.54 | 
| 96 | Daymond Williams | Buffalo | JR | DT | 12 | 6.5 | 42 | 0.54 | 
| 99 | Gabriel Murphy | N Texas | FR | DE | 13 | 7.0 | 46 | 0.54 | 
| 100 | Zi'Yon Hill | La-Lafytte | JR | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 42 | 0.50 | 
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.