2021 National Leaders Sacks - Games in December/January Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Harris | Alabama | JR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 39 | 1.17 |
| 2 | Nick Heninger | Utah State | SR | DE | 2 | 4.0 | 31 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Collin Oliver | Okla St | FR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Daniel Scott | California | SR | S | 1 | 1.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Dallas Turner | Alabama | FR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 26 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Luiji Vilain | Wk Forest | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Jamil Muhammad | Georgia St | SO | OLB | 1 | 2.0 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 7 | B.J. Green II | Ariz St | FR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Tyree Wilson | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Troy Hairston II | CMU | SR | DL | 1 | 2.5 | 19 | 2.50 |
| 10 | Nate Givhan | Toledo | JR | OLB | 1 | 2.0 | 19 | 2.00 |
| 12 | Will Anderson Jr. | Alabama | SO | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Terrel Bernard | Baylor | SR | LB | 2 | 2.5 | 18 | 1.25 |
| 12 | Nick Herbig | Wisconsin | SO | OLB | 1 | 2.0 | 18 | 2.00 |
| 12 | Bryson Jackson | Baylor | SR | OLB | 2 | 2.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Travon Walker | Georgia | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 12 | Thomas Incoom | CMU | JR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 18 | Smith Vilbert | Penn State | SO | DE | 1 | 3.0 | 17 | 3.00 |
| 18 | Adin Huntington | Kent State | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Brock Martin | Okla St | SR | DE | 2 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Clarence Hicks | UTSA | SR | OLB | 2 | 2.5 | 16 | 1.25 |
| 20 | Brodric Martin | Western Ky | JR | DT | 2 | 2.5 | 16 | 1.25 |
| 20 | Zi'Yon Hill | La-Lafytte | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Zach VanValkenburg | Iowa | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Jonah Tavai | SDSU | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 20 | SirVocea Dennis | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Jack Sanborn | Wisconsin | SR | ILB | 1 | 1.5 | 16 | 1.50 |
| 28 | Marcus Bragg | Western Ky | JR | DE | 2 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Curtis Brooks | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 14 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Desmond Igbinosun | Rutgers | FR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Nick Hampton | App St | JR | OLB | 2 | 3.0 | 13 | 1.50 |
| 31 | Arik Smith | Army | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Nolan Smith | Georgia | JR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 31 | Garrett Crall | Wyoming | SR | DE | 1 | 1.5 | 13 | 1.50 |
| 31 | Jordan Strachan | S Carolina | SR | EDG | 1 | 1.5 | 13 | 1.50 |
| 31 | Hayden Henry | Arkansas | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Pig Cage | LSU | FR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Channing Tindall | Georgia | SR | ILB | 3 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.33 |
| 39 | Esezi Otomewo | Minnesota | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 39 | Keshawn Banks | SDSU | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 39 | Robert Beal Jr. | Georgia | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 39 | Keyshon Camp | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 39 | Nick Cross | Maryland | JR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 39 | Troy Brown | CMU | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 39 | D'Marco Jackson | App St | SR | ILB | 2 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Jacob Slade | Mich St | JR | DT | 1 | 1.5 | 11 | 1.50 |
| 46 | Isaiah Foskey | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Jason Taylor II | Okla St | JR | S | 2 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Hale Motu'apuaka | Utah State | JR | DT | 2 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 50 | Tyler Batty | BYU | FR | DL | 1 | 2.5 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 50 | Joel Dublanko | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 50 | Brandon Wright | Mich St | JR | DE | 1 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 50 | Mohamed Toure | Rutgers | SO | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 50 | Logan Hall | Houston | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 50 | Arron Mosby | Fresno St | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 50 | Ty'Ron Hopper | Florida | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 50 | Braden Fiske | W Mich | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 50 | Jackie Matthews | WVU | JR | CB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 50 | Dante Stills | WVU | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 50 | Tony Bradford Jr. | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 50 | Jeremy Banks | Tennessee | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 50 | DaMarcus Mitchell | Purdue | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 50 | Jabari Ellis | S Carolina | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 50 | Jacub Panasiuk | Mich St | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 50 | Joe Foucha | Arkansas | SR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 50 | Aidan Hutchinson | Michigan | SR | DE | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 50 | Bam Brima | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 50 | Dion Bergan, Jr. | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 69 | TJ Johnson | Marshall | SR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 69 | Jasheen Davis | Wk Forest | FR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 69 | Tuli Tuipulotu | USC | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Cameron Goode | California | SR | OLB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Lance Boykin | Coast Car | JR | CB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Levelle Bailey | Fresno St | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Corvin Moment | W Mich | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Tomon Fox | N Carolina | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Cedric Gray | N Carolina | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Ahmad Gardner | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 69 | Seth Benson | Iowa | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 69 | DJ Dale | Alabama | JR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.33 |
| 81 | Kayvon Thibodeaux | Oregon | SO | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Gabriel Murphy | N Texas | FR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Tyler Nubin | Minnesota | JR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Boye Mafe | Minnesota | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Eku Leota | Auburn | JR | EDG | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Demeioun Robinson | Maryland | FR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Tennessee Pututau | Utah | FR | DT | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Brayden Utley | Baylor | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Tre Sterling | Okla St | SR | S | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Joe Evans | Iowa | JR | DE | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Justin Rice | Utah State | SR | ILB | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Tyler Bentley | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Nakobe Dean | Georgia | JR | ILB | 3 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.33 |
| 94 | Andrzej Hughes-Murray | Oregon St | SR | OLB | 1 | 2.0 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 94 | Phidarian Mathis | Alabama | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.67 |
| 94 | Keonte Schad | Oregon St | SR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 94 | Jaden Dolphin | N Illinois | FR | LB | 2 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.75 |
| 94 | Turan Rush | EMU | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 94 | Jaxon Player | Tulsa | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 94 | Jordan Young | ODU | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |