2021 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Foskey | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 10 | 9.0 | 107 | 0.90 |
| 2 | David Ojabo | Michigan | JR | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 88 | 0.92 |
| 3 | Will Anderson Jr. | Alabama | SO | LB | 11 | 12.5 | 80 | 1.14 |
| 4 | Collin Oliver | Okla St | FR | DE | 10 | 10.0 | 69 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Eyioma Uwazurike | Iowa State | SR | DE | 11 | 8.0 | 69 | 0.73 |
| 6 | Will McDonald IV | Iowa State | JR | DE | 11 | 10.5 | 67 | 0.96 |
| 6 | Mika Tafua | Utah | JR | DE | 11 | 8.0 | 67 | 0.73 |
| 8 | Aidan Hutchinson | Michigan | SR | DE | 12 | 12.0 | 65 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Yasir Abdullah | Louisville | JR | LB | 10 | 8.0 | 64 | 0.80 |
| 10 | Tomon Fox | N Carolina | SR | LB | 10 | 8.5 | 59 | 0.85 |
| 11 | Jermaine Johnson II | FSU | SR | DE | 9 | 7.5 | 56 | 0.83 |
| 11 | Cameron Goode | California | SR | OLB | 9 | 7.0 | 56 | 0.78 |
| 13 | Leo Chenal | Wisconsin | JR | ILB | 9 | 7.0 | 55 | 0.78 |
| 14 | Arnold Ebiketie | Penn State | SR | DE | 10 | 8.5 | 53 | 0.85 |
| 14 | Luiji Vilain | Wk Forest | SR | DL | 11 | 7.5 | 53 | 0.68 |
| 16 | Devin Lloyd | Utah | JR | LB | 11 | 7.0 | 52 | 0.64 |
| 16 | Dante Stills | WVU | SR | DL | 12 | 7.0 | 52 | 0.58 |
| 18 | Nakobe Dean | Georgia | JR | ILB | 13 | 6.0 | 51 | 0.46 |
| 19 | Tyree Johnson | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 9 | 7.5 | 50 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Calijah Kancey | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 50 | 0.55 |
| 19 | Sam Okuayinonu | Maryland | SR | DL | 11 | 5.0 | 50 | 0.46 |
| 19 | Martez Manuel | Missouri | JR | DB | 9 | 4.5 | 50 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Byron Young | Tennessee | JR | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 49 | 0.61 |
| 23 | Marcus Valdez | BC | SR | DE | 9 | 5.0 | 49 | 0.56 |
| 25 | Sam Williams | Miss | SR | DL | 10 | 7.5 | 48 | 0.75 |
| 25 | Tyree Wilson | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 48 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Greg Rose | Maryland | SR | DL | 11 | 5.0 | 47 | 0.46 |
| 28 | Nick Herbig | Wisconsin | SO | OLB | 10 | 6.5 | 45 | 0.65 |
| 28 | Robert Beal Jr. | Georgia | SR | OLB | 13 | 5.5 | 45 | 0.42 |
| 30 | Kayvon Thibodeaux | Oregon | SO | DE | 10 | 6.0 | 44 | 0.60 |
| 30 | Christian Harris | Alabama | JR | LB | 11 | 5.0 | 44 | 0.46 |
| 32 | Derick Hall | Auburn | JR | EDG | 9 | 7.5 | 42 | 0.83 |
| 32 | Travon Walker | Georgia | JR | DL | 13 | 5.5 | 42 | 0.42 |
| 34 | Dallas Turner | Alabama | FR | LB | 11 | 6.5 | 41 | 0.59 |
| 34 | Terrel Bernard | Baylor | SR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 41 | 0.55 |
| 34 | Ron Stone Jr. | Wash St | JR | EDG | 9 | 5.0 | 41 | 0.56 |
| 34 | Kydran Jenkins | Purdue | FR | DE | 11 | 5.0 | 41 | 0.46 |
| 34 | Channing Tindall | Georgia | SR | ILB | 13 | 4.0 | 41 | 0.31 |
| 34 | Jason Taylor II | Okla St | JR | S | 10 | 2.5 | 41 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Phidarian Mathis | Alabama | SR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 40 | 0.64 |
| 40 | Vi Jones | NC State | JR | LB | 9 | 6.0 | 40 | 0.67 |
| 40 | Damone Clark | LSU | SR | LB | 9 | 5.5 | 40 | 0.61 |
| 40 | Joe Evans | Iowa | JR | DE | 12 | 5.0 | 40 | 0.42 |
| 40 | Hayden Henry | Arkansas | SR | LB | 10 | 4.0 | 40 | 0.40 |
| 45 | Micheal Clemons | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 39 | 0.72 |
| 45 | Isaiah Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 39 | 0.60 |
| 45 | Tuli Tuipulotu | USC | SO | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.61 |
| 45 | Jacub Panasiuk | Mich St | SR | DE | 11 | 5.0 | 39 | 0.46 |
| 45 | Trenton Simpson | Clemson | SO | LB | 11 | 5.0 | 39 | 0.46 |
| 45 | Zach McCloud | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 10 | 4.5 | 39 | 0.45 |
| 51 | Felix Anudike-Uzomah | Kansas St | SO | DE | 11 | 8.0 | 38 | 0.73 |
| 51 | Nik Bonitto | Oklahoma | JR | OLB | 10 | 6.5 | 38 | 0.65 |
| 51 | Garrett Nelson | Nebraska | SO | OLB | 10 | 5.0 | 38 | 0.50 |
| 51 | Thomas Rush | Minnesota | SR | DL | 11 | 4.5 | 38 | 0.41 |
| 51 | SirVocea Dennis | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 11 | 4.0 | 38 | 0.36 |
| 56 | Brenton Cox Jr. | Florida | JR | OLB | 9 | 6.5 | 37 | 0.72 |
| 56 | Jack Sanborn | Wisconsin | SR | ILB | 10 | 5.0 | 37 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Dylan Horton | TCU | SR | DE | 10 | 4.0 | 37 | 0.40 |
| 59 | Nathaniel Watson | Miss St | JR | LB | 10 | 5.0 | 36 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Micah McFadden | Indiana | SR | LB | 9 | 4.5 | 36 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Xavier Thomas | Clemson | SR | DE | 10 | 3.5 | 36 | 0.35 |
| 62 | Jeremy Banks | Tennessee | JR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.55 |
| 62 | Deandre Johnson | Miami (Fl) | SR | DE | 10 | 4.5 | 35 | 0.45 |
| 62 | Kingsley Jonathan | Syracuse | SR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 35 | 0.44 |
| 62 | Cam Bright | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 11 | 3.5 | 35 | 0.32 |
| 62 | Keontra Smith | Miami (Fl) | SO | STR | 8 | 3.0 | 35 | 0.38 |
| 62 | Jayden Peevy | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 8 | 1.0 | 35 | 0.13 |
| 68 | Boye Mafe | Minnesota | SR | DL | 11 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.46 |
| 68 | Thomas Incoom | CMU | JR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 34 | 0.83 |
| 70 | Habakkuk Baldonado | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 11 | 7.5 | 33 | 0.68 |
| 70 | Jeff Pietrowski | Mich St | SO | DE | 11 | 4.5 | 33 | 0.41 |
| 70 | Simeon Barrow | Mich St | FR | DT | 8 | 3.0 | 33 | 0.38 |
| 73 | Rondell Bothroyd | Wk Forest | SO | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 32 | 0.55 |
| 73 | Drew Beesley | Mich St | SR | DE | 9 | 5.5 | 32 | 0.61 |
| 73 | Van Fillinger | Utah | FR | DE | 11 | 5.5 | 32 | 0.50 |
| 76 | Devin Harper | Okla St | SR | LB | 10 | 4.5 | 30 | 0.45 |
| 76 | Junior Tafuna | Utah | FR | DT | 11 | 4.5 | 30 | 0.41 |
| 76 | Zach VanValkenburg | Iowa | SR | DL | 12 | 4.0 | 30 | 0.33 |
| 76 | BJ Ojulari | LSU | SO | DE | 9 | 3.5 | 30 | 0.39 |
| 76 | B.J. Green II | Ariz St | FR | DL | 9 | 3.5 | 30 | 0.39 |
| 81 | DeWayne Carter | Duke | SO | DT | 10 | 4.5 | 29 | 0.45 |
| 81 | Mohamed Toure | Rutgers | SO | LB | 11 | 4.5 | 29 | 0.41 |
| 81 | Troy Hairston II | CMU | SR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 29 | 1.17 |
| 81 | DaMarcus Mitchell | Purdue | SR | DE | 10 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.30 |
| 81 | Tyler Lacy | Okla St | JR | DE | 10 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.30 |
| 81 | Derrick Tangelo | Penn State | SR | DT | 10 | 2.0 | 29 | 0.20 |
| 81 | Xavier Henderson | Mich St | SR | S | 11 | 2.0 | 29 | 0.18 |
| 88 | Kyron Johnson | Kansas | SR | DE | 10 | 5.0 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Isaiah McGuire | Missouri | JR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.44 |
| 88 | Siaki Ika | Baylor | SO | DT | 11 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.36 |
| 88 | Brennan Jackson | Wash St | JR | EDG | 9 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.39 |
| 88 | Akheem Mesidor | WVU | SO | DL | 12 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.29 |
| 88 | Jer'Zhan Newton | Illinois | FR | DL | 10 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.30 |
| 94 | Brock Martin | Okla St | SR | DE | 9 | 4.5 | 27 | 0.50 |
| 94 | Nate Matlack | Kansas St | FR | DE | 11 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.27 |
| 94 | Daniel Scott | California | SR | S | 10 | 1.0 | 27 | 0.10 |
| 97 | Taijh Alston | WVU | JR | DL | 12 | 5.0 | 26 | 0.42 |
| 97 | Stefon Thompson | Syracuse | FR | LB | 9 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.44 |
| 97 | Stephen Herron | Stanford | JR | OLB | 9 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.33 |
| 97 | Jalen Carter | Georgia | SO | DL | 13 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.23 |