2022 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2023
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Vaughn | S Florida | JR | DE | 1 | 3.0 | 10 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Jordan Revels | Texas St | JR | OLB | 1 | 2.0 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Nelson Paul | SMU | SR | DE | 2 | 3.0 | 25 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Dominic Quewon | USM | SR | DL | 2 | 3.0 | 21 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Bryce Houston | Ohio | SR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 11 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Colin Ramos | Navy | SO | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 3 | John Marshall | Navy | SR | STR | 1 | 1.5 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 3 | J.D. Lampley | ECU | FR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 8 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Dylan Horton | TCU | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 60 | 1.40 |
| 10 | Michael Shawcroft | SDSU | SR | LB | 2 | 2.5 | 23 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Jonah Tavai | SDSU | SR | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 17 | 1.25 |
| 12 | Khari Coleman | Miss | JR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Drew Sanders | Arkansas | JR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Tyree Wilson | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 3 | 3.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Myles Murphy | Clemson | JR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Fadil Diggs | Texas A&M | SO | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 12 | David Perales | Fresno St | SR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Garret Fountain | SDSU | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Jared Verse | FSU | SO | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Je'lin Samuels | SMU | FR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Trey Moore | UTSA | FR | OLB | 2 | 2.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Zi'Yon Hill-Green | La-Lafytte | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Sam Burton | Marshall | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 12 | David Green | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Justin Harris | New Mexico | SR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Kivon Bennett | Ark St | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Jayden McDonald | Va Tech | FR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Jamykal Neal | Houston | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Blake Carroll | Georgia St | SR | ILB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 12 | DeVonne Harris | Wyoming | SO | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Jerrod Clark | Coast Car | SR | NT | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Jaiden Cole | La Tech | SR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Ryan Selig | W Mich | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Micah Lilo | Nevada | SO | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Mohamed Kamara | CSU | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 12 | KeSean Brown | App St | JR | OLB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Amir Siddiq | Charlotte | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Jeremy Lewis | ECU | JR | OLB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Nico Ezidore | Texas St | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Garrett Nelson | Nebraska | JR | EDG | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Ryan Smith | Duke | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Thomas Witte | Nevada | SO | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Daniel Grzesiak | Utah State | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Rayyan Buell | Ohio | JR | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Tyler Bird | App St | SR | ILB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Nelson Ceaser | Houston | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | JaQues Evans | Western Ky | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Derrick Smith | Western Ky | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Gavin Meyer | Wyoming | SO | NT | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Adrian Hope | Coast Car | SR | BAN | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Quavian White | Georgia St | SR | CB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Dakota Cochran | CMU | FR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Rayuan Lane III | Navy | SO | FS | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Andre Carter II | Army | SR | OLB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Viliami Fehoko | SJSU | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Eric Phillips | Cincinnati | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Xavier Smith | ECU | SR | ILB | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Ja'Quon Griffin | Coast Car | SR | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Ikenna Enechukwu | Rice | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Jaylen Kelly-Powell | Akron | SR | S | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Dwayne Boyles | S Florida | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Soane Toia | SJSU | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Ernest Hausmann | Nebraska | FR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Kennedy Roberts | Coast Car | SR | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Dwight Togiola | Nevada | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Oluwaseyi Omotosho | Wyoming | FR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Jordan Riley | Ball State | SO | S | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Jeremiah Burton | Ohio | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Juwuan Jones | Western Ky | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Kenney Solomon II | Tulsa | JR | CB | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Lando Grey | SJSU | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 72 | Byron Young | Tennessee | SR | DL | 6 | 5.5 | 32 | 0.92 |
| 73 | Isaiah Foskey | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.83 |
| 73 | YaYa Diaby | Louisville | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.83 |
| 73 | Yasir Abdullah | Louisville | SR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.83 |
| 76 | Laiatu Latu | UCLA | JR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 32 | 0.80 |
| 77 | Chris Paul Jr. | Arkansas | FR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 77 | Isaiah McGuire | Missouri | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 77 | Cashius Howell | BGSU | FR | OLB | 2 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.75 |
| 77 | Jamie Sheriff | USA | JR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.75 |
| 77 | Charles Coleman III | USA | JR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.75 |
| 77 | Jaden Harris | Ark St | JR | LB | 2 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 77 | Dennis Briggs, Jr. | FSU | JR | DE | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.75 |
| 84 | Lu Tillery | La-Monroe | SO | CB | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 84 | Will McDonald IV | Iowa State | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 84 | Nathaniel Watson | Miss St | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 84 | Akheem Mesidor | Miami (Fl) | SO | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 84 | Curtis Jacobs | Penn State | SO | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 84 | Lonnie Phelps | Kansas | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 84 | Ruke Orhorhoro | Clemson | JR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.67 |
| 91 | Jared Bartlett | WVU | SO | BAN | 4 | 2.5 | 25 | 0.63 |
| 91 | Barryn Sorrell | Texas | SO | EDG | 4 | 2.5 | 25 | 0.63 |
| 91 | Tavius Robinson | Miss | SR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 24 | 0.63 |
| 94 | Colby Wooden | Auburn | JR | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.60 |
| 94 | Derick Hall | Auburn | SR | EDG | 5 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.60 |
| 94 | Will Anderson Jr. | Alabama | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.60 |
| 97 | Tuli Tuipulotu | USC | JR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.57 |
| 98 | Stephen Herron | Stanford | SR | EDG | 7 | 3.5 | 27 | 0.50 |
| 98 | Gabe Reid | Utah | SR | DE | 6 | 3.0 | 35 | 0.50 |
| 98 | Aaron Beasley | Tennessee | SR | LB | 6 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.