2023 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonah Elliss | Utah | JR | DE | 8 | 12.0 | 100 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Trey Moore | UTSA | SO | OLB | 11 | 14.0 | 89 | 1.27 |
| 3 | Javon Solomon | Troy | JR | DE | 13 | 15.0 | 94 | 1.15 |
| 4 | Nathaniel Watson | Miss St | SR | LB | 8 | 9.0 | 66 | 1.13 |
| 5 | Mohamed Kamara | CSU | SR | DL | 12 | 13.0 | 81 | 1.08 |
| 6 | Laiatu Latu | UCLA | SR | DL | 11 | 11.5 | 66 | 1.05 |
| 7 | Ahmed Hassanein | Boise St | JR | DE | 13 | 12.5 | 85 | 0.96 |
| 8 | Antwaun Powell-Ryland | Va Tech | JR | DL | 10 | 9.5 | 77 | 0.95 |
| 9 | Nelson Ceaser | Houston | JR | DL | 9 | 8.5 | 50 | 0.94 |
| 9 | Ben Kopenski | Tulsa | SR | DL | 9 | 8.5 | 46 | 0.94 |
| 11 | Andrew Chatfield Jr. | Oregon St | SR | OLB | 9 | 8.0 | 87 | 0.89 |
| 12 | Cashius Howell | BGSU | SO | OLB | 11 | 9.5 | 61 | 0.86 |
| 13 | Nic Scourton | Purdue | SO | OLB | 8 | 6.5 | 51 | 0.81 |
| 14 | Prince Dorbah | Ariz St | JR | DL | 7 | 5.5 | 54 | 0.79 |
| 14 | Princely Umanmielen | Florida | JR | EDG | 7 | 5.5 | 37 | 0.79 |
| 16 | Kaimon Rucker | N Carolina | SR | JCK | 11 | 8.5 | 81 | 0.77 |
| 16 | Ashton Gillotte | Louisville | JR | DL | 11 | 8.5 | 48 | 0.77 |
| 18 | Bo Richter | Air Force | SR | DE | 13 | 10.0 | 95 | 0.77 |
| 18 | Ben Bell | Texas St | JR | DE | 13 | 10.0 | 76 | 0.77 |
| 18 | Richard Jibunor | Troy | SR | BAN | 13 | 10.0 | 73 | 0.77 |
| 18 | Jamree Kromah | James Mad | SR | DL | 13 | 10.0 | 66 | 0.77 |
| 18 | Elijah Roberts | SMU | SR | DE | 13 | 10.0 | 64 | 0.77 |
| 23 | Shemar Turner | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 45 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Solomon Byrd | USC | SR | RSH | 8 | 6.0 | 33 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Kyle Kennard | Ga Tech | JR | DL | 8 | 6.0 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 26 | Sidney Houston Jr. | Ball State | SR | DE | 11 | 8.0 | 52 | 0.73 |
| 27 | Tre'Mon Morris-Brash | UCF | SR | DE | 9 | 6.5 | 59 | 0.72 |
| 27 | Kydran Jenkins | Purdue | SR | OLB | 9 | 6.5 | 57 | 0.72 |
| 27 | Brennan Jackson | Wash St | SR | EDG | 9 | 6.5 | 45 | 0.72 |
| 27 | James Pearce Jr. | Tennessee | SO | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 44 | 0.72 |
| 31 | Darius Robinson | Missouri | SR | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 37 | 0.71 |
| 32 | Chris Hardie | J'ville St | JR | DL | 12 | 8.5 | 59 | 0.71 |
| 33 | Jared Verse | FSU | JR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 42 | 0.70 |
| 34 | Austin Booker | Kansas | SO | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 52 | 0.69 |
| 34 | Jasheen Davis | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 34 | 0.69 |
| 36 | Adin Huntington | La-Monroe | JR | DL | 11 | 7.5 | 58 | 0.68 |
| 36 | Taylor Upshaw | Arizona | SR | EDG | 11 | 7.5 | 47 | 0.68 |
| 38 | Caiden Woullard | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 14 | 9.5 | 58 | 0.68 |
| 39 | Gabriel Murphy | UCLA | JR | DL | 12 | 8.0 | 54 | 0.67 |
| 39 | Paul Fitzgerald | Utah State | FR | DE | 12 | 8.0 | 48 | 0.67 |
| 39 | Adisa Isaac | Penn State | SR | DE | 9 | 6.0 | 46 | 0.67 |
| 39 | Tyler Baron | Tennessee | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 34 | 0.67 |
| 43 | Jah Joyner | Minnesota | JR | DL | 10 | 6.5 | 56 | 0.65 |
| 43 | Billy Wooden | U Mass | SR | DT | 10 | 6.5 | 51 | 0.65 |
| 45 | Judge Culpepper | Toledo | SR | DT | 14 | 9.0 | 68 | 0.64 |
| 45 | Trevin Wallace | Kentucky | JR | ILB | 7 | 4.5 | 33 | 0.64 |
| 47 | Mikail Kamara | James Mad | SO | DL | 12 | 7.5 | 46 | 0.63 |
| 47 | Khalid Duke | Kansas St | SR | DE | 8 | 5.0 | 46 | 0.63 |
| 47 | Jacob Roberts | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 40 | 0.63 |
| 47 | Justin Eboigbe | Alabama | SR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 33 | 0.63 |
| 47 | Byron Murphy II | Texas | JR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 32 | 0.63 |
| 47 | Dallas Turner | Alabama | JR | LB | 8 | 5.0 | 27 | 0.63 |
| 53 | Cameron Whitfield | La-Lafytte | SO | LB | 13 | 8.0 | 45 | 0.62 |
| 54 | Kalen DeLoach | FSU | SR | LB | 9 | 5.5 | 46 | 0.61 |
| 54 | Jer'Zhan Newton | Illinois | JR | DT | 9 | 5.5 | 46 | 0.61 |
| 54 | Jimari Butler | Nebraska | SO | LB | 9 | 5.5 | 40 | 0.61 |
| 54 | Rueben Bain, Jr. | Miami (Fl) | FR | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 37 | 0.61 |
| 54 | Jared Ivey | Miss | SR | DE | 9 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.61 |
| 54 | Red Hibbler | NC State | JR | DE | 9 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.61 |
| 54 | Malachi Lawrence | UCF | SO | DE | 9 | 5.5 | 34 | 0.61 |
| 54 | Cedric Johnson | Miss | SR | DE | 9 | 5.5 | 33 | 0.61 |
| 62 | Kanious Vaughn | UTEP | SO | DE | 10 | 6.0 | 47 | 0.60 |
| 63 | David Reese | California | SR | OLB | 11 | 6.5 | 58 | 0.59 |
| 63 | Jacob Manu | Arizona | SO | LB | 11 | 6.5 | 53 | 0.59 |
| 63 | Kendrick Simpkins | Western Ky | JR | DB | 11 | 6.5 | 53 | 0.59 |
| 66 | CJ Nunnally, IV | Akron | JR | DL | 12 | 7.0 | 44 | 0.58 |
| 67 | PJ Ramsey | Air Force | SR | DE | 13 | 7.5 | 37 | 0.58 |
| 68 | Ty Wise | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 14 | 8.0 | 53 | 0.57 |
| 68 | Brian Ugwu | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 14 | 8.0 | 47 | 0.57 |
| 68 | David Bailey | Stanford | SO | OLB | 7 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.57 |
| 71 | Tyler Batty | BYU | JR | DE | 8 | 4.5 | 41 | 0.56 |
| 71 | Chris Braswell | Alabama | SR | LB | 8 | 4.5 | 32 | 0.56 |
| 71 | Marcus Harris | Auburn | SR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 26 | 0.56 |
| 74 | Ron Stone Jr. | Wash St | SR | EDG | 9 | 5.0 | 36 | 0.56 |
| 74 | Luke Reimer | Nebraska | SR | LB | 9 | 5.0 | 27 | 0.56 |
| 76 | Maurice Westmoreland | UTEP | JR | DE | 10 | 5.5 | 41 | 0.55 |
| 76 | T.J. Parker | Clemson | FR | DE | 10 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.55 |
| 78 | Kendre' Gant | La-Lafytte | JR | LB | 11 | 6.0 | 52 | 0.55 |
| 78 | Darius Hodges | Tulane | JR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 50 | 0.55 |
| 78 | Isaac Walker | Ga South | SO | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 41 | 0.55 |
| 81 | Sam Burton | Marshall | SR | DL | 12 | 6.5 | 49 | 0.54 |
| 82 | Micheal Mason | Coast Car | SR | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 57 | 0.54 |
| 82 | Jordan Lawson | La-Lafytte | SO | DL | 13 | 7.0 | 29 | 0.54 |
| 84 | Nate Johnson | App St | FR | OLB | 14 | 7.5 | 65 | 0.54 |
| 85 | Tre Smith | SJSU | SO | DL | 13 | 6.5 | 58 | 0.50 |
| 85 | Nate Martey | Ark St | JR | DT | 12 | 6.0 | 29 | 0.50 |
| 85 | Joe Evans | Iowa | SR | DE | 11 | 5.5 | 27 | 0.50 |
| 85 | Praise Amaewhule | UTEP | SR | DE | 10 | 5.0 | 39 | 0.50 |
| 85 | Danny Striggow | Minnesota | SR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.50 |
| 85 | Desmond Little | UAB | JR | OLB | 10 | 5.0 | 27 | 0.50 |
| 85 | LaVonta Bentley | Colorado | SR | ILB | 10 | 5.0 | 25 | 0.50 |
| 85 | Abdul Carter | Penn State | SO | LB | 9 | 4.5 | 43 | 0.50 |
| 85 | Harold Perkins, Jr. | LSU | SO | LB | 9 | 4.5 | 29 | 0.50 |
| 85 | John McCartan | Oregon St | SR | OLB | 9 | 4.5 | 21 | 0.50 |
| 85 | Jett Johnson | Miss St | SR | LB | 8 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.50 |
| 85 | Nate Matlack | Kansas St | JR | DE | 8 | 4.0 | 32 | 0.50 |
| 85 | Romello Height | USC | JR | RSH | 8 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.50 |
| 85 | B.J. Green | Ariz St | JR | DL | 8 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.50 |
| 85 | Jalen McLeod | Auburn | JR | JCK | 8 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 85 | Jamil Muhammad | USC | SR | RSH | 8 | 4.0 | 22 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.