2024 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/24/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jared Ivey | Miss | SR | DE | 2 | 4.0 | 29 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Devonte O'Malley | N Illinois | SR | DT | 1 | 2.0 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Mario Thompson | ODU | SO | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Bradyn Swinson | LSU | SR | DE | 3 | 5.0 | 34 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Johnny Walker Jr. | Missouri | SR | DE | 2 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Fadil Diggs | Syracuse | SR | DL | 2 | 3.0 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Abdul Carter | Penn State | JR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 40 | 1.25 |
| 7 | Elijah Robinson | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 13 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Elijah Roberts | SMU | SR | DE | 3 | 3.5 | 20 | 1.17 |
| 9 | Seyi Oladipo | Boise St | SR | S | 3 | 3.5 | 20 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Jalon Walker | Georgia | JR | ILB | 6 | 6.5 | 41 | 1.08 |
| 12 | Brendan Mott | Kansas St | SR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 41 | 1.00 |
| 12 | David Bailey | Stanford | JR | OLB | 4 | 4.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Daylan Dotson | UCF | SR | DT | 4 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Antwaun Powell-Ryland | Va Tech | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Jared Bartlett | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Donovan Ezeiruaku | BC | SR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Kyle Louis | Pittsburgh | SO | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Jalen McLeod | Auburn | SR | BCK | 3 | 3.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Cian Slone | Utah State | SR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | SO | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Suntarine Perkins | Miss | SO | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Gabe Jacas | Illinois | JR | OLB | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Walter Nolen | Miss | JR | DT | 2 | 2.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Lawrence Falatea | Utah State | JR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Matt Harmon | Kent State | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Charles Rosser | BGSU | SR | OLB | 1 | 1.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Patrick Smith-Young | ODU | SO | S | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Mike Green | Marshall | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Jayden McDonald | UConn | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Ben Bell | Texas St | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Steven Parker | Texas St | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Bradley Weaver | Ohio | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Elijah Rikard | CMU | JR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Noah Collins | Ark St | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Akheem Mesidor | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Tyler Baron | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Lincoln Tuioti-Mariner | Air Force | SO | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Domonique Orange | Iowa State | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Hosea Wheeler | Western Ky | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Corey Walker | W Mich | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Da'Raun McKinney | CMU | SR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Brian Ugwu | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Kyran Duhon | UTEP | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Jeramy Passmore | FIU | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Jacob Wahlberg | W Mich | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Fernando Sanchez III | CMU | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Aaron Lewis | Rutgers | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Ashton Williams | Tulsa | FR | SAF | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Dwight Nunoo | FIU | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Maurice Westmoreland | UTEP | SR | BAN | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Nate Dyman | UTEP | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Cody Simon | Ohio State | SR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 32 | 0.88 |
| 54 | JT Tuimoloau | Ohio State | SR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 31 | 0.88 |
| 56 | Rodney Robinson | Boise St | SR | S | 3 | 2.5 | 25 | 0.83 |
| 56 | Jared Harrison-Hunte | SMU | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 56 | Jayden Virgin-Morgan | Boise St | SO | EDG | 3 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.83 |
| 59 | Kyle Kennard | S Carolina | SR | EDG | 4 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.75 |
| 59 | Jack Sawyer | Ohio State | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.75 |
| 59 | Roderick Brown | N Texas | SR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 59 | Rylie Mills | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 59 | Soane Toia | SJSU | SR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.75 |
| 59 | Jack Henderson | Minnesota | SR | DB | 2 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 59 | Danny Striggow | Minnesota | SR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 59 | Dion Washington | Hawai'i | JR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.75 |
| 67 | Tyreak Sapp | Florida | JR | EDG | 5 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.70 |
| 68 | Mykel Williams | Georgia | JR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 68 | Quintayvious Hutchins | BC | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 68 | Kendal Daniels | Okla St | JR | S | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 68 | Keldric Faulk | Auburn | SO | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 68 | Kyle Efford | Ga Tech | SO | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 68 | Karene Reid | Utah | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 68 | Donyai Taylor | UTSA | SR | MB | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 68 | Eugene Asante | Auburn | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 68 | Sincere Edwards | Pittsburgh | FR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 68 | Marco Notarainni | Boise St | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 78 | Dani Dennis-Sutton | Penn State | JR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 78 | Landon Jackson | Arkansas | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.63 |
| 78 | Nic Scourton | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.63 |
| 81 | Octavious Oxendine | Kentucky | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.60 |
| 82 | Zakari Tillman | Miss St | SO | LB | 6 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.58 |
| 82 | Chaz Chambliss | Georgia | SR | OLB | 6 | 3.5 | 17 | 0.58 |
| 84 | Will Heldt | Purdue | SO | DE | 6 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.50 |
| 84 | Damon Wilson II | Georgia | SO | OLB | 6 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 84 | Dean Miller | Kansas | JR | DE | 6 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 84 | R Mason Thomas | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 84 | Caleb Banks | Florida | JR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 84 | Randon Fontenette | Vanderbilt | SO | STA | 5 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 84 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | JR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.50 |
| 84 | Deontae Lawson | Alabama | JR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.50 |
| 84 | Tré Williams | Clemson | SR | DT | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 84 | T.J. Parker | Clemson | SO | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 84 | Malachi Lawrence | UCF | JR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 84 | J.J. Weaver | Kentucky | SR | OLB | 4 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 84 | Jihaad Campbell | Alabama | JR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 84 | Ryan McCulloch | California | SO | OLB | 4 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 84 | Taurean York | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 84 | Jimari Butler | Nebraska | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 84 | Matayo Uiagalelei | Oregon | SO | OLB | 4 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.