2024 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/22/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jared Ivey | Miss | SR | DE | 2 | 4.0 | 29 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Abdul Carter | Penn State | JR | DE | 2 | 4.0 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Devonte O'Malley | N Illinois | SR | DT | 1 | 2.0 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Keldric Faulk | Auburn | SO | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 16 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Mario Thompson | ODU | SO | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Fadil Diggs | Syracuse | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Buddha Peleti | NMSU | JR | DE | 1 | 2.0 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Bradyn Swinson | LSU | SR | DE | 4 | 6.0 | 37 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Kyle Louis | Pittsburgh | SO | LB | 2 | 3.0 | 11 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Nate Burrell | California | JR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 22 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Brendan Mott | Kansas St | SR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 43 | 1.25 |
| 12 | Ahmed Hassanein | Boise St | SR | DE | 3 | 3.5 | 20 | 1.17 |
| 13 | Landon Jackson | Arkansas | SR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 32 | 1.13 |
| 14 | Jalon Walker | Georgia | JR | ILB | 5 | 5.5 | 40 | 1.10 |
| 15 | Daylan Dotson | UCF | SR | DT | 4 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Rodney Robinson | Boise St | SR | S | 3 | 3.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Jayden Virgin-Morgan | Boise St | SO | EDG | 3 | 3.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Jared Bartlett | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Johnny Walker Jr. | Missouri | SR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Antwaun Powell-Ryland | Va Tech | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Suntarine Perkins | Miss | SO | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Phoenix Jackson | Fresno St | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Jacob Holmes | Fresno St | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Gabe Jacas | Illinois | JR | OLB | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Walter Nolen | Miss | JR | DT | 2 | 2.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Matt Harmon | Kent State | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Kobe King | Penn State | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Patrick Smith-Young | ODU | SO | S | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Howard Cross III | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Blake Mangelson | BYU | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Mike Green | Marshall | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Jah Joyner | Minnesota | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Ben Bell | Texas St | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Steven Parker | Texas St | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Donyai Taylor | UTSA | SR | MB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Isaiah Glasker | BYU | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Jack Kelly | BYU | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 15 | John Howse IV | MTSU | JR | S | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Elijah Rikard | CMU | JR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Noah Collins | Ark St | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Lincoln Tuioti-Mariner | Air Force | SO | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Moso'oipala Tuitele | New Mexico | SO | EDG | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Hosea Wheeler | Western Ky | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Jared Harrison-Hunte | SMU | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Corey Walker | W Mich | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 15 | James Gillespie | MTSU | JR | NT | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Da'Raun McKinney | CMU | SR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Brian Ugwu | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Peter Woods | Clemson | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Jeramy Passmore | FIU | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Jacob Wahlberg | W Mich | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Fernando Sanchez III | CMU | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Jordan Thompson | MTSU | FR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Xavier Carlton | California | SR | OLB | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Anthony Hill Jr. | Texas | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Ashton Williams | Tulsa | FR | SAF | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Dwight Nunoo | FIU | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Jack Henderson | Minnesota | SR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Danny Striggow | Minnesota | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 61 | Cian Slone | Utah State | SR | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 27 | 0.83 |
| 61 | Jordan Cobbs | SJSU | SR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.83 |
| 61 | Seyi Oladipo | Boise St | SR | S | 3 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.83 |
| 61 | Elijah Robinson | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.83 |
| 65 | R Mason Thomas | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 22 | 0.80 |
| 66 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.75 |
| 66 | Bryce Ganious | Wk Forest | SR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 10 | 0.75 |
| 66 | James Pearce Jr. | Tennessee | JR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.75 |
| 69 | Kyle Kennard | S Carolina | SR | EDG | 3 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.67 |
| 69 | Deontae Lawson | Alabama | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 69 | Tonka Hemingway | S Carolina | SR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 69 | Nick Rinaldi | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 69 | Dylan Stewart | S Carolina | FR | EDG | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 69 | J.J. Weaver | Kentucky | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 69 | David Bailey | Stanford | JR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 69 | Matayo Uiagalelei | Oregon | SO | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 69 | Lawrence Falatea | Utah State | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 69 | Soane Toia | SJSU | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.67 |
| 69 | Bronson Olevao Jr. | Utah State | SO | ILB | 3 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 80 | Will Heldt | Purdue | SO | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.60 |
| 81 | Dean Miller | Kansas | JR | DE | 5 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Jereme Robinson | Kansas | SR | DE | 5 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Chaz Chambliss | Georgia | SR | OLB | 5 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | JR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Austin Romaine | Kansas St | SO | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 81 | TJ Guy | Michigan | SR | EDG | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Malachi Lawrence | UCF | JR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Octavious Oxendine | Kentucky | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Jimari Butler | Nebraska | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Darrell Jackson Jr. | FSU | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 81 | MJ Sherman | Nebraska | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Braxton Fely | Boise St | JR | DT | 3 | 1.5 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Miles Capers | Vanderbilt | SR | EDG | 3 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Herbert Gums | Boise St | SR | NT | 3 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Randon Fontenette | Vanderbilt | SO | STA | 3 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Logan Fano | Utah | SO | DE | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Dion Washington | Hawai'i | JR | DL | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Charles Rosser | BGSU | SR | OLB | 2 | 1.0 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Ty Morris | Rice | SO | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Michael Daley | Rice | JR | DE | 2 | 1.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.