2025 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akheem Mesidor | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 57 | 1.40 |
| 2 | David Bailey | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 5 | 5.0 | 46 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Colin Simmons | Texas | SO | EDG | 6 | 6.5 | 33 | 1.08 |
| 4 | Prince Dorbah | Ariz St | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 32 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Teitum Tuioti | Oregon | JR | OLB | 6 | 3.5 | 31 | 0.58 |
| 6 | Rueben Bain, Jr. | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 29 | 1.10 |
| 7 | Jack Kelly | BYU | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Damon Wilson II | Missouri | JR | DE | 5 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.80 |
| 9 | Kip Lewis | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.60 |
| 10 | Kameryn Crawford | USC | SO | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.60 |
| 10 | Harvey Dyson | Tulane | JR | BAN | 3 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.67 |
| 12 | Princewill Umanmielen | Miss | JR | LB | 6 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 12 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | JR | LB | 6 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.58 |
| 12 | Ethan Hurkett | Iowa | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 12 | Xavier Atkins | Auburn | SO | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.60 |
| 12 | Isaac Terrell | Wash St | JR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 12 | Suntarine Perkins | Miss | JR | LB | 6 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.42 |
| 12 | John Henry Daley | Utah | SO | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 19 | John Miller | Utah State | SR | ILB | 2 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.50 |
| 19 | Bryan Thomas, Jr. | S Carolina | SR | EDG | 5 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.60 |
| 19 | Ethan Burke | Texas | SR | EDG | 5 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.40 |
| 19 | Kelby Collins | Alabama | JR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Aiden Fisher | Indiana | SR | LB | 6 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.58 |
| 23 | Jeremy Mack, Jr. | ODU | SR | LB | 2 | 2.5 | 19 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Rodney McGraw | W Mich | SR | DL | 1 | 2.5 | 18 | 2.50 |
| 25 | Clev Lubin | Louisville | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 25 | Matayo Uiagalelei | Oregon | JR | OLB | 6 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.33 |
| 25 | A.J. Holmes Jr. | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 5 | 1.0 | 18 | 0.20 |
| 29 | Reid Williford | Charlotte | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Devin Grant | WVU | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Devan Thompkins | USC | JR | DT | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 32 | Melkart Abou Jaoude | N Carolina | JR | DL | 2 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.50 |
| 32 | Darryl Peterson III | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 6 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.42 |
| 32 | Keli Lawson | UCF | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 32 | Tahjae Mullix | Oregon St | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 32 | Nasir Wyatt | Oregon | FR | OLB | 6 | 1.0 | 16 | 0.17 |
| 37 | Dalton Brooks | Texas A&M | JR | S | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 37 | Karson Sharar | Iowa | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Daniel Ndukwe | Indiana | SO | DL | 6 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.33 |
| 37 | Mo Westmoreland | Tulane | SR | BAN | 3 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Isaiah Johnson | N Carolina | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Isaiah Neal | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Daniel Lyons | FSU | JR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.33 |
| 37 | Chris Murray | Auburn | SR | BCK | 5 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.20 |
| 45 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Tyler Onyedim | Texas A&M | SR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Aidan Hubbard | N'western | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Taylor Wein | Oklahoma | SO | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.40 |
| 45 | Justin Jefferson | Alabama | SR | LB | 6 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.33 |
| 45 | Yhonzae Pierre | Alabama | SO | LB | 6 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.33 |
| 45 | Derion Gullette | Miss St | SO | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Jayden Woods | Florida | FR | EDG | 5 | 1.5 | 14 | 0.30 |
| 45 | Rondo Porter | App St | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Stephen Daley | Indiana | SR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.33 |
| 45 | Uso Seumalo | Kansas St | SR | DT | 3 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.33 |
| 45 | Phillip Lee | Arkansas | SR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.25 |
| 45 | Keaten Wade | Colorado | SR | DE | 4 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.25 |
| 45 | Siale Esera | BYU | SO | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.25 |
| 45 | Christian Alliegro | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 5 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.20 |
| 60 | Montay Weedon | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 60 | J'Dan Burnett | Tulsa | JR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 60 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 60 | Jack Bousum | Army | SO | DL | 3 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 60 | Kamari Wilson | Memphis | JR | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 60 | Siale Taupaki | UCLA | JR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.25 |
| 60 | Mohamed Toure | Miami (Fl) | SR | LB | 5 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.20 |
| 60 | Breeon Ishmail | Purdue | SO | DE | 5 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.20 |
| 68 | Kellan Wyatt | Indiana | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Wesley Bailey | Louisville | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 68 | Aaron Graves | Iowa | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 68 | Marvin Jones Jr. | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.40 |
| 68 | Mason Reiger | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 6 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.25 |
| 68 | Tyler Thomas | USA | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 68 | Elijah O'Neal | Ariz St | SR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.25 |
| 68 | Eric Winters | Auburn | FR | S | 5 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.20 |
| 68 | TJ Dottery | Miss | JR | LB | 6 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.17 |
| 77 | Javin Wright | Nebraska | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 77 | Mani Powell | Purdue | SR | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 77 | Will McLaughlin | Iowa State | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Tamatoa McDonough | Iowa State | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 77 | Jaden Robinson | Florida | JR | ILB | 5 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.40 |
| 77 | Sidney Stewart | Maryland | FR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.75 |
| 77 | Max Llewellyn | Iowa | SR | DL | 4 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.38 |
| 77 | Brien Taylor Jr. | Florida | SR | DL | 5 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.30 |
| 77 | Caleb Sandstrom | App St | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Jamond Mathis | Kent State | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 77 | Ty Cooper | Tulsa | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 77 | Malik Charles | Okla St | JR | OLB | 3 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.33 |
| 77 | Bishop Fitzgerald | USC | SR | S | 3 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.33 |
| 77 | Jaiden Ausberry | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.25 |
| 77 | Ahmad Moten, Sr. | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 5 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.20 |
| 77 | Chris McClellan | Missouri | SR | DT | 5 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.20 |
| 77 | Bray Hubbard | Alabama | JR | DB | 6 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.17 |
| 94 | Ashlynd Barker | FSU | JR | DB | 2 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 94 | Santana Hopper | Tulane | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 94 | Kenyatta Jackson Jr. | Ohio State | SR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 94 | Brad Spence | Texas | JR | EDG | 6 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.33 |
| 94 | Mario Landino | Indiana | SO | DL | 6 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.33 |
| 94 | Chris Cole | Georgia | SO | ILB | 5 | 1.5 | 10 | 0.30 |
| 94 | Colton Phares | App St | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |