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 | Rodney McGraw | W Mich | SR | DL | 1 | 2.5 | 18 | 2.50 |
| 2 | John Miller | Utah State | SR | ILB | 2 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Melkart Abou Jaoude | N Carolina | JR | DL | 2 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Akheem Mesidor | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 57 | 1.40 |
| 5 | Prince Dorbah | Ariz St | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 32 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Jeremy Mack, Jr. | ODU | SR | LB | 2 | 2.5 | 19 | 1.25 |
| 7 | Rueben Bain, Jr. | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 29 | 1.10 |
| 8 | Colin Simmons | Texas | SO | EDG | 6 | 6.5 | 33 | 1.08 |
| 9 | David Bailey | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 5 | 5.0 | 46 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Jack Kelly | BYU | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 9 | John Henry Daley | Utah | SO | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Rondo Porter | App St | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Caleb Sandstrom | App St | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Colton Phares | App St | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Vili Taufatofua | SJSU | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Timmy Hinspeter | U Mass | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Dallas Afalava | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Jamel Fils-Aime | Troy | SR | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Mitchell Toney | MO State | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Anas Luqman | Ohio | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 9 | TJ Bush Jr. | California | JR | OLB | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Nuer Gatkuoth | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Marques White | U Mass | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Kenard Snyder | Texas St | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Ben Florentine | Wyoming | SR | NT | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Brett Karhu | New Mexico | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Donnie Smith | Troy | JR | BAN | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Chauncey Chidi | Sam Hou St | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Damon Wilson II | Missouri | JR | DE | 5 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.80 |
| 30 | Ethan Hurkett | Iowa | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 30 | J'Dan Burnett | Tulsa | JR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 30 | Sidney Stewart | Maryland | FR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.75 |
| 33 | Princewill Umanmielen | Miss | JR | LB | 6 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Harvey Dyson | Tulane | JR | BAN | 3 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Clev Lubin | Louisville | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Reid Williford | Charlotte | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Keli Lawson | UCF | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Dalton Brooks | Texas A&M | JR | S | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Tyler Onyedim | Texas A&M | SR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Wesley Bailey | Louisville | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Tamatoa McDonough | Iowa State | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Santana Hopper | Tulane | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Jacob Schuster | Oregon St | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Vincent Anthony Jr. | Duke | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Sam Howard | Tulane | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.67 |
| 47 | Isaac Terrell | Wash St | JR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 47 | Javin Wright | Nebraska | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 49 | Kip Lewis | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.60 |
| 49 | Kameryn Crawford | USC | SO | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.60 |
| 49 | Xavier Atkins | Auburn | SO | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.60 |
| 49 | Bryan Thomas, Jr. | S Carolina | SR | EDG | 5 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.60 |
| 53 | Teitum Tuioti | Oregon | JR | OLB | 6 | 3.5 | 31 | 0.58 |
| 53 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | JR | LB | 6 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.58 |
| 53 | Aiden Fisher | Indiana | SR | LB | 6 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.58 |
| 56 | Mani Powell | Purdue | SR | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Devin Grant | WVU | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Devan Thompkins | USC | JR | DT | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Karson Sharar | Iowa | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Aidan Hubbard | N'western | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Montay Weedon | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Aaron Graves | Iowa | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Kenyatta Jackson Jr. | Ohio State | SR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Zayden Walker | Georgia | FR | ILB | 4 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Caden Curry | Ohio State | SR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 56 | George Gumbs Jr. | Florida | SR | EDG | 4 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Michai Boireau | Florida | SO | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Dominic Bailey | Tennessee | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Ru'Quan Buckley | Mich St | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Mo Westmoreland | Tulane | SR | BAN | 3 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Derion Gullette | Miss St | SO | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Jack Bousum | Army | SO | DL | 3 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Antonio Watts | Louisville | JR | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Isaiah Johnson | N Carolina | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Isaiah Neal | Pittsburgh | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Kamari Wilson | Memphis | JR | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Tyler Thomas | USA | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Jamond Mathis | Kent State | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Ty Cooper | Tulsa | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Jayden Bryant | Coast Car | SO | DE | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Mason Woods | Kent State | SR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Marcus Bleazard | Navy | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 56 | David Reese | Syracuse | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 56 | William Whitlow Jr. | Memphis | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Rashad Battle | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Dominic Wiseman | USA | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Byron Turner Jr. | Tulsa | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Jordan Boyd | Ga Tech | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Paul Hutson III | Marshall | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Marc Stampley II | Houston | SR | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Gary Bryant III | Syracuse | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 56 | CJ Doggette Jr. | FAU | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Tyler Thompson | N Carolina | SO | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 56 | CJ Mims | N Carolina | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Jaihien Roy | Kent State | FR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Eyan Thomas | Maryland | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Jahleel Culbreath | ODU | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Latreveon McCutchin | Houston | JR | JCK | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Griffen Willis | Navy | JR | DT | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.