2025 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/22/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melkart Abou Jaoude | N Carolina | JR | DL | 1 | 3.0 | 16 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Rodney McGraw | W Mich | SR | DL | 1 | 2.5 | 18 | 2.50 |
| 3 | Cayman Spaulding | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Will McLaughlin | Iowa State | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Jack Kelly | BYU | SR | LB | 2 | 3.0 | 25 | 1.50 |
| 5 | John Miller | Utah State | SR | ILB | 2 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Kellan Wyatt | Indiana | SR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 8 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Aiden Fisher | Indiana | SR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Jeremy Mack, Jr. | ODU | SR | LB | 2 | 2.5 | 19 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Colin Simmons | Texas | SO | EDG | 4 | 4.5 | 24 | 1.13 |
| 11 | Damon Wilson II | Missouri | JR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 11 | John Henry Daley | Utah | SO | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Reid Williford | Charlotte | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Emar'rion Winston | Baylor | JR | OLB | 2 | 2.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Isaiah Johnson | N Carolina | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Rondo Porter | App St | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Brayden Manley | Ga Tech | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Ty Cooper | Tulsa | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Caleb Sandstrom | App St | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 11 | William Whitlow Jr. | Memphis | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Colton Phares | App St | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Byron Turner Jr. | Tulsa | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Daymion Sanford | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Marc Stampley II | Houston | SR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 11 | CJ Doggette Jr. | FAU | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Vili Taufatofua | SJSU | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Albert Regis | Texas A&M | SR | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Tyler Thompson | N Carolina | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Ahmari Harvey | Ga Tech | SR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Jordan van den Berg | Ga Tech | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 11 | CJ Mims | N Carolina | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Anas Luqman | Ohio | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Mario Landino | Indiana | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 11 | TJ Bush Jr. | California | JR | OLB | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Latreveon McCutchin | Houston | JR | JCK | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Kenard Snyder | Texas St | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Ben Florentine | Wyoming | SR | NT | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Leroy Harris III | Kansas | SO | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Brett Karhu | New Mexico | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Arvell Reese | Ohio State | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Sam Howard | Tulane | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Riley Wilson | Arizona | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Chauncey Chidi | Sam Hou St | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Ashlynd Barker | FSU | JR | DB | 3 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 47 | Yhonzae Pierre | Alabama | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 31 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Sidney Stewart | Maryland | FR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Akheem Mesidor | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 10 | 0.75 |
| 50 | Kevin Jobity Jr. | Syracuse | SR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 50 | Devan Thompkins | USC | JR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 50 | Edward Vesterinen | WVU | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 50 | Cam'Ron Stewart | Temple | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 50 | Aaron Graves | Iowa | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 50 | Dominic Bailey | Tennessee | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 56 | Isaac Terrell | Wash St | JR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 56 | Mani Powell | Purdue | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 58 | Bryan Thomas, Jr. | S Carolina | SR | EDG | 5 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.60 |
| 59 | Kip Lewis | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Darryl Peterson III | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 5 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Ethan Burke | Texas | SR | EDG | 4 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Joshua Burnham | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Chris Cole | Georgia | SO | ILB | 4 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Aidan Hubbard | N'western | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 59 | R Mason Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Brad Spence | Texas | JR | EDG | 4 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Antonio Watts | Louisville | JR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Zion Young | Missouri | SR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Derion Gullette | Miss St | SO | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Princewill Umanmielen | Miss | JR | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Tahjae Mullix | Oregon St | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Siale Esera | BYU | SO | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Uso Seumalo | Kansas St | SR | DT | 2 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Jared Lloyd | MO State | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | TCU | SR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Kyle Louis | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Tyler Thomas | USA | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Jamond Mathis | Kent State | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Caleb Dietlin | MO State | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Mason Woods | Kent State | SR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 59 | David Bailey | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Vincent Shavers, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Miles Capers | Vanderbilt | SR | EDG | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Joshua Singh | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Hunter Clegg | BYU | FR | DE | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Marcus Bleazard | Navy | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Keionte Scott | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Takari Hickle | Oregon St | JR | OLB | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Matayo Uiagalelei | Oregon | JR | OLB | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 59 | A'Mauri Washington | Oregon | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Isaiah Glasker | BYU | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Dominic Wiseman | USA | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Paul Hutson III | Marshall | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Jacob Merrifield | S Florida | SR | DT | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Jacob Lane | Washington | JR | EDG | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Curtis Simpson | Charlotte | FR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Aden Kelley | Okla St | SR | DT | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Jaihien Roy | Kent State | FR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.