2025 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/22/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bailey | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 9 | 11.5 | 104 | 1.28 |
| 2 | Derrick Moore | Michigan | SR | EDG | 9 | 9.5 | 94 | 1.06 |
| 3 | Nadame Tucker | W Mich | SR | DE | 10 | 10.5 | 85 | 1.05 |
| 4 | Cashius Howell | Texas A&M | SR | DE | 10 | 11.5 | 80 | 1.15 |
| 5 | Bryun Parham | UConn | SR | LB | 12 | 10.5 | 79 | 0.88 |
| 6 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | JR | DL | 9 | 9.5 | 75 | 1.06 |
| 7 | Nathan Voorhis | Ball State | SR | DE | 11 | 11.0 | 74 | 1.00 |
| 8 | John Henry Daley | Utah | SO | DE | 9 | 9.5 | 70 | 1.06 |
| 9 | Caden Curry | Ohio State | SR | DE | 10 | 9.0 | 64 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Adam Trick | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 11 | 7.5 | 63 | 0.68 |
| 11 | Ethan Hassler | Ark St | SR | DL | 11 | 6.5 | 59 | 0.59 |
| 12 | Quincy Rhodes, Jr. | Arkansas | JR | DL | 6 | 8.0 | 56 | 1.33 |
| 13 | Zion Young | Missouri | SR | DE | 7 | 4.5 | 55 | 0.64 |
| 14 | Finn Claypool | Fresno St | SR | DL | 11 | 6.5 | 52 | 0.59 |
| 15 | Ryan Henderson | SDSU | JR | EDG | 11 | 6.0 | 51 | 0.55 |
| 15 | Udoka Ezeani | UTEP | SR | B | 10 | 5.0 | 51 | 0.50 |
| 17 | Deshaun Batiste | FAU | JR | DE | 10 | 3.5 | 48 | 0.35 |
| 18 | Romello Height | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 9 | 7.0 | 46 | 0.78 |
| 18 | Donnie Smith | Troy | JR | BAN | 11 | 7.0 | 46 | 0.64 |
| 18 | MJ Stroud | Ga South | JR | DL | 9 | 6.5 | 46 | 0.72 |
| 18 | Trey White | SDSU | JR | EDG | 11 | 6.0 | 46 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Melkart Abou Jaoude | N Carolina | JR | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 45 | 0.70 |
| 22 | Jackie Johnson III | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 45 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Demarcus Hendricks | Ark St | SR | DE | 11 | 6.0 | 45 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Malachi Davis | Toledo | JR | DE | 11 | 5.5 | 45 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Kemari Copeland | Va Tech | JR | DL | 8 | 4.5 | 45 | 0.56 |
| 22 | Andrew Simpson | N Carolina | SR | LB | 10 | 4.0 | 45 | 0.40 |
| 28 | Michael Heldman | CMU | SR | DL | 9 | 9.5 | 44 | 1.06 |
| 28 | Isaiah Smith | SMU | SR | DE | 10 | 8.5 | 44 | 0.85 |
| 28 | J'Mond Tapp | USM | JR | DL | 11 | 6.5 | 44 | 0.59 |
| 28 | Dylan LaBarbera | Nevada | JR | DL | 11 | 6.5 | 44 | 0.59 |
| 28 | Ethan Hurkett | Iowa | SR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 44 | 0.63 |
| 28 | Owen Chambliss | SDSU | SO | LB | 11 | 4.0 | 44 | 0.36 |
| 34 | Keyshawn James-Newby | New Mexico | SR | DE | 10 | 7.0 | 43 | 0.70 |
| 34 | Langston Hardy | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 8 | 6.5 | 43 | 0.81 |
| 34 | Harvey Dyson | Tulane | JR | BAN | 10 | 6.0 | 43 | 0.60 |
| 37 | Gabe Jacas | Illinois | SR | OLB | 8 | 8.5 | 42 | 1.06 |
| 37 | Akheem Mesidor | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 42 | 0.69 |
| 37 | Mandrell Desir | FSU | FR | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 42 | 0.71 |
| 37 | Justin Wodtly | Ariz St | SR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 42 | 0.63 |
| 41 | Malachi Lawrence | UCF | SR | EDG | 10 | 7.0 | 41 | 0.70 |
| 41 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 6 | 5.5 | 41 | 0.92 |
| 41 | Zahir Mathis | Maryland | FR | DL | 8 | 5.5 | 41 | 0.69 |
| 44 | Ezra Christensen | NMSU | SR | DL | 9 | 6.0 | 40 | 0.67 |
| 44 | Arvell Reese | Ohio State | JR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 40 | 0.55 |
| 44 | Nuer Gatkuoth | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 40 | 0.63 |
| 44 | Jonathan Maldonado | Nevada | JR | EDG | 11 | 5.0 | 40 | 0.46 |
| 44 | R Mason Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 40 | 0.90 |
| 44 | Malin White | Buffalo | SR | EDG | 11 | 4.0 | 40 | 0.36 |
| 50 | Tyler Thompson | N Carolina | SO | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 39 | 0.60 |
| 50 | Chase Kennedy | Arizona | JR | LB | 10 | 4.0 | 39 | 0.40 |
| 52 | Elijah Hill | KSU | FR | DL | 10 | 6.5 | 38 | 0.65 |
| 52 | Bryan Thomas, Jr. | S Carolina | SR | EDG | 6 | 5.0 | 38 | 0.83 |
| 52 | CJ Nunnally IV | Purdue | SR | DL | 7 | 5.0 | 38 | 0.71 |
| 52 | Jay Crable | Ohio | SO | DE | 10 | 5.0 | 38 | 0.50 |
| 52 | Braxton Fely | Boise St | SR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 38 | 0.50 |
| 52 | Mitchell Melton | Virginia | SR | DE | 11 | 5.0 | 38 | 0.46 |
| 52 | Dayon Hayes | Texas A&M | SR | DE | 10 | 4.5 | 38 | 0.45 |
| 52 | Jack Kelly | BYU | SR | LB | 8 | 4.0 | 38 | 0.50 |
| 52 | Cody Stufflebean | Kansas St | SR | DE | 9 | 4.0 | 38 | 0.44 |
| 61 | Terry Webb | SMU | SR | DT | 10 | 5.5 | 37 | 0.55 |
| 61 | Keegan Davis | FIU | SR | DL | 11 | 5.5 | 37 | 0.50 |
| 61 | Cameron Robertson | SMU | SR | DE | 8 | 5.0 | 37 | 0.63 |
| 64 | Landon Robinson | Navy | SR | NG | 8 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.69 |
| 64 | Teitum Tuioti | Oregon | JR | OLB | 9 | 5.5 | 36 | 0.61 |
| 64 | Taylor Wein | Oklahoma | SO | DL | 6 | 5.0 | 36 | 0.83 |
| 64 | Harold Perkins, Jr. | LSU | JR | LB | 7 | 3.0 | 36 | 0.43 |
| 64 | Yhonzae Pierre | Alabama | SO | LB | 7 | 3.0 | 36 | 0.43 |
| 69 | Will Heldt | Clemson | JR | DE | 9 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.61 |
| 69 | Christopher Eaton Jr. | Sam Hou St | SR | DE | 10 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.55 |
| 69 | Kenyatta Jackson Jr. | Ohio State | SR | DE | 10 | 4.5 | 35 | 0.45 |
| 69 | Sam Brumfield | Memphis | SR | LB | 10 | 4.5 | 35 | 0.45 |
| 69 | Braydin Ward | Marshall | SO | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 35 | 0.44 |
| 69 | Jackson Forrest | ODU | FR | LB | 9 | 3.5 | 35 | 0.39 |
| 75 | Tyree Morris | Utah State | JR | DT | 9 | 4.0 | 34 | 0.44 |
| 75 | Aiden Benton | App St | SO | DL | 10 | 4.0 | 34 | 0.40 |
| 75 | Niles King | SDSU | SR | EDG | 11 | 4.0 | 34 | 0.36 |
| 75 | Jadon Mayfield | La Tech | FR | LB | 11 | 3.5 | 34 | 0.32 |
| 79 | Sidney Stewart | Maryland | FR | DL | 9 | 5.5 | 33 | 0.61 |
| 79 | Daniel Rickert | Virginia | SR | DE | 11 | 5.5 | 33 | 0.50 |
| 79 | Jeffrey M'ba | SMU | SR | DT | 10 | 5.0 | 33 | 0.50 |
| 79 | Brett Karhu | New Mexico | SR | DE | 10 | 5.0 | 33 | 0.50 |
| 79 | Akelo Stone | Ga Tech | SR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.57 |
| 79 | Jeremiah Peters | Toledo | SR | OLB | 10 | 4.0 | 33 | 0.40 |
| 79 | Jasiyah Robinson | ECU | SR | DL | 9 | 3.5 | 33 | 0.39 |
| 86 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | SO | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 32 | 0.60 |
| 86 | De'Jon Benton | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 10 | 5.0 | 32 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Martez Poynter | Toledo | SR | DT | 10 | 4.5 | 32 | 0.45 |
| 86 | TJ Bush Jr. | California | JR | OLB | 10 | 4.5 | 32 | 0.45 |
| 86 | Ethan Day | N Texas | JR | DL | 11 | 4.5 | 32 | 0.41 |
| 86 | Clayton Smith | Ariz St | SR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 32 | 0.44 |
| 86 | Will Echoles | Miss | SO | DT | 8 | 3.5 | 32 | 0.44 |
| 86 | Dominic Bailey | Tennessee | SR | DL | 8 | 3.5 | 32 | 0.44 |
| 86 | Miles Capers | Vanderbilt | SR | EDG | 9 | 3.5 | 32 | 0.39 |
| 95 | Tunmise Adeleye | UNLV | SR | DE | 10 | 6.0 | 31 | 0.60 |
| 95 | J'Dan Burnett | Tulsa | JR | DL | 10 | 6.0 | 31 | 0.60 |
| 95 | Keviyan Huddleston | N Texas | SO | DL | 11 | 5.0 | 31 | 0.46 |
| 95 | Red Murdock | Buffalo | SR | LB | 11 | 4.5 | 31 | 0.41 |
| 95 | Tobi Osunsanmi | Kansas St | JR | DE | 6 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.67 |
| 95 | Darryl Peterson III | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 6 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.67 |