2025 National Leaders Sacks - Games in October Only through 12/16/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bailey | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 4 | 7.0 | 65 | 1.75 |
| 2 | Cashius Howell | Texas A&M | SR | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 46 | 1.38 |
| 2 | Nadame Tucker | W Mich | SR | DE | 3 | 5.5 | 38 | 1.83 |
| 2 | Nathan Voorhis | Ball State | SR | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 35 | 1.38 |
| 2 | Colin Simmons | Texas | SO | EDG | 4 | 5.5 | 23 | 1.38 |
| 6 | Derrick Moore | Michigan | SR | EDG | 4 | 5.0 | 56 | 1.25 |
| 6 | Melkart Abou Jaoude | N Carolina | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 32 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Terry Webb | SMU | SR | DT | 4 | 4.5 | 32 | 1.13 |
| 9 | Ezra Christensen | NMSU | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 32 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Donnie Smith | Troy | JR | BAN | 4 | 4.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Bryun Parham | UConn | SR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 26 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Tyler Thompson | N Carolina | SO | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | SO | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 23 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Xavier Atkins | Auburn | SO | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Kevin Jobity Jr. | Syracuse | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 16 | R Mason Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 34 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 32 | 1.17 |
| 16 | Arvell Reese | Ohio State | JR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 16 | Jonathan Maldonado | Nevada | JR | EDG | 4 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Adam Trick | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Isaiah Smith | SMU | SR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Dylan LaBarbera | Nevada | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Karter Menz | Minnesota | SO | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Eddie Walls III | Houston | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 17 | 0.88 |
| 25 | Kemari Copeland | Va Tech | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Niles King | SDSU | SR | EDG | 3 | 3.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Yhonzae Pierre | Alabama | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 31 | 0.75 |
| 25 | Trey White | SDSU | JR | EDG | 3 | 3.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Chris Jones | USM | SO | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Wesley Bailey | Louisville | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Adam Klenk | Navy | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 25 | CJ Nunnally IV | Purdue | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 25 | John Henry Daley | Utah | SO | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Zion Young | Missouri | SR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Damon Wilson II | Missouri | JR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Anthony Hill Jr. | Texas | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 25 | Julien Laventure | Akron | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 25 | Demarcus Hendricks | Ark St | SR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Cyrus Durham | Akron | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.75 |
| 25 | Zeke Campbell | Coast Car | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 7 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Dayon Hayes | Texas A&M | SR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 25 | 0.63 |
| 41 | A.J. Holmes Jr. | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.63 |
| 41 | Romello Height | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 41 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 41 | Elijah Hill | KSU | FR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.83 |
| 41 | Princewill Umanmielen | Miss | JR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.83 |
| 41 | Keegan Davis | FIU | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.63 |
| 41 | Melvin Spriggs | Akron | SO | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.63 |
| 41 | Amir Renwick | UConn | SR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.83 |
| 41 | Jalen Hunt | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 41 | Junior Poyser | Buffalo | SO | DT | 3 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.83 |
| 41 | Kam Franklin | Miss | SO | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.83 |
| 53 | Anthony Bynum | MTSU | SO | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 28 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Johnathan Hall | Utah | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 27 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Elliott Schaper | Duke | FR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Xavier Holmes | James Mad | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 53 | Mitchell Melton | Virginia | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Tyce Westland | Wyoming | SR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.50 |
| 53 | Zuriah Fisher | Penn State | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Davon Townley Jr. | MO State | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Justin Jefferson | Alabama | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 53 | Anto Saka | N'western | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Stephen Daley | Indiana | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Jamie Tremble | Syracuse | SO | TE | 4 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 53 | Nuer Gatkuoth | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Kamran James | Florida | JR | EDG | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Ethan Hurkett | Iowa | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Scotty Edwards | Stanford | JR | S | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Jamond Mathis | Kent State | SO | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 53 | DonTerry Russell | Texas St | JR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 53 | Devan Thompkins | USC | JR | DT | 2 | 2.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Malachi Davis | Toledo | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Bodie Schoonover | BYU | JR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 53 | Jalen Garner | Houston | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 53 | Nick James | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 53 | Malik Charles | Okla St | JR | OLB | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 53 | Reid Williford | Charlotte | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 53 | Isaac Terrell | Wash St | JR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Langston Hardy | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Aidan Hubbard | N'western | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 53 | Zaylin Wood | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Reggie Johnson | MTSU | JR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Ethan Day | N Texas | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Jaxon Howard | Minnesota | SO | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 53 | Tariq Jones | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Cade Uluave | California | JR | ILB | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Brien Taylor Jr. | Florida | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Jeffrey M'ba | SMU | SR | DT | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 53 | Jay'shon Thomas | N Illinois | SO | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 53 | Sahir West | James Mad | FR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 53 | Daniel Rickert | Virginia | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Caden Curry | Ohio State | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Aaron Graves | Iowa | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 53 | CJ Mims | N Carolina | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 53 | Jah-Mal Williams | Troy | SR | BAN | 4 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 53 | Cameron Robertson | SMU | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Bryan Thomas, Jr. | S Carolina | SR | EDG | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Jelani Davis | Kent State | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 53 | Matt Kingsbury | Minnesota | SO | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.50 |