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 | Derrick Moore | Michigan | SR | EDG | 4 | 5.0 | 56 | 1.25 |
| 3 | Cashius Howell | Texas A&M | SR | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 46 | 1.38 |
| 4 | Nadame Tucker | W Mich | SR | DE | 3 | 5.5 | 38 | 1.83 |
| 5 | Nathan Voorhis | Ball State | SR | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 35 | 1.38 |
| 6 | R Mason Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 34 | 0.88 |
| 6 | Kemari Copeland | Va Tech | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 8 | Ezra Christensen | NMSU | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 32 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 32 | 1.17 |
| 8 | Niles King | SDSU | SR | EDG | 3 | 3.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Yhonzae Pierre | Alabama | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 31 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Ethan Burke | Texas | SR | EDG | 4 | 1.0 | 31 | 0.25 |
| 15 | Anthony Bynum | MTSU | SO | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 28 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Donnie Smith | Troy | JR | BAN | 4 | 4.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Arvell Reese | Ohio State | JR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 16 | Trey White | SDSU | JR | EDG | 3 | 3.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Johnathan Hall | Utah | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 27 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Bryun Parham | UConn | SR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 26 | 1.33 |
| 20 | Tyler Thompson | N Carolina | SO | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Mason Maddox | Kent State | JR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 26 | 0.25 |
| 23 | Jonathan Maldonado | Nevada | JR | EDG | 4 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.88 |
| 23 | Dayon Hayes | Texas A&M | SR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 25 | 0.63 |
| 25 | Adam Trick | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.88 |
| 25 | Chris Jones | USM | SO | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Colin Simmons | Texas | SO | EDG | 4 | 5.5 | 23 | 1.38 |
| 27 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | SO | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 23 | 1.33 |
| 27 | A.J. Holmes Jr. | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.63 |
| 27 | Elliott Schaper | Duke | FR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Xavier Holmes | James Mad | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Jonathan Capo | Buffalo | SR | S | 3 | 1.0 | 23 | 0.33 |
| 33 | Isaiah Smith | SMU | SR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.88 |
| 33 | Romello Height | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 33 | Mitchell Melton | Virginia | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Tyce Westland | Wyoming | SR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Dylan LaBarbera | Nevada | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 37 | Fred Gaskin | S Florida | SO | S | 4 | 1.0 | 21 | 0.25 |
| 39 | Xavier Atkins | Auburn | SO | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Kevin Jobity Jr. | Syracuse | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 39 | Wesley Bailey | Louisville | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 39 | Adam Klenk | Navy | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 39 | CJ Nunnally IV | Purdue | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 39 | Zuriah Fisher | Penn State | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 39 | Davon Townley Jr. | MO State | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 39 | Justin Jefferson | Alabama | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Harold Perkins, Jr. | LSU | JR | LB | 3 | 1.0 | 20 | 0.33 |
| 49 | Karter Menz | Minnesota | SO | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.88 |
| 49 | John Henry Daley | Utah | SO | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Anto Saka | N'western | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 49 | Stephen Daley | Indiana | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 49 | Jamie Tremble | Syracuse | SO | TE | 4 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 49 | Marcellus Wilkerson | UTSA | JR | MB | 4 | 1.0 | 19 | 0.25 |
| 55 | Zion Young | Missouri | SR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 55 | Damon Wilson II | Missouri | JR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 55 | Anthony Hill Jr. | Texas | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 55 | Julien Laventure | Akron | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 55 | Nuer Gatkuoth | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 55 | Kamran James | Florida | JR | EDG | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 55 | Ethan Hurkett | Iowa | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 55 | Scotty Edwards | Stanford | JR | S | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 55 | Jamond Mathis | Kent State | SO | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 55 | DonTerry Russell | Texas St | JR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 55 | Ethan Saunders | Delaware | SR | DE | 3 | 1.0 | 18 | 0.33 |
| 55 | Darryll Desir | FSU | FR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 18 | 0.33 |
| 55 | Dalton Brooks | Texas A&M | JR | S | 4 | 1.0 | 18 | 0.25 |
| 68 | Eddie Walls III | Houston | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 17 | 0.88 |
| 68 | Demarcus Hendricks | Ark St | SR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Devan Thompkins | USC | JR | DT | 2 | 2.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Malachi Davis | Toledo | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 68 | Bodie Schoonover | BYU | JR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 68 | Jalen Garner | Houston | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 68 | Nick James | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 68 | Malik Charles | Okla St | JR | OLB | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 68 | Reid Williford | Charlotte | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 68 | Trey Reynolds | Utah | JR | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 68 | Williams Nwaneri | Nebraska | FR | DL | 4 | 1.5 | 17 | 0.38 |
| 68 | Jason Abbey | Va Tech | SO | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 17 | 0.33 |
| 80 | Isaac Terrell | Wash St | JR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 80 | Langston Hardy | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 80 | Aidan Hubbard | N'western | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 80 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | JR | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 80 | Michael Kilbane | N'western | JR | DL | 4 | 1.5 | 16 | 0.38 |
| 80 | Ethan Hassler | Ark St | SR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 16 | 0.33 |
| 80 | Rylan Kennedy | Texas A&M | SO | DE | 4 | 1.0 | 16 | 0.25 |
| 88 | Zaylin Wood | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 88 | Reggie Johnson | MTSU | JR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 88 | Ethan Day | N Texas | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 88 | Jaxon Howard | Minnesota | SO | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 88 | Jeremy Mack, Jr. | ODU | SR | LB | 4 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.38 |
| 88 | Jason Hammond | Virginia | JR | DT | 3 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.33 |
| 88 | Jack Janikowski | Wash St | SO | DE | 3 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.33 |
| 88 | Isaiah Johnson | N Carolina | JR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.25 |
| 96 | Elijah Hill | KSU | FR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.83 |
| 96 | Princewill Umanmielen | Miss | JR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.83 |
| 96 | Keegan Davis | FIU | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.63 |
| 96 | Melvin Spriggs | Akron | SO | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.63 |
| 96 | Tariq Jones | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 14 | 1.00 |