2025 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/02/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sterling Lane II | Boise St | JR | EDG | 1 | 2.0 | 15 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Keviyan Huddleston | N Texas | SO | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Jayden Virgin-Morgan | Boise St | JR | EDG | 1 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Bryun Parham | UConn | SR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 35 | 1.33 |
| 5 | John Miller | Utah State | SR | ILB | 3 | 3.5 | 28 | 1.17 |
| 6 | David Bailey | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 12 | 13.0 | 123 | 1.08 |
| 7 | Colin Simmons | Texas | SO | EDG | 10 | 10.5 | 50 | 1.05 |
| 8 | Derrick Moore | Michigan | SR | EDG | 10 | 10.0 | 97 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Oumar Diomande | UConn | SO | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Nadame Tucker | W Mich | SR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Adam Trick | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Nathan Voorhis | Ball State | SR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Ray Coney | Tulsa | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Sekou Kromah | Temple | SR | DT | 2 | 2.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Marques White | U Mass | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Timmy Hinspeter | U Mass | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 8 | August Salvati | SDSU | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Mac Harris | S Florida | SR | OLB | 2 | 2.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Rondo Porter | App St | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jalen Emery | Western Ky | SR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jah-Mal Williams | Troy | SR | BAN | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Trae Tomlinson | La-Lafytte | SR | CB | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Gharin Stansbury | J'ville St | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Kalil Alexander | Texas St | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Chase Alexander | J'ville St | SR | SAF | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Red Murdock | Buffalo | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jaden Dugger | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Boen Phelps | Boise St | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 8 | JJ Hawkins | USM | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Landen Thomas | UNLV | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Johnny Chaney Jr. | FIU | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Elin Jones | Western Ky | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Quaylen Hill | FIU | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Treylin Payne | Texas St | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Kenneth McShan | Navy | SR | OLB | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Ty Morris | Rice | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Joshua Pierce | N Texas | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 8 | DonTerry Russell | Texas St | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Nelson Ropati | Nevada | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Michael Daley | Rice | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Tirrell Johnson | USA | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 42 | John Henry Daley | Utah | SO | DE | 9 | 8.5 | 62 | 0.94 |
| 42 | Cashius Howell | Texas A&M | SR | DE | 9 | 8.5 | 59 | 0.94 |
| 44 | Isaac Terrell | Wash St | JR | DE | 5 | 4.5 | 36 | 0.90 |
| 45 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | JR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 72 | 0.85 |
| 45 | Akheem Mesidor | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 71 | 0.85 |
| 45 | Melkart Abou Jaoude | N Carolina | JR | DL | 10 | 8.5 | 56 | 0.85 |
| 45 | Gabe Jacas | Illinois | SR | OLB | 10 | 8.5 | 52 | 0.85 |
| 49 | Jack Kelly | BYU | SR | LB | 10 | 8.0 | 57 | 0.80 |
| 50 | Xavier Atkins | Auburn | SO | LB | 9 | 7.0 | 41 | 0.78 |
| 51 | Isaiah Smith | SMU | SR | DE | 11 | 8.5 | 44 | 0.77 |
| 52 | Teitum Tuioti | Oregon | JR | OLB | 12 | 9.0 | 67 | 0.75 |
| 52 | Caden Curry | Ohio State | SR | DE | 12 | 9.0 | 63 | 0.75 |
| 52 | Javen Gibson | ODU | JR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 14 | 0.75 |
| 52 | Lemondre Joe | CSU | SR | DB | 2 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 52 | Chauncey Chidi | Sam Hou St | JR | DE | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.75 |
| 57 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | SO | LB | 11 | 8.0 | 41 | 0.73 |
| 58 | Romello Height | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 12 | 8.5 | 61 | 0.71 |
| 59 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 10 | 7.0 | 51 | 0.70 |
| 59 | Tyler Thompson | N Carolina | SO | LB | 10 | 7.0 | 46 | 0.70 |
| 61 | Kendrick DuJour | ECU | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Anas Luqman | Ohio | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 63 | Zion Young | Missouri | SR | DE | 10 | 6.5 | 64 | 0.65 |
| 63 | Justin Wodtly | Ariz St | SR | DL | 10 | 6.5 | 55 | 0.65 |
| 63 | Dani Dennis-Sutton | Penn State | SR | DE | 10 | 6.5 | 48 | 0.65 |
| 63 | Princewill Umanmielen | Miss | JR | LB | 10 | 6.5 | 35 | 0.65 |
| 67 | Ethan Hurkett | Iowa | SR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 52 | 0.64 |
| 67 | Rueben Bain, Jr. | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 11 | 7.0 | 38 | 0.64 |
| 69 | Yhonzae Pierre | Alabama | SO | LB | 13 | 8.0 | 81 | 0.62 |
| 70 | Damon Wilson II | Missouri | JR | DE | 10 | 6.0 | 48 | 0.60 |
| 70 | Chris McClellan | Missouri | SR | DT | 10 | 6.0 | 40 | 0.60 |
| 70 | Malachi Lawrence | UCF | SR | EDG | 10 | 6.0 | 34 | 0.60 |
| 70 | Keyshaun Elliott | Ariz St | SR | LB | 10 | 6.0 | 19 | 0.60 |
| 74 | Nuer Gatkuoth | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 38 | 0.56 |
| 74 | Wesley Bailey | Louisville | SR | DL | 9 | 5.0 | 34 | 0.56 |
| 74 | Keionte Scott | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 9 | 5.0 | 24 | 0.56 |
| 77 | Mandrell Desir | FSU | FR | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 48 | 0.55 |
| 77 | Darryl Peterson III | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 10 | 5.5 | 39 | 0.55 |
| 77 | Vincent Anthony Jr. | Duke | SR | DE | 10 | 5.5 | 29 | 0.55 |
| 77 | Karter Menz | Minnesota | SO | DL | 10 | 5.5 | 29 | 0.55 |
| 81 | Eddie Walls III | Houston | SR | DL | 11 | 6.0 | 23 | 0.55 |
| 82 | Kenyatta Jackson Jr. | Ohio State | SR | DE | 12 | 6.5 | 45 | 0.54 |
| 83 | Daniel Rickert | Virginia | SR | DE | 12 | 6.0 | 39 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Will Heldt | Clemson | JR | DE | 11 | 5.5 | 35 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Bryan Thomas, Jr. | S Carolina | SR | EDG | 10 | 5.0 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Dayon Hayes | Texas A&M | SR | DE | 9 | 4.5 | 38 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Harvey Dyson | Tulane | JR | BAN | 4 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Jasiyah Robinson | ECU | SR | DL | 3 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Michael Molnar | Ohio | JR | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Amir Renwick | UConn | SR | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Brett Karhu | New Mexico | SR | DE | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Jackson Kuwatch | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Jared Lloyd | MO State | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Trace Scott III | Delaware | SO | DT | 2 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Ryan Henderson | SDSU | JR | EDG | 2 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Jeremiah Jordan | Memphis | JR | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Jayden Davis | Fresno St | JR | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Jahzon Jacks | Fresno St | JR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Caleb Dietlin | MO State | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Gideon ESPN Lampron | BGSU | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.