2026 National Leaders Sacks - All Games through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavier Lewis | N Carolina | SO | DL | 3 | 6.0 | 40 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Princewill Umanmielen | LSU | SR | DE | 3 | 6.0 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Lamont Lester Jr. | Colorado | JR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 29 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Caleb Sandstrom | App St | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Thomas Davis | Tulsa | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Will Heldt | Clemson | SR | DE | 3 | 4.0 | 19 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Elijah Kinsler | Memphis | SO | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.88 |
| 7 | Nick Rinaldi | Vanderbilt | SR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 22 | 1.17 |
| 7 | Aycen Stevens | Va Tech | SR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 19 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Isaac Terrell | Iowa State | SR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Daeden Hopkins | Missouri | SO | EDG | 3 | 3.0 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Brett Karhu | New Mexico | SR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Sammy Omosigho | UCLA | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Cortez Harris | Va Tech | SO | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Eli Coenen | Mich St | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Ibrahim Diawara | Coast Car | SR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 10 | DeeJay Holmes Jr. | FIU | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Mylachi Williams | Va Tech | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Devan Thompkins | Alabama | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Alonzo Jackson Jr. | La Tech | JR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Jackson Forrest | ODU | SO | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Mariyon Dye | Tennessee | SO | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Xavier Gilliam | Tennessee | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Jayden Woods | Florida | SO | JCK | 3 | 3.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Kaleb Spencer | Va Tech | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Elisha Baldridge | FIU | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Javen Gibson | ODU | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 44 | 0.83 |
| 27 | Keyshawn Johnson | Syracuse | SR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 27 | 0.83 |
| 27 | Darien Whitaker | Kansas St | SO | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 25 | 0.83 |
| 27 | Jonathan Thompson | Cincinnati | SR | ILB | 3 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.83 |
| 27 | Jamond Mathis | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.83 |
| 27 | Chase Kennedy | Arizona | SR | LB | 2 | 2.5 | 18 | 1.25 |
| 27 | Josh Hough | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.83 |
| 27 | J'Mond Tapp | Memphis | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 27 | Wendell Gregory | Kansas St | JR | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.83 |
| 27 | Tausili Akana | BYU | JR | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.83 |
| 27 | DD Holmes | Maryland | SO | LB | 2 | 2.5 | 16 | 1.25 |
| 27 | Blake Matthews | Delaware | SR | BAN | 3 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.83 |
| 27 | John Henry Daley | Michigan | SR | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.83 |
| 27 | Emmanuel Oyebadejo | Florida | SR | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 14 | 1.25 |
| 27 | A.J. Holmes Jr. | Texas Tech | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.83 |
| 27 | Elijah Groves | Sam Hou St | JR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.83 |
| 27 | Adepoju Adebawore | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.83 |
| 27 | Kelton McCaslin | ND St | SR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.63 |
| 45 | CJ Heard | Vanderbilt | JR | S | 3 | 2.0 | 30 | 0.67 |
| 45 | William DePaepe | U Mass | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 27 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Ike Ackerman | Ohio | FR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 25 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Sebastian Cheeks | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 24 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Donnie Smith | Troy | SR | BAN | 3 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Javion White | Houston | JR | DB | 3 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Khmori House | Arkansas | JR | DB | 3 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Raylen Wilson | Georgia | SR | ILB | 3 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Darren Agu | New Mexico | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Reggie Powers III | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Takari Hickle | Oregon St | SR | EDG | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Kyran Duhon | Tulsa | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Ansel Din-Mbuh | TCU | SR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Jayden Bryant | Kansas St | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Aiden Lyczek | Navy | JR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Noah Matthews | Delaware | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Tobi Osunsanmi | Indiana | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Daniel Harris | California | SR | DB | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Marquise Lightfoot | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Nate Marshall | Michigan | SO | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Ashton Woods | WVU | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Tyshon Reed Jr. | Duke | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Bryce Davis | Duke | SO | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Tunmise Adeleye | Syracuse | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Alex McLaughlin | Washington | SR | S | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Demetrius Ballard | BC | SO | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Tre Fulton | UNLV | SO | DB | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Tyler Dikos | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Matayo Uiagalelei | Oregon | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Ronn Hardin | EMU | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Nnanna Anyanwu | Virginia | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Djibril Rahman | SDSU | JR | EDG | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Elijah Hill | Kansas St | SO | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Eyan Thomas | Maryland | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Anthony Addison | S Carolina | SO | ER | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Jaylen Harvey | N Carolina | SO | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Jabriel Rhodes-Nelson | Georgia St | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Caleb Woodson | Alabama | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Terrance Green | Alabama | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Avery Jones | N Illinois | SR | DB | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Colin Simmons | Texas | JR | EDG | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Lane Condry | La Tech | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Koa Naotala | ODU | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Riley Van Poppel | Nebraska | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Xavier Atkins | Auburn | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Devonte Tezino | Baylor | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Jordan Norman | Tennessee | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 45 | James Jennette | Utah State | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Issa Ouattara | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Tae Floyd | J'ville St | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Joseph Anderson | Iowa | JR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Kevin O'Connor | Duke | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Xavier Esqillion | Georgia St | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Langston Hardy | Wk Forest | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Elijah Melendez | Auburn | SO | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.67 |