2026 National Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princewill Umanmielen | LSU | SR | DE | 2 | 5.0 | 22 | 2.50 |
| 1 | Keyshawn Johnson | Syracuse | SR | LB | 1 | 2.5 | 27 | 2.50 |
| 3 | Xavier Lewis | N Carolina | SO | DL | 2 | 4.0 | 30 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Gabe Kaminski | Stanford | SO | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Lamont Lester Jr. | Colorado | JR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 29 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Caleb Sandstrom | App St | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Thomas Davis | Tulsa | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Jamond Mathis | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 2 | 2.5 | 21 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Nick Rinaldi | Vanderbilt | SR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 22 | 1.17 |
| 9 | Aycen Stevens | Va Tech | SR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 19 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Isaac Terrell | Iowa State | SR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Daeden Hopkins | Missouri | SO | EDG | 3 | 3.0 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Brett Karhu | New Mexico | SR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Cortez Harris | Va Tech | SO | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Ibrahim Diawara | Coast Car | SR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Eli Coenen | Mich St | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 11 | DeeJay Holmes Jr. | FIU | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Mylachi Williams | Va Tech | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Alonzo Jackson Jr. | La Tech | JR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Jackson Forrest | ODU | SO | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Mariyon Dye | Tennessee | SO | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Xavier Gilliam | Tennessee | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Kaleb Spencer | Va Tech | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Elisha Baldridge | FIU | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Javion White | Houston | JR | DB | 2 | 2.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Khmori House | Arkansas | JR | DB | 2 | 2.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Bryce Davis | Duke | SO | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Nnanna Anyanwu | Virginia | SR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Jaylen Harvey | N Carolina | SO | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Terrance Green | Alabama | SR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Will Heldt | Clemson | SR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Deuce Geralds | LSU | FR | DT | 2 | 2.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Aiden Lyczek | Navy | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Dillon Stowers | Army | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Amontre Harris | SMU | FR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Connor Young | Navy | SO | NG | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Blake Fletcher | Air Force | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 11 | David Omopariola | Syracuse | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Marquise Lightfoot | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Marcus Bleazard | Navy | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Ahmad Breaux | Kentucky | JR | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Devin Smith | Kentucky | JR | ILB | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Amare Snowden | Syracuse | SR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Herbert Scroggins III | Miami (Fl) | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Jimmy Wyrick | SMU | SR | S | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Elijah Kinsler | Memphis | SO | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.88 |
| 47 | Javen Gibson | ODU | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 44 | 0.83 |
| 47 | Darien Whitaker | Kansas St | SO | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 25 | 0.83 |
| 47 | Jonathan Thompson | Cincinnati | SR | ILB | 3 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.83 |
| 47 | Josh Hough | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.83 |
| 47 | Wendell Gregory | Kansas St | JR | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.83 |
| 47 | Blake Matthews | Delaware | SR | BAN | 3 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.83 |
| 47 | John Henry Daley | Michigan | SR | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.83 |
| 47 | Elijah Groves | Sam Hou St | JR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.83 |
| 47 | Adepoju Adebawore | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.83 |
| 47 | Kelton McCaslin | ND St | SR | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.83 |
| 57 | PJ Dean | Georgia | FR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 57 | A.J. Holmes Jr. | Texas Tech | SR | DL | 2 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 57 | Jordan Ross | LSU | JR | DE | 2 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 57 | Jeremy Lewis | Purdue | JR | DE | 2 | 1.5 | 10 | 0.75 |
| 61 | CJ Heard | Vanderbilt | JR | S | 3 | 2.0 | 30 | 0.67 |
| 61 | William DePaepe | U Mass | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 27 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Ike Ackerman | Ohio | FR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 25 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Sebastian Cheeks | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 24 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Donnie Smith | Troy | SR | BAN | 3 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Darren Agu | New Mexico | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Takari Hickle | Oregon St | SR | EDG | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Kyran Duhon | Tulsa | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Reggie Powers III | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Ansel Din-Mbuh | TCU | SR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Jayden Bryant | Kansas St | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Noah Matthews | Delaware | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Nate Marshall | Michigan | SO | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Tobi Osunsanmi | Indiana | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Ashton Woods | WVU | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Matayo Uiagalelei | Oregon | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Tyler Dikos | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Demetrius Ballard | BC | SO | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Ronn Hardin | EMU | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Alex McLaughlin | Washington | SR | S | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Elijah Hill | Kansas St | SO | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Eyan Thomas | Maryland | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Djibril Rahman | SDSU | JR | EDG | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Avery Jones | N Illinois | SR | DB | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Colin Simmons | Texas | JR | EDG | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Jabriel Rhodes-Nelson | Georgia St | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Riley Van Poppel | Nebraska | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Lane Condry | La Tech | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Koa Naotala | ODU | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Jordan Norman | Tennessee | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Issa Ouattara | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 61 | James Jennette | Utah State | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Xavier Esqillion | Georgia St | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Dom Nichols | Michigan | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Keishaun Calhoun | Indiana | SO | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Grant Lyons | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Jadyn Ramos | USC | FR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Chibby Nwajuaku | Rice | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Colin Gallagher | Delaware | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.67 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.