2026 National Leaders Sacks - Games in August/September Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javen Gibson | ODU | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 44 | 0.83 |
| 2 | Xavier Lewis | N Carolina | SO | DL | 3 | 6.0 | 40 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Isaac Terrell | Iowa State | SR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Daeden Hopkins | Missouri | SO | EDG | 3 | 3.0 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Brett Karhu | New Mexico | SR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 5 | CJ Heard | Vanderbilt | JR | S | 3 | 2.0 | 30 | 0.67 |
| 7 | Lamont Lester Jr. | Colorado | JR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 29 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Elijah Kinsler | Memphis | SO | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.88 |
| 9 | Sammy Omosigho | UCLA | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Keyshawn Johnson | Syracuse | SR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 27 | 0.83 |
| 9 | William DePaepe | U Mass | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 27 | 0.67 |
| 9 | Brenton Williams | Liberty | SR | JK | 3 | 1.0 | 27 | 0.33 |
| 13 | Cortez Harris | Va Tech | SO | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Caleb Sandstrom | App St | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.33 |
| 14 | Darien Whitaker | Kansas St | SO | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 25 | 0.83 |
| 14 | Ike Ackerman | Ohio | FR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 25 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Princewill Umanmielen | LSU | SR | DE | 3 | 6.0 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 17 | Sebastian Cheeks | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 24 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Donnie Smith | Troy | SR | BAN | 3 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Nick Rinaldi | Vanderbilt | SR | LB | 3 | 3.5 | 22 | 1.17 |
| 20 | Ibrahim Diawara | Coast Car | SR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Eli Coenen | Mich St | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 20 | DeeJay Holmes Jr. | FIU | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Javion White | Houston | JR | DB | 3 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Khmori House | Arkansas | JR | DB | 3 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Thomas Davis | Tulsa | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.33 |
| 26 | Mylachi Williams | Va Tech | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Jonathan Thompson | Cincinnati | SR | ILB | 3 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.83 |
| 26 | Jamond Mathis | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.83 |
| 26 | Raylen Wilson | Georgia | SR | ILB | 3 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Darren Agu | New Mexico | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Takari Hickle | Oregon St | SR | EDG | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Kyran Duhon | Tulsa | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Reggie Powers III | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 33 | PJ Dean | Georgia | FR | DL | 3 | 1.5 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 33 | Ty Benefield | LSU | SR | S | 3 | 1.0 | 20 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Will Heldt | Clemson | SR | DE | 3 | 4.0 | 19 | 1.33 |
| 38 | Aycen Stevens | Va Tech | SR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 19 | 1.17 |
| 38 | Ansel Din-Mbuh | TCU | SR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Jayden Bryant | Kansas St | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 42 | Devan Thompkins | Alabama | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 42 | Chase Kennedy | Arizona | SR | LB | 2 | 2.5 | 18 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Josh Hough | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.83 |
| 42 | J'Mond Tapp | Memphis | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 42 | Aiden Lyczek | Navy | JR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 42 | Noah Matthews | Delaware | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 48 | Wendell Gregory | Kansas St | JR | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.83 |
| 48 | Tausili Akana | BYU | JR | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.83 |
| 48 | Marquise Lightfoot | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 48 | Nate Marshall | Michigan | SO | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 48 | Tobi Osunsanmi | Indiana | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 48 | Daniel Harris | California | SR | DB | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 48 | Matthew Stenbroten | ND St | JR | DE | 4 | 1.0 | 17 | 0.25 |
| 55 | Alonzo Jackson Jr. | La Tech | JR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 55 | Jackson Forrest | ODU | SO | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 55 | DD Holmes | Maryland | SO | LB | 2 | 2.5 | 16 | 1.25 |
| 55 | Blake Matthews | Delaware | SR | BAN | 3 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.83 |
| 55 | Tunmise Adeleye | Syracuse | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 55 | Tyshon Reed Jr. | Duke | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 55 | Bryce Davis | Duke | SO | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 55 | Ashton Woods | WVU | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 55 | Gabe Peterson | NMSU | SR | DE | 3 | 1.5 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 55 | Charlie Collins | Arkansas | JR | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 55 | Jason Hall Jr. | WVU | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 55 | Karter Menz | Minnesota | SR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 16 | 0.33 |
| 67 | Mariyon Dye | Tennessee | SO | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 67 | John Henry Daley | Michigan | SR | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.83 |
| 67 | Matayo Uiagalelei | Oregon | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Tyler Dikos | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Demetrius Ballard | BC | SO | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Alex McLaughlin | Washington | SR | S | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Tre Fulton | UNLV | SO | DB | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Ronn Hardin | EMU | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 67 | Cyrus Polu | Utah | SO | LB | 3 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 67 | Tyler Thompson | Louisville | SR | DL | 3 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 67 | Adam Tomczyk | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.33 |
| 67 | Davion Rhodes | N Texas | SR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.33 |
| 67 | Ronan Hanafin | Clemson | SR | S | 3 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.33 |
| 80 | Xavier Gilliam | Tennessee | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Emmanuel Oyebadejo | Florida | SR | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 14 | 1.25 |
| 80 | A.J. Holmes Jr. | Texas Tech | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.83 |
| 80 | Elijah Groves | Sam Hou St | JR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.83 |
| 80 | Nnanna Anyanwu | Virginia | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 80 | Elijah Hill | Kansas St | SO | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 80 | Eyan Thomas | Maryland | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 80 | Djibril Rahman | SDSU | JR | EDG | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 80 | Myles Williams | Nevada | SR | EDG | 3 | 1.5 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 80 | Xavier Reid | Liberty | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Nate Tilmon | Utah | SO | S | 3 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.33 |
| 80 | Ryan Davis | Baylor | SR | JCK | 3 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.33 |
| 80 | Anthony Bynum | Ga South | SR | OLB | 3 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.33 |
| 80 | Aquantis Clemmons | Rice | JR | DL | 3 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.33 |
| 80 | Andre Cobb | Fresno St | SR | NKL | 3 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.33 |
| 95 | Adepoju Adebawore | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.83 |
| 95 | Kelton McCaslin | ND St | SR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.63 |
| 95 | Jaylen Harvey | N Carolina | SO | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 95 | Anthony Addison | S Carolina | SO | ER | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 95 | Caleb Woodson | Alabama | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 95 | Terrance Green | Alabama | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |