2015 National Leaders Sacks - Games in August/September Only through 01/11/2016
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Nassib | Penn State | SR | DE | 4 | 7.0 | 56 | 1.75 |
| 2 | Dale Pierson | Iowa State | SR | DE | 3 | 5.0 | 36 | 1.67 |
| 3 | Terence Waugh | Kent State | JR | DE | 4 | 6.5 | 46 | 1.63 |
| 3 | Myles Garrett | Texas A&M | SO | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 36 | 1.63 |
| 5 | Joe Schobert | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 4 | 6.0 | 51 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Orion Jones | Toledo | SR | DT | 3 | 4.5 | 31 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Yannick Ngakoue | Maryland | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 28 | 1.38 |
| 7 | Emmanuel Ogbah | Okla St | JR | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 27 | 1.38 |
| 9 | Nate D. Smith | Temple | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Jarrian Roberts | N Texas | JR | DE | 3 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Nate Meier | Iowa | SR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 32 | 1.25 |
| 12 | Jordan Willis | Kansas St | JR | DE | 3 | 3.5 | 23 | 1.17 |
| 12 | Ben Goodman, Jr. | Kansas | SR | DE | 3 | 3.5 | 19 | 1.17 |
| 14 | Shilique Calhoun | Mich St | SR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 34 | 1.13 |
| 14 | Jatavis Brown | Akron | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 30 | 1.13 |
| 14 | Micah Kiser | Virginia | SO | ILB | 4 | 4.5 | 28 | 1.13 |
| 17 | Ron Thompson | Syracuse | JR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Freedom Akinmoladun | Nebraska | FR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Jonathan Bullard | Florida | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Trevon Coley | FAU | SR | DT | 4 | 4.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Luke Arciniega | Syracuse | JR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Harvey Langi | BYU | JR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Jimmy Bean | Okla St | SR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Daeshon Hall | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Antoine Miles | Purdue | SO | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Ivan McLennan | Wash St | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Kache Palacio | Wash St | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Tyus Bowser | Houston | JR | OLB | 3 | 3.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Alex McCalister | Florida | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Davon Godchaux | LSU | SO | DT | 3 | 3.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Alex Hansen | Air Force | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 33 | A.J. Jefferson | Miss St | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 33 | 0.88 |
| 33 | Quinton Jefferson | Maryland | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.88 |
| 33 | Martavius Foster | CSU | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.88 |
| 33 | Josh Carraway | TCU | JR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 11 | 0.88 |
| 37 | Shaq Lawson | Clemson | JR | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.83 |
| 37 | Demetrius Cooper | Mich St | SO | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.83 |
| 39 | Harold Landry | BC | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Drew Ott | Iowa | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Bernard Dawson | Ga South | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Dawuane Smoot | Illinois | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Zach Duncan | Charlotte | FR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Ian Seau | Nevada | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Jonathan Allen | Alabama | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Paul Moses | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Ejiro Ederaine | Fresno St | SR | OLB | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Denzell Perine | FIU | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Joey Ivie | Florida | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Richie Brown | Miss St | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Claudell Louis | Fresno St | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Trey Hendrickson | FAU | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Dylan Bradley | USM | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Taylor Royster | BGSU | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Jordan Jenkins | Georgia | SR | OLB | 4 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Sheldon Rankins | Louisville | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Charles Harris | Missouri | SO | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Jalen Reeves-Maybin | Tennessee | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Eddie Yarbrough | Wyoming | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Andrew King | Army | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Pita Taumoepenu | Utah | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Riley Bullough | Mich St | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Walter Brady | Missouri | FR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Christian Sam | Ariz St | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Nick Mangieri | Indiana | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.75 |
| 67 | David Harris | Air Force | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Devante Bond | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Ronald Blair | App St | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Steven Taylor | Houston | JR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Jarnor Jones | Iowa State | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Marquel Bryant | Kansas St | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Zachary DeGrange | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Alonzo McGee | Georgia St | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Nicholas Grigsby | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Daniel Awoleke | S Florida | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Travis Britz | Kansas St | SR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Darius Latham | Indiana | JR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Dominique Tovell | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Elijah Lee | Kansas St | SO | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Darryl Paulo | Wash St | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Jamal Palmer | Baylor | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Trent Martin | Tulsa | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.67 |
| 67 | Kyler Fackrell | Utah State | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 85 | Nick Gilbo | Buffalo | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 25 | 0.63 |
| 85 | Austin Johnson | Penn State | JR | DT | 4 | 2.5 | 24 | 0.63 |
| 85 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | SO | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.63 |
| 85 | Calvin Munson | SDSU | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 85 | Maurice Daniels | New Mexico | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 85 | Jason Fanaika | Utah | SR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 85 | Darron Lee | Ohio State | SO | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 85 | Tyquan Lewis | Ohio State | SO | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 85 | Vincent Taylor | Okla St | SO | DT | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 85 | Vince Biegel | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 85 | Kyle Kragen | California | SR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.63 |
| 85 | Kennedy Tulimasealii | Hawai'i | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 85 | Tarell Basham | Ohio | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 85 | Folorunso Fatukasi | UConn | SO | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.63 |
| 85 | Alvin Jones | UTEP | SO | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.63 |
| 85 | Justin Lawler | SMU | SO | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.63 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.