2016 Conference USA Leaders Sacks - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ja'Boree Poole | USM | SR | DL | 1 | 3.0 | 26 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Nick Dawson-Brents | Western Ky | SR | DL | 2 | 5.5 | 38 | 2.75 |
| 3 | Dylan Bradley | USM | SR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Derik Overstreet | Western Ky | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Keith Brown | Western Ky | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Josiah Tauaefa | UTSA | FR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 4 | D'Nerius Antoine | USM | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Darius Harris | MTSU | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Russell Farris | La Tech | JR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Xavier Thigpen | USM | JR | DL | 1 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 11 | Devante Duclos | Western Ky | SR | DL | 2 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.25 |
| 11 | Aaron Brown | La Tech | SR | DL | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 11 | Dae'Von Washington | La Tech | SO | LB | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.25 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.