2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Sacks - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SR | OLB | 1 | 1.5 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Eric Wilson | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Michael Badejo | SMU | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Dana Levine | Temple | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Tyus Bowser | Houston | SR | OLB | 1 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Malik Dixon | S Florida | FR | S | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Ade Aruna | Tulane | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Trevis Gipson | Tulsa | FR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Nigel Harris | S Florida | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 10 | RC Cox | SMU | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Sharif Finch | Temple | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | DeMarco Montgomery | Memphis | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Michael Edwards | Memphis | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Justin Lawler | SMU | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Jesse Brubaker | Tulsa | JR | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Josh Black | S Florida | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 17 | D.J. Palmore | Navy | JR | OLB | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Kimoni Fitz | Cincinnati | SO | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Jarvis Polu | Navy | SO | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Josiah Powell | Navy | SR | OLB | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Averee Robinson | Temple | SR | DL | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.50 |