2016 Independent Leaders Sacks - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colbert Calhoun | U Mass | JR | ILB | 10 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.30 |
| 2 | Steve Casali | U Mass | JR | ILB | 10 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.25 |
| 3 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | JR | OLB | 9 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.44 |
| 4 | Peter Angeh | U Mass | SR | DL | 10 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Alex Aukerman | Army | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.60 |
| 6 | Sha-Ki Holines | U Mass | JR | DL | 10 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.20 |
| 7 | James Onwualu | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 8 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.13 |
| 8 | Sae Tautu | BYU | SR | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.25 |
| 9 | Nyles Morgan | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 8 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.13 |
| 9 | Jarron Jones | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 8 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.13 |
| 11 | Joe Previte | U Mass | SO | DL | 7 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.21 |
| 12 | Harvey Langi | BYU | SR | LB | 4 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 12 | Andrew King | Army | SR | LB | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.20 |
| 12 | Ali Ali-Musa | U Mass | JR | DL | 10 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.10 |
| 12 | James Nachtigal | Army | SO | LB | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.10 |
| 12 | Jeremy Timpf | Army | SR | LB | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.10 |
| 17 | Greer Martini | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.25 |
| 17 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | SO | LB | 5 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.20 |
| 17 | Moses Kaumatule | BYU | SO | DL | 3 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.17 |
| 17 | Butch Pau'u | BYU | SO | LB | 4 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.13 |
| 17 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | SO | DL | 4 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.13 |
| 22 | Trajan Pili | BYU | FR | DL | 4 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.13 |
| 23 | John Voit | Army | JR | DL | 5 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 23 | Mario Patton | U Mass | FR | DL | 9 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.11 |
| 23 | Solomone Wolfgramm | BYU | SO | DL | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.13 |
| 23 | Jesse Monteiro | U Mass | JR | S | 10 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.05 |