2016 National Leaders Sacks - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arden Key | LSU | SO | DE | 4 | 6.5 | 45 | 1.63 |
| 2 | DeMarcus Walker | FSU | SR | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 50 | 1.38 |
| 2 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SR | OLB | 5 | 5.5 | 44 | 1.10 |
| 2 | Ejuan Price | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 36 | 1.38 |
| 5 | Terence Waugh | Kent State | SR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 44 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Antonious Sims | App St | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 26 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Hunter Dimick | Utah | SR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 19 | 1.25 |
| 8 | James Hearns | Louisville | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 47 | 1.13 |
| 8 | Harold Landry | BC | JR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 37 | 1.13 |
| 8 | T.J. Watt | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 4 | 4.5 | 36 | 1.13 |
| 8 | Psalm Wooching | Washington | SR | OLB | 5 | 4.5 | 32 | 0.90 |
| 8 | Justin Lawler | SMU | JR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 28 | 1.13 |
| 8 | Ken Ekanem | Va Tech | SR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 28 | 1.13 |
| 8 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 15 | Darius English | S Carolina | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Kris Williams | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | JR | OLB | 4 | 4.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Brian Burns | FSU | FR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Randy Allen | USA | SR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Alex Barrett | SDSU | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 30 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Jabari Zuniga | Florida | FR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 15 | A.J. Wolf | Duke | SR | DT | 4 | 4.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | Kansas | SO | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Carroll Phillips | Illinois | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 24 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Julian Pinnix-Odrick | Rutgers | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 15 | David Moa | Boise St | SO | NT | 3 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Ryan Watson | Air Force | SR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Treyvon Hester | Toledo | SR | DT | 4 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Joe Mathis | Washington | SR | OLB | 5 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | JR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Matt Nelson | Iowa | SO | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 33 | Ryan Anderson | Alabama | SR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.88 |
| 33 | Vita Vea | Washington | SO | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.70 |
| 33 | Pat O'Connor | EMU | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.88 |
| 33 | Joel Iyiegbuniwe | Western Ky | SO | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.88 |
| 33 | Petera Wilson Jr. | Tulsa | JR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 33 | Tyus Bowser | Houston | SR | OLB | 4 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.88 |
| 33 | Anthony Nelson | Iowa | FR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.88 |
| 33 | Ross Dzuris | Nebraska | SR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 12 | 0.88 |
| 41 | Denzil Ware | Kentucky | SO | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 34 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Kevin Davis | CSU | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Trev Miller | La-Lafytte | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Jonathan Allen | Alabama | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Matt Milano | BC | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Carl Granderson | Wyoming | SO | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Carlos Watkins | Clemson | SR | DT | 4 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.75 |
| 41 | A.J. Jefferson | Miss St | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Darian Roseboro | NC State | SO | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Carl Lawson | Auburn | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Tarell Basham | Ohio | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Frank Ginda | SJSU | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Nico Marley | Tulane | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Chris Slayton | Syracuse | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Myles Garrett | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Julian Jackson | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Koron Crump | Ariz St | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Jordan Sherit | Florida | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Tai'yon Devers | Minnesota | FR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 41 | D.J. Palmore | Navy | JR | OLB | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Omarius Bryant | Western Ky | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Josh Allen | Kentucky | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Gus Schwieterman | BGSU | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Eric Wilson | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 41 | DeVon Edwards | Duke | SR | S | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Treyvon Williams | FIU | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Charles Harris | Missouri | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Joe Dillon | La-Lafytte | FR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Cole Ormsby | UConn | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.60 |
| 41 | Ed Oliver | Houston | FR | DT | 5 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.60 |
| 41 | Anthony Wilson | ODU | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 8 | 0.75 |
| 73 | Mike Caprara | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 32 | 0.83 |
| 73 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 28 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Jimmie Gilbert | Colorado | SR | OLB | 4 | 2.5 | 25 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Aaron Curry | TCU | SR | DT | 4 | 2.5 | 25 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Jeremiah Ledbetter | Arkansas | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Mike McCray | Michigan | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Peter Kalambayi | Stanford | SR | OLB | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Avonte Maddox | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 4 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Kevin Robbins | Ohio | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Connor Strachan | BC | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Zach Allen | BC | SO | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Jaleel Johnson | Iowa | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Nick Usher | UTEP | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Sam McCaskill | Boise St | SR | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.83 |
| 73 | Garrett Hughes | New Mexico | JR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.83 |
| 73 | Jakob Buys | CSU | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.63 |
| 73 | L.J. Collier | TCU | SO | DT | 4 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Chase Winovich | Michigan | JR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Alex Anzalone | Florida | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Chris Wormley | Michigan | SR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Micah Kiser | Virginia | JR | ILB | 4 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Keion Adams | W Mich | SR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Jesse Aniebonam | Maryland | JR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.83 |
| 73 | K.J. Smith | Baylor | JR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Lewis Neal | LSU | SR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Tipa Galeai | TCU | SO | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 7 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Gimel President | Illinois | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 100 | Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 26 | 0.50 |