2016 National Leaders Sacks - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeMarcus Walker | FSU | SR | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 50 | 1.38 |
| 2 | James Hearns | Louisville | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 47 | 1.13 |
| 3 | Arden Key | LSU | SO | DE | 4 | 6.5 | 45 | 1.63 |
| 4 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SR | OLB | 5 | 5.5 | 44 | 1.10 |
| 4 | Terence Waugh | Kent State | SR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 44 | 1.25 |
| 6 | Darius English | S Carolina | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Harold Landry | BC | JR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 37 | 1.13 |
| 8 | Ejuan Price | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 36 | 1.38 |
| 8 | T.J. Watt | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 4 | 4.5 | 36 | 1.13 |
| 10 | Kris Williams | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Denzil Ware | Kentucky | SO | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 34 | 0.75 |
| 12 | Psalm Wooching | Washington | SR | OLB | 5 | 4.5 | 32 | 0.90 |
| 12 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | JR | OLB | 4 | 4.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Mike Caprara | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 32 | 0.83 |
| 15 | Brian Burns | FSU | FR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Randy Allen | USA | SR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Alex Barrett | SDSU | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 30 | 1.33 |
| 17 | Kevin Davis | CSU | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Trev Miller | La-Lafytte | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Justin Lawler | SMU | JR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 28 | 1.13 |
| 20 | Ken Ekanem | Va Tech | SR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 28 | 1.13 |
| 20 | Jabari Zuniga | Florida | FR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Ryan Anderson | Alabama | SR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.88 |
| 20 | Jonathan Allen | Alabama | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Matt Milano | BC | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 28 | 0.63 |
| 27 | A.J. Wolf | Duke | SR | DT | 4 | 4.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Carl Granderson | Wyoming | SO | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Antonious Sims | App St | JR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 26 | 1.25 |
| 29 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 29 | Vita Vea | Washington | SO | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.70 |
| 29 | Carlos Watkins | Clemson | SR | DT | 4 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.75 |
| 29 | A.J. Jefferson | Miss St | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 26 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Ja'Boree Poole | USM | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 26 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | Kansas | SO | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Darian Roseboro | NC State | SO | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Jimmie Gilbert | Colorado | SR | OLB | 4 | 2.5 | 25 | 0.63 |
| 36 | Aaron Curry | TCU | SR | DT | 4 | 2.5 | 25 | 0.63 |
| 36 | Josh Harvey-Clemons | Louisville | SR | S | 4 | 2.0 | 25 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Carroll Phillips | Illinois | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 24 | 1.33 |
| 41 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Pat O'Connor | EMU | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.88 |
| 41 | Joel Iyiegbuniwe | Western Ky | SO | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.88 |
| 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 | Devonte Fields | Louisville | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 24 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Francis Bernard | BYU | SO | LB | 5 | 2.0 | 24 | 0.40 |
| 50 | Julian Pinnix-Odrick | Rutgers | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 50 | Nico Marley | Tulane | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 50 | Jeremiah Ledbetter | Arkansas | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.63 |
| 50 | Mike McCray | Michigan | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.63 |
| 50 | Andrew King | Army | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 55 | Chris Slayton | Syracuse | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 55 | Myles Garrett | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 55 | Julian Jackson | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 55 | Peter Kalambayi | Stanford | SR | OLB | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 55 | Tim Ward | ODU | SO | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.50 |
| 60 | David Moa | Boise St | SO | NT | 3 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.33 |
| 60 | Petera Wilson Jr. | Tulsa | JR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 60 | Koron Crump | Ariz St | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 60 | Jordan Sherit | Florida | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 60 | Avonte Maddox | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 4 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 60 | Quintin Wirginis | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.50 |
| 60 | Porter Gustin | USC | SO | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.50 |
| 60 | Cameron Rosser | Kansas | SR | DE | 4 | 1.0 | 21 | 0.25 |
| 68 | Ryan Watson | Air Force | SR | LB | 3 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.33 |
| 68 | Treyvon Hester | Toledo | SR | DT | 4 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Joe Mathis | Washington | SR | OLB | 5 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.80 |
| 68 | Tyus Bowser | Houston | SR | OLB | 4 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.88 |
| 68 | Anthony Nelson | Iowa | FR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.88 |
| 68 | Tai'yon Devers | Minnesota | FR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 68 | D.J. Palmore | Navy | JR | OLB | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Omarius Bryant | Western Ky | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 68 | Kevin Robbins | Ohio | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 68 | DeAndre' Miller | Arizona | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 68 | Kevin Vaccaro | Texas | SR | S | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 68 | Malcolm Roach | Texas | FR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 80 | Hunter Dimick | Utah | SR | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 19 | 1.25 |
| 80 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | JR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Josh Allen | Kentucky | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 80 | Connor Strachan | BC | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Demetrius Jackson | Miami (Fl) | SO | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 80 | Jarrad Davis | Florida | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Matt Nelson | Iowa | SO | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Zach Allen | BC | SO | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 86 | Jabril Frazier | Boise St | SO | STD | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 86 | Evan Panfil | Purdue | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 86 | Troy Dye | Oregon | FR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Shareef Miller | Penn State | FR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Claude George | Texas A&M | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Ja'Wuan Woodley | Toledo | JR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Pita Taumoepenu | Utah | SR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 95 | Gus Schwieterman | BGSU | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 95 | Eric Wilson | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 95 | DeVon Edwards | Duke | SR | S | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 95 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 95 | Jaleel Johnson | Iowa | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 95 | Nick Usher | UTEP | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.63 |