2016 National Leaders Sacks - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Barnett | Tennessee | JR | DE | 4 | 7.0 | 53 | 1.75 |
| 1 | Ifeadi Odenigbo | N'western | SR | DL | 4 | 7.0 | 53 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Rashad Dillard | Troy | SR | DE | 3 | 5.0 | 36 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Sae Tautu | BYU | SR | LB | 3 | 4.5 | 25 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 5 | 7.0 | 45 | 1.40 |
| 6 | Solomon Thomas | Stanford | JR | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 25 | 1.38 |
| 7 | Chris Odom | Ark St | SR | DE | 3 | 4.0 | 30 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Tim Williams | Alabama | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 63 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Dylan Bradley | USM | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 36 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 32 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Malik Reed | Nevada | SO | DE | 4 | 5.0 | 28 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Takkarist McKinley | UCLA | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 26 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Jordan Willis | Kansas St | SR | DE | 5 | 6.0 | 50 | 1.20 |
| 13 | Koron Crump | Ariz St | JR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 47 | 1.20 |
| 13 | Bradley Chubb | NC State | JR | DE | 5 | 6.0 | 31 | 1.20 |
| 16 | Jimmie Gilbert | Colorado | SR | OLB | 4 | 4.5 | 52 | 1.13 |
| 16 | Josh Carraway | TCU | SR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 39 | 1.13 |
| 16 | Harold Landry | BC | JR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 37 | 1.13 |
| 16 | Mat Boesen | TCU | JR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 37 | 1.13 |
| 16 | Randy Allen | USA | SR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 35 | 1.13 |
| 16 | Trey Hendrickson | FAU | SR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 35 | 1.13 |
| 16 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 30 | 1.13 |
| 16 | Carl Lawson | Auburn | JR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 16 | Jarvis Pruitt | SMU | SR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 22 | 1.13 |
| 25 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | SO | DE | 5 | 5.5 | 34 | 1.10 |
| 26 | Lorenzo Carter | Georgia | JR | OLB | 4 | 4.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | Kansas | SO | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Joey Alfieri | Stanford | JR | OLB | 4 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Clelin Ferrell | Clemson | FR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Aikeem Coleman | Idaho | JR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Woody Baron | Va Tech | SR | DT | 4 | 4.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Joe Dillon | La-Lafytte | FR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Ira Lewis | Baylor | SO | DT | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | JR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Taylor Young | Baylor | JR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 36 | JT Jones | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 26 | 0.90 |
| 37 | Bunmi Rotimi | ODU | JR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 34 | 0.88 |
| 37 | Ejuan Price | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 30 | 0.88 |
| 37 | Garrett Sickels | Penn State | JR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.88 |
| 40 | DeQuinton Osborne | Okla St | JR | DT | 3 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.83 |
| 40 | Troy Dye | Oregon | FR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.83 |
| 42 | Jeremiah Valoaga | UNLV | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 38 | 0.80 |
| 42 | Ryan Watson | Air Force | SR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 34 | 0.80 |
| 42 | Isaiah Irving | SJSU | SR | DE | 5 | 4.0 | 32 | 0.80 |
| 42 | Tyquan Lewis | Ohio State | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 27 | 0.80 |
| 42 | Praise Martin-Oguike | Temple | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 22 | 0.80 |
| 42 | Bright Ugwoegbu | Oregon St | SO | OLB | 5 | 4.0 | 13 | 0.80 |
| 48 | Demerick Gary | SMU | FR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 36 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Vincent Taylor | Okla St | JR | DT | 4 | 3.0 | 31 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Marquis Haynes | Miss | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Ladell Fleming | N Illinois | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Jonathan Allen | Alabama | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Micah Kiser | Virginia | JR | ILB | 4 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Brandon Garner | N Texas | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Nyles Morgan | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Keion Adams | W Mich | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 48 | DeMarcus Walker | FSU | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Evan Schwan | Penn State | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Dezmin Reed | App St | SR | OLB | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Jaleel Johnson | Iowa | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Ade Aruna | Tulane | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Marquel Lee | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Alex Aukerman | Army | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Mikey Bart | N Carolina | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Harrison Phillips | Stanford | JR | DT | 4 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Cameron Rosser | Kansas | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 11 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Aaron Curry | TCU | SR | DT | 4 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 69 | Tarell Basham | Ohio | SR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.70 |
| 69 | DJ Calhoun | Ariz St | JR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.70 |
| 69 | Austin Wyatt-Thayer | SDSU | SR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.70 |
| 72 | DeMarquis Gates | Miss | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 72 | Baron Poole II | Troy | JR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 72 | Tyrik Jones | BGSU | FR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 72 | Taboris Lee | La-Lafytte | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 72 | Albert Huggins | Clemson | SO | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 72 | Junior Gnonkonde | Troy | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.67 |
| 72 | Davon Godchaux | LSU | JR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 72 | Greg Gaines | Washington | SO | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.67 |
| 80 | Dee Baulkman | N Texas | JR | DB | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Garret Dooley | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 4 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Joshua Wheeler | N Texas | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Finessé Middleton | USA | JR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 80 | T.J. Watt | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 4 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Taco Charlton | Michigan | SR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Johnathan Calvin | Miss St | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Daeshon Hall | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Nathan Braster | W Mich | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Elijah Parker | USM | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Matt Romar | Oklahoma | JR | DT | 4 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Josh Sweat | FSU | SO | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Derrick Nnadi | FSU | JR | DT | 4 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Larry Ogunjobi | Charlotte | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Darius English | S Carolina | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Emmanuel Ellerbee | Rice | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 9 | 0.63 |
| 80 | Josh Allen | Kentucky | SO | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 7 | 0.63 |
| 97 | Marcus Oliver | Indiana | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 40 | 0.60 |
| 97 | Hendrick Ekpe | Minnesota | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 38 | 0.60 |
| 97 | Jesse Aniebonam | Maryland | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 31 | 0.60 |
| 97 | Evan Panfil | Purdue | SR | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 30 | 0.60 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.