2016 National Leaders Sacks - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trenton Thompson | Georgia | SO | DT | 1 | 3.0 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Ja'Boree Poole | USM | SR | DL | 1 | 3.0 | 26 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Tashawn Bower | LSU | SR | DE | 1 | 3.0 | 22 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Arthur Maulet | Memphis | SR | DB | 1 | 3.0 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Nick Dawson-Brents | Western Ky | SR | DL | 2 | 5.5 | 38 | 2.75 |
| 6 | Randy Allen | USA | SR | DE | 2 | 4.0 | 30 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Josh Banks | Wk Forest | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 26 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Arden Key | LSU | SO | DE | 1 | 2.0 | 16 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Zach Allen | BC | SO | DE | 1 | 2.0 | 15 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Pita Taumoepenu | Utah | SR | DE | 1 | 2.0 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Patrick Gamble | Ga Tech | SR | DL | 1 | 2.0 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Petera Wilson Jr. | Tulsa | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Airius Moore | NC State | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | JR | LB | 1 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Bruce Hector | S Florida | JR | DT | 1 | 2.0 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 16 | Chris Odom | Ark St | SR | DE | 2 | 3.0 | 27 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Kyle Kelley | SDSU | SR | DL | 2 | 3.0 | 19 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Matt Milano | BC | SR | LB | 1 | 1.5 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Harold Landry | BC | JR | DE | 1 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Jeremiah Ledbetter | Arkansas | SR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Josh Sweat | FSU | SO | DE | 1 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Dylan Bradley | USM | SR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 16 | JaMichael Winston | Arkansas | SR | DL | 1 | 1.5 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | JR | DE | 2 | 2.5 | 8 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Jonathan Allen | Alabama | SR | DL | 3 | 3.5 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 26 | Reuben Foster | Alabama | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Carlos Watkins | Clemson | SR | DT | 3 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Mook Reynolds | Va Tech | SO | FS | 2 | 2.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 26 | T.J. Watt | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 2 | 2.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Tyrone Hunt | Baylor | FR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Derik Overstreet | Western Ky | JR | DL | 2 | 2.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Calvin Munson | SDSU | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Reggie Walker | Kansas St | FR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Alex Aukerman | Army | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Caleb Caston | Ark St | JR | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Marvin Gross Jr. | WVU | JR | S | 2 | 2.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Keith Brown | Western Ky | SR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 2 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Chason Milner | USA | SO | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Youhanna Ghaifan | Wyoming | FR | DT | 2 | 2.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Devin White | LSU | FR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Dajaun Drennon | N Carolina | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Jonathan Kongbo | Tennessee | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Devonte Fields | Louisville | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Khalil Williams | Houston | JR | S | 1 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Courtel Jenkins | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Joe Jackson | Miami (Fl) | FR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Bobby Okereke | Stanford | JR | ILB | 1 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Maurice Hurst | Michigan | SR | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Nick Rallis | Minnesota | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Thomas Brown | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Grant Ross | Air Force | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Jacob Pugh | FSU | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Pat Jasinski | UCF | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Ray Smith | BC | SO | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Jermaine Carter, Jr. | Maryland | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Hercules Mata'afa | Wash St | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Carter Coughlin | Minnesota | FR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Ejuan Price | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Nile Sykes | Indiana | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Jaymon Thomas | S Florida | SO | S | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Solomon Thomas | Stanford | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Raekwon McMillan | Ohio State | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Josiah Tauaefa | UTSA | FR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Shaquille Quarterman | Miami (Fl) | FR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Filipo Mokofisi | Utah | JR | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Derek Barnett | Tennessee | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Taco Charlton | Michigan | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Kourtland Busby | NMSU | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Jamal Hicks | CSU | FR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Khalid McGee | S Florida | SO | S | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Aaron Mends | Iowa | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Ukeme Eligwe | Ga South | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Antonious Sims | App St | JR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 26 | D'Nerius Antoine | USM | SR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Jesse Brubaker | Tulsa | JR | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Nick James | Miss St | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Kevin Kavalec | BC | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Kentavius Street | NC State | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Mike Love | S Florida | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Malik Carney | N Carolina | SO | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Nazair Jones | N Carolina | JR | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 26 | LaTroy Lewis | Tennessee | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Anthony Nelson | Iowa | FR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Cedric Stone | Georgia St | FR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Tyus Bowser | Houston | SR | OLB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Craig Suits | Tulsa | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Bradley Chubb | NC State | JR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Justin Jones | NC State | JR | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Blake Cashman | Minnesota | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Chris Covington | Indiana | JR | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Tye Northern | Memphis | SR | DB | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Rashard Lawrence | LSU | FR | DT | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Jabari Dean | CMU | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Emmanuel Cooper | Memphis | SO | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Sam McCaskill | Boise St | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Corey Vereen | Tennessee | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Josey Jewell | Iowa | JR | MLB | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Darius Harris | MTSU | SO | LB | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Tevin Jones | Georgia St | SR | DE | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.