2017 National Leaders Sacks - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clelin Ferrell | Clemson | SO | DE | 2 | 4.5 | 21 | 2.25 |
| 2 | Deadrin Senat | S Florida | SR | DT | 2 | 2.5 | 16 | 1.25 |
| 3 | Maxx Crosby | EMU | SO | DL | 7 | 7.5 | 67 | 1.07 |
| 4 | Carl Granderson | Wyoming | JR | DE | 5 | 5.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Joe Ostman | CMU | SR | DL | 5 | 5.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Tee Sims | App St | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Joe Gaziano | N'western | SO | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Trevon Sanders | Troy | JR | DT | 2 | 2.0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jamal Stadom | Troy | SR | DT | 2 | 2.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Antione Barker | Troy | SO | DE | 2 | 2.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Da'Shawn Hand | Alabama | SR | DL | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Brian Womac | Rice | SR | DE | 11 | 10.0 | 82 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Marcus Davenport | UTSA | SR | DE | 5 | 4.5 | 35 | 0.90 |
| 13 | E.J. Ejiya | N Texas | JR | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 25 | 0.90 |
| 15 | Jeff Holland | Auburn | JR | OLB | 4 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Greg Gilmore | LSU | SR | NT | 4 | 3.5 | 12 | 0.88 |
| 17 | Breeland Speaks | Miss | JR | DE | 6 | 5.0 | 21 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Calvin Bundage | Okla St | SO | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Uchenna Nwosu | USC | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Rasheem Green | USC | JR | DT | 3 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | SR | DE | 10 | 8.0 | 42 | 0.80 |
| 21 | Malik Demby | NMSU | JR | DB | 5 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.80 |
| 21 | Harold Landry | BC | SR | DE | 5 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.80 |
| 24 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | SR | LB | 7 | 5.5 | 30 | 0.79 |
| 25 | Hercules Mata'afa | Wash St | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 25 | Christian LaCouture | LSU | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 25 | James Hearns | Louisville | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 25 | George Helmuth | Fresno St | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 25 | Anthony Johnson | FIU | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 25 | Davin Bellamy | Georgia | SR | OLB | 2 | 1.5 | 14 | 0.75 |
| 25 | Austin Bryant | Clemson | JR | DE | 2 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 25 | Dorian O'Daniel | Clemson | SR | LB | 2 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 33 | Oluwaseun Idowu | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 7 | 5.0 | 30 | 0.71 |
| 33 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | JR | DE | 7 | 5.0 | 24 | 0.71 |
| 35 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | SR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 23 | 0.70 |
| 35 | JaQuan Bailey | Iowa State | SO | DE | 5 | 3.5 | 14 | 0.70 |
| 35 | Anthony Nelson | Iowa | SO | DE | 5 | 3.5 | 10 | 0.70 |
| 38 | Markus Bailey | Purdue | SO | LB | 6 | 4.0 | 36 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Zach Allen | BC | JR | DE | 6 | 4.0 | 22 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Landis Durham | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Jalen Jelks | Oregon | JR | DL | 6 | 4.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Leighton Vander Esch | Boise St | JR | WLB | 3 | 2.0 | 30 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Genard Avery | Memphis | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Samdup Miller | N'western | FR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 38 | John Voit | Army | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Chad Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Jonathan Bonner | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.67 |
| 49 | Robert McCray III | Indiana | SR | DL | 7 | 4.5 | 19 | 0.64 |
| 50 | Aikeem Coleman | Idaho | SR | DL | 8 | 5.0 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 50 | Josey Jewell | Iowa | SR | MLB | 4 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 50 | Erroll Thompson | Miss St | FR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 53 | Sutton Smith | N Illinois | SO | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.60 |
| 53 | A.J. Epenesa | Iowa | FR | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.60 |
| 53 | Rashan Gary | Michigan | SO | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.60 |
| 53 | Tyeson Neals | SMU | SO | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.60 |
| 53 | Nathan Bazata | Iowa | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 11 | 0.60 |
| 58 | Roe Wilkins | Rice | SO | DT | 11 | 6.5 | 40 | 0.59 |
| 59 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | SR | LB | 6 | 3.5 | 17 | 0.58 |
| 60 | Eli Howard | Texas Tech | SO | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.57 |
| 60 | Jacob Tuioti-Mariner | UCLA | SR | DL | 7 | 4.0 | 11 | 0.57 |
| 62 | Jim Jones | Kent State | JR | LB | 10 | 5.5 | 38 | 0.55 |
| 63 | Daniel Wise | Kansas | JR | DT | 11 | 6.0 | 36 | 0.55 |
| 64 | Kiante Anderson | ECU | SR | DE | 7 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Jeremiah Harris | EMU | JR | DL | 7 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Marquis Haynes | Miss | SR | DE | 6 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Tyrel Dodson | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 6 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Tony Fields II | Arizona | FR | LB | 6 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Jordan Harold | Missouri | SR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Josh Webb | Navy | JR | DE | 6 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Charles Omenihu | Texas | JR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Derik Overstreet | Western Ky | SR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Khaleke Hudson | Michigan | SO | DB | 5 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Ed Oliver | Houston | SO | DT | 5 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 64 | David Long Jr. | WVU | SO | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Joey Alfieri | Stanford | SR | ILB | 4 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Ricky Walker | Va Tech | JR | DT | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Trevon Hill | Va Tech | SO | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Stacy Thomas | Louisville | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Kentavius Street | NC State | SR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 64 | DeQuinton Osborne | Okla St | SR | DT | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Andre Flakes | Troy | SR | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Kenneth Murray | Oklahoma | FR | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 64 | D'Andre Walker | Georgia | JR | OLB | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Nick Bosa | Ohio State | SO | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Curtis Cothran | Penn State | SR | DT | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Steven Parker | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Zo Bridges | Troy | SO | LB | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Roquan Smith | Georgia | JR | ILB | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Sam Hubbard | Ohio State | JR | DE | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Aaron Davis | Georgia | SR | DB | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Tyquan Lewis | Ohio State | SR | DL | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Shareef Miller | Penn State | SO | DE | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Mike Love | S Florida | SR | DE | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Shane Simmons | Penn State | FR | DE | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 96 | Logan Hunt | Ga South | JR | DE | 10 | 4.5 | 18 | 0.45 |
| 97 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | JR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 29 | 0.44 |
| 97 | James Crawford | Illinois | SR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.44 |
| 97 | Cole Ormsby | UConn | SR | DL | 9 | 4.0 | 23 | 0.44 |
| 97 | Malik Carney | N Carolina | JR | DE | 9 | 4.0 | 10 | 0.44 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.