2017 National Leaders Sacks - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Winbush | Ball State | SR | DE | 5 | 7.5 | 51 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Chase Winovich | Michigan | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 35 | 1.38 |
| 3 | Micah Kiser | Virginia | SR | ILB | 4 | 5.0 | 36 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Charles Wright | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 44 | 1.20 |
| 4 | Justin Lawler | SMU | SR | DE | 5 | 6.0 | 35 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Bunmi Rotimi | ODU | SR | DE | 3 | 3.5 | 20 | 1.17 |
| 7 | Devin Bush | Michigan | SO | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 36 | 1.13 |
| 7 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | SR | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 31 | 1.13 |
| 7 | Garret Dooley | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 4 | 4.5 | 24 | 1.13 |
| 10 | Bradley Chubb | NC State | SR | DE | 5 | 5.5 | 45 | 1.10 |
| 10 | Josh Allen | Kentucky | JR | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 38 | 1.10 |
| 10 | Landis Durham | Texas A&M | JR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 26 | 1.10 |
| 13 | Jon Greenard | Louisville | SO | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 58 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Brian Womac | Rice | SR | DE | 5 | 5.0 | 44 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Austin Bryant | Clemson | JR | DE | 5 | 5.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Sutton Smith | N Illinois | SO | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Mike Ramsay | Duke | SR | DT | 5 | 4.5 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 17 | Colton Jumper | Tennessee | SR | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 27 | 0.90 |
| 17 | Hercules Mata'afa | Wash St | JR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 20 | 0.90 |
| 20 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | SR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 31 | 0.88 |
| 20 | Luke Jackson | Tulane | SR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 31 | 0.88 |
| 20 | Caleb Tucker | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.88 |
| 20 | Miles Fox | ODU | JR | DT | 4 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 20 | Jeremiah Harris | EMU | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.88 |
| 25 | Kenneth Mann | Oklahoma | SO | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 25 | Trent Harris | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.83 |
| 25 | Marcos Curry | UTSA | SR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.83 |
| 28 | Alex Aukerman | Army | SR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 35 | 0.80 |
| 28 | Christian Rector | USC | SO | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 30 | 0.80 |
| 28 | Corey Thompson | LSU | SR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.80 |
| 28 | E.J. Ejiya | N Texas | JR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 26 | 0.80 |
| 28 | Josh Fatu | USC | SR | DT | 5 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.80 |
| 28 | Quincy Roche | Temple | FR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.80 |
| 28 | Anthony Nelson | Iowa | SO | DE | 5 | 4.0 | 15 | 0.80 |
| 35 | Leighton Vander Esch | Boise St | JR | WLB | 4 | 3.0 | 34 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Antonio Simmons | Ga Tech | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Bobby Roundtree | Illinois | FR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Emeka Ndoh | Fresno St | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Maxx Crosby | EMU | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Nnamdi Oguayo | Wash St | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Cole Ormsby | UConn | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Will Geary | Kansas St | SR | DT | 4 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.75 |
| 35 | JaQuan Bailey | Iowa State | SO | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Ryan Bee | Marshall | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 11 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Curtis Weaver | Boise St | FR | STD | 4 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Ben Banogu | TCU | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Jeff Holland | Auburn | JR | OLB | 5 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.70 |
| 48 | Kiante Anderson | ECU | SR | DE | 5 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.70 |
| 48 | Jeffery Simmons | Miss St | SO | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.70 |
| 48 | Jonah Moi | Oregon | SR | OLB | 5 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.70 |
| 48 | Finessé Middleton | USA | SR | DE | 5 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.70 |
| 48 | Jahlani Tavai | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.70 |
| 48 | Jalen Jelks | Oregon | JR | DL | 5 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.70 |
| 48 | Alani Latu | Ariz St | SR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 15 | 0.70 |
| 48 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | SR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 9 | 0.70 |
| 57 | Matthew Thomas | FSU | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 26 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Dontae Wilson | Georgia St | FR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Daniel Appouh | ODU | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Clifford Thomas | Ark St | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Marcus Davenport | UTSA | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Logan Hunt | Ga South | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Stacy Keely | UAB | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Caleb Caston | Ark St | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 57 | RJ McIntosh | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Demetrius Taylor | App St | FR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Jamiyus Pittman | UCF | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 57 | Chad Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 69 | Willie Harvey | Iowa State | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 69 | Tarron Jackson | Coast Car | FR | DT | 4 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 69 | Jermaine Carter, Jr. | Maryland | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 69 | Mike McCray | Michigan | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 69 | Chris Frey | Mich St | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 69 | Eli Howard | Texas Tech | SO | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.63 |
| 69 | Jacques Turner | USM | FR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.63 |
| 69 | Pat Toal Jr. | ODU | JR | DT | 4 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.63 |
| 69 | Cece Jefferson | Florida | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 9 | 0.63 |
| 69 | Khaleke Hudson | Michigan | SO | DB | 4 | 2.5 | 9 | 0.63 |
| 79 | Lorenzo Carter | Georgia | SR | OLB | 5 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.60 |
| 79 | Jacob Martin | Temple | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.60 |
| 79 | DeQuinton Osborne | Okla St | SR | DT | 5 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.60 |
| 79 | Otaro Alaka | Texas A&M | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.60 |
| 79 | Frankie Griffin | Texas St | JR | OLB | 5 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.60 |
| 79 | Tyrel Dodson | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.60 |
| 79 | Jay Henderson | SDSU | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.60 |
| 79 | Jarrett Johnson | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.60 |
| 79 | Nick Bosa | Ohio State | SO | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.60 |
| 79 | JoJo Wicker | Ariz St | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.60 |
| 79 | Youhanna Ghaifan | Wyoming | SO | DT | 5 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.60 |
| 79 | Bruce Hector | S Florida | SR | DT | 5 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.60 |
| 79 | Tyeson Neals | SMU | SO | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.60 |
| 79 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.60 |
| 79 | Joe Ostman | CMU | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.60 |
| 79 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | JR | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.60 |
| 79 | Henry Mondeaux | Oregon | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.60 |
| 79 | Mike Love | S Florida | SR | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.60 |
| 79 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.60 |
| 79 | Jeremy Smith | Tulsa | SR | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.60 |
| 79 | Leo Jackson III | Colorado | SR | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.60 |
| 79 | Drew Jordan | Duke | FR | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.60 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.