2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Sacks - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nate Harvey | ECU | SR | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 34 | 1.38 |
| 2 | Isaiah Chambers | Houston | SO | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 24 | 1.13 |
| 3 | Cortez Broughton | Cincinnati | SR | DT | 5 | 3.5 | 17 | 0.70 |
| 3 | Michael Dogbe | Temple | SR | DT | 5 | 3.5 | 14 | 0.70 |
| 5 | Quincy Roche | Temple | SO | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.60 |
| 5 | Lawrence Graham | Tulane | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.60 |
| 5 | Bryce Huff | Memphis | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.60 |
| 5 | Josh Black | S Florida | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.60 |
| 5 | Kirk Livingstone | S Florida | JR | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.60 |
| 10 | Nizaire Cromartie | Navy | JR | OLB | 5 | 2.5 | 31 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Kevin Kegler | S Florida | SO | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Bryan Wright | Cincinnati | JR | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Zachery Harris | Tulane | SR | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Kendall Futrell | ECU | JR | DE | 4 | 2.0 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Nico Sawtelle | S Florida | JR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Brendon Hayes | UCF | JR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 17 | Cameron Sample | Tulane | SO | DE | 5 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.40 |
| 18 | Delontae Scott | SMU | JR | DE | 4 | 1.5 | 17 | 0.38 |
| 18 | Alex Turner | ECU | JR | DT | 4 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.38 |
| 18 | Kyle Gibson | UCF | SR | DB | 4 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.38 |
| 21 | Eric Mitchell | UCF | SO | LB | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Patrick Johnson | Tulane | SO | DE | 5 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.30 |
| 22 | Derek Parish | Houston | FR | LB | 5 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.30 |
| 24 | Diamon Cannon | Tulsa | JR | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Rashawn Yates | S Florida | FR | DE | 4 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Eli Thomas | UConn | JR | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Aaron Ramseur | ECU | SO | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Jalen Price | ECU | JR | DT | 4 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Darrian Beavers | UConn | SO | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Treyvon Reeves | Tulsa | SO | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Randy Charlton | UCF | FR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.25 |
| 24 | James Atkins | UConn | SR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Titus Davis | UCF | SR | DL | 4 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Nevelle Clarke | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Kevon Jones | UConn | FR | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Deven Lamp | Tulsa | FR | DE | 4 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Trevis Gipson | Tulsa | JR | DE | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Rashard Causey | UCF | SR | DB | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Bruce Bivens | ECU | SO | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Shaine Hailey | SMU | SO | LB | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 41 | Michael Pitts | Cincinnati | SO | DE | 5 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.20 |
| 41 | Taylor Heflin | Navy | SR | LB | 5 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.20 |
| 41 | Zack Mesday | Temple | SR | DE | 5 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.20 |
| 41 | Austin Hall | Memphis | JR | OLB | 5 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.20 |
| 41 | Juwuan Brown | S Florida | SR | DE | 5 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.20 |
| 41 | Joseph Dorceus | Memphis | SO | DL | 5 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.20 |
| 41 | William Kwenkeu | Temple | JR | LB | 5 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.20 |
| 41 | Jackson Dillon | Memphis | SR | LB | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.20 |
| 41 | Tyrone Barber | S Florida | FR | DT | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.20 |
| 41 | JJ Russell | Memphis | SO | LB | 5 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.20 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.