2022 National Leaders Sacks - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laiatu Latu | UCLA | JR | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 51 | 1.20 |
| 2 | Drew Sanders | Arkansas | JR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 32 | 1.38 |
| 2 | Jacoby Windmon | Mich St | SR | LB | 4 | 5.5 | 31 | 1.38 |
| 4 | Derek Parish | Houston | SR | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 37 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Nick Hampton | App St | JR | OLB | 4 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 6 | Jordan Domineck | Arkansas | SR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 35 | 1.13 |
| 6 | Ivan Pace Jr. | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 34 | 1.13 |
| 6 | YaYa Diaby | Louisville | SR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 28 | 1.13 |
| 6 | Layton Jordan | Temple | JR | OLB | 4 | 4.5 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 6 | Will Anderson Jr. | Alabama | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 6 | Bralen Trice | Washington | SO | EDG | 5 | 4.5 | 26 | 0.90 |
| 12 | Zaylin Wood | MTSU | SO | DT | 5 | 4.0 | 41 | 0.80 |
| 12 | Nick Herbig | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 4 | 4.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Dom Peterson | Nevada | SR | DT | 5 | 4.0 | 32 | 0.80 |
| 12 | Reggie Grimes II | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Keion White | Ga Tech | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Mohamed Kamara | CSU | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Chico Bennett Jr. | Virginia | SR | BAN | 4 | 4.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Lonnie Phelps | Kansas | JR | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Daiyan Henley | Wash St | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Khalib Johns | Kent State | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Durrell Johnson | Liberty | SR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 27 | 0.88 |
| 22 | Cody Moon | New Mexico | SO | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.70 |
| 22 | Reco Hannah | New Mexico | SR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.70 |
| 22 | JaQues Evans | Western Ky | SO | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 24 | 0.88 |
| 22 | Marley Cook | MTSU | SO | DT | 5 | 3.5 | 22 | 0.70 |
| 27 | Jordan Ferguson | MTSU | SR | DE | 5 | 3.0 | 35 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Oluwaseyi Omotosho | Wyoming | FR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Gabe Jacas | Illinois | FR | OLB | 4 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Jer'Zhan Newton | Illinois | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Dominic Quewon | USM | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.75 |
| 27 | T.J. Jackson | Troy | SO | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Caiden Woullard | Miami (Oh) | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Tuli Tuipulotu | USC | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Nelson Paul | SMU | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Zach Williams | Arkansas | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 27 | George Tarlas | Boise St | SR | EDG | 5 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Jared Verse | FSU | SO | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Thomas Incoom | CMU | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 27 | SirVocea Dennis | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Ryan Henry | ODU | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Dani Dennis-Sutton | Penn State | FR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 27 | TreShaun Clark | Liberty | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Dasan McCullough | Indiana | FR | OLB | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Ashton Gillotte | Louisville | SO | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Amari Burney | Florida | SR | ILB | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Isaiah Foskey | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Solomon Byrd | USC | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Jeremiah Martin | Washington | SR | EDG | 5 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Tyree Wilson | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Grayson Murphy | UCLA | SO | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Kahlef Hailassie | Western Ky | JR | DB | 4 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.75 |
| 27 | DJ Johnson | Oregon | SR | OLB | 4 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Derick Hall | Auburn | SR | EDG | 4 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Alphonzo Tuputala | Washington | SO | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Cal Wallerstedt | UTEP | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Adam Plant Jr. | UNLV | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Jacob Busic | Navy | JR | DE | 3 | 3.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Elijah Chatman | SMU | SR | DT | 4 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Lukas Van Ness | Iowa | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 11 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Aaron Faumui | Virginia | SR | DT | 4 | 3.0 | 11 | 0.75 |
| 62 | Levi Bell | Texas St | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Landon Jackson | Arkansas | SO | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Dante Stills | WVU | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Wesley Bailey | Rutgers | SO | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Gabe Reid | Utah | SR | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 62 | Ezekiel Noa | Boise St | SR | MLB | 4 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Quindarius Dunnigan | MTSU | SO | DE | 5 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 62 | Rondell Bothroyd | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Demetrius Hardamon | BGSU | SR | OLB | 4 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Malik Mustapha | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Van Fillinger | Utah | SO | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Marlowe Wax | Syracuse | SO | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Andre Carter II | Army | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.83 |
| 62 | Ethan Downs | Oklahoma | SO | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Noah Taylor | N Carolina | SR | JCK | 4 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Eric Watts | UConn | JR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.50 |
| 62 | Devin Brandt-Epps | ODU | SO | DT | 4 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Ikenna Enechukwu | Rice | JR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Sai'vion Jones | LSU | SO | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Felix Anudike-Uzomah | Kansas St | JR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Andre Jones | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Justin Harris | New Mexico | SR | DE | 5 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 62 | Xavier Carlton | California | JR | OLB | 4 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Jackson Sirmon | California | SR | ILB | 4 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 62 | CJ Onyechi | CSU | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Caleb Okechukwu | Syracuse | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Khari Coleman | Miss | JR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.83 |
| 62 | Eddie Williams | FAU | JR | ILB | 5 | 2.5 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Isaiah McGuire | Missouri | SR | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 26 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Kitan Oladapo | Oregon St | JR | DB | 4 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Jahmar Brown | Coast Car | JR | SPR | 4 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Ayinde Eley | Ga Tech | SR | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.50 |
| 90 | David Perales | Fresno St | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 90 | Demitri Washington | Boise St | SR | EDG | 5 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.40 |
| 90 | Darian Varner | Temple | SO | DL | 4 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.50 |
| 90 | Lazarus Williams | NMSU | SR | DL | 5 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.40 |
| 90 | Tyler Lacy | Okla St | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 90 | Michael Hall Jr. | Ohio State | SO | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.67 |
| 90 | Power Echols | N Carolina | SO | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.50 |