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2026 so far · through week 2 · sorted by sacks · 44 players
| # | Player | Team | Cl. | G | sacks | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamont Lester Jr. | Colorado | Jr. | 2 | 4 | 5 TFL · 7 tackles |
| 2 | Ansel Din-Mbuh DT | TCU | Sr. | 2 | 3 | 3.5 TFL · 6 tackles |
| 3 | Isaac Terrell DE | Iowa State | Sr. | 2 | 3 | 3 TFL · 5 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 4 | Tausili Akana DE | BYU | Jr. | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 TFL · 4 tackles |
| 5 | Garrick Ponder DE | Baylor | Sr. | 2 | 2 | 4 TFL · 7 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 6 | Wendell Gregory DE | Kansas State | Jr. | 2 | 2 | 3.5 TFL · 7 tackles |
| 7 | Devonte Tezino | Baylor | Sr. | 1 | 2 | 2 TFL · 4 tackles |
| 8 | Anthony Holmes Jr. | Texas Tech | Sr. | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 TFL · 6 tackles · 2 hurries |
| 9 | Josh Hough | Cincinnati | Sr. | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 TFL · 7 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 10 | Ashton Porter | Houston | Sr. | 2 | 1 | 1.5 TFL · 6 tackles |
| 11 | Aymeric Koumba EDGE | UCF | Jr. | 2 | 1 | 1 TFL · 3 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 12 | Clayton Smith | Arizona State | Sr. | 2 | 1 | 1 TFL · 2 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 13 | Corey McIntyre Jr. | West Virginia | Jr. | 2 | 1 | 1 TFL · 5 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 14 | Elijah Hill DE | Kansas State | So. | 2 | 1 | 1 TFL · 3 tackles |
| 15 | Emar'Rion Winston | Arizona State | Sr. | 2 | 1 | 1 TFL · 3 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 16 | Ezekiel Durham-Campbell | West Virginia | Sr. | 2 | 1 | 2 TFL · 7 tackles |
| 17 | Jack Janikowski DE | Iowa State | Jr. | 2 | 1 | 1.5 TFL · 5 tackles |
| 18 | Jaleel Johnson DE | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 2 | 1 | 1 TFL · 3 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 19 | Jalen Thompson | Arizona State | Sr. | 2 | 1 | 1 TFL · 5 tackles · 2 hurries |
| 20 | John Schobel EDGE | TCU | So. | 2 | 1 | 2 TFL · 6 tackles |
| 21 | KJ Henson | West Virginia | Jr. | 2 | 1 | 3 TFL · 5 tackles |
| 22 | Karson Kaufusi DT | Utah | So. | 2 | 1 | 1.5 TFL · 3 tackles |
| 23 | Keviyan Huddleston DE | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 2 | 1 | 2 TFL · 3 tackles |
| 24 | Leroy Palu | Arizona | Sr. | 2 | 1 | 1.5 TFL · 3 tackles |
| 25 | Malik Charles DE | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 2 | 1 | 1 TFL · 3 tackles |
| 26 | Nate Gabriel | West Virginia | Jr. | 2 | 1 | 1 TFL · 5 tackles |
| 27 | Ryan Davis DE | Baylor | Sr. | 2 | 1 | 1 TFL · 7 tackles |
| 28 | Santana Hopper | Colorado | Sr. | 2 | 1 | 1.5 TFL · 2 tackles · 2 hurries |
| 29 | Toby Anene DE | Colorado | Sr. | 2 | 1 | 2 TFL · 6 tackles · 3 hurries |
| 30 | Travis Bates DE | Kansas State | Sr. | 2 | 1 | 2 TFL · 2 tackles |
| 31 | Drew Logan EDGE | Cincinnati | Sr. | 1 | 1 | 2 TFL · 3 tackles |
| 32 | Jace J. Gilbert DE | Iowa State | So. | 1 | 1 | 1 TFL · 3 tackles |
| 33 | Jireh Moe DT | Utah | So. | 1 | 1 | 2 TFL · 8 tackles |
| 34 | Jordan Mack DE | Baylor | Sr. | 1 | 1 | 1 TFL · 1 tackles |
| 35 | Kevin Moorer Jr. | Arizona | Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1 TFL · 4 tackles |
| 36 | Zavion Hardy DE | Baylor | Sr. | 1 | 1 | 1 TFL · 2 tackles |
| 37 | Sani Tuala DE | BYU | So. | 3 | 0.5 | 1 TFL · 5 tackles |
| 38 | Horace Lockett DT | UCF | Sr. | 2 | 0.5 | 1.5 TFL · 2 tackles |
| 39 | Ken Talley EDGE | UCF | Sr. | 2 | 0.5 | 1.5 TFL · 8 tackles |
| 40 | Josh Schell DT | UCF | Sr. | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 TFL · 5 tackles |
| 41 | Keanu Tanuvasa DT | BYU | Sr. | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 TFL · 3 tackles |
| 42 | Koron Hayward EDGE | TCU | Sr. | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 TFL · 1 tackles |
| 43 | Markis Deal DT | TCU | Sr. | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 TFL · 1 tackles |
| 44 | Patrick Ryan EDGE | UCF | Fr. | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 TFL · 2 tackles |
2025 full season · players on 2026 rosters, qualified only · 88 players
| # | Player | Team | Cl. | G | sacks | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elijah Hill DE | Kansas State | So. | 14 | 9 | 11.5 TFL · 22 tackles · 6 hurries |
| 2 | Isaac Terrell DE | Iowa State | Sr. | 10 | 7 | 12 TFL · 28 tackles · 6 hurries |
| 3 | Ezekiel Durham-Campbell | West Virginia | Sr. | 12 | 5.5 | 7.5 TFL · 40 tackles · 8 hurries |
| 4 | Keviyan Huddleston DE | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 13 | 5 | 9.5 TFL · 31 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 5 | Anthony Holmes Jr. | Texas Tech | Sr. | 14 | 4.5 | 10 TFL · 40 tackles · 7 hurries |
| 6 | Ethan Day DE | Utah | Jr. | 14 | 4.5 | 7 TFL · 54 tackles · 8 hurries |
| 7 | Garrick Ponder DE | Baylor | Sr. | 12 | 4.5 | 11.5 TFL · 37 tackles · 4 hurries |
| 8 | Leroy Harris III DE | Kansas | Jr. | 12 | 4.5 | 6.5 TFL · 31 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 9 | Santana Hopper | Colorado | Sr. | 11 | 4.5 | 8.5 TFL · 25 tackles · 4 hurries |
| 10 | Emar'Rion Winston | Arizona State | Sr. | 12 | 4 | 6 TFL · 24 tackles · 4 hurries |
| 11 | Wendell Gregory DE | Kansas State | Jr. | 12 | 4 | 12 TFL · 27 tackles · 7 hurries |
| 12 | Julien Laventure | Texas Tech | Sr. | 11 | 4 | 10.5 TFL · 45 tackles · 6 hurries |
| 13 | Vili Taufatofua | Colorado | Sr. | 10 | 4 | 7 TFL · 34 tackles · 7 hurries |
| 14 | Clayton Smith | Arizona State | Sr. | 8 | 4 | 6.5 TFL · 19 tackles · 2 hurries |
| 15 | Ryan Davis DE | Baylor | Sr. | 6 | 4 | 5.5 TFL · 14 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 16 | Bruno Dall EDGE | UCF | Jr. | 12 | 3.5 | 8 TFL · 44 tackles · 6 hurries |
| 17 | Kash Dillon DE | Utah | Jr. | 11 | 3.5 | 4.5 TFL · 32 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 18 | Bodie Schoonover DE | BYU | Sr. | 13 | 3 | 5 TFL · 33 tackles · 3 hurries |
| 19 | Dylan Manuel | Colorado | Jr. | 12 | 3 | 7 TFL · 37 tackles · 5 hurries |
| 20 | Bryce Butler | Texas Tech | Sr. | 10 | 3 | 3.5 TFL · 20 tackles · 3 hurries |
| 21 | Chidera Otutu | Cincinnati | Jr. | 11 | 2.5 | 2.5 TFL · 28 tackles |
| 22 | Malaki Ta'ase DE | Iowa State | Jr. | 11 | 2.5 | 4 TFL · 17 tackles · 3 hurries |
| 23 | David Afogho EDGE | West Virginia | Jr. | 10 | 2.5 | 4 TFL · 37 tackles · 6 hurries |
| 24 | Jalen Thompson | Arizona State | Sr. | 10 | 2.5 | 5.5 TFL · 29 tackles · 8 hurries |
| 25 | Malik Charles DE | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 10 | 2.5 | 2.5 TFL · 28 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 26 | Jamaal Whyce | Baylor | Sr. | 9 | 2.5 | 4.5 TFL · 29 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 27 | Koron Hayward EDGE | TCU | Sr. | 9 | 2.5 | 3.5 TFL · 19 tackles · 2 hurries |
| 28 | Jordan Allen DE | Kansas State | Sr. | 8 | 2.5 | 5 TFL · 16 tackles |
| 29 | Harper Holloman EDGE | West Virginia | Jr. | 13 | 2 | 5.5 TFL · 39 tackles · 6 hurries |
| 30 | Blake Herold DT | Kansas | Jr. | 12 | 2 | 5 TFL · 43 tackles · 4 hurries |
| 31 | Khalil Laufau | Houston | Sr. | 12 | 2 | 3 TFL · 34 tackles · 2 hurries |
| 32 | Paul Oyewale EDGE | TCU | Sr. | 12 | 2 | 7.5 TFL · 31 tackles · 2 hurries |
| 33 | Traevon Mitchell | Baylor | Sr. | 12 | 2 | 6 TFL · 29 tackles · 4 hurries |
| 34 | Ansel Din-Mbuh DT | TCU | Sr. | 11 | 2 | 6.5 TFL · 24 tackles · 2 hurries |
| 35 | DJ Jackson Jr. DE | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 11 | 2 | 5 TFL · 22 tackles · 3 hurries |
| 36 | Keanu Tanuvasa DT | BYU | Sr. | 11 | 2 | 4.5 TFL · 22 tackles · 3 hurries |
| 37 | Mateen Ibirogba | Texas Tech | Sr. | 11 | 2 | 3.5 TFL · 21 tackles · 3 hurries |
| 38 | Travis Bates DE | Kansas State | Sr. | 11 | 2 | 2 TFL · 20 tackles · 5 hurries |
| 39 | Jayden Bryant DE | Kansas State | Jr. | 10 | 2 | 4.5 TFL · 16 tackles · 4 hurries |
| 40 | Anisi Purcell DT | BYU | Sr. | 7 | 2 | 2 TFL · 11 tackles |
| 41 | Bryson Lamb DT | Iowa State | Sr. | 12 | 1.5 | 3.5 TFL · 25 tackles · 3 hurries |
| 42 | David Santiago DE | Kansas | Jr. | 12 | 1.5 | 2.5 TFL · 24 tackles · 2 hurries |
| 43 | Saadiq Clements DT | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 11 | 1.5 | 5.5 TFL · 30 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 44 | Yamil Talib DE | Colorado | Jr. | 11 | 1.5 | 4 TFL · 28 tackles · 5 hurries |
| 45 | Zachary Chapman EDGE | TCU | Sr. | 11 | 1.5 | 3 TFL · 28 tackles · 4 hurries |
| 46 | Jireh Moe DT | Utah | So. | 10 | 1.5 | 2 TFL · 28 tackles |
| 47 | Lance Holtzclaw DE | Utah | Sr. | 10 | 1.5 | 4 TFL · 26 tackles |
| 48 | Marquaze Parker | Cincinnati | Jr. | 10 | 1.5 | 3 TFL · 18 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 49 | R.J. Jackson DT | UCF | Sr. | 10 | 1.5 | 2.5 TFL · 24 tackles |
| 50 | James Williams DE | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 9 | 1.5 | 3 TFL · 19 tackles · 5 hurries |
| 51 | Jayden Cofield | Texas Tech | Sr. | 9 | 1.5 | 5 TFL · 25 tackles |
| 52 | Dakyus Brinkley DE | Kansas | So. | 8 | 1.5 | 5 TFL · 15 tackles |
| 53 | Lucas Samsula DT | Utah | So. | 8 | 1.5 | 1.5 TFL · 15 tackles |
| 54 | Tristan Johnson DT | TCU | Jr. | 8 | 1.5 | 1.5 TFL · 17 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 55 | Daemian Wimberly DE | Baylor | Sr. | 7 | 1.5 | 4 TFL · 10 tackles · 2 hurries |
| 56 | Jeffson Lafontant DT | UCF | Jr. | 6 | 1.5 | 2 TFL · 10 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 57 | C.J. Fite | Arizona State | Sr. | 13 | 1 | 6.5 TFL · 29 tackles · 4 hurries |
| 58 | Brian Simms III EDGE | Cincinnati | Sr. | 12 | 1 | 2 TFL · 34 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 59 | Markis Deal DT | TCU | Sr. | 12 | 1 | 2 TFL · 26 tackles |
| 60 | Cooper Lanz | Baylor | Sr. | 11 | 1 | 3 TFL · 33 tackles · 2 hurries |
| 61 | Eamon Smalls DT | Kansas | Jr. | 11 | 1 | 3.5 TFL · 50 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 62 | Kamren Washington | Baylor | Sr. | 11 | 1 | 4 TFL · 15 tackles · 3 hurries |
| 63 | Trevon McAlpine DT | Kansas | Sr. | 11 | 1 | 2.5 TFL · 30 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 64 | Dominic Lolesio | Arizona | Sr. | 10 | 1 | 2 TFL · 19 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 65 | Jace J. Gilbert DE | Iowa State | So. | 10 | 1 | 3 TFL · 18 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 66 | Viliami Po'uha DT | BYU | Jr. | 10 | 1 | 1.5 TFL · 20 tackles |
| 67 | Ashton Porter | Houston | Sr. | 9 | 1 | 2.5 TFL · 20 tackles · 2 hurries |
| 68 | Devonte Tezino | Baylor | Sr. | 9 | 1 | 3.5 TFL · 23 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 69 | Immanuel Ezeogu DE | Colorado | Jr. | 9 | 1 | 2.5 TFL · 13 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 70 | Isaiah Nixon EDGE | UCF | Jr. | 9 | 1 | 3.5 TFL · 24 tackles · 3 hurries |
| 71 | Julian Savaiinaea | Arizona | Sr. | 9 | 1 | 2 TFL · 18 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 72 | Marcus Calvin DT | Kansas | Jr. | 9 | 1 | 1 TFL · 15 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 73 | Quency Wiggins DE | Colorado | Sr. | 9 | 1 | 1 TFL · 9 tackles · 5 hurries |
| 74 | Hunter Clegg DE | BYU | So. | 8 | 1 | 1 TFL · 10 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 75 | Jordan Mack DE | Baylor | Sr. | 8 | 1 | 1 TFL · 10 tackles · 2 hurries |
| 76 | Jack Janikowski DE | Iowa State | Jr. | 7 | 1 | 3 TFL · 10 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 77 | DeSean Brown DE | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 6 | 1 | 3 TFL · 10 tackles |
| 78 | Donovan Fitzmaurice DT | Iowa State | So. | 6 | 1 | 1 TFL · 11 tackles |
| 79 | John Taumoepeau DT | BYU | Sr. | 13 | 0.5 | 2 TFL · 39 tackles |
| 80 | Leroy Palu | Arizona | Sr. | 13 | 0.5 | 2.5 TFL · 28 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 81 | Thomas Collins DT | UCF | Jr. | 12 | 0.5 | 4.5 TFL · 30 tackles · 6 hurries |
| 82 | Jerry Lawson DT | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 11 | 0.5 | 2.5 TFL · 16 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 83 | Mays Pese | Arizona | So. | 11 | 0.5 | 2 TFL · 24 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 84 | Iman Oates DT | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 8 | 0.5 | 2.5 TFL · 15 tackles · 1 hurries |
| 85 | Tausili Akana DE | BYU | Jr. | 8 | 0.5 | 3.5 TFL · 10 tackles · 6 hurries |
| 86 | Corey McIntyre Jr. | West Virginia | Jr. | 7 | 0.5 | 1.5 TFL · 10 tackles |
| 87 | Kamari Burns DT | Kansas State | Sr. | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 TFL · 11 tackles |
| 88 | Karson Kaufusi DT | Utah | So. | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 TFL · 13 tackles |