Performance archive

2018 Single-Game Sacks Leaders

The season’s 25 highest individual sacks totals, with team, opponent, score, week, and game context.

Season

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Metric

Passing Yards Passing Touchdowns Rushing Yards Rushing Touchdowns Receiving Yards Receiving Touchdowns Receptions Tackles Sacks Tackles for Loss

Top 25 performances

Ties use player name, player ID, then game ID for a stable order.

Rank	Player	Total	Game	When
1	Darrell Taylor Tennessee	4 sacks	vs. Kentucky 24–7 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 10
2	Jaylon Ferguson Louisiana Tech	4 sacks	vs. North Texas 29–27 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 29
3	Jerry Tillery Notre Dame	4 sacks	vs. Stanford 38–17 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 29
4	Mike Danna Central Michigan	4 sacks	vs. Maine 17–5 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 22
5	Shaka Toney Penn State	4 sacks	vs. Indiana 33–28 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 20
6	Sutton Smith Northern Illinois	4 sacks	vs. Western Michigan 21–28 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 21
7	Wyatt Ray Boston College	4 sacks	vs. Wake Forest 41–34 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 13
8	Isaiah Buggs Alabama	3.5 sacks	vs. Texas A&M 45–23 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 22
9	Jaylon Ferguson Louisiana Tech	3.5 sacks	vs. UTEP 31–24 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 20
10	Nick Coe Auburn	3.5 sacks	vs. Ole Miss 31–16 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 20
11	Alton Robinson Syracuse	3 sacks	vs. UConn 51–21 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 22
12	Anthony Ekpe Rice	3 sacks	vs. North Texas 17–41 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 27
13	Anthony Nelson Iowa	3 sacks	vs. Minnesota 48–31 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 6
14	Chase Young Ohio State	3 sacks	vs. Northwestern 45–24 Game details →	Week 14 Dec 2
15	Darrell Taylor Tennessee	3 sacks	vs. Georgia 12–38 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 29
16	David Long Jr. West Virginia	3 sacks	vs. TCU 47–10 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 10
17	David Woodward Utah State	3 sacks	vs. UNLV 59–28 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 13
18	Isaiah Chambers Houston	3 sacks	vs. Rice 45–27 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 1
19	JR Pace Northwestern	3 sacks	vs. Purdue 31–27 Game details →	Week 1 Aug 31
20	James Nachtigal Army	3 sacks	vs. San José State 52–3 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 13
21	Jessie Lemonier Liberty	3 sacks	vs. Massachusetts 59–62 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 3
22	Jessie Lemonier Liberty	3 sacks	vs. Idaho State 48–41 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 20
23	Jordan Brailford Oklahoma State	3 sacks	vs. Kansas 48–28 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 29
24	Jordan Elliott Missouri	3 sacks	vs. Arkansas 38–0 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 23
25	Jordan Fehr App State	3 sacks	vs. Coastal Carolina 23–7 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 3

Methodology and coverage

Results come from numeric player game-stat rows for the selected season and curated metric. Duplicate game-player-stat records are resolved before ranking. Offensive categories cover more historical seasons than defensive categories, so the available season list changes with the metric.

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