According to statistics submitted to MaxPreps,
Jaden Williams of
Mission Viejo (Calif.) is high school football's national leader in sacks.
Williams has 20 sacks and 32 tackles for loss for a 7-0 Diablos squad ranked No. 10 in the nation. The senior has at least three sacks in five games including six in a 51-10 win on Sept. 27. Committed to San Diego State, Williams has 38.5 sacks since the beginning of his junior season.
Senior
Garrison Dibble of
Atkins (Winston-Salem, N.C.) and junior
Michael McClenton of
Ocoee (Fla.) are tied for second with 17 sacks. Dibble is committed to Navy and has at least two sacks in all six of his games this season. McClenton recorded 10 sacks in his first four games before he picked up seven in the last game.
Freshman
Simote Tupou of
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon (Henderson, Nev.) is tied for sixth in the country with 15 sacks for a total of 127 yards lost. The 6-foot-1, 230-pound defensive end has hit his stride over the past three weeks, totaling eight sacks in the trio of games.
Read on for a look at the top 50 sack leaders in high school football.