NFL Sacked Yards Lost Year-by-Year Leaders (since 1947)

Pass sacked yards data is official since 1969, with complete coverage since 1947
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses

Leaders

Leaders Table
Year Player Yds Tm
2023Bryce Young (22)477CAR
2022Russell Wilson (33)368DEN
2021Zach Wilson (22)370NYJ
2021Joe Burrow (24)370CIN
2020Carson Wentz (27)326PHI
2019Kyle Allen (23)397CAR
2018Deshaun Watson (22)384HOU
2017Kirk Cousins (29)342WAS
2016Russell Wilson (27)293SEA
2015Ryan Tannehill (27)420MIA
2014Blake Bortles (22)345JAX
2013Ryan Tannehill (25)399MIA
2012Philip Rivers (30)311SDG
2011Blaine Gabbert (21)293JAX
2011Tarvaris Jackson (28)293SEA
2010Jay Cutler (27)352CHI
2009Ben Roethlisberger (27)348PIT
2008David Garrard (30)288JAX
2007Ben Roethlisberger (25)347PIT
2006Jon Kitna (33)388DET
2005David Carr (26)424HOU
2004Marc Bulger (27)302STL
2003Drew Bledsoe (31)371BUF
2002David Carr (23)411HOU
2001Mark Brunell (30)387JAX
2000Steve Beuerlein (35)331CAR
1999Tim Couch (22)359CLE
1998Trent Green (28)338WAS
1997Jeff George (29)430OAK
1996Tony Banks (23)306STL
1995Dave Krieg (36)380ARI
1994Randall Cunningham (31)333PHI
1993Neil O'Donnell (27)331PIT
1992Randall Cunningham (29)437PHI
1991Jeff George (23)481IND
1990Randall Cunningham (27)431PHI
1989Bubby Brister (27)452PIT
1988Randall Cunningham (25)442PHI
1987Randall Cunningham (24)380PHI
1986Randall Cunningham (23)489PHI
1985Dave Krieg (26)448SEA
1984Phil Simms (28)434NYG
1983Ron Jaworski (32)385PHI
1982Danny White (30)264DAL
1981Craig Morton (38)394DEN
1980Steve Fuller (23)348KAN
1979Joe Ferguson (29)387BUF
1978Joe Theismann (28)391WAS
1977Ron Jaworski (26)342PHI
1976Greg Landry (29)397DET
1975Archie Manning (26)390NOR
1974Bert Jones (23)328BAL
1973Mike Phipps (25)362CLE
1972Jim Plunkett (24)385NWE
1971Archie Manning (22)332NOR
1970Dennis Shaw (23)387BUF
1969Sonny Jurgensen+ (35)322WAS
1969Bob Griese+ (24)289MIA
1968Bob Griese+ (23)372MIA
1968Bob Berry (26)364ATL
1967Jack Kemp (32)380BUF
1967Norm Snead (28)351PHI
1966Ron Smith (24)326PIT
1966John Hadl (26)283SDG
1965Babe Parilli (35)334BOS
1965Bill Nelsen (24)333PIT
1964Fran Tarkenton+ (24)446MIN
1964Len Dawson+ (29)383KAN
1963Fran Tarkenton+ (23)448MIN
1963Tom Flores+ (26)316OAK
1962Fran Tarkenton+ (22)450MIN
1962Len Dawson+ (27)361DTX
1961Tom Flores+ (24)422OAK
1961Fran Tarkenton+ (21)416MIN
1960Jack Kemp (25)341LAC
1960Ralph Guglielmi (27)320WAS
1959Tobin Rote (31)232DET
1958Tobin Rote (30)231DET
1957Y.A. Tittle+ (30)362SFO
1956Y.A. Tittle+ (29)249SFO
1955Y.A. Tittle+ (28)287SFO
1954Tobin Rote (26)295GNB
1953Charlie Conerly (31)266NYG
1952Jim Finks+ (25)252PIT
1951Otto Graham+ (29)371CLE
1950Bobby Layne+ (23)354DET
1949Y.A. Tittle+ (22)336BCL
1949Charlie Conerly (27)223NYG
1948Glenn Dobbs (28)452LAD
1948Jack Jacobs (29)169GNB
1947Bud Schwenk (30)319BCL
1947Paul Governali (26)2802TM