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Single-Season Sacks Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year

Rank Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Sk Year Teams
1. Michael Strahan (30) 22.5 2001 NYG
2. Mark Gastineau (28) 22.0 1984 NYJ
3. Reggie White+ (26) 21.0 1987 PHI
Chris Doleman (28) 21.0 1989 MIN
5. Lawrence Taylor+ (27) 20.5 1986 NYG
6. Derrick Thomas (23) 20.0 1990 KAN
DeMarcus Ware (26) 20.0 2008 DAL
8. Tim Harris (25) 19.5 1989 GNB
9. Clyde Simmons (28) 19.0 1992 PHI
Bruce Smith (27) 19.0 1990 BUF
Mark Gastineau (27) 19.0 1983 NYJ
12. Dexter Manley (27) 18.5 1986 WAS
Michael Strahan (32) 18.5 2003 NYG
Andre Tippett+ (25) 18.5 1984 NWE
Jason Taylor (28) 18.5 2002 MIA
16. Keith Millard (27) 18.0 1989 MIN
Reggie White+ (27) 18.0 1988 PHI
Reggie White+ (25) 18.0 1986 PHI
19. Fred Dean+ (31) 17.5 1983 SFO
Joey Porter (31) 17.5 2008 MIA
Richard Dent (24) 17.5 1984 CHI
Bryce Paup (27) 17.5 1995 BUF
23. Kevin Carter (26) 17.0 1999 STL
La'Roi Glover (26) 17.0 2000 NOR
Shawne Merriman (22) 17.0 2006 SDG
Leslie O'Neal (28) 17.0 1992 SDG
Tim Harris (28) 17.0 1992 SFO
Pat Swilling (27) 17.0 1991 NOR
Richard Dent (25) 17.0 1985 CHI
30. Michael Sinclair (30) 16.5 1998 SEA
Simeon Rice (25) 16.5 1999 ARI
Warren Sapp (28) 16.5 2000 TAM
Trace Armstrong (35) 16.5 2000 MIA
John Abraham (30) 16.5 2008 ATL
Pat Swilling (25) 16.5 1989 NOR
Kevin Greene (27) 16.5 1989 RAM
Andre Tippett+ (26) 16.5 1985 NWE
Kevin Greene (26) 16.5 1988 RAM
39. Reggie White+ (37) 16.0 1998 GNB
Greg Brown (27) 16.0 1984 PHI
Dwight Freeney (24) 16.0 2004 IND
Derrick Burgess (27) 16.0 2005 OAK
James Harrison (30) 16.0 2008 PIT
Simon Fletcher (30) 16.0 1992 DEN
Charles Haley (26) 16.0 1990 SFO
Jacob Green (26) 16.0 1983 SEA
Curtis Greer (26) 16.0 1983 STL
Doug Betters (27) 16.0 1983 MIA
49. John Randle (30) 15.5 1997 MIN
Simeon Rice (28) 15.5 2002 TAM
Aaron Kampman (27) 15.5 2006 GNB
Jared Allen (25) 15.5 2007 KAN
Wayne Martin (27) 15.5 1992 NOR
Clyde Simmons (25) 15.5 1989 PHI
Leonard Marshall (24) 15.5 1985 NYG
Lawrence Taylor+ (29) 15.5 1988 NYG
Sean Jones (24) 15.5 1986 RAI
58. Peter Boulware (27) 15.0 2001 BAL
Hugh Douglas (29) 15.0 2000 PHI
Robert Porcher (30) 15.0 1999 DET
Chris Doleman (37) 15.0 1998 SFO
Kevin Greene (36) 15.0 1998 CAR
Michael Strahan (27) 15.0 1998 NYG
Dana Stubblefield (27) 15.0 1997 SFO
Mike Merriweather (24) 15.0 1984 PIT
Simeon Rice (29) 15.0 2003 TAM
Adewale Ogunleye (26) 15.0 2003 MIA
Bruce Smith (23) 15.0 1986 BUF
Lee Williams (24) 15.0 1986 SDG
Dexter Manley (26) 15.0 1985 WAS
William Fuller (29) 15.0 1991 HOU
Reggie White+ (30) 15.0 1991 PHI
Lawrence Taylor+ (30) 15.0 1989 NYG
Neil Smith (27) 15.0 1993 KAN
75. Jeff Bryant (24) 14.5 1984 SEA
Art Still (29) 14.5 1984 KAN
Leonard Little (27) 14.5 2001 STL
Jason Taylor (26) 14.5 2000 MIA
Jevon Kearse (23) 14.5 1999 TEN
Michael McCrary (28) 14.5 1998 BAL
Kevin Greene (34) 14.5 1996 CAR
Bertrand Berry (29) 14.5 2004 ARI
Osi Umenyiora (25) 14.5 2005 NYG
Patrick Kerney (31) 14.5 2007 SEA
Ezra Johnson (28) 14.5 1983 GNB
Charles Mann (24) 14.5 1985 WAS
Chris Doleman (31) 14.5 1992 MIN
Neil Smith (26) 14.5 1992 KAN
Derrick Thomas (25) 14.5 1992 KAN
Jared Allen (26) 14.5 2008 MIN
Julius Peppers (28) 14.5 2008 CAR
92. Mario Williams (22) 14.0 2007 HOU
Aaron Schobel (29) 14.0 2006 BUF
Simeon Rice (31) 14.0 2005 TAM
Doug Betters (28) 14.0 1984 MIA
Reggie Camp (23) 14.0 1984 CLE
Curtis Greer (27) 14.0 1984 STL
Eric Hicks (24) 14.0 2000 KAN
Bruce Smith (34) 14.0 1997 BUF
Michael Strahan (26) 14.0 1997 NYG
DeMarcus Ware (25) 14.0 2007 DAL
Reggie White+ (31) 14.0 1992 PHI
Bruce Smith (29) 14.0 1992 BUF
Jim Jeffcoat (25) 14.0 1986 DAL
Freddie Joe Nunn (26) 14.0 1988 PHO
Keith Willis (24) 14.0 1983 PIT
Reggie White+ (29) 14.0 1990 PHI
Lee Williams (27) 14.0 1989 SDG
Kevin Greene (32) 14.0 1994 PIT
Bruce Smith (30) 14.0 1993 BUF
Bryan Cox (24) 14.0 1992 MIA
Cortez Kennedy (24) 14.0 1992 SEA
113. Jason Taylor (32) 13.5 2006 MIA
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (27) 13.5 2004 GNB
Mike Bell (27) 13.5 1984 KAN
Dexter Manley (25) 13.5 1984 WAS
Charlie Clemons (29) 13.5 2001 NOR
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (24) 13.5 2001 GNB
Jason Gildon (28) 13.5 2000 PIT
Lamar Lathon (29) 13.5 1996 CAR
Michael McCrary (26) 13.5 1996 SEA
Bruce Smith (33) 13.5 1996 BUF
Rickey Jackson (34) 13.5 1992 NOR
Tony Bennett (25) 13.5 1992 GNB
Simon Fletcher (31) 13.5 1993 DEN
Rulon Jones (28) 13.5 1986 DEN
Tim Harris (24) 13.5 1988 GNB
William Gay (28) 13.5 1983 DET
Mark Gastineau (29) 13.5 1985 NYJ
Jacob Green (28) 13.5 1985 SEA
Simon Fletcher (29) 13.5 1991 DEN
Derrick Thomas (24) 13.5 1991 KAN
Leslie O'Neal (26) 13.5 1990 SDG
Ken Harvey (29) 13.5 1994 WAS
John Randle (27) 13.5 1994 MIN
136. Jamir Miller (28) 13.0 2001 CLE
John Abraham (23) 13.0 2001 NYJ
Dwight Freeney (22) 13.0 2002 IND
Jacob Green (27) 13.0 1984 SEA
Jason Taylor (29) 13.0 2003 MIA
Patrick Kerney (28) 13.0 2004 ATL
Trevor Pryce (31) 13.0 2006 BAL
Julius Peppers (26) 13.0 2006 CAR
Leonard Little (32) 13.0 2006 STL
Marcellus Wiley (27) 13.0 2001 SDG
Marcus Jones (27) 13.0 2000 TAM
Pat Swilling (31) 13.0 1995 OAK
Wayne Martin (30) 13.0 1995 NOR
William Fuller (33) 13.0 1995 PHI
Alfred Williams (28) 13.0 1996 DEN
Derrick Thomas (29) 13.0 1996 KAN
Michael Sinclair (28) 13.0 1996 SEA
William Fuller (34) 13.0 1996 PHI
Chad Brown (26) 13.0 1996 PIT
Trevor Pryce (24) 13.0 1999 DEN
Osi Umenyiora (27) 13.0 2007 NYG
Anthony Smith (25) 13.0 1992 RAI
Ray Childress (30) 13.0 1992 HOU
Karl Mecklenburg (25) 13.0 1985 DEN
Too Tall Jones (34) 13.0 1985 DAL
Greg Brown (28) 13.0 1985 PHI
Doug Martin (26) 13.0 1983 MIN
Howie Long+ (23) 13.0 1983 RAI
Doug English (30) 13.0 1983 DET
Eddie Edwards (29) 13.0 1983 CIN
Dwaine Board (27) 13.0 1983 SFO
Al Baker (27) 13.0 1983 STL
Lawrence Taylor+ (26) 13.0 1985 NYG
Reggie White+ (24) 13.0 1985 PHI
Reggie White+ (32) 13.0 1993 GNB
Renaldo Turnbull (27) 13.0 1993 NOR
Sean Jones (31) 13.0 1993 HOU
Bruce Smith (26) 13.0 1989 BUF
Kevin Greene (28) 13.0 1990 RAM
Dennis Byrd (24) 13.0 1990 NYJ
Greg Townsend (30) 13.0 1991 RAI
Clyde Simmons (27) 13.0 1991 PHI
Tony Bennett (24) 13.0 1991 GNB
179. Bill Pickel (25) 12.5 1984 RAI
Leonard Little (29) 12.5 2003 STL
Shaun Ellis (26) 12.5 2003 NYJ
Kyle Vanden Bosch (27) 12.5 2005 TEN
Mike Vrabel (32) 12.5 2007 NWE
Shawne Merriman (23) 12.5 2007 SDG
Greg Ellis (32) 12.5 2007 DAL
Randy White+ (31) 12.5 1984 DAL
Andre Carter (23) 12.5 2002 SFO
Hugh Douglas (31) 12.5 2002 PHI
Warren Sapp (27) 12.5 1999 TAM
Hugh Douglas (27) 12.5 1998 PHI
Robert Porcher (28) 12.5 1997 DET
Roy Barker (27) 12.5 1996 SFO
Simeon Rice (22) 12.5 1996 ARI
Leslie O'Neal (31) 12.5 1995 SDG
Elvis Dumervil (23) 12.5 2007 DEN
Trent Cole (25) 12.5 2007 PHI
Anthony Smith (26) 12.5 1993 RAI
Leslie O'Neal (22) 12.5 1986 SDG
Richard Dent (27) 12.5 1987 CHI
Andre Tippett+ (28) 12.5 1987 NWE
Randy White+ (30) 12.5 1983 DAL
Bill Pickel (26) 12.5 1985 RAI
Mike Wilcher (25) 12.5 1985 RAM
Jacob Green (33) 12.5 1990 SEA
Sean Jones (28) 12.5 1990 HOU
Greg Townsend (29) 12.5 1990 RAI
John Randle (26) 12.5 1993 MIN
Kevin Greene (31) 12.5 1993 PIT
Chris Doleman (32) 12.5 1993 MIN
Richard Dent (33) 12.5 1993 CHI
Leslie O'Neal (30) 12.5 1994 SDG
Charles Haley (30) 12.5 1994 DAL
Leslie O'Neal (25) 12.5 1989 SDG
214. Trevor Pryce (25) 12.0 2000 DEN
Joe Johnson (28) 12.0 2000 NOR
Marco Coleman (31) 12.0 2000 WAS
Patrick Kerney (25) 12.0 2001 ATL
Jason Gildon (29) 12.0 2001 PIT
Julius Peppers (22) 12.0 2002 CAR
Leonard Little (28) 12.0 2002 STL
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (25) 12.0 2002 GNB
Terrell Suggs (21) 12.0 2003 BAL
Mike Rucker (28) 12.0 2003 CAR
Simeon Rice (30) 12.0 2004 TAM
Tony Brackens (25) 12.0 1999 JAX
Chad Bratzke (28) 12.0 1999 IND
Neil Smith (29) 12.0 1995 KAN
Tony Tolbert (29) 12.0 1996 DAL
Trace Armstrong (31) 12.0 1996 MIA
Chuck Smith (28) 12.0 1997 ATL
Michael Sinclair (29) 12.0 1997 SEA
Chris Doleman (36) 12.0 1997 SFO
Derrick Thomas (31) 12.0 1998 KAN
Kevin Carter (25) 12.0 1998 STL
Roy Barker (29) 12.0 1998 SFO
Kevin Greene (37) 12.0 1999 CAR
Reggie White+ (34) 12.0 1995 GNB
Jason Taylor (31) 12.0 2005 MIA
Aaron Schobel (28) 12.0 2005 BUF
Jim Jeffcoat (24) 12.0 1985 DAL
Rickey Jackson (25) 12.0 1983 NOR
Mike Hartenstine (30) 12.0 1983 CHI
David Galloway (24) 12.0 1983 STL
Mike L. Cofer (28) 12.0 1988 DET
Lawrence Taylor+ (28) 12.0 1987 NYG
Bruce Smith (24) 12.0 1987 BUF
Keith Willis (27) 12.0 1986 PIT
Leonard Marshall (25) 12.0 1986 NYG
Charles Haley (22) 12.0 1986 SFO
Richard Dent (30) 12.0 1990 CHI
Simon Fletcher (27) 12.0 1989 DEN
Mark Anderson (23) 12.0 2006 CHI
Kyle Vanden Bosch (29) 12.0 2007 TEN
Aaron Kampman (28) 12.0 2007 GNB
Mario Williams (23) 12.0 2008 HOU
Justin Tuck (25) 12.0 2008 NYG
Rickey Jackson (26) 12.0 1984 NOR
Clay Matthews (28) 12.0 1984 CLE
Howie Long+ (24) 12.0 1984 RAI
Leslie O'Neal (29) 12.0 1993 SDG
Dennis Harrison (28) 12.0 1984 PHI
Jacob Green (29) 12.0 1986 SEA