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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