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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. Chris Doleman (28) 21.0 1989 MIN
Reggie White+ (26) 21.0 1987 PHI
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
Mark Gastineau (27) 19.0 1983 NYJ
Bruce Smith+ (27) 19.0 1990 BUF
12. Michael Strahan (32) 18.5 2003 NYG
Jason Taylor (28) 18.5 2002 MIA
Andre Tippett+ (25) 18.5 1984 NWE
Dexter Manley (27) 18.5 1986 WAS
16. Reggie White+ (27) 18.0 1988 PHI
Keith Millard (27) 18.0 1989 MIN
Reggie White+ (25) 18.0 1986 PHI
19. Bryce Paup (27) 17.5 1995 BUF
Richard Dent (24) 17.5 1984 CHI
Fred Dean+ (31) 17.5 1983 SFO
Joey Porter (31) 17.5 2008 MIA
23. La'Roi Glover (26) 17.0 2000 NOR
Leslie O'Neal (28) 17.0 1992 SDG
Tim Harris (28) 17.0 1992 SFO
Kevin Carter (26) 17.0 1999 STL
Pat Swilling (27) 17.0 1991 NOR
Shawne Merriman (22) 17.0 2006 SDG
Richard Dent (25) 17.0 1985 CHI
30. Kevin Greene (26) 16.5 1988 RAM
Warren Sapp (28) 16.5 2000 TAM
Trace Armstrong (35) 16.5 2000 MIA
Pat Swilling (25) 16.5 1989 NOR
Kevin Greene (27) 16.5 1989 RAM
John Abraham (30) 16.5 2008 ATL
Simeon Rice (25) 16.5 1999 ARI
Michael Sinclair (30) 16.5 1998 SEA
Andre Tippett+ (26) 16.5 1985 NWE
39. Simon Fletcher (30) 16.0 1992 DEN
James Harrison (30) 16.0 2008 PIT
Jacob Green (26) 16.0 1983 SEA
Curtis Greer (26) 16.0 1983 STL
Doug Betters (27) 16.0 1983 MIA
Dwight Freeney (24) 16.0 2004 IND
Greg Brown (27) 16.0 1984 PHI
Charles Haley (26) 16.0 1990 SFO
Reggie White+ (37) 16.0 1998 GNB
Derrick Burgess (27) 16.0 2005 OAK
49. Lawrence Taylor+ (29) 15.5 1988 NYG
Wayne Martin (27) 15.5 1992 NOR
Clyde Simmons (25) 15.5 1989 PHI
Jared Allen (25) 15.5 2007 KAN
Sean Jones (24) 15.5 1986 RAI
Simeon Rice (28) 15.5 2002 TAM
John Randle (30) 15.5 1997 MIN
Aaron Kampman (27) 15.5 2006 GNB
Leonard Marshall (24) 15.5 1985 NYG
58. Reggie White+ (30) 15.0 1991 PHI
Bruce Smith+ (23) 15.0 1986 BUF
Lee Williams (24) 15.0 1986 SDG
Robert Porcher (30) 15.0 1999 DET
Peter Boulware (27) 15.0 2001 BAL
Lawrence Taylor+ (30) 15.0 1989 NYG
Hugh Douglas (29) 15.0 2000 PHI
William Fuller (29) 15.0 1991 HOU
Mike Merriweather (24) 15.0 1984 PIT
Simeon Rice (29) 15.0 2003 TAM
Dexter Manley (26) 15.0 1985 WAS
Neil Smith (27) 15.0 1993 KAN
Dana Stubblefield (27) 15.0 1997 SFO
Chris Doleman (37) 15.0 1998 SFO
Kevin Greene (36) 15.0 1998 CAR
Michael Strahan (27) 15.0 1998 NYG
Adewale Ogunleye (26) 15.0 2003 MIA
75. Ezra Johnson (28) 14.5 1983 GNB
Jared Allen (26) 14.5 2008 MIN
Julius Peppers (28) 14.5 2008 CAR
Chris Doleman (31) 14.5 1992 MIN
Neil Smith (26) 14.5 1992 KAN
Derrick Thomas+ (25) 14.5 1992 KAN
Jason Taylor (26) 14.5 2000 MIA
Bertrand Berry (29) 14.5 2004 ARI
Leonard Little (27) 14.5 2001 STL
Patrick Kerney (31) 14.5 2007 SEA
Osi Umenyiora (25) 14.5 2005 NYG
Charles Mann (24) 14.5 1985 WAS
Kevin Greene (34) 14.5 1996 CAR
Michael McCrary (28) 14.5 1998 BAL
Jeff Bryant (24) 14.5 1984 SEA
Art Still (29) 14.5 1984 KAN
Jevon Kearse (23) 14.5 1999 TEN
92. Mario Williams (22) 14.0 2007 HOU
Keith Willis (24) 14.0 1983 PIT
Lee Williams (27) 14.0 1989 SDG
Bryan Cox (24) 14.0 1992 MIA
Cortez Kennedy (24) 14.0 1992 SEA
Bruce Smith+ (29) 14.0 1992 BUF
Reggie White+ (31) 14.0 1992 PHI
Eric Hicks (24) 14.0 2000 KAN
Freddie Joe Nunn (26) 14.0 1988 PHO
DeMarcus Ware (25) 14.0 2007 DAL
Jim Jeffcoat (25) 14.0 1986 DAL
Curtis Greer (27) 14.0 1984 STL
Simeon Rice (31) 14.0 2005 TAM
Bruce Smith+ (30) 14.0 1993 BUF
Kevin Greene (32) 14.0 1994 PIT
Aaron Schobel (29) 14.0 2006 BUF
Bruce Smith+ (34) 14.0 1997 BUF
Michael Strahan (26) 14.0 1997 NYG
Reggie White+ (29) 14.0 1990 PHI
Doug Betters (28) 14.0 1984 MIA
Reggie Camp (23) 14.0 1984 CLE
113. Derrick Thomas+ (24) 13.5 1991 KAN
Rulon Jones (28) 13.5 1986 DEN
Charlie Clemons (29) 13.5 2001 NOR
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (24) 13.5 2001 GNB
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (27) 13.5 2004 GNB
William Gay (28) 13.5 1983 DET
Tony Bennett (25) 13.5 1992 GNB
Rickey Jackson (34) 13.5 1992 NOR
Jason Gildon (28) 13.5 2000 PIT
Tim Harris (24) 13.5 1988 GNB
Simon Fletcher (29) 13.5 1991 DEN
Dexter Manley (25) 13.5 1984 WAS
Mike Bell (27) 13.5 1984 KAN
Mark Gastineau (29) 13.5 1985 NYJ
Jacob Green (28) 13.5 1985 SEA
Simon Fletcher (31) 13.5 1993 DEN
Ken Harvey (29) 13.5 1994 WAS
John Randle (27) 13.5 1994 MIN
Jason Taylor (32) 13.5 2006 MIA
Lamar Lathon (29) 13.5 1996 CAR
Michael McCrary (26) 13.5 1996 SEA
Bruce Smith+ (33) 13.5 1996 BUF
Leslie O'Neal (26) 13.5 1990 SDG
136. Marcellus Wiley (27) 13.0 2001 SDG
Jamir Miller (28) 13.0 2001 CLE
John Abraham (23) 13.0 2001 NYJ
Osi Umenyiora (27) 13.0 2007 NYG
Trevor Pryce (24) 13.0 1999 DEN
Greg Townsend (30) 13.0 1991 RAI
Clyde Simmons (27) 13.0 1991 PHI
Tony Bennett (24) 13.0 1991 GNB
Jacob Green (27) 13.0 1984 SEA
Patrick Kerney (28) 13.0 2004 ATL
Al Baker (27) 13.0 1983 STL
Marcus Jones (27) 13.0 2000 TAM
Anthony Smith (25) 13.0 1992 RAI
Ray Childress (30) 13.0 1992 HOU
Bruce Smith+ (26) 13.0 1989 BUF
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
Kevin Greene (28) 13.0 1990 RAM
Dennis Byrd (24) 13.0 1990 NYJ
Dwight Freeney (22) 13.0 2002 IND
William Fuller (33) 13.0 1995 PHI
Reggie White+ (32) 13.0 1993 GNB
Renaldo Turnbull (27) 13.0 1993 NOR
Sean Jones (31) 13.0 1993 HOU
Reggie White+ (24) 13.0 1985 PHI
Lawrence Taylor+ (26) 13.0 1985 NYG
Karl Mecklenburg (25) 13.0 1985 DEN
Too Tall Jones (34) 13.0 1985 DAL
Greg Brown (28) 13.0 1985 PHI
Wayne Martin (30) 13.0 1995 NOR
Pat Swilling (31) 13.0 1995 OAK
Jason Taylor (29) 13.0 2003 MIA
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 (31) 13.0 2006 BAL
Julius Peppers (26) 13.0 2006 CAR
Leonard Little (32) 13.0 2006 STL
179. Warren Sapp (27) 12.5 1999 TAM
Leslie O'Neal (22) 12.5 1986 SDG
Randy White+ (31) 12.5 1984 DAL
Bill Pickel (25) 12.5 1984 RAI
Greg Townsend (29) 12.5 1990 RAI
Sean Jones (28) 12.5 1990 HOU
Jacob Green (33) 12.5 1990 SEA
Trent Cole (25) 12.5 2007 PHI
Elvis Dumervil (23) 12.5 2007 DEN
Greg Ellis (32) 12.5 2007 DAL
Shawne Merriman (23) 12.5 2007 SDG
Mike Vrabel (32) 12.5 2007 NWE
Randy White+ (30) 12.5 1983 DAL
Leslie O'Neal (25) 12.5 1989 SDG
Richard Dent (27) 12.5 1987 CHI
Andre Tippett+ (28) 12.5 1987 NWE
Hugh Douglas (31) 12.5 2002 PHI
Andre Carter (23) 12.5 2002 SFO
Leonard Little (29) 12.5 2003 STL
Kyle Vanden Bosch (27) 12.5 2005 TEN
Bill Pickel (26) 12.5 1985 RAI
Mike Wilcher (25) 12.5 1985 RAM
Richard Dent (33) 12.5 1993 CHI
Chris Doleman (32) 12.5 1993 MIN
Kevin Greene (31) 12.5 1993 PIT
John Randle (26) 12.5 1993 MIN
Anthony Smith (26) 12.5 1993 RAI
Charles Haley (30) 12.5 1994 DAL
Shaun Ellis (26) 12.5 2003 NYJ
Hugh Douglas (27) 12.5 1998 PHI
Robert Porcher (28) 12.5 1997 DET
Simeon Rice (22) 12.5 1996 ARI
Roy Barker (27) 12.5 1996 SFO
Leslie O'Neal (31) 12.5 1995 SDG
Leslie O'Neal (30) 12.5 1994 SDG
214. Patrick Kerney (25) 12.0 2001 ATL
Jason Gildon (29) 12.0 2001 PIT
Kyle Vanden Bosch (29) 12.0 2007 TEN
Aaron Kampman (28) 12.0 2007 GNB
Kevin Greene (37) 12.0 1999 CAR
Chad Bratzke (28) 12.0 1999 IND
Tony Brackens (25) 12.0 1999 JAX
Keith Willis (27) 12.0 1986 PIT
Leonard Marshall (25) 12.0 1986 NYG
Charles Haley (22) 12.0 1986 SFO
Jacob Green (29) 12.0 1986 SEA
Simeon Rice (30) 12.0 2004 TAM
David Galloway (24) 12.0 1983 STL
Mike Hartenstine (30) 12.0 1983 CHI
Mike L. Cofer (28) 12.0 1988 DET
Lawrence Taylor+ (28) 12.0 1987 NYG
Bruce Smith+ (24) 12.0 1987 BUF
Trevor Pryce (25) 12.0 2000 DEN
Joe Johnson (28) 12.0 2000 NOR
Marco Coleman (31) 12.0 2000 WAS
Simon Fletcher (27) 12.0 1989 DEN
Mario Williams (23) 12.0 2008 HOU
Justin Tuck (25) 12.0 2008 NYG
Rickey Jackson (25) 12.0 1983 NOR
Elvis Dumervil (25) 12.0 2009 DEN
Clay Matthews (28) 12.0 1984 CLE
Michael Sinclair (29) 12.0 1997 SEA
Chris Doleman (36) 12.0 1997 SFO
Tony Tolbert (29) 12.0 1996 DAL
Trace Armstrong (31) 12.0 1996 MIA
Mark Anderson (23) 12.0 2006 CHI
Reggie White+ (34) 12.0 1995 GNB
Neil Smith (29) 12.0 1995 KAN
Leslie O'Neal (29) 12.0 1993 SDG
Jim Jeffcoat (24) 12.0 1985 DAL
Jason Taylor (31) 12.0 2005 MIA
Chuck Smith (28) 12.0 1997 ATL
Roy Barker (29) 12.0 1998 SFO
Kevin Carter (25) 12.0 1998 STL
Howie Long+ (24) 12.0 1984 RAI
Rickey Jackson (26) 12.0 1984 NOR
Dennis Harrison (28) 12.0 1984 PHI
Richard Dent (30) 12.0 1990 CHI
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
Derrick Thomas+ (31) 12.0 1998 KAN
Aaron Schobel (28) 12.0 2005 BUF