NFL All-Time Leaders

Sacks

3,985 ranked players · regular-season career totals · showing top 250.

Single-Season Records

1
Myles Garrett2025LB· CLE
23
2
Michael Strahan2001DE· NYG
22.5
3
T.J. Watt2021OLB· PIT
22.5
4
Jared Allen2011DE· MIN
22
5
Justin Houston2014OLB· KC
22
6
Mark Gastineau1984DE· NYJ
22
7
Chris Doleman1989DE· MIN
21
8
Reggie White1987DE· PHI
21
9
Aaron Donald2018DE· LAR
20.5
10
J.J. Watt2012DE· HOU
20.5

Record Progression

NFL career sacks record, 1996–2026Who held the career record at the end of each regular season, as recorded in StatVault's season-by-season corpus. Starts in 1996: through 1995, careers with incomplete season lines could have held it, so those seasons are not drawn.

Reggie Whitesince 1996198

View data (31 rows)

NFL career sacks record, 1996–2026
Season	Record holder	Career sacks
1996	Reggie White	165.5
1997	Reggie White	176.5
1998	Reggie White	192.5
1999	Reggie White	192.5
2000	Reggie White	198
2001	Reggie White	198
2002	Reggie White	198
2003	Reggie White	198
2004	Reggie White	198
2005	Reggie White	198
2006	Reggie White	198
2007	Reggie White	198
2008	Reggie White	198
2009	Reggie White	198
2010	Reggie White	198
2011	Reggie White	198
2012	Reggie White	198
2013	Reggie White	198
2014	Reggie White	198
2015	Reggie White	198
2016	Reggie White	198
2017	Reggie White	198
2018	Reggie White	198
2019	Reggie White	198
2020	Reggie White	198
2021	Reggie White	198
2022	Reggie White	198
2023	Reggie White	198
2024	Reggie White	198
2025	Reggie White	198
2026	Reggie White	198

Leaders by Season

All-Time Career

1
Reggie WhiteDE
198
2
Kevin GreeneOLB
160
3
Julius PeppersDE
159
4
Chris DolemanDE
150.5
5
Lawrence TaylorOLB
142
6
Michael StrahanDE
141
7
DeMarcus WareOLB
139
8
Von MillerOLB
138.5
9
Terrell SuggsOLB
138
10
Jason TaylorOLB
137.5
11
John RandleDT
137.5
12
Richard DentDE
137.5
13
Jared AllenDE
136
14
Rickey JacksonDE
136
15
John AbrahamOLB
134
16
Leslie O'NealDE
132.5
17
Cameron JordanLB
132
18
Derrick ThomasOLB
126.5
19
Myles GarrettLB
125.5
20
Dwight FreeneyDE
124.5
21
Clyde SimmonsDE
122.5
22
Robert MathisOLB
122
23
Simeon RiceDE
121.5
24
T.J. WattOLB
119.5
25
Danielle HunterDE
117.5
26
Calais CampbellDE
116.5
27
Khalil MackOLB
116
28
J.J. WattDE
114.5
29
Chandler JonesDE
112
30
Justin HoustonOLB
112
31
Elvin BetheaDE
105
32
Neil SmithDE
104.5
33
Elvis DumervilDE
103.5
34
Kevin CarterDE
103.5
35
Jim JeffcoatDE
102.5
36
Trace ArmstrongDE
102.5
37
Cameron WakeLB
101
38
Charles HaleyDE
100.5
39
Andre TippettOLB
100
40
Carlos DunlapDE
100
41
Jacob GreenDE
98.5
42
Dexter ManleyDE
97.5
43
Joey PorterOLB
97.5
44
Mario WilliamsDE
97.5
45
Robert PorcherDE
96
46
Ryan KerriganDE
95.5
47
Steve McMichaelDT
95
48
Warren SappDT
95
49
Doug AtkinsDE
94.5
50
Jason Pierre-PaulDE
94.5
51
Henry ThomasNT
93.5
52
Cameron HeywardDE
93
53
Aaron DonaldDE
91
54
Clay MatthewsOLB
90.5
55
Trent ColeOLB
90
56
Bryant YoungDT
89
57
Ken HarveyOLB
89
58
Tamba HaliOLB
89
59
Trevor PryceDE
88.5
60
Chris JonesDE
87.5
61
Justin SmithDE
86
62
Leonard LittleDE
86
63
Everson GriffenDE
85.5
64
Osi UmenyioraDE
85
65
Willie McGinestOLB
85
66
Howie LongDE
84
67
James HarrisonOLB
84
68
Lee WilliamsDT
83.5
69
Leonard MarshallDT
83.5
70
Charles MannDE
83
71
Greg EllisDE
82.5
72
La'Roi GloverDT
82.5
73
Wayne MartinDT
82.5
74
Trey HendricksonLB
82
75
Patrick KerneyDE
81
76
Shaun PhillipsOLB
80.5
77
Andre CarterDE
80
78
Hugh DouglasDE
80
79
Jason GildonLB
80
80
Karl MecklenburgMLB
80
81
Brandon GrahamDE
79.5
82
Aaron SchobelDE
79
83
Joe GreeneDT
77.5
84
Joey BosaDE
77
85
DeForest BucknerDT
75.5
86
Geno AtkinsDT
75.5
87
Bryce PaupLB
75
88
Mark GastineauDE
75
89
Kabeer Gbaja-BiamilaDE
74
90
Michael SinclairDE
73.5
91
Cliff AvrilDE
73
92
Za'Darius SmithDE
73
93
Jevon KearseDE
72
94
Matthew JudonOLB
72
95
Cornelius BennettOLB
71.5
96
Lance JohnstoneDE
71.5
97
Maxx CrosbyDE
71.5
98
Ndamukong SuhNT
71.5
99
Brian BurnsLB
71
100
Michael McCraryDE
71
101
Preston SmithDE
71
102
Rob BurnettDE
71
103
Peter BoulwareLB
70.5
104
Yannick NgakoueDE
70.5
105
Fletcher CoxDT
70
106
Jerry HughesDE
70
107
Leonard FloydDE
70
108
Michael BennettDE
69.5
109
Shaun EllisDE
69.5
110
Chris ClemonsDE
68.5
111
Darren HowardDE
68
112
Jadeveon ClowneyDE
68
113
Justin TuckDE
68
114
Mario AddisonDL
68
115
Charles JohnsonDE
67.5
116
DeMarcus LawrenceLB
67.5
117
Freddie Joe NunnDE
67.5
118
Robert QuinnDE
67.5
119
Adewale OgunleyeDE
67
120
Will SmithLB
67
121
Brian OrakpoOLB
66
122
Al BakerDE
65.5
123
Denico AutryDT
65.5
124
Marco ColemanDE
65.5
125
Vonnie HollidayDE
65.5
126
Jason BabinDE
65
127
Micah ParsonsLB
65
128
Leonard WilliamsDE
64.5
129
Nick BosaDE
64.5
130
Olivier VernonDE
63.5
131
Jeff BryantDE
63
132
Bertrand BerryOLB
62.5
133
Josh Hines-AllenDE
62.5
134
James HallDE
62
135
Jumpy GeathersDE
62
136
Keith HamiltonDT
62
137
Phillip DanielsDE
62
138
Haason ReddickOLB
61.5
139
Phil HansenDE
61.5
140
Bud DupreeOLB
61
141
Tracy ScrogginsDE
60.5
142
Brian RobisonDE
60
143
Kevin WilliamsDT
60
144
Alfred WilliamsDE
59.5
145
Gerald McCoyDT
59.5
146
Jeff CrossDE
59.5
147
Calvin PaceOLB
59
148
Harold Landry IIILB
59
149
Montez SweatDE
59
150
Shaquil BarrettLB
59
151
Dante Fowler Jr.LB
58.5
152
Frank ClarkLB
58.5
153
Kyle Van NoyMLB
58.5
154
Anthony PleasantDE
58
155
Cortez KennedyDT
58
156
Keith MillardDT
58
157
Kyle Vanden BoschDE
58
158
Whitney MercilusDE
58
159
Chris LongDE
57.5
160
Chuck SmithDE
57.5
161
Melvin IngramLB
57.5
162
Rod ColemanDT
57.5
163
Dan HamptonDT
57
164
LaMarr WoodleyOLB
57
165
Bruce IrvinLB
56.5
166
Chad BratzkeDE
56.5
167
Junior SeauLB
56.5
168
Bill PickelDT
56
169
Josh SweatLB
56
170
Connor BarwinILB
55.5
171
Ezra JohnsonDE
55.5
172
Ahmad BrooksOLB
55
173
Aaron KampmanDE
54.5
174
Richard SeymourDT
54.5
175
Adalius ThomasOLB
54
176
Dan WilkinsonDT
54
177
Dana StubblefieldDT
53.5
178
Mike RuckerDE
53.5
179
Tony BrackensDE
53.5
180
Chike OkeaforOLB
53
181
Chris SladeDE
53
182
Derrick BurgessDE
53
183
Duane BickettLB
53
184
Jabaal SheardDE
53
185
Aldon SmithDE
52.5
186
Joe JohnsonDE
52.5
187
Kamerion WimbleyOLB
52.5
188
Mo LewisOLB
52.5
189
Danny StubbsDE
52
190
Gary JeterDE
52
191
Randy WhiteDT
52
192
Rosevelt ColvinLB
51.5
193
Ellis JohnsonDE
51
194
Julian PetersonOLB
51
195
Jurrell CaseyDE
51
196
Markus GoldenLB
51
197
Mike VrabelOLB
51
198
Bryan CoxLB
50.5
199
Cullen JenkinsDT
50.5
200
Curtis GreerDE
50.5
201
Ezekiel AnsahDE
50.5
202
Kenard LangDE
50.5
203
Chester McGlocktonDT
50
204
Bradley ChubbOLB
49.5
205
Duane ClemonsDE
49.5
206
Grant WistromDE
49.5
207
Kyle WilliamsDT
49.5
208
Javon HargraveNT
49
209
Santana DotsonDT
49
210
Art StillDE
48.5
211
Clark HaggansLB
48.5
212
Jonathan AllenDT
48.5
213
Alex HighsmithLB
48
214
Antonio SmithDE
48
215
Charles GrantDE
48
216
Robert BrazileOLB
48
217
Broderick ThomasLB
47.5
218
Carl HairstonDT
47.5
219
Eddie EdwardsDE
47.5
220
Emmanuel OgbahDE
47.5
221
Gary WalkerDE
47.5
222
Joe NashDT
47.5
223
Rashan GaryLB
47.5
224
Aidan HutchinsonDE
47
225
Alex BrownDE
47
226
Chidi AhanotuDT
47
227
Demario DavisOLB
47
228
Jeff LagemanDE
47
229
Keith FergusonDE
47
230
Raylee JohnsonDE
47
231
Eric SwannDT
46.5
232
Chip BanksLB
46
233
George MartinDE
46
234
Jim FlaniganDT
46
235
Rob NinkovichOLB
46
236
Brent WilliamsDE
45.5
237
Jim WilksNT
45.5
238
Brady SmithDE
45
239
Dwaine BoardDE
45
240
Shawne MerrimanDE
45
241
Wilber MarshallOLB
45
242
Bill GayDE
44.5
243
Derrick MorganOLB
44.5
244
Jeffery SimmonsDT
44.5
245
Muhammad WilkersonDE
44.5
246
Roy BarkerDT
44.5
247
Michael JohnsonDE
44
248
Micheal BarrowLB
44
249
Sam AdamsDT
44
250
Shane DronettDT
44