Regarding the 2024 season, Caleb Williams is in first place in quarterback sacks with 58. Holding down second is C.J. Stroud, bearing a quarterback sacks total of 45. Having earned a tally of 43, Geno Smith ranks in the third spot. Finishing out the top five are Sam Darnold (42) in addition to Will Levis (40).
2024 NFL Quarterback Sack Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Caleb Williams |
58 |
2nd |
C.J. Stroud |
45 |
3rd |
Geno Smith |
43 |
4th |
Sam Darnold |
42 |
5th |
Will Levis |
40 |
6th |
Justin Herbert |
38 |
7th |
Jalen Hurts |
38 |
8th |
Jayden Daniels |
37 |
9th |
Patrick Mahomes |
35 |
10th |
Joe Burrow |
33 |
11th |
Baker Mayfield |
33 |
12th |
Deshaun Watson |
33 |
13th |
Aaron Rodgers |
32 |
14th |
Daniel Jones |
29 |
15th |
Gardner Minshew II |
29 |
16th |
Matthew Stafford |
28 |
17th |
Kirk Cousins |
28 |
18th |
Drake Maye |
27 |
19th |
Jared Goff |
26 |
20th |
Brock Purdy |
26 |
21st |
Jameis Winston |
24 |
22nd |
Kyler Murray |
23 |
23rd |
Lamar Jackson |
21 |
24th |
Tua Tagovailoa |
21 |
25th |
Dak Prescott |
21 |
26th |
Bryce Young |
21 |
27th |
Russell Wilson |
21 |
28th |
Bo Nix |
20 |
29th |
Trevor Lawrence |
18 |
30th |
Jacoby Brissett |
18 |
2022 NFL Quarterback Sack Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Russell Wilson |
55 |
2nd |
Justin Fields |
55 |
3rd |
Kirk Cousins |
46 |
4th |
Geno Smith |
46 |
5th |
Daniel Jones |
44 |
6th |
Joe Burrow |
41 |
7th |
Justin Herbert |
38 |
8th |
Jalen Hurts |
38 |
9th |
Matt Ryan |
38 |
10th |
Baker Mayfield |
36 |
11th |
Mac Jones |
34 |
12th |
Josh Allen |
33 |
13th |
Ryan Tannehill |
33 |
14th |
Aaron Rodgers |
32 |
15th |
Davis Mills |
31 |
16th |
Matthew Stafford |
29 |
17th |
Marcus Mariota |
28 |
18th |
Trevor Lawrence |
27 |
19th |
Derek Carr |
27 |
20th |
Kenny Pickett |
27 |
21st |
Patrick Mahomes |
26 |
22nd |
Lamar Jackson |
26 |
23rd |
Carson Wentz |
26 |
24th |
Andy Dalton |
25 |
25th |
Kyler Murray |
25 |
26th |
Jacoby Brissett |
24 |
27th |
Jared Goff |
23 |
28th |
Zach Wilson |
23 |
29th |
Tom Brady |
22 |
30th |
Tua Tagovailoa |
21 |
2021 NFL Quarterback Sack Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Joe Burrow |
51 |
2nd |
Ryan Tannehill |
47 |
3rd |
Zach Wilson |
44 |
4th |
Baker Mayfield |
43 |
5th |
Derek Carr |
40 |
6th |
Matt Ryan |
40 |
7th |
Ben Roethlisberger |
38 |
8th |
Taylor Heinicke |
38 |
9th |
Lamar Jackson |
38 |
10th |
Justin Fields |
36 |
11th |
Jared Goff |
35 |
12th |
Sam Darnold |
35 |
13th |
Russell Wilson |
33 |
14th |
Trevor Lawrence |
32 |
15th |
Carson Wentz |
32 |
16th |
Justin Herbert |
31 |
17th |
Kyler Murray |
31 |
18th |
Teddy Bridgewater |
31 |
19th |
Davis Mills |
31 |
20th |
Matthew Stafford |
30 |
21st |
Dak Prescott |
30 |
22nd |
Aaron Rodgers |
30 |
23rd |
Jimmy Garoppolo |
29 |
24th |
Patrick Mahomes |
28 |
25th |
Kirk Cousins |
28 |
26th |
Mac Jones |
28 |
27th |
Josh Allen |
26 |
28th |
Jalen Hurts |
26 |
29th |
Tom Brady |
22 |
30th |
Daniel Jones |
22 |
2020 NFL Quarterback Sack Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Carson Wentz |
50 |
2nd |
Deshaun Watson |
49 |
3rd |
Russell Wilson |
47 |
4th |
Daniel Jones |
45 |
5th |
Matt Ryan |
41 |
6th |
Kirk Cousins |
39 |
7th |
Matthew Stafford |
38 |
8th |
Sam Darnold |
35 |
9th |
Justin Herbert |
32 |
10th |
Joe Burrow |
32 |
11th |
Teddy Bridgewater |
31 |
12th |
Cam Newton |
31 |
13th |
Lamar Jackson |
29 |
14th |
Kyler Murray |
27 |
15th |
Gardner Minshew II |
27 |
16th |
Josh Allen |
26 |
17th |
Derek Carr |
26 |
18th |
Baker Mayfield |
26 |
19th |
Ryan Tannehill |
24 |
20th |
Andy Dalton |
24 |
21st |
Jared Goff |
23 |
22nd |
Patrick Mahomes |
22 |
23rd |
Alex Smith |
22 |
24th |
Tom Brady |
21 |
25th |
Aaron Rodgers |
20 |
26th |
Tua Tagovailoa |
20 |
27th |
Dwayne Haskins |
20 |
28th |
Philip Rivers |
19 |
29th |
Drew Lock |
19 |
30th |
Nick Mullens |
19 |
2019 NFL Quarterback Sack Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Matt Ryan |
48 |
2nd |
Russell Wilson |
48 |
3rd |
Kyler Murray |
48 |
4th |
Jameis Winston |
47 |
5th |
Kyle Allen |
46 |
6th |
Deshaun Watson |
44 |
7th |
Baker Mayfield |
40 |
8th |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
40 |
9th |
Mitchell Trubisky |
38 |
10th |
Josh Allen |
38 |
11th |
Daniel Jones |
38 |
12th |
Carson Wentz |
37 |
13th |
Andy Dalton |
37 |
14th |
Aaron Rodgers |
36 |
15th |
Jimmy Garoppolo |
36 |
16th |
Philip Rivers |
34 |
17th |
Gardner Minshew II |
33 |
18th |
Sam Darnold |
33 |
19th |
Ryan Tannehill |
31 |
20th |
Derek Carr |
29 |
21st |
Dwayne Haskins |
29 |
22nd |
Kirk Cousins |
28 |
23rd |
Tom Brady |
27 |
24th |
Jacoby Brissett |
27 |
25th |
Joe Flacco |
26 |
26th |
Marcus Mariota |
25 |
27th |
Dak Prescott |
23 |
28th |
Lamar Jackson |
23 |
29th |
Jared Goff |
22 |
30th |
Matthew Stafford |
18 |
2018 NFL Quarterback Sack Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Deshaun Watson |
62 |
2nd |
Dak Prescott |
56 |
3rd |
Derek Carr |
51 |
4th |
Russell Wilson |
51 |
5th |
Aaron Rodgers |
49 |
6th |
Eli Manning |
47 |
7th |
Josh Rosen |
45 |
8th |
Matt Ryan |
42 |
9th |
Marcus Mariota |
42 |
10th |
Kirk Cousins |
40 |
11th |
Matthew Stafford |
40 |
12th |
Ryan Tannehill |
35 |
13th |
Case Keenum |
34 |
14th |
Jared Goff |
33 |
15th |
Philip Rivers |
32 |
16th |
Carson Wentz |
31 |
17th |
Blake Bortles |
31 |
18th |
Sam Darnold |
30 |
19th |
Cam Newton |
29 |
20th |
Josh Allen |
28 |
21st |
Jameis Winston |
27 |
22nd |
Patrick Mahomes |
26 |
23rd |
Baker Mayfield |
25 |
24th |
Ben Roethlisberger |
24 |
25th |
Mitchell Trubisky |
24 |
26th |
Alex Smith |
22 |
27th |
Cody Kessler |
22 |
28th |
Tom Brady |
21 |
29th |
Andy Dalton |
21 |
30th |
Andrew Luck |
18 |
2017 NFL Quarterback Sack Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Jacoby Brissett |
52 |
2nd |
Matthew Stafford |
47 |
3rd |
Tyrod Taylor |
46 |
4th |
Russell Wilson |
43 |
5th |
Kirk Cousins |
41 |
6th |
Andy Dalton |
39 |
7th |
Josh McCown |
39 |
8th |
DeShone Kizer |
38 |
9th |
Tom Brady |
35 |
10th |
Alex Smith |
35 |
11th |
Cam Newton |
35 |
12th |
Jameis Winston |
33 |
13th |
Trevor Siemian |
33 |
14th |
Dak Prescott |
32 |
15th |
Eli Manning |
31 |
16th |
Mitchell Trubisky |
31 |
17th |
Brett Hundley |
29 |
18th |
Carson Wentz |
28 |
19th |
Marcus Mariota |
27 |
20th |
Joe Flacco |
27 |
21st |
Jared Goff |
25 |
22nd |
Matt Ryan |
24 |
23rd |
Blake Bortles |
24 |
24th |
Blaine Gabbert |
23 |
25th |
Case Keenum |
22 |
26th |
Carson Palmer |
22 |
27th |
Aaron Rodgers |
22 |
28th |
Ben Roethlisberger |
21 |
29th |
Tom Savage |
21 |
30th |
Drew Brees |
20 |
2016 NFL Quarterback Sack Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Tyrod Taylor |
42 |
2nd |
Andrew Luck |
41 |
3rd |
Russell Wilson |
41 |
4th |
Andy Dalton |
41 |
5th |
Carson Palmer |
40 |
6th |
Matt Ryan |
37 |
7th |
Matthew Stafford |
37 |
8th |
Sam Bradford |
37 |
9th |
Philip Rivers |
36 |
10th |
Cam Newton |
36 |
11th |
Colin Kaepernick |
36 |
12th |
Aaron Rodgers |
35 |
13th |
Jameis Winston |
35 |
14th |
Blake Bortles |
34 |
15th |
Joe Flacco |
33 |
16th |
Carson Wentz |
33 |
17th |
Trevor Siemian |
31 |
18th |
Ryan Tannehill |
29 |
19th |
Alex Smith |
28 |
20th |
Drew Brees |
27 |
21st |
Brock Osweiler |
27 |
22nd |
Jared Goff |
26 |
23rd |
Dak Prescott |
25 |
24th |
Kirk Cousins |
23 |
25th |
Marcus Mariota |
23 |
26th |
Case Keenum |
23 |
27th |
Robert Griffin III |
22 |
28th |
Eli Manning |
21 |
29th |
Cody Kessler |
21 |
30th |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
19 |
2015 NFL Quarterback Sack Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Blake Bortles |
51 |
2nd |
Aaron Rodgers |
46 |
3rd |
Ryan Tannehill |
45 |
4th |
Russell Wilson |
45 |
5th |
Alex Smith |
45 |
6th |
Matthew Stafford |
44 |
7th |
Teddy Bridgewater |
44 |
8th |
Philip Rivers |
40 |
9th |
Tom Brady |
38 |
10th |
Marcus Mariota |
38 |
11th |
Tyrod Taylor |
36 |
12th |
Cam Newton |
33 |
13th |
Drew Brees |
31 |
14th |
Derek Carr |
31 |
15th |
Matt Ryan |
30 |
16th |
Jay Cutler |
29 |
17th |
Sam Bradford |
28 |
18th |
Colin Kaepernick |
28 |
19th |
Eli Manning |
27 |
20th |
Jameis Winston |
27 |
21st |
Kirk Cousins |
26 |
22nd |
Carson Palmer |
25 |
23rd |
Brian Hoyer |
25 |
24th |
Blaine Gabbert |
25 |
25th |
Josh McCown |
23 |
26th |
Brock Osweiler |
23 |
27th |
Ben Roethlisberger |
20 |
28th |
Andy Dalton |
20 |
29th |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
19 |
30th |
Johnny Manziel |
19 |