Concerning the 2023 year, T.J. Watt was the best in the NFL in QB hits with 36. Ranking in the runner up spot was Nick Bosa, collecting a hits on the quarterback total of 35. Holding a tally of 33, Josh Allen held on to the 3rd spot. Holding on to the 4th and 5th position were Aidan Hutchinson (33) in addition to Micah Parsons (33).
2022 NFL Quarterback Hits Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
T.J. Watt |
36.0 |
2nd |
Nick Bosa |
35.0 |
3rd |
Josh Allen |
33.0 |
4th |
Aidan Hutchinson |
33.0 |
5th |
Micah Parsons |
33.0 |
6th |
Justin Madubuike |
33.0 |
7th |
Maxx Crosby |
31.0 |
8th |
Myles Garrett |
30.0 |
9th |
Chris Jones |
29.0 |
10th |
Montez Sweat |
25.0 |
11th |
Trey Hendrickson |
25.0 |
12th |
Zach Allen |
24.0 |
13th |
Christian Wilkins |
23.0 |
14th |
Josh Sweat |
23.0 |
15th |
Haason Reddick |
23.0 |
16th |
Aaron Donald |
23.0 |
17th |
Zach Sieler |
22.0 |
18th |
Khalil Mack |
22.0 |
19th |
Danielle Hunter |
22.0 |
20th |
Bradley Chubb |
22.0 |
21st |
Jonathan Greenard |
22.0 |
22nd |
Will Anderson |
22.0 |
23rd |
Rashan Gary |
22.0 |
24th |
DeForest Buckner |
21.0 |
25th |
Dexter Lawrence |
21.0 |
26th |
Preston Smith |
21.0 |
27th |
B.J. Hill |
21.0 |
28th |
Bryce Huff |
21.0 |
29th |
Harold Landry |
21.0 |
30th |
Quinnen Williams |
20.0 |
2021 NFL Quarterback Hits Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Nick Bosa |
48.0 |
2nd |
Maxx Crosby |
36.0 |
3rd |
Chris Jones |
29.0 |
4th |
Matt Judon |
28.0 |
5th |
Montez Sweat |
28.0 |
6th |
Dexter Lawrence |
28.0 |
7th |
Quinnen Williams |
28.0 |
8th |
Uchenna Nwosu |
26.0 |
9th |
Micah Parsons |
26.0 |
10th |
Haason Reddick |
26.0 |
11th |
Myles Garrett |
26.0 |
12th |
Jaelan Phillips |
25.0 |
13th |
J.J. Watt |
25.0 |
14th |
Carl Lawson |
24.0 |
15th |
Za’Darius Smith |
24.0 |
16th |
Trey Hendrickson |
24.0 |
17th |
Cameron Heyward |
23.0 |
18th |
Josh Sweat |
23.0 |
19th |
Danielle Hunter |
22.0 |
20th |
DeForest Buckner |
22.0 |
21st |
Josh Allen |
22.0 |
22nd |
Leonard Floyd |
22.0 |
23rd |
Brian Burns |
22.0 |
24th |
Sam Hubbard |
22.0 |
25th |
Alex Highsmith |
20.0 |
26th |
Preston Smith |
20.0 |
27th |
Daron Payne |
20.0 |
28th |
Markus Golden |
20.0 |
29th |
John Franklin-Myers |
20.0 |
30th |
Bradley Chubb |
20.0 |
2020 NFL Quarterback Hits Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
T.J. Watt |
39.0 |
2nd |
Myles Garrett |
33.0 |
3rd |
Nick Bosa |
32.0 |
4th |
Maxx Crosby |
30.0 |
5th |
Jonathan Allen |
30.0 |
6th |
Micah Parsons |
30.0 |
7th |
Rashan Gary |
28.0 |
8th |
Trey Hendrickson |
27.0 |
9th |
Chandler Jones |
26.0 |
10th |
Aaron Donald |
25.0 |
11th |
Matt Judon |
25.0 |
12th |
Emmanuel Ogbah |
24.0 |
13th |
Yannick Ngakoue |
23.0 |
14th |
Harold Landry |
22.0 |
15th |
Cameron Jordan |
22.0 |
16th |
Robert Quinn |
22.0 |
17th |
Shaquil Barrett |
22.0 |
18th |
Andrew Van Ginkel |
20.0 |
19th |
Joey Bosa |
20.0 |
20th |
Markus Golden |
19.0 |
21st |
Jadeveon Clowney |
19.0 |
22nd |
Devin White |
18.0 |
23rd |
DeForest Buckner |
18.0 |
24th |
Leonard Floyd |
18.0 |
25th |
Brian Burns |
18.0 |
26th |
Denico Autry |
18.0 |
27th |
Haason Reddick |
18.0 |
28th |
Javon Hargrave |
18.0 |
29th |
Cameron Heyward |
17.0 |
30th |
Uchenna Nwosu |
17.0 |
2019 NFL Quarterback Hits Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
T.J. Watt |
41.0 |
2nd |
Carl Lawson |
32.0 |
3rd |
Leonard Williams |
30.0 |
4th |
Aaron Donald |
28.0 |
5th |
Chris Jones |
28.0 |
6th |
Joey Bosa |
27.0 |
7th |
DeForest Buckner |
26.0 |
8th |
Stephon Tuitt |
25.0 |
9th |
Trey Hendrickson |
25.0 |
10th |
Za’Darius Smith |
23.0 |
11th |
Grady Jarrett |
21.0 |
12th |
Emmanuel Ogbah |
21.0 |
13th |
Brian Burns |
21.0 |
14th |
Akiem Hicks |
21.0 |
15th |
Matt Judon |
21.0 |
16th |
Montez Sweat |
20.0 |
17th |
William Gholston |
20.0 |
18th |
Markus Golden |
20.0 |
19th |
Leonard Floyd |
19.0 |
20th |
Ndamukong Suh |
19.0 |
21st |
Cameron Heyward |
19.0 |
22nd |
Bradley Chubb |
19.0 |
23rd |
Romeo Okwara |
18.0 |
24th |
Kerry Hyder |
18.0 |
25th |
Carlos Dunlap |
18.0 |
26th |
Myles Garrett |
18.0 |
27th |
Shaq Lawson |
18.0 |
28th |
J.J. Watt |
17.0 |
29th |
Malik Reed |
17.0 |
30th |
Dawuane Smoot |
17.0 |
2018 NFL Quarterback Hits Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Shaquil Barrett |
37.0 |
2nd |
Za’Darius Smith |
37.0 |
3rd |
T.J. Watt |
36.0 |
4th |
Matt Judon |
33.0 |
5th |
Joey Bosa |
31.0 |
6th |
Markus Golden |
27.0 |
7th |
Chandler Jones |
26.0 |
8th |
Calais Campbell |
25.0 |
9th |
Cameron Jordan |
25.0 |
10th |
Nick Bosa |
25.0 |
11th |
Aaron Donald |
24.0 |
12th |
Everson Griffen |
24.0 |
13th |
Cameron Heyward |
23.0 |
14th |
Preston Smith |
23.0 |
15th |
Josh Allen |
23.0 |
16th |
Danielle Hunter |
22.0 |
17th |
Robert Quinn |
22.0 |
18th |
Derek Barnett |
22.0 |
19th |
Carl Lawson |
22.0 |
20th |
Trey Flowers |
21.0 |
21st |
Carlos Dunlap |
21.0 |
22nd |
J.J. Watt |
21.0 |
23rd |
Von Miller |
20.0 |
24th |
Chris Jones |
20.0 |
25th |
Justin Houston |
18.0 |
26th |
Arik Armstead |
18.0 |
27th |
Shaq Lawson |
18.0 |
28th |
Myles Garrett |
18.0 |
29th |
Bud Dupree |
17.0 |
30th |
Brandon Graham |
17.0 |
2017 NFL Quarterback Hits Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Aaron Donald |
41.0 |
2nd |
Fletcher Cox |
34.0 |
3rd |
Yannick Ngakoue |
33.0 |
4th |
Michael Bennett |
30.0 |
5th |
Dee Ford |
29.0 |
6th |
Myles Garrett |
29.0 |
7th |
Chris Jones |
29.0 |
8th |
Frank Clark |
27.0 |
9th |
Von Miller |
26.0 |
10th |
J.J. Watt |
25.0 |
11th |
Za’Darius Smith |
25.0 |
12th |
Jarran Reed |
24.0 |
13th |
DeMarcus Lawrence |
23.0 |
14th |
Calais Campbell |
22.0 |
15th |
T.J. Watt |
21.0 |
16th |
Bradley Chubb |
21.0 |
17th |
Cameron Jordan |
21.0 |
18th |
Carlos Dunlap |
21.0 |
19th |
Jadeveon Clowney |
21.0 |
20th |
Gerald McCoy |
21.0 |
21st |
Olivier Vernon |
21.0 |
22nd |
Jason Pierre-Paul |
20.0 |
23rd |
DeForest Buckner |
20.0 |
24th |
Matt Judon |
20.0 |
25th |
Leonard Williams |
20.0 |
26th |
Chris Long |
20.0 |
27th |
Trey Flowers |
20.0 |
28th |
Stephon Tuitt |
20.0 |
29th |
Danielle Hunter |
19.0 |
30th |
Ndamukong Suh |
19.0 |
2016 NFL Quarterback Hits Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Chandler Jones |
33.0 |
2nd |
Calais Campbell |
30.0 |
3rd |
Cameron Jordan |
28.0 |
4th |
Cameron Wake |
27.0 |
5th |
Aaron Donald |
27.0 |
6th |
DeMarcus Lawrence |
26.0 |
7th |
Melvin Ingram |
25.0 |
8th |
Leonard Williams |
25.0 |
9th |
Everson Griffen |
25.0 |
10th |
Trey Flowers |
25.0 |
11th |
Carlos Dunlap |
24.0 |
12th |
Michael Bennett |
24.0 |
13th |
Gerald McCoy |
24.0 |
14th |
Von Miller |
23.0 |
15th |
Yannick Ngakoue |
23.0 |
16th |
Khalil Mack |
22.0 |
17th |
DeForest Buckner |
22.0 |
18th |
Cameron Heyward |
22.0 |
19th |
Joey Bosa |
21.0 |
20th |
Jadeveon Clowney |
21.0 |
21st |
Preston Smith |
21.0 |
22nd |
Frank Clark |
21.0 |
23rd |
Carl Lawson |
21.0 |
24th |
Clay Matthews |
21.0 |
25th |
Akiem Hicks |
20.0 |
26th |
Terrell Suggs |
20.0 |
27th |
Geno Atkins |
20.0 |
28th |
Justin Houston |
20.0 |
29th |
Matt Judon |
19.0 |
30th |
Jurrell Casey |
19.0 |
2015 NFL Quarterback Hits Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Aaron Donald |
31.0 |
2nd |
Khalil Mack |
26.0 |
3rd |
Geno Atkins |
26.0 |
4th |
Cliff Avril |
26.0 |
5th |
Bruce Irvin |
25.0 |
6th |
Trent Murphy |
25.0 |
7th |
Von Miller |
24.0 |
8th |
Cameron Jordan |
24.0 |
9th |
Ryan Kerrigan |
24.0 |
10th |
Cameron Wake |
24.0 |
11th |
Olivier Vernon |
23.0 |
12th |
Carlos Dunlap |
23.0 |
13th |
Tom Johnson |
23.0 |
14th |
Lorenzo Alexander |
22.0 |
15th |
Markus Golden |
22.0 |
16th |
Brandon Graham |
22.0 |
17th |
Everson Griffen |
22.0 |
18th |
Nick Fairley |
22.0 |
19th |
Whitney Mercilus |
22.0 |
20th |
Derrick Morgan |
22.0 |
21st |
Chandler Jones |
21.0 |
22nd |
Calais Campbell |
21.0 |
23rd |
Shane Ray |
21.0 |
24th |
Joey Bosa |
21.0 |
25th |
Melvin Ingram |
19.0 |
26th |
Brian Orakpo |
19.0 |
27th |
Leonard Williams |
19.0 |
28th |
Danielle Hunter |
19.0 |
29th |
Malik Jackson |
19.0 |
30th |
Kerry Hyder |
19.0 |
2014 NFL Quarterback Hits Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
J.J. Watt |
50.0 |
2nd |
Aaron Donald |
37.0 |
3rd |
Olivier Vernon |
36.0 |
4th |
Ezekiel Ansah |
34.0 |
5th |
Carlos Dunlap |
34.0 |
6th |
Von Miller |
32.0 |
7th |
Michael Bennett |
30.0 |
8th |
Everson Griffen |
30.0 |
9th |
Muhammad Wilkerson |
28.0 |
10th |
Cliff Avril |
27.0 |
11th |
Khalil Mack |
24.0 |
12th |
Robert Ayers |
22.0 |
13th |
Geno Atkins |
21.0 |
14th |
Elvis Dumervil |
21.0 |
15th |
Leonard Williams |
21.0 |
16th |
Aaron Lynch |
21.0 |
17th |
Melvin Ingram |
20.0 |
18th |
Fletcher Cox |
20.0 |
19th |
Calais Campbell |
20.0 |
20th |
Ndamukong Suh |
20.0 |
21st |
Cameron Jordan |
20.0 |
22nd |
Tom Johnson |
20.0 |
23rd |
Greg Hardy |
20.0 |
24th |
Clay Matthews |
19.0 |
25th |
Kawann Short |
18.0 |
26th |
Kendall Langford |
18.0 |
27th |
Tamba Hali |
18.0 |
28th |
Chandler Jones |
18.0 |
29th |
Pernell McPhee |
18.0 |
30th |
Rob Ninkovich |
17.0 |