NFL Quarterback Sack Leaders

NFL Quarterback Sack Leaders

When discussing the 2023 campaign, Sam Howell leads the NFL in quarterback sacks with 65. In second is Bryce Young, enjoying a QB sacks total of 62. With a mark of 46, Zach Wilson is holding on to the third position. Finishing out the top 5 are Russell Wilson (45) in addition to Justin Fields (44).

2023 NFL Quarterback Sack Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Sam Howell 65
2nd Bryce Young 62
3rd Zach Wilson 46
4th Russell Wilson 45
5th Justin Fields 44
6th Baker Mayfield 40
7th Dak Prescott 39
8th C.J. Stroud 38
9th Lamar Jackson 37
10th Tommy DeVito 37
11th Jalen Hurts 36
12th Trevor Lawrence 35
13th Gardner Minshew II 34
14th Ryan Tannehill 32
15th Derek Carr 31
16th Geno Smith 31
17th Desmond Ridder 31
18th Jared Goff 30
19th Jordan Love 30
20th Matthew Stafford 30
21st Joshua Dobbs 30
22nd Daniel Jones 30
23rd Tua Tagovailoa 29
24th Justin Herbert 29
25th Brock Purdy 28
26th Will Levis 28
27th Patrick Mahomes 27
28th Bailey Zappe 25
29th Josh Allen 24
30th Joe Burrow 24

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