For the 2023 campaign, T.J. Watt ranked first in QB sacks with 19.0. Positioned in 2nd place was Josh Allen, bearing a sacks total of 17.5. Recording a total of 17.5, Trey Hendrickson came in at the 3rd position. With the 4th and 5th spot were Khalil Mack (17.0) as well as Danielle Hunter (16.5).
2022 NFL Sacks Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
T.J. Watt |
19.0 |
2nd |
Josh Allen |
17.5 |
3rd |
Trey Hendrickson |
17.5 |
4th |
Khalil Mack |
17.0 |
5th |
Danielle Hunter |
16.5 |
6th |
Maxx Crosby |
14.5 |
7th |
Micah Parsons |
14.0 |
8th |
Myles Garrett |
14.0 |
9th |
Justin Madubuike |
13.0 |
10th |
Montez Sweat |
12.5 |
11th |
Jonathan Greenard |
12.5 |
12th |
Aidan Hutchinson |
11.5 |
13th |
Denico Autry |
11.5 |
14th |
Kayvon Thibodeaux |
11.5 |
15th |
Bradley Chubb |
11.0 |
16th |
Haason Reddick |
11.0 |
17th |
Nick Bosa |
10.5 |
18th |
George Karlaftis III |
10.5 |
19th |
Leonard Floyd |
10.5 |
20th |
Chris Jones |
10.5 |
21st |
Harold Landry |
10.5 |
22nd |
Zach Sieler |
10.0 |
23rd |
Travon Walker |
10.0 |
24th |
Bryce Huff |
10.0 |
25th |
Samson Ebukam |
9.5 |
26th |
Ed Oliver |
9.5 |
27th |
Jadeveon Clowney |
9.5 |
28th |
Christian Wilkins |
9.0 |
29th |
Boye Mafe |
9.0 |
30th |
Kobie Turner |
9.0 |
2021 NFL Sacks Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Nick Bosa |
18.5 |
2nd |
Haason Reddick |
16.0 |
3rd |
Myles Garrett |
16.0 |
4th |
Matt Judon |
15.5 |
5th |
Chris Jones |
15.5 |
6th |
Alex Highsmith |
14.5 |
7th |
Micah Parsons |
13.5 |
8th |
Maxx Crosby |
12.5 |
9th |
Brian Burns |
12.5 |
10th |
J.J. Watt |
12.5 |
11th |
Quinnen Williams |
12.0 |
12th |
Daron Payne |
11.5 |
13th |
Josh Uche |
11.5 |
14th |
Javon Hargrave |
11.0 |
15th |
Brandon Graham |
11.0 |
16th |
Josh Sweat |
11.0 |
17th |
Danielle Hunter |
10.5 |
18th |
Cameron Heyward |
10.5 |
19th |
Za’Darius Smith |
10.0 |
20th |
Uchenna Nwosu |
9.5 |
21st |
Aidan Hutchinson |
9.5 |
22nd |
Darrell Taylor |
9.5 |
23rd |
Yannick Ngakoue |
9.5 |
24th |
Justin Houston |
9.5 |
25th |
Leonard Floyd |
9.0 |
26th |
Jerry Hughes |
9.0 |
27th |
Preston Smith |
8.5 |
28th |
Dorance Armstrong Jr. |
8.5 |
29th |
Cameron Jordan |
8.5 |
30th |
DeForest Buckner |
8.0 |
2020 NFL Sacks Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
T.J. Watt |
22.5 |
2nd |
Robert Quinn |
18.5 |
3rd |
Myles Garrett |
16.0 |
4th |
Nick Bosa |
15.5 |
5th |
Trey Hendrickson |
14.0 |
6th |
Micah Parsons |
13.0 |
7th |
Aaron Donald |
12.5 |
8th |
Matt Judon |
12.5 |
9th |
Cameron Jordan |
12.5 |
10th |
Harold Landry |
12.0 |
11th |
Haason Reddick |
11.0 |
12th |
Markus Golden |
11.0 |
13th |
Joey Bosa |
10.5 |
14th |
Chandler Jones |
10.5 |
15th |
Cameron Heyward |
10.0 |
16th |
Yannick Ngakoue |
10.0 |
17th |
Shaquil Barrett |
10.0 |
18th |
Leonard Floyd |
9.5 |
19th |
Rashan Gary |
9.5 |
20th |
Von Miller |
9.5 |
21st |
Jonathan Allen |
9.0 |
22nd |
Brian Burns |
9.0 |
23rd |
Emmanuel Ogbah |
9.0 |
24th |
Denico Autry |
9.0 |
25th |
Preston Smith |
9.0 |
26th |
Jadeveon Clowney |
9.0 |
27th |
Chris Jones |
9.0 |
28th |
Marcus Davenport |
9.0 |
29th |
Jeffery Simmons |
8.5 |
30th |
Carlos Dunlap |
8.5 |
2019 NFL Sacks Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
T.J. Watt |
15.0 |
2nd |
Aaron Donald |
13.5 |
3rd |
Trey Hendrickson |
13.5 |
4th |
Haason Reddick |
12.5 |
5th |
Za’Darius Smith |
12.5 |
6th |
Myles Garrett |
12.0 |
7th |
Leonard Williams |
11.5 |
8th |
Stephon Tuitt |
11.0 |
9th |
Leonard Floyd |
10.5 |
10th |
Romeo Okwara |
10.0 |
11th |
Jason Pierre-Paul |
9.5 |
12th |
DeForest Buckner |
9.5 |
13th |
Jamal Adams |
9.5 |
14th |
Khalil Mack |
9.0 |
15th |
Montez Sweat |
9.0 |
16th |
Emmanuel Ogbah |
9.0 |
17th |
Devin White |
9.0 |
18th |
Brian Burns |
9.0 |
19th |
Olivier Vernon |
9.0 |
20th |
Kerry Hyder |
8.5 |
21st |
Brandon Graham |
8.0 |
22nd |
Malik Reed |
8.0 |
23rd |
Justin Houston |
8.0 |
24th |
Shaquil Barrett |
8.0 |
25th |
Yannick Ngakoue |
8.0 |
26th |
Bud Dupree |
8.0 |
27th |
Cameron Jordan |
7.5 |
28th |
Chase Young |
7.5 |
29th |
Chris Jones |
7.5 |
30th |
Bradley Chubb |
7.5 |
2018 NFL Sacks Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Shaquil Barrett |
19.5 |
2nd |
Chandler Jones |
19.0 |
3rd |
Cameron Jordan |
15.5 |
4th |
Danielle Hunter |
14.5 |
5th |
T.J. Watt |
14.5 |
6th |
Za’Darius Smith |
13.5 |
7th |
Aaron Donald |
12.5 |
8th |
Preston Smith |
12.0 |
9th |
Bud Dupree |
11.5 |
10th |
Joey Bosa |
11.5 |
11th |
Dante Fowler |
11.5 |
12th |
Robert Quinn |
11.5 |
13th |
Justin Houston |
11.0 |
14th |
Josh Allen |
10.5 |
15th |
Markus Golden |
10.0 |
16th |
Maxx Crosby |
10.0 |
17th |
Arik Armstead |
10.0 |
18th |
Myles Garrett |
10.0 |
19th |
Matt Judon |
9.5 |
20th |
Jordan Phillips |
9.5 |
21st |
Mario Addison |
9.5 |
22nd |
Cameron Heyward |
9.0 |
23rd |
Harold Landry |
9.0 |
24th |
Nick Bosa |
9.0 |
25th |
Carlos Dunlap |
9.0 |
26th |
Chris Jones |
9.0 |
27th |
Matthew Ioannidis |
8.5 |
28th |
Khalil Mack |
8.5 |
29th |
Brandon Graham |
8.5 |
30th |
Sam Hubbard |
8.5 |
2017 NFL Sacks Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Aaron Donald |
20.5 |
2nd |
J.J. Watt |
16.0 |
3rd |
Chris Jones |
15.5 |
4th |
Danielle Hunter |
14.5 |
5th |
Von Miller |
14.5 |
6th |
Myles Garrett |
13.5 |
7th |
T.J. Watt |
13.0 |
8th |
Dee Ford |
13.0 |
9th |
Chandler Jones |
13.0 |
10th |
Frank Clark |
13.0 |
11th |
Ryan Kerrigan |
13.0 |
12th |
Jason Pierre-Paul |
12.5 |
13th |
Khalil Mack |
12.5 |
14th |
DeForest Buckner |
12.0 |
15th |
Bradley Chubb |
12.0 |
16th |
Cameron Jordan |
12.0 |
17th |
Calais Campbell |
10.5 |
18th |
DeMarcus Lawrence |
10.5 |
19th |
Jarran Reed |
10.5 |
20th |
Fletcher Cox |
10.5 |
21st |
Kyler Fackrell |
10.5 |
22nd |
Geno Atkins |
10.0 |
23rd |
Yannick Ngakoue |
9.5 |
24th |
Michael Bennett |
9.0 |
25th |
Mario Addison |
9.0 |
26th |
Jadeveon Clowney |
9.0 |
27th |
Denico Autry |
9.0 |
28th |
Justin Houston |
9.0 |
29th |
Za’Darius Smith |
8.5 |
30th |
Jonathan Allen |
8.0 |
2016 NFL Sacks Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Chandler Jones |
17.0 |
2nd |
Calais Campbell |
14.5 |
3rd |
DeMarcus Lawrence |
14.5 |
4th |
Cameron Jordan |
13.0 |
5th |
Ryan Kerrigan |
13.0 |
6th |
Everson Griffen |
13.0 |
7th |
Joey Bosa |
12.5 |
8th |
Yannick Ngakoue |
12.0 |
9th |
Cameron Heyward |
12.0 |
10th |
Ezekiel Ansah |
12.0 |
11th |
Terrell Suggs |
11.0 |
12th |
Mario Addison |
11.0 |
13th |
Julius Peppers |
11.0 |
14th |
Aaron Donald |
11.0 |
15th |
Khalil Mack |
10.5 |
16th |
Melvin Ingram |
10.5 |
17th |
Cameron Wake |
10.5 |
18th |
Von Miller |
10.0 |
19th |
Jadeveon Clowney |
9.5 |
20th |
Adrian Clayborn |
9.5 |
21st |
Justin Houston |
9.5 |
22nd |
Brandon Graham |
9.5 |
23rd |
Geno Atkins |
9.0 |
24th |
Frank Clark |
9.0 |
25th |
Jason Pierre-Paul |
8.5 |
26th |
Akiem Hicks |
8.5 |
27th |
Michael Bennett |
8.5 |
28th |
Carl Lawson |
8.5 |
29th |
Robert Quinn |
8.5 |
30th |
Vince Williams |
8.0 |
2015 NFL Sacks Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Vic Beasley |
15.5 |
2nd |
Von Miller |
13.5 |
3rd |
Lorenzo Alexander |
12.5 |
4th |
Markus Golden |
12.5 |
5th |
Danielle Hunter |
12.5 |
6th |
Cameron Wake |
11.5 |
7th |
Cliff Avril |
11.5 |
8th |
Khalil Mack |
11.0 |
9th |
Chandler Jones |
11.0 |
10th |
Erik Walden |
11.0 |
11th |
Ryan Kerrigan |
11.0 |
12th |
Nick Perry |
11.0 |
13th |
Brian Orakpo |
10.5 |
14th |
Joey Bosa |
10.5 |
15th |
Frank Clark |
10.0 |
16th |
Dee Ford |
10.0 |
17th |
Mario Addison |
9.5 |
18th |
Trent Murphy |
9.0 |
19th |
Geno Atkins |
9.0 |
20th |
Derrick Morgan |
9.0 |
21st |
Olivier Vernon |
8.5 |
22nd |
Melvin Ingram |
8.0 |
23rd |
Aaron Donald |
8.0 |
24th |
Everson Griffen |
8.0 |
25th |
Calais Campbell |
8.0 |
26th |
Shane Ray |
8.0 |
27th |
Carlos Dunlap |
8.0 |
28th |
Kerry Hyder |
8.0 |
29th |
Yannick Ngakoue |
8.0 |
30th |
Terrell Suggs |
8.0 |
2014 NFL Sacks Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
J.J. Watt |
17.5 |
2nd |
Khalil Mack |
15.0 |
3rd |
Ezekiel Ansah |
14.5 |
4th |
Carlos Dunlap |
13.5 |
5th |
Chandler Jones |
12.5 |
6th |
Muhammad Wilkerson |
12.0 |
7th |
Whitney Mercilus |
12.0 |
8th |
Aaron Donald |
11.0 |
9th |
Kawann Short |
11.0 |
10th |
Geno Atkins |
11.0 |
11th |
Von Miller |
11.0 |
12th |
Melvin Ingram |
10.5 |
13th |
Julius Peppers |
10.5 |
14th |
Everson Griffen |
10.5 |
15th |
Michael Bennett |
10.0 |
16th |
Cameron Jordan |
10.0 |
17th |
Fletcher Cox |
9.5 |
18th |
Ryan Kerrigan |
9.5 |
19th |
Cliff Avril |
9.0 |
20th |
Robert Ayers |
9.0 |
21st |
Gerald McCoy |
8.5 |
22nd |
Lamarr Houston |
8.0 |
23rd |
DeMarcus Lawrence |
8.0 |
24th |
Preston Smith |
8.0 |
25th |
Jabaal Sheard |
8.0 |
26th |
Dwight Freeney |
8.0 |
27th |
Olivier Vernon |
7.5 |
28th |
Justin Houston |
7.5 |
29th |
DeMarcus Ware |
7.5 |
30th |
Connor Barwin |
7.0 |