List of NFL career sacks leaders
This is a list of National Football League (NFL) players who have reached the 100-sack milestone.
The NFL began to keep track of sacks in 1982, with 44 players having reached the milestone in that time. Using unofficial record-keeping (dating back to 1960), an additional 21 players have finished with 100 or more career sacks, leading to a total of 65 players.
List of NFL players with 100 official career sacks
Bruce Smith has the most sacks in NFL history.[ 1]
Al Baker is the unofficial single-season record holder with 23 sacks during the 1978 NFL season .[ 2]
Von Miller is the current leader in career sacks among active players.
Updated through Week 8 of the 2024 NFL season.
Unofficial sacks
In 2000, John Turney and Nick Webster, members of the Pro Football Researchers Association, conducted extensive research to create a more complete record of sacks in the NFL. After examining the play-by-play records of every NFL team as well as game film at NFL films they compiled a list of players with 100 sacks beginning in 1960. By including the unofficial sack/dump records from 1960 to 1981, the following players also qualify as members of the 100-Sack Club.[ 47] [ 48]
Additionally, LBs Lawrence Taylor and Rickey Jackson played their rookie seasons in 1981, which was the last season that sacks were not officially tracked. Taylor had 9.5 and Jackson had 8.0 sacks that season, which would increase their totals to 142.0 and 136.0 sacks, respectively. These sacks would place Taylor at 9th and Jackson tied at 16th (with Jared Allen ) on the unofficial sack list.
Unofficial and Official Ranks are based on the top 250 from Pro Football Reference .[ 1]
Updated through Week 8 of the 2024 NFL season.
See also
References
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^ "Calais Campbell stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023 .
^ "Pat Swilling stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on October 25, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2013 .
^ "Trace Armstrong stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on August 29, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013 .
^ "Elvis Dumervil stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on May 27, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2017 .
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^ "Jim Jeffcoat stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on September 17, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013 .
^ "Robert Quinn Stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022 .
^ "William Fuller stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on August 21, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013 .
^ "Charles Haley stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013 .
^ "Cameron Wake stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021 .
^ "Carlos Dunlap stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2021 .
^ "Andre Tippett stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on September 16, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013 .
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^ "Pre-1982 Sacks Added to Pro Football Reference" . Sports Reference . Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2021 .
^ "Deacon Jones stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2017 .
^ "Jack Youngblood stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2017 .
^ "Alan Page stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2017 .
^ "Carl Eller stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2017 .
^ "Al Baker stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2017 .
^ "Coy Bacon stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2017 .
^ "Jim Marshall stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017 .
^ "Claude Humphrey stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on September 28, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021 .
^ "Cedrick Hardman stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2017 .
^ "Jacob Green stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021 .
^ "Harvey Martin stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2021 .
^ "Lyle Alzado stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021 .
^ "Randy White stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2021 .
^ "Mark Gastineau stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2021 .
^ "Jack Gregory stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2021 .
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^ "Elvin Bethea stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021 .
^ "Dexter Manley stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021 .
^ "Fred Dryer stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2021 .
^ "Tony McGee stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021 .
^ "Alex Karras stats" . Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021 .
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