most average sacks from a nose tackle in one season

Sean McInerney has the most sacks per game played by a defensive lineman in a season, with 2.17 in his rookie season in 1987.

Interpreted as:

most average defensive sacks per game from a nose tackle in one season

	NAME	SCK/GP	SCK	GP	SEASON	TM	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Sean McInerney S. McInerney	2.17	6.5	3	1987	CHI					0	0	0		0	0
2	Jevon Kearse J. Kearse	1.75	3.5	2	2006	PHI	3	1	4	30.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
3	Reggie White R. White	1.75	21.0	12	1987	PHI					0	0	0		1	1
4	Steve Martin S. Martin	1.67	5.0	3	1987	WAS					0	0	0		0	0
5	Aidan Hutchinson A. Hutchinson	1.5	7.5	5	2024	DET	12	7	19	55	0	0	0	1	0	0
6	Curt Jarvis C. Jarvis	1.5	3.0	2	1987	TB					0	0	0		0	0
7	Michael Strahan M. Strahan	1.41	22.5	16	2001	NYG	61	12	73	177.5	0	0	0	6	1	1
8	Jared Allen J. Allen	1.38	22.0	16	2011	MIN	48	18	66	150.5	1	14	0	4	4	0
9	Mark Gastineau M. Gastineau	1.38	22.0	16	1984	NYJ					0	0	0		1	1
10	Myles Garrett M. Garrett	1.35	23.0	17	2025	CLE	43	17	60	165	0	0	0	3	0	0
11	Mathias Kiwanuka M. Kiwanuka	1.33	4.0	3	2010	NYG	9	2	11	30	0	0	0	1	0	0
12	Antwan Odom A. Odom	1.33	8.0	6	2009	CIN	18	1	19	51	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Buddy Moor B. Moor	1.33	4.0	3	1987	ATL					0	0	0		0	0
14	Blaise Winter B. Winter	1.33	4.0	3	1987	SD					0	0	0		0	0
15	Chris Doleman C. Doleman	1.31	21.0	16	1989	MIN					0	0	0		5	0
16	Aaron Donald A. Donald	1.28	20.5	16	2018	LAR	41	18	59	183.5	0	0	0	4	2	0
17	J.J. Watt	1.28	20.5	16	2014	HOU	59	19	78	140	1	80	1	4	5	1
18	J.J. Watt	1.28	20.5	16	2012	HOU	69	12	81	138.5	0	0	0	4	2	0
19	Doug Martin D. Martin	1.28	11.5	9	1982	MIN					1	0	0		0	0
20	Robert Mathis R. Mathis	1.22	19.5	16	2013	IND	44	15	59	120.5	0	0	0	8	0	0
21	Robert Quinn R. Quinn	1.19	19.0	16	2013	STL	50	7	57	145	0	0	0	7	2	1
22	Clyde Simmons C. Simmons	1.19	19.0	16	1992	PHI					0	0	0		1	0
23	Bruce Smith B. Smith	1.19	19.0	16	1990	BUF					0	0	0		0	0
24	Mark Gastineau M. Gastineau	1.19	19.0	16	1983	NYJ					0	0	0		2	1
25	Robert Young R. Young	1.17	7.0	6	1993	RAM					0	0	0		0	0

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