Between the 2000 and 2021 seasons, Jared Allen had the most sacks by a defensive lineman, with 136 sacks.
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most career defensive sacks by a defensive tackle 2000 to 2021| NAME | SCK | GP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCKY | INT | INT YDS | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Allen | 136.0 | 187 | 503 | 145 | 648 | 851.5 | 6 | 55 | 1 | 31 | 19 | 1 |
| 2 |  | J. Peppers | 134.5 | 218 | 487 | 127 | 614 | 813.5 | 9 | 192 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 2 |
| 3 |  | J. Abraham | 117.5 | 169 | 414 | 87 | 501 | 748.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | | D. Freeney | 108.5 | 173 | 267 | 41 | 308 | 813 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | | C. Jordan | 107.0 | 176 | 384 | 189 | 573 | 704 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 |  | J. Taylor | 104.0 | 141 | 336 | 152 | 488 | 6 | 110 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 4 | |
| 7 | | R. Mathis | 103.0 | 151 | 349 | 108 | 457 | 723.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 14 | 1 |
| 8 |  | J.J. Watt | 102.0 | 135 | 419 | 128 | 547 | 714.5 | 2 | 99 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 1 |
| 9 |  | A. Donald | 98.0 | 127 | 285 | 156 | 441 | 726.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | | C. Campbell | 93.5 | 213 | 566 | 207 | 773 | 645.5 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 3 |
| 11 | | M. Williams | 92.5 | 153 | 307 | 81 | 388 | 531.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | | J. Pierre-Paul | 89.0 | 153 | 416 | 154 | 570 | 609.5 | 4 | 67 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 1 |
| 13 |  | M. Strahan | 89.0 | 113 | 338 | 93 | 431 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 1 | |
| 14 | | C. Dunlap | 87.5 | 163 | 335 | 169 | 504 | 577.5 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
| 15 | | J. Smith | 87.0 | 221 | 615 | 269 | 884 | 609.5 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | | E. Griffen | 85.5 | 170 | 286 | 117 | 403 | 555.5 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | | O. Umenyiora | 82.5 | 145 | 295 | 129 | 424 | 576 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 3 |
| 18 | | L. Little | 82.0 | 121 | 301 | 50 | 351 | 501.5 | 2 | 64 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 2 |
| 19 | | P. Kerney | 80.0 | 143 | 315 | 93 | 408 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 1 | |
| 20 | | A. Schobel | 78.0 | 133 | 334 | 149 | 483 | 514.5 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 0 |
| 21 | | S. Rice | 78.0 | 110 | 214 | 38 | 252 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22 |  | G. Atkins | 75.5 | 161 | 228 | 156 | 384 | 507.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | | K. Gbaja-Biamila | 74.5 | 124 | 217 | 76 | 293 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 0 | |
| 24 | | R. Quinn | 74.0 | 125 | 218 | 59 | 277 | 516 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | | C. Avril | 74.0 | 140 | 207 | 91 | 298 | 507 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 1 |
StatMuse has season-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |