most sacks by 2nd season

J.J. Watt had the most sacks by a player in his 2nd season, with 20.5 sacks in 2012.

Interpreted as:
most defensive sacks by a player by 2nd season
NAMESCKSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
20.5
2012
16
69
12
81
138.5
0
0
0
4
2
0
2Derrick Thomas
D. Thomas
20.0
1990
15
0
0
0
2
0
3Aldon Smith
A. Smith
19.5
2012
16
50
16
66
144.5
1
6
0
3
0
0
4Mark Gastineau
M. Gastineau
19.0
1983
16
0
0
0
2
1
5Von Miller
V. Miller
18.5
2012
16
55
13
68
129.5
1
26
1
6
0
0
6Reggie White
R. White
18.0
1986
16
0
0
0
0
0
7Richard Dent
R. Dent
17.5
1984
16
0
0
0
1
0
8Fred Dean
F. Dean
17.5
1983
16
0
0
0
0
0
9Shawne Merriman
S. Merriman
17.0
2006
12
49
14
63
93
1
10
0
4
1
0
10Jason Pierre-Paul
J. Pierre-Paul
16.5
2011
16
66
20
86
112
0
0
0
2
0
0
11Doug Betters
D. Betters
16.0
1983
16
0
0
0
4
0
12Curtis Greer
C. Greer
16.0
1983
16
0
0
0
1
0
13Jacob Green
J. Green
16.0
1983
16
1
73
1
2
0
14Vic Beasley
V. Beasley
15.5
2016
16
32
7
39
93
0
0
0
6
1
1
15Khalil Mack
K. Mack
15.0
2015
16
57
20
77
89
0
0
0
2
0
0
16Bruce Smith
B. Smith
15.0
1986
16
0
0
0
0
0
17Ezra Johnson
E. Johnson
14.5
1983
16
0
0
0
2
0
18Cameron Wake
C. Wake
14.0
2010
16
48
9
57
89.5
0
0
0
3
0
0
19Mario Williams
M. Williams
14.0
2007
16
43
16
59
82.5
0
0
0
2
1
1
20Bryan Cox
B. Cox
14.0
1992
16
1
0
0
1
0
21Reggie Camp
R. Camp
14.0
1984
16
0
0
0
1
0
22Keith Willis
K. Willis
14.0
1983
14
0
0
0
1
0
23Micah Parsons
M. Parsons
13.5
2022
17
42
23
65
88.5
0
0
0
3
3
1
24Myles Garrett
M. Garrett
13.5
2018
16
35
9
44
81.5
0
0
0
3
0
0
25Clay Matthews
C. Matthews
13.5
2010
15
54
6
60
93.5
1
62
1
2
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.

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