most sacks by a defensive lineman in his 3rd season

Mark Gastineau had the most sacks by a defensive lineman in his 3rd season, with 22 sacks in 1984.

Interpreted as:
most defensive sacks by a defensive lineman in his 3rd season
NAMESCKSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Mark Gastineau
M. Gastineau
22.0
1984
16
0
0
0
1
1
2Chris Doleman
C. Doleman
21.0
1989
16
0
0
0
5
0
3Reggie White
R. White
21.0
1987
12
0
0
0
1
1
4Robert Quinn
R. Quinn
19.0
2013
16
50
7
57
145
0
0
0
7
2
1
5Leslie O'Neal
L. O'Neal
17.0
1992
15
0
0
0
1
0
6Richard Dent
R. Dent
17.0
1985
16
2
10
1
2
0
7Derrick Burgess
D. Burgess
16.0
2005
16
52
6
58
104
0
0
0
3
2
0
8Dwight Freeney
D. Freeney
16.0
2004
16
33
3
36
120
0
0
0
4
0
0
9Greg Brown
G. Brown
16.0
1984
16
0
0
0
1
0
10Nick Bosa
N. Bosa
15.5
2021
17
40
12
52
122
0
0
0
4
0
0
11Chris Jones
C. Jones
15.5
2018
16
35
5
40
122
1
20
1
2
0
0
12Sean Jones
S. Jones
15.5
1986
16
0
0
0
0
0
13Leonard Marshall
L. Marshall
15.5
1985
16
1
3
0
0
0
14Adewale Ogunleye
A. Ogunleye
15.0
2003
16
43
21
64
71
0
0
0
2
1
0
15Lee Williams
L. Williams
15.0
1986
16
0
0
0
1
0
16Ezekiel Ansah
E. Ansah
14.5
2015
16
39
8
47
99
0
0
0
4
2
0
17Osi Umenyiora
O. Umenyiora
14.5
2005
16
49
22
71
95.5
0
0
0
4
2
0
18Charles Mann
C. Mann
14.5
1985
16
0
0
0
1
0
19Jeff Bryant
J. Bryant
14.5
1984
16
1
1
0
2
0
20Art Still
A. Still
14.5
1984
16
0
0
0
1
0
21Eric Hicks
E. Hicks
14.0
2000
13
0
0
0
1
0
22Cortez Kennedy
C. Kennedy
14.0
1992
16
0
0
0
1
0
23Doug Betters
D. Betters
14.0
1984
16
0
0
0
1
0
24Curtis Greer
C. Greer
14.0
1984
16
0
0
0
0
0
25Mike Bell
M. Bell
13.5
1984
15
0
0
0
2
0
StatMuse has season-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.

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