most sacks by a linebacker in a season

T.J. Watt has the most sacks by a linebacker in a season, with 22.5 sacks in 2021.

Interpreted as:
most defensive sacks by a linebacker in a season
NAMESCKSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
22.5
2021
15
48
16
64
111.5
0
0
0
5
3
0
2Justin Houston
J. Houston
22.0
2014
16
60
9
69
99
0
0
0
4
0
0
3Lawrence Taylor
L. Taylor
20.5
1986
16
0
0
0
0
0
4DeMarcus Ware
D. Ware
20.0
2008
16
69
15
84
113
0
0
0
6
1
0
5Derrick Thomas
D. Thomas
20.0
1990
15
0
0
0
2
0
6Shaquil Barrett
S. Barrett
19.5
2019
16
45
13
58
138.5
1
4
0
6
0
0
7Aldon Smith
A. Smith
19.5
2012
16
50
16
66
144.5
1
6
0
3
0
0
8DeMarcus Ware
D. Ware
19.5
2011
16
48
10
58
124.5
0
0
0
2
1
0
9Tim Harris
T. Harris
19.5
1989
16
0
0
0
3
0
10T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
19.0
2023
17
48
20
68
122
1
24
0
4
3
1
11Chandler Jones
C. Jones
19.0
2019
16
42
11
53
146
0
0
0
8
3
0
12Robert Quinn
R. Quinn
18.5
2021
16
38
11
49
133.5
0
0
0
4
0
0
13Von Miller
V. Miller
18.5
2012
16
55
13
68
129.5
1
26
1
6
0
0
14Andre Tippett
A. Tippett
18.5
1984
16
0
0
0
0
0
15Josh Hines-Allen
J. Hines-Allen
17.5
2023
17
43
23
66
126.5
1
8
0
2
0
0
16Joey Porter
J. Porter
17.5
2008
16
37
11
48
96
0
0
0
4
1
0
17Bryce Paup
B. Paup
17.5
1995
15
2
0
0
1
0
18Khalil Mack
K. Mack
17.0
2023
17
57
17
74
134
0
0
0
5
0
0
19Chandler Jones
C. Jones
17.0
2017
16
52
7
59
113
0
0
0
2
0
0
20Elvis Dumervil
E. Dumervil
17.0
2014
16
28
10
38
127.5
0
0
0
2
1
0
21Elvis Dumervil
E. Dumervil
17.0
2009
16
42
7
49
88.5
0
0
0
4
1
0
22Shawne Merriman
S. Merriman
17.0
2006
12
49
14
63
93
1
10
0
4
1
0
23Tim Harris
T. Harris
17.0
1992
16
0
0
0
1
0
24Pat Swilling
P. Swilling
17.0
1991
16
1
39
1
1
0
25Brian Burns
B. Burns
16.5
2025
16
38
27
65
136
0
0
0
3
1
0
StatMuse has season-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.

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12
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13
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.188
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8
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8
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
8
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7
9
0
.438
6
9
0
.400
6
10
0
.375
NFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
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12
4
0
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4
0
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13
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