most sacks by a linebacker in first 7 years

DeMarcus Ware had the most sacks by a linebacker in his first 7 seasons, with 99.5 sacks.

Interpreted as:
most defensive sacks by a linebacker in first 7 years
NAMESCKGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1DeMarcus Ware
D. Ware
99.5
112
384
96
480
643.5
1
41
1
27
5
2
2T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
96.5
104
291
110
401
610.5
7
48
0
27
10
1
3Lawrence Taylor
L. Taylor
89.0
97
7
122
1
5
0
4Derrick Thomas
D. Thomas
85.0
110
0
0
0
15
3
5Von Miller
V. Miller
83.5
104
318
78
396
525.5
1
26
1
21
6
1
6Simon Fletcher
S. Fletcher
79.0
108
1
4
0
6
0
7Pat Swilling
P. Swilling
76.5
107
3
63
1
7
0
8Tim Harris
T. Harris
75.0
103
0
0
0
8
0
9Andre Tippett
A. Tippett
72.5
92
0
32
0
10
2
10Ryan Kerrigan
R. Kerrigan
71.5
112
275
94
369
498
3
61
3
22
2
0
11Justin Houston
J. Houston
69.5
90
291
54
345
395.5
3
48
1
9
5
1
12Kevin Greene
K. Greene
69.5
103
2
35
1
11
0
13Tamba Hali
T. Hali
67.5
109
301
84
385
445.5
1
10
1
22
5
1
14Clay Matthews
C. Matthews
67.5
101
280
92
372
418
6
191
2
12
4
1
15Peter Boulware
P. Boulware
67.5
111
143
54
197
1
6
0
6
5
0
16Khalil Mack
K. Mack
65.0
103
270
93
363
493.5
2
60
1
22
8
0
17Terrell Suggs
T. Suggs
65.0
109
317
114
431
481
5
106
2
20
8
0
18Rickey Jackson
R. Jackson
65.0
101
7
67
0
9
0
19Matthew Judon
M. Judon
62.5
110
241
115
356
462
0
0
0
9
4
0
20Ken Harvey
K. Harvey
61.0
106
0
0
0
6
0
21Harold Landry III
H. Landry III
59.0
113
278
168
446
383
2
0
0
4
2
0
22Chandler Jones
C. Jones
58.5
68
168
45
213
429
0
0
0
20
7
0
23Haason Reddick
H. Reddick
58.0
114
263
147
410
421.5
0
0
0
17
5
0
24LaMarr Woodley
L. Woodley
57.0
94
214
85
299
391
5
40
1
9
9
2
25Charles Haley
C. Haley
57.0
78
1
8
0
7
1
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