most sacks by a linebacker in first season

Josh Hines-Allen had the most sacks by a linebacker in his first season, with 17.5 sacks in 2023.

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	NAME	SCK	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Josh Hines-Allen J. Hines-Allen	17.5	2023	JAX	17	43	23	66	126.5	1	8	0	2	0	0
2	Elvis Dumervil E. Dumervil	17.0	2009	DEN	16	42	7	49	88.5	0	0	0	4	1	0
3	Vic Beasley V. Beasley	15.5	2016	ATL	16	32	7	39	93	0	0	0	6	1	1
4	Aldon Smith A. Smith	14.0	2011	SF	16	31	6	37	104.5	0	0	0	2	1	0
5	Micah Parsons M. Parsons	13.0	2021	DAL	16	64	20	84	119.5	0	0	0	3	0	0
6	Renaldo Turnbull R. Turnbull	13.0	1993	NO	15					1	2	0		2	0
7	Leslie O'Neal L. O'Neal	12.5	1989	SD	16					0	0	0		2	0
8	Bradley Chubb B. Chubb	12.0	2018	DEN	16	41	19	60	83	0	0	0	2	1	0
9	Junior Galette J. Galette	12.0	2013	NO	16	28	12	40	83	0	0	0	1	2	0
10	Terrell Suggs T. Suggs	12.0	2003	BAL	16	19	8	27	97	1	11	0	6	4	0
11	Charles Haley C. Haley	12.0	1986	SF	16					1	8	0		2	0
12	Dante Fowler Jr. D. Fowler Jr.	11.5	2019	LAR	16	40	18	58	84	0	0	0	2	1	1
13	Connor Barwin C. Barwin	11.5	2011	HOU	16	34	13	47	78.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	Von Miller V. Miller	11.5	2011	DEN	15	50	14	64	77	0	0	0	2	0	0
15	Peter Boulware P. Boulware	11.5	1997	BAL	16					0	0	0		0	0
16	Chandler Jones C. Jones	11.0	2016	ARI	16	38	11	49	85.5	0	0	0	4	2	0
17	Kamerion Wimbley K. Wimbley	11.0	2006	CLE	16	44	18	62	59.5	0	0	0	1	3	0
18	Vernon Maxwell V. Maxwell	11.0	1983	BAL	16					1	31	0		2	0
19	Danielle Hunter D. Hunter	10.5	2022	MIN	17	46	19	65	63	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	Joey Bosa J. Bosa	10.5	2021	LAC	16	36	15	51	70	0	0	0	7	0	0
21	Greg Townsend G. Townsend	10.5	1989	RAI	16					0	0	0		1	0
22	Clay Matthews C. Matthews	10.0	2009	GB	16	37	14	51	63	0	0	0	1	3	1
23	Shawne Merriman S. Merriman	10.0	2005	SD	15	43	14	57	61	0	0	0	2	0	0
24	Mike Croel M. Croel	10.0	1991	DEN	13					0	0	0		0	0
25	Derrick Thomas D. Thomas	10.0	1989	KC	16					0	0	0		1	0

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PASS

245

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66

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83

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PPG

34.0

6th

OPP PPG

10.0

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

126.0

11th

PASS YDS/G

245.0

11th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	1.000
Colts	0	1	.000
Titans	0	1	.000
Texans	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	JAX	@	DEN	4:05 PM
Sun 9/27	NE	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	JAX	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/18	HOU	@	JAX	9:30 AM

Last Game

Browns

0 - 1

Final

Jaguars

1 - 0

Sun 13 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

582

Allen

533

Goff

410

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

208

Gibbs

192

Cook

173

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

225

Kincaid

209

St. Brown

182

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Pass TD Leaders

6

Goff

5

Allen

4

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Rush TD Leaders

4

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3

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3

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Rec TD Leaders

4

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2

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2

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QB Rating Leaders

150.6

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134.2

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125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

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3.0

Hutchinson

2.0

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NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

38.5

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Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

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Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

427.5

419.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

152.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

324.0

291.0

277.0

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7.0

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NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

45.9

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34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

Fantasy WR Rankings

44.9

St. Brown

26.7

Watson

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kincaid

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Fantasy K Rankings

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McPherson

18

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NFL 2026 Betting

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	JAX	@	DEN	4:05 PM
Sun 9/20	LV	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 9/20	SEA	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 9/20	MIA	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 9/20	WAS	@	DAL	4:25 PM

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