most sacks by a player in a game before the age of 23

Leslie O'Neal has the most sacks by a player younger than 23 in a game, with 5 sacks versus the Cowboys on November 16, 1986.

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most defensive sacks by a player in a regular-season game before the age of 23

	NAME	SCK	Age	DATE	TM		OPP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Leslie O'Neal L. O'Neal	5.0	22-193	11/16/1986	SD	vs	DAL					0	0	0			0
2	Maxx Crosby M. Crosby	4.0	22-087	11/17/2019	OAK	vs	CIN	4	1	5	42	0	0	0	1	0	0
3	Cornelius Bennett C. Bennett	4.0	22-124	12/27/1987	BUF	@	PHI					0	0	0			0
4	Jason Jones J. Jones	3.5	22-212	12/21/2008	TEN	vs	PIT	4	1	5	22	0	0	0	3	0	0
5	Mario Williams M. Williams	3.5	22-316	12/13/2007	HOU	vs	DEN	5	2	7	14	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Shawne Merriman S. Merriman	3.5	22-213	12/24/2006	SD	@	SEA	4	2	6	12	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Howie Long H. Long	3.5	22-340	12/12/1982	RAI	@	KC					0	0	0			0
8	Kayvon Thibodeaux K. Thibodeaux	3.0	22-318	10/29/2023	NYG	vs	NYJ	6	3	9	41	0	0	0	1	0	0
9	Kyle Hamilton K. Hamilton	3.0	22-192	9/24/2023	BAL	vs	IND	7	2	9	36	0	0	0	1	0	0
10	Drake Jackson D. Jackson	3.0	22-151	9/10/2023	SF	@	PIT	3	0	3	20	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Aidan Hutchinson A. Hutchinson	3.0	22-040	9/18/2022	DET	vs	WAS	5	1	6	15	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Jaelan Phillips J. Phillips	3.0	22-184	11/28/2021	MIA	vs	CAR	3	1	4	28	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Devin White D. White	3.0	22-307	12/20/2020	TB	@	ATL	10	2	12	24	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Devin White D. White	3.0	22-251	10/25/2020	TB	@	LV	9	2	11	13	0	0	0	1	0	0
15	Nick Bosa N. Bosa	3.0	22-004	10/27/2019	SF	vs	CAR	4	0	4	25	1	46	0	0	0	0
16	Bradley Chubb B. Chubb	3.0	22-112	10/14/2018	DEN	vs	LAR	4	1	5	16	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Robert Quinn R. Quinn	3.0	22-139	10/4/2012	STL	vs	ARI	4	2	6	19	0	0	0	1	0	0
18	Justin Houston J. Houston	3.0	22-317	12/4/2011	KC	@	CHI	7	0	7	15	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	Shawne Merriman S. Merriman	3.0	22-157	10/29/2006	SD	vs	STL	5	0	5	16	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Elvis Dumervil E. Dumervil	3.0	22-276	10/22/2006	DEN	@	CLE	3	0	3	16	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	Shawne Merriman S. Merriman	3.0	22-109	9/11/2006	SD	@	OAK	6	0	6	19	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Julius Peppers J. Peppers	3.0	22-268	10/13/2002	CAR	@	DAL	3	0	3	29	1	21	0	1	0	0
23	Julius Peppers J. Peppers	3.0	22-240	9/15/2002	CAR	vs	DET	5	0	5	15	0	0	0	1	0	0
24	Justin Smith J. Smith	3.0	22-070	12/9/2001	CIN	vs	JAX	5	3	8	23	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Reggie Hayward R. Hayward	3.0	22-270	12/9/2001	DEN	vs	SEA	4	1	5	21	0	0	0	0	0	0

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