most sacks by a rookie linebacker in a season

Aldon Smith has the most sacks by a rookie linebacker, with 14 sacks in 2011.

Interpreted as:
most defensive sacks by a rookie linebacker in a season
NAMESCKSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Aldon Smith
A. Smith
14.0
2011
SF SF
16
31
6
37
104.5
0
0
0
2
1
0
2Micah Parsons
M. Parsons
13.0
2021
DAL DAL
16
64
20
84
119.5
0
0
0
3
0
0
3Bradley Chubb
B. Chubb
12.0
2018
DEN DEN
16
41
19
60
83
0
0
0
2
1
0
4Terrell Suggs
T. Suggs
12.0
2003
BAL BAL
16
19
8
27
97
1
11
0
6
4
0
5Charles Haley
C. Haley
12.0
1986
SF SF
16
1
8
0
2
0
6Von Miller
V. Miller
11.5
2011
DEN DEN
15
50
14
64
77
0
0
0
2
0
0
7Peter Boulware
P. Boulware
11.5
1997
BAL BAL
16
0
0
0
0
0
8Kamerion Wimbley
K. Wimbley
11.0
2006
CLE CLE
16
44
18
62
59.5
0
0
0
1
3
0
9Vernon Maxwell
V. Maxwell
11.0
1983
BAL BAL
16
1
31
0
2
0
10Clay Matthews
C. Matthews
10.0
2009
GB GB
16
37
14
51
63
0
0
0
1
3
1
11Shawne Merriman
S. Merriman
10.0
2005
SD SD
15
43
14
57
61
0
0
0
2
0
0
12Mike Croel
M. Croel
10.0
1991
DEN DEN
13
0
0
0
0
0
13Derrick Thomas
D. Thomas
10.0
1989
KC KC
16
0
0
0
1
0
14Kendrell Bell
K. Bell
9.0
2001
PIT PIT
16
69
13
82
84
0
0
0
1
0
0
15Chris Slade
C. Slade
9.0
1993
NE NE
16
0
0
0
1
0
16Aaron Wallace
A. Wallace
9.0
1990
RAI RAI
16
0
0
0
0
0
17Jaelan Phillips
J. Phillips
8.5
2021
MIA MIA
17
23
19
42
71.5
0
0
0
0
1
0
18Carl Lawson
C. Lawson
8.5
2017
CIN CIN
16
10
6
16
57
0
0
0
0
0
0
19Cornelius Bennett
C. Bennett
8.5
1987
BUF BUF
8
0
0
0
0
0
20Byron Young
B. Young
8.0
2023
LAR LAR
17
41
19
60
41
0
0
0
2
1
0
21James Houston
J. Houston
8.0
2022
DET DET
7
11
1
12
58
0
0
0
1
1
0
22Azeez Ojulari
A. Ojulari
8.0
2021
NYG NYG
17
29
20
49
53
0
0
0
1
0
0
23Preston Smith
P. Smith
8.0
2015
WAS WAS
16
24
11
35
77
0
0
0
3
1
0
24DeMarcus Ware
D. Ware
8.0
2005
DAL DAL
16
47
11
58
47
0
0
0
3
0
0
25Brian Urlacher
B. Urlacher
8.0
2000
CHI CHI
16
2
19
0
1
0
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2
0
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3
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4
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10
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3
1
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6
5
0
.545
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6
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.500
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