Between September 13, 2006 and September 13, 2026, Aldon Smith has the most sacks by a rookie, with 14 sacks in 2011.
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most defensive sacks by rookie in a season last 20 years| NAME | SCK | SEASON | TM | GP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCKY | INT | INT YDS | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Smith | 14.0 | 2011 | 16 | 31 | 6 | 37 | 104.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | M. Parsons | 13.0 | 2021 | 16 | 64 | 20 | 84 | 119.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | | B. Chubb | 12.0 | 2018 | 16 | 41 | 19 | 60 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | V. Miller | 11.5 | 2011 | 15 | 50 | 14 | 64 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | B. Orakpo | 11.0 | 2009 | 16 | 37 | 13 | 50 | 83.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | M. Anderson | 11.0 | 2006 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | | K. Wimbley | 11.0 | 2006 | 15 | 42 | 16 | 58 | 59.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 8 | | J. Pearce Jr. | 10.5 | 2025 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 94.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | | J. Hines-Allen | 10.5 | 2019 | 16 | 31 | 13 | 44 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | | J. Bosa | 10.5 | 2016 | 12 | 29 | 12 | 41 | 71.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 |  | M. Crosby | 10.0 | 2019 | 16 | 36 | 11 | 47 | 69.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | N. Suh | 10.0 | 2010 | 16 | 49 | 17 | 66 | 47.5 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 |  | C. Matthews | 10.0 | 2009 | 16 | 37 | 14 | 51 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 14 |  | A. Hutchinson | 9.5 | 2022 | 17 | 34 | 18 | 52 | 59.5 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | | C. Dunlap | 9.5 | 2010 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 77.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | | K. Turner | 9.0 | 2023 | 17 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 77.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 |  | N. Bosa | 9.0 | 2019 | 16 | 32 | 15 | 47 | 77 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 18 |  | A. Donald | 9.0 | 2014 | 16 | 38 | 10 | 48 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | | B. Fiske | 8.5 | 2024 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 89.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | | J. Phillips | 8.5 | 2021 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 71.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | | C. Lawson | 8.5 | 2017 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | J. Sheard | 8.5 | 2011 | 16 | 40 | 15 | 55 | 73.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | | E. Dumervil | 8.5 | 2006 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 56.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 24 | | B. Young | 8.0 | 2023 | 17 | 41 | 19 | 60 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | | J. Houston | 8.0 | 2022 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
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