most sacks from 2005 to 2016

Between the 2005 and 2016 seasons, DeMarcus Ware had the most sacks, with 138.5 sacks.

Interpreted as:
most defensive sacks by a player from 2005 to 2016
NAMESCKGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1DeMarcus Ware
D. Ware
138.5
178
505
152
657
883
3
44
1
35
8
2
2Jared Allen
J. Allen
127.0
172
474
143
617
804.5
6
55
1
31
19
1
3Julius Peppers
J. Peppers
113.5
190
401
116
517
685.5
8
129
3
35
17
1
4Robert Mathis
R. Mathis
109.0
160
351
122
473
749.5
1
1
0
43
13
3
5Elvis Dumervil
E. Dumervil
99.0
146
254
99
353
637
1
27
0
23
13
0
6Mario Williams
M. Williams
97.5
158
317
82
399
560.5
0
0
0
16
5
1
7Terrell Suggs
T. Suggs
92.0
165
473
203
676
641.5
6
133
2
23
7
0
8John Abraham
J. Abraham
90.5
135
281
48
329
637.5
1
6
0
35
2
0
9Trent Cole
T. Cole
90.5
176
467
149
616
706.5
1
19
1
21
3
0
10Tamba Hali
T. Hali
89.5
172
459
136
595
591.5
2
1
1
32
8
1
11Dwight Freeney
D. Freeney
82.5
162
183
41
224
621.5
0
0
0
30
1
0
12Cameron Wake
C. Wake
81.5
116
232
56
288
502.5
1
12
0
21
2
0
13James Harrison
J. Harrison
80.5
170
531
209
740
515.5
8
95
0
33
8
0
14Shaun Phillips
S. Phillips
77.5
152
385
125
510
497
6
70
2
22
8
1
15Osi Umenyiora
O. Umenyiora
77.0
132
249
109
358
534
1
68
1
31
10
3
16J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
76.0
83
300
79
379
519
1
80
1
15
13
1
17Von Miller
V. Miller
73.5
88
267
72
339
461
1
26
1
19
5
1
18Cliff Avril
C. Avril
73.0
136
205
91
296
501
1
4
1
29
7
1
19Clay Matthews
C. Matthews
72.5
113
300
96
396
453
6
191
2
13
4
1
20Charles Johnson
C. Johnson
67.5
131
224
83
307
494
0
0
0
19
4
0
21Justin Tuck
J. Tuck
66.5
147
354
154
508
433.5
3
46
1
22
6
0
22Chris Clemons
C. Clemons
66.0
156
193
76
269
475.5
0
0
0
17
7
2
23Jason Babin
J. Babin
60.5
132
234
77
311
371
0
0
0
14
1
0
24Justin Houston
J. Houston
60.0
75
245
41
286
341.5
3
48
1
9
4
0
25Will Smith
W. Smith
60.0
123
297
124
421
404.5
2
4
0
14
6
0
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