most sacks from 2005 to 2017

Between the 2005 and 2017 seasons, DeMarcus Ware had the most sacks, with 138.5 sacks.

Interpreted as:
most defensive sacks by a player from 2005 to 2017
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
124.5
206
422
128
550
746.5
8
129
3
37
19
1
4Robert Mathis
R. Mathis
109.0
160
351
122
473
749.5
1
1
0
43
13
3
5Elvis Dumervil
E. Dumervil
105.5
162
263
103
366
683.5
1
27
0
23
13
0
6Terrell Suggs
T. Suggs
103.0
181
510
215
725
713
6
133
2
27
7
0
7Mario Williams
M. Williams
97.5
158
317
82
399
560.5
0
0
0
16
5
1
8Cameron Wake
C. Wake
92.0
132
258
66
324
574.5
1
12
0
21
2
0
9John Abraham
J. Abraham
90.5
135
281
48
329
637.5
1
6
0
35
2
0
10Trent Cole
T. Cole
90.5
176
467
149
616
706.5
1
19
1
21
3
0
11Tamba Hali
T. Hali
89.5
177
460
136
596
591.5
2
1
1
32
8
1
12Dwight Freeney
D. Freeney
85.5
171
186
41
227
652.5
0
0
0
30
1
0
13Von Miller
V. Miller
83.5
104
318
78
396
525.5
1
26
1
21
6
1
14James Harrison
J. Harrison
83.5
176
537
211
748
533.5
8
95
0
34
8
0
15Clay Matthews
C. Matthews
80.0
127
327
112
439
506
6
191
2
14
5
1
16Shaun Phillips
S. Phillips
77.5
152
385
125
510
497
6
70
2
22
8
1
17Osi Umenyiora
O. Umenyiora
77.0
132
249
109
358
534
1
68
1
31
10
3
18J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
76.0
88
311
83
394
519
1
80
1
15
13
1
19Cliff Avril
C. Avril
74.0
140
207
91
298
507
1
4
1
29
7
1
20Ryan Kerrigan
R. Kerrigan
71.5
112
275
94
369
498
3
61
3
22
2
0
21Calais Campbell
C. Campbell
71.0
154
429
139
568
494
3
24
0
11
9
2
22Justin Houston
J. Houston
69.5
90
291
54
345
395.5
3
48
1
9
5
1
23Charles Johnson
C. Johnson
67.5
143
228
95
323
494
0
0
0
19
4
0
24Justin Tuck
J. Tuck
66.5
147
354
154
508
433.5
3
46
1
22
6
0
25Chris Clemons
C. Clemons
66.0
156
193
76
269
475.5
0
0
0
17
7
2
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