most sacks in a game by a rookie defensive tackle

Leslie O'Neal has the most sacks by a rookie defensive lineman in a game, with 5 sacks versus the Cowboys on November 16, 1986.

Interpreted as:
most defensive sacks in a regular-season game by a rookie defensive tackle
NAMESCKDATETMOPPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Leslie O'Neal
L. O'Neal
5.0
11/16/1986
vs
0
0
0
0
2Maxx Crosby
M. Crosby
4.0
11/17/2019
vs
4
1
5
42
0
0
0
1
0
0
3Brian Orakpo
B. Orakpo
4.0
12/13/2009
@
5
1
6
44
0
0
0
1
0
0
4Kendall Reyes
K. Reyes
3.5
12/23/2012
@
3
2
5
18.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
5Jason Jones
J. Jones
3.5
12/21/2008
vs
4
1
5
22
0
0
0
3
0
0
6Sean McInerney
S. McInerney
3.5
10/11/1987
vs
0
0
0
0
7Aidan Hutchinson
A. Hutchinson
3.0
9/18/2022
vs
5
1
6
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
8Nick Bosa
N. Bosa
3.0
10/27/2019
vs
4
0
4
25
1
46
0
0
0
0
9B.J. Hill
B.J. Hill
3.0
12/2/2018
vs
3
0
3
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
10Justin Francis
J. Francis
3.0
12/30/2012
vs
3
0
3
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
11Elvis Dumervil
E. Dumervil
3.0
10/22/2006
@
3
0
3
16
0
0
0
0
1
0
12Kevin Williams
K. Williams
3.0
12/28/2003
@
6
2
8
19
1
3
0
0
0
0
13Julius Peppers
J. Peppers
3.0
10/13/2002
@
3
0
3
29
1
21
0
1
0
0
14John Henderson
J. Henderson
3.0
10/6/2002
vs
6
0
6
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
15Julius Peppers
J. Peppers
3.0
9/15/2002
vs
5
0
5
15
0
0
0
1
0
0
16Carlos Hall
C. Hall
3.0
9/8/2002
vs
4
3
7
14
0
0
0
1
0
0
17Justin Smith
J. Smith
3.0
12/9/2001
vs
5
3
8
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
18Reggie Hayward
R. Hayward
3.0
12/9/2001
vs
4
1
5
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
19Courtney Brown
C. Brown
3.0
9/17/2000
vs
0
0
0
0
20Jevon Kearse
J. Kearse
3.0
9/19/1999
vs
0
0
0
0
21Kenny Holmes
K. Holmes
3.0
10/26/1997
@
0
0
0
0
22Mike Mamula
M. Mamula
3.0
11/19/1995
vs
0
0
0
0
23Hugh Douglas
H. Douglas
3.0
9/17/1995
vs
0
0
0
0
24Troy Wilson
T. Wilson
3.0
10/31/1993
vs
0
0
0
0
25Chris Mims
C. Mims
3.0
11/22/1992
vs
0
0
0
0
StatMuse has game-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.

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