T.J. Watt had the most sacks by a player in a season in his first 5 seasons, with 22.5 sacks in 2021.
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most defensive sacks by a player in a in their first 5 seasons| NAME | SCK | SEASON | TM | GP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCKY | INT | INT YDS | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T.J. Watt | 22.5 | 2021 |  PIT | 15 | 48 | 16 | 64 | 111.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 |  | J. Houston | 22.0 | 2014 |  KC | 16 | 60 | 9 | 69 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 |  | M. Gastineau | 22.0 | 1984 |  NYJ | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 4 | | C. Doleman | 21.0 | 1989 |  MIN | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 5 |  | R. White | 21.0 | 1987 |  PHI | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 6 |  | A. Donald | 20.5 | 2018 |  LAR | 16 | 41 | 18 | 59 | 183.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 |  | J.J. Watt | 20.5 | 2014 |  HOU | 16 | 59 | 19 | 78 | 140 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | | J.J. Watt | 20.5 | 2012 | HOU | 16 | 69 | 12 | 81 | 138.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 |  | L. Taylor | 20.5 | 1986 |  NYG | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 10 |  | D. Ware | 20.0 | 2008 |  DAL | 16 | 69 | 15 | 84 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 |  | D. Thomas | 20.0 | 1990 | KC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | | S. Barrett | 19.5 | 2019 |  TB | 16 | 45 | 13 | 58 | 138.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | | A. Smith | 19.5 | 2012 |  SF | 16 | 50 | 16 | 66 | 144.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | | T. Harris | 19.5 | 1989 |  GB | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | | R. Quinn | 19.0 | 2013 |  STL | 16 | 50 | 7 | 57 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | | M. Gastineau | 19.0 | 1983 | NYJ | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 17 |  | N. Bosa | 18.5 | 2022 | SF | 16 | 41 | 10 | 51 | 137.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 |  | V. Miller | 18.5 | 2012 |  DEN | 16 | 55 | 13 | 68 | 129.5 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | | D. Manley | 18.5 | 1986 |  WAS | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 20 | | A. Tippett | 18.5 | 1984 |  NE | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 21 | | K. Millard | 18.0 | 1989 | MIN | 16 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 22 | | R. White | 18.0 | 1988 | PHI | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 23 | | R. White | 18.0 | 1986 | PHI | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | | J. Hines-Allen | 17.5 | 2023 |  JAX | 17 | 43 | 23 | 66 | 126.5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | | J.J. Watt | 17.5 | 2015 | HOU | 16 | 57 | 19 | 76 | 117.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.
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