most sacks in a rookie season

Jevon Kearse has the most sacks by a rookie, with 14.5 sacks in 1999.

Interpreted as:
most defensive sacks in a rookie season
NAMESCKSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Jevon Kearse
J. Kearse
14.5
1999
TEN TEN
16
0
0
0
1
1
2Aldon Smith
A. Smith
14.0
2011
SF SF
16
31
6
37
104.5
0
0
0
2
1
0
3Micah Parsons
M. Parsons
13.0
2021
DAL DAL
16
64
20
84
119.5
0
0
0
3
0
0
4Dwight Freeney
D. Freeney
13.0
2002
IND IND
16
45
1
46
92
0
0
0
9
1
0
5Reggie White
R. White
13.0
1985
PHI PHI
13
0
0
0
2
0
6Simeon Rice
S. Rice
12.5
1996
ARI ARI
16
0
0
0
1
0
7Leslie O'Neal
L. O'Neal
12.5
1986
SD SD
13
2
22
1
2
0
8Bradley Chubb
B. Chubb
12.0
2018
DEN DEN
16
41
19
60
83
0
0
0
2
1
0
9Mark Anderson
M. Anderson
12.0
2006
CHI CHI
16
23
5
28
102
0
0
0
4
1
0
10Terrell Suggs
T. Suggs
12.0
2003
BAL BAL
16
19
8
27
97
1
11
0
6
4
0
11Julius Peppers
J. Peppers
12.0
2002
CAR CAR
12
29
7
36
78
1
21
0
5
0
0
12Charles Haley
C. Haley
12.0
1986
SF SF
16
1
8
0
2
0
13Von Miller
V. Miller
11.5
2011
DEN DEN
15
50
14
64
77
0
0
0
2
0
0
14Peter Boulware
P. Boulware
11.5
1997
BAL BAL
16
0
0
0
0
0
15Brian Orakpo
B. Orakpo
11.0
2009
WAS WAS
16
37
13
50
83.5
0
0
0
1
0
0
16Kamerion Wimbley
K. Wimbley
11.0
2006
CLE CLE
16
44
18
62
59.5
0
0
0
1
3
0
17Darren Howard
D. Howard
11.0
2000
NO NO
16
1
46
0
2
0
18Keith Millard
K. Millard
11.0
1985
MIN MIN
16
0
0
0
1
0
19Vernon Maxwell
V. Maxwell
11.0
1983
BAL BAL
16
1
31
0
2
0
20Josh Hines-Allen
J. Hines-Allen
10.5
2019
JAX JAX
16
31
13
44
74
0
0
0
2
0
0
21Joey Bosa
J. Bosa
10.5
2016
SD SD
12
29
12
41
71.5
0
0
0
1
0
0
22Kevin Williams
K. Williams
10.5
2003
MIN MIN
16
36
15
51
70.5
1
3
0
0
1
0
23Dana Stubblefield
D. Stubblefield
10.5
1993
SF SF
16
0
0
0
0
0
24Anthony Smith
A. Smith
10.5
1991
RAI RAI
16
0
0
0
1
0
25Greg Townsend
G. Townsend
10.5
1983
RAI RAI
16
0
0
0
1
1
StatMuse has season-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.

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