most sacks in a season by a rookie miami dolphins

The Miami Dolphins had their most sacks in their rookie season in 2021, with 11 sacks.

Regular season

	TEAM	SCK	SEASON	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Dolphins	11.0	2021	83	77	40	117	95.5	2	0	0	0	8	0
2	Dolphins	10.0	1998	113					2	1	0		5	0
3	Dolphins	10.0	1997	133					1	21	0		5	0
4	Dolphins	9.5	2019	208	233	112	345	62	6	58	0	2	6	0
5	Dolphins	9.0	1987	172					2	11	0		14	1
6	Dolphins	8.5	1992	100					2	47	0		5	0
7	Dolphins	8.0	1991	120					0	0	0		6	1
8	Dolphins	6.5	1996	182					5	79	1		10	0
9	Dolphins	6.5	1985	109					1	4	0		2	0
10	Dolphins	6.0	2024	92	42	22	64	43	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Dolphins	6.0	2009	139	130	21	151	33	4	64	1	1	3	0
12	Dolphins	5.5	2010	125	80	18	98	29.5	2	1	0	0	4	1
13	Dolphins	5.0	2018	135	198	88	286	40	3	89	2	3	2	0
14	Dolphins	5.0	1983	131					1	0	0		7	0
15	Dolphins	4.0	1986	105					1	14	0		4	0
16	Dolphins	3.5	2025	140	83	97	180	12.5	1	24	0	1	4	0
17	Dolphins	3.5	2012	177	52	16	68	21	0	0	0	1	5	0
18	Dolphins	3.0	2017	132	112	45	157	19	0	0	0	2	1	0
19	Dolphins	3.0	2008	135	60	14	74	16	1	25	1	0	2	0
20	Dolphins	3.0	2007	169	84	26	110	10	0	0	0	1	4	0
21	Dolphins	3.0	2004	144	98	35	133	6	0	0	0	2	7	1
22	Dolphins	3.0	1994	122					2	0	0		2	0
23	Dolphins	3.0	1988	127					5	110	0		3	0
24	Dolphins	3.0	1982	64					0	0	0		2	0
25	Dolphins	2.5	1990	90					0	0	0		6	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

220

Willis

RUSH

39

Willis

REC

94

Douglas

Team Rankings

PPG

13.0

25th

OPP PPG

27.0

18th

RUSH YDS/G

74.0

27th

PASS YDS/G

220.0

13th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	1	0	1.000
Jets	1	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	.000
Dolphins	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	MIA	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	MIA	@	MIN	4:05 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM

Last Game

Dolphins

0 - 1

Final

Raiders

1 - 0

Sun 13 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

173

Walker

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

2

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

31.1

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

23.2

Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

15.5

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

16

Ryland

15

Sanders

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Bills	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM

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