most sacks in a season since 1998 by a player minimum 10 passes defended

Since 1998, J.J. Watt has the most sacks with 10+ passes defended in a season, with 20.5 sacks in 2014 and in 2012.

Interpreted as:
most defensive sacks in a season since 1998 by a player minimum 10 passes defended
NAMESCKPDEFSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
20.5
10
2014
HOU HOU
16
59
19
78
140
1
80
1
4
5
1
2J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
20.5
16
2012
HOU HOU
16
69
12
81
138.5
0
0
0
4
2
0
3Khalil Mack
K. Mack
17.0
10
2023
LAC LAC
17
57
17
74
134
0
0
0
5
0
0
4Jared Allen
J. Allen
15.5
11
2007
KC KC
14
56
9
65
111
0
0
0
3
0
0
5Simeon Rice
S. Rice
15.5
11
2002
TB TB
16
41
9
50
111
1
30
0
6
0
0
6Jason Taylor
J. Taylor
13.5
11
2006
MIA MIA
16
42
20
62
74
2
71
2
9
2
0
7Cameron Jordan
C. Jordan
13.0
11
2017
NO NO
16
48
14
62
93.5
1
0
1
2
0
0
8Jamir Miller
J. Miller
13.0
14
2001
CLE CLE
16
83
18
101
72
1
0
0
4
0
0
9Jason Taylor
J. Taylor
12.0
10
2005
MIA MIA
16
52
21
73
80
0
0
0
4
2
1
10Steve Foley
S. Foley
10.0
12
2004
SD SD
16
48
17
65
45.5
2
4
0
5
2
0
11Jason Taylor
J. Taylor
9.5
11
2004
MIA MIA
16
41
27
68
64.5
1
-3
0
2
3
0
12Emmanuel Ogbah
E. Ogbah
9.0
12
2021
MIA MIA
17
26
15
41
64
0
0
0
1
1
0
13Joey Porter
J. Porter
9.0
10
2002
PIT PIT
16
61
28
89
56
4
153
0
2
2
0
14Phillip Daniels
P. Daniels
9.0
10
2001
CHI CHI
16
44
7
51
53
0
0
0
3
2
0
15Cameron Heyward
C. Heyward
8.0
11
2024
PIT PIT
17
35
36
71
62
0
0
0
0
0
0
16Carlos Dunlap
C. Dunlap
8.0
15
2016
CIN CIN
16
30
19
49
45
0
0
0
3
0
0
17Calais Campbell
C. Campbell
8.0
10
2011
ARI ARI
16
53
19
72
64
1
0
0
2
1
0
18Richard Seymour
R. Seymour
8.0
10
2003
NE NE
15
34
22
56
57
0
0
0
1
0
0
19Jared Allen
J. Allen
7.5
10
2006
KC KC
16
64
12
76
58.5
1
3
0
3
6
0
20Julius Peppers
J. Peppers
7.0
11
2014
GB GB
16
29
14
43
41.5
2
101
2
4
3
0
21Lavonte David
L. David
7.0
10
2013
TB TB
16
107
38
145
52.5
5
87
0
2
1
0
22Joey Porter
J. Porter
7.0
12
2004
PIT PIT
15
37
17
54
51
1
3
0
3
0
0
23Julian Peterson
J. Peterson
7.0
12
2003
SF SF
16
69
26
95
64
2
31
0
3
0
0
24Karlos Dansby
K. Dansby
6.5
19
2013
ARI ARI
16
114
8
122
46.5
4
48
2
1
1
0
25Antoine Winfield Jr.
A. Winfield Jr.
6.0
12
2023
TB TB
17
76
46
122
48
3
28
0
6
4
0
StatMuse has season-level data for passes defended going back to the 2001 season.

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