most sacks in a single season by a inside linebacker

T.J. Watt has the most sacks by a linebacker in a season, with 22.5 sacks in 2021.

Interpreted as:
most defensive sacks in a single season by a inside linebacker
NAMESCKSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
22.5
2021
PIT PIT
15
48
16
64
111.5
0
0
0
5
3
0
2Justin Houston
J. Houston
22.0
2014
KC KC
16
60
9
69
99
0
0
0
4
0
0
3Lawrence Taylor
L. Taylor
20.5
1986
NYG NYG
16
0
0
0
0
0
4DeMarcus Ware
D. Ware
20.0
2008
DAL DAL
16
69
15
84
113
0
0
0
6
1
0
5Derrick Thomas
D. Thomas
20.0
1990
KC KC
15
0
0
0
2
0
6Shaquil Barrett
S. Barrett
19.5
2019
TB TB
16
45
13
58
138.5
1
4
0
6
0
0
7Aldon Smith
A. Smith
19.5
2012
SF SF
16
50
16
66
144.5
1
6
0
3
0
0
8DeMarcus Ware
D. Ware
19.5
2011
DAL DAL
16
48
10
58
124.5
0
0
0
2
1
0
9Tim Harris
T. Harris
19.5
1989
GB GB
16
0
0
0
3
0
10T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
19.0
2023
PIT PIT
17
48
20
68
122
1
24
0
4
3
1
11Chandler Jones
C. Jones
19.0
2019
ARI ARI
16
42
11
53
146
0
0
0
8
3
0
12Robert Quinn
R. Quinn
18.5
2021
CHI CHI
16
38
11
49
133.5
0
0
0
4
0
0
13Von Miller
V. Miller
18.5
2012
DEN DEN
16
55
13
68
129.5
1
26
1
6
0
0
14Andre Tippett
A. Tippett
18.5
1984
NE NE
16
0
0
0
0
0
15Josh Hines-Allen
J. Hines-Allen
17.5
2023
JAX JAX
17
43
23
66
126.5
1
8
0
2
0
0
16Joey Porter
J. Porter
17.5
2008
MIA MIA
16
37
11
48
96
0
0
0
4
1
0
17Bryce Paup
B. Paup
17.5
1995
BUF BUF
15
2
0
0
1
0
18Khalil Mack
K. Mack
17.0
2023
LAC LAC
17
57
17
74
134
0
0
0
5
0
0
19Chandler Jones
C. Jones
17.0
2017
ARI ARI
16
52
7
59
113
0
0
0
2
0
0
20Elvis Dumervil
E. Dumervil
17.0
2014
BAL BAL
16
28
10
38
127.5
0
0
0
2
1
0
21Elvis Dumervil
E. Dumervil
17.0
2009
DEN DEN
16
42
7
49
88.5
0
0
0
4
1
0
22Shawne Merriman
S. Merriman
17.0
2006
SD SD
12
49
14
63
93
1
10
0
4
1
0
23Tim Harris
T. Harris
17.0
1992
SF SF
16
0
0
0
1
0
24Pat Swilling
P. Swilling
17.0
1991
NO NO
16
1
39
1
1
0
25Danielle Hunter
D. Hunter
16.5
2023
MIN MIN
17
54
29
83
120
0
0
0
4
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.

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