most sacks per start by a qb in a season

David Carr has been sacked the most by a quarterback as a starter in a season, with 76 sacks in his rookie season in 2002.

Interpreted as:
most passing sacks per start by a qb in a season
NAMESCKSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKY
1David Carr
D. Carr
76
2002
16
233
444
52.5
2,592
5.8
162.0
9
15
62.8
2.0
3.4
411
2Caleb Williams
C. Williams
68
2024
17
351
562
62.5
3,541
6.3
208.3
20
6
87.8
3.6
1.1
466
3David Carr
D. Carr
68
2005
16
256
423
60.5
2,488
5.9
155.5
14
11
77.2
3.3
2.6
424
4Sam Howell
S. Howell
65
2023
17
388
612
63.4
3,946
6.4
232.1
21
21
78.9
3.4
3.4
449
5Jon Kitna
J. Kitna
63
2006
16
372
596
62.4
4,208
7.1
263.0
21
22
79.9
3.5
3.7
388
6Bryce Young
B. Young
62
2023
16
315
527
59.8
2,877
5.5
179.8
11
10
73.7
2.1
1.9
477
7Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
62
2018
16
345
505
68.3
4,165
8.2
260.3
26
9
103.1
5.1
1.8
384
8Steve Beuerlein
S. Beuerlein
62
2000
16
324
533
60.8
3,730
7.0
233.1
19
18
79.7
3.6
3.4
331
9Ken O'Brien
K. O'Brien
62
1985
16
297
488
60.9
3,888
8.0
243.0
25
8
96.2
5.1
1.6
399
10Neil Lomax
N. Lomax
61
1985
16
265
471
56.3
3,214
6.8
200.9
18
12
79.5
3.8
2.5
442
11Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
60
1992
15
233
384
60.7
2,775
7.2
185.0
19
11
87.3
4.9
2.9
437
12Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
58
2013
16
355
588
60.4
3,913
6.7
244.6
24
17
81.7
4.1
2.9
399
13Jeff George
J. George
58
1997
16
290
521
55.7
3,917
7.5
244.8
29
9
91.2
5.6
1.7
430
14Mark Brunell
M. Brunell
57
2001
15
289
473
61.1
3,309
7.0
220.6
19
13
84.1
4.0
2.7
387
15Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
57
1988
16
301
560
53.8
3,808
6.8
238.0
24
16
77.6
4.3
2.9
442
16Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
56
2018
16
356
526
67.7
3,885
7.4
242.8
22
8
96.9
4.2
1.5
347
17Jeff George
J. George
56
1991
16
292
485
60.2
2,910
6.0
181.9
10
12
73.8
2.1
2.5
481
18Geno Smith
G. Smith
55
2025
15
302
448
67.4
3,025
6.8
201.7
19
17
84.7
4.2
3.8
405
19Cam Ward
C. Ward
55
2025
17
323
540
59.8
3,169
5.9
186.4
15
7
80.2
2.8
1.3
410
20Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
55
2022
15
292
483
60.5
3,524
7.3
234.9
16
11
84.4
3.3
2.3
368
21Justin Fields
J. Fields
55
2022
15
192
318
60.4
2,242
7.1
149.5
17
11
85.2
5.3
3.5
359
22Tim Couch
T. Couch
55
1999
14
223
396
56.3
2,447
6.2
174.8
15
12
74.8
3.8
3.0
352
23Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
55
1999
16
305
539
56.6
3,985
7.4
249.1
19
21
75.6
3.5
3.9
342
24Phil Simms
P. Simms
55
1984
16
286
533
53.7
4,044
7.6
252.8
22
18
78.1
4.1
3.4
434
25Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
54
2025
16
340
512
66.4
3,727
7.3
232.9
26
13
94.1
5.1
2.5
301
StatMuse has game-level data for times sacked going back to the 1981 season.

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8
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9
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11
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3
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12
5
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5
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