most single season sacks by a lb 2000 to 2022

From 2000 through 2022, T.J. Watt had the most sacks by a linebacker in a season, with 22.5 sacks in 2021.

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  • Data note: Sacks: player season data complete from 1982
NAMESCKSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
22.5
2021
15
48
16
64
111.5
0
0
0
5
3
0
2Justin Houston
J. Houston
22.0
2014
16
60
9
69
99
0
0
0
4
0
0
3DeMarcus Ware
D. Ware
20.0
2008
16
69
15
84
113
0
0
0
6
1
0
4Shaquil Barrett
S. Barrett
19.5
2019
16
45
13
58
138.5
1
4
0
6
0
0
5Aldon Smith
A. Smith
19.5
2012
16
50
16
66
144.5
1
6
0
3
0
0
6DeMarcus Ware
D. Ware
19.5
2011
16
48
10
58
124.5
0
0
0
2
1
0
7Chandler Jones
C. Jones
19.0
2019
16
42
11
53
146
0
0
0
8
3
0
8Robert Quinn
R. Quinn
18.5
2021
16
38
11
49
133.5
0
0
0
4
0
0
9Von Miller
V. Miller
18.5
2012
16
55
13
68
129.5
1
26
1
6
0
0
10Joey Porter
J. Porter
17.5
2008
16
37
11
48
96
0
0
0
4
1
0
11Chandler Jones
C. Jones
17.0
2017
16
52
7
59
113
0
0
0
2
0
0
12Elvis Dumervil
E. Dumervil
17.0
2014
16
28
10
38
127.5
0
0
0
2
1
0
13Elvis Dumervil
E. Dumervil
17.0
2009
16
42
7
49
88.5
0
0
0
4
1
0
14Shawne Merriman
S. Merriman
17.0
2006
12
49
14
63
93
1
10
0
4
1
0
15Haason Reddick
H. Reddick
16.0
2022
17
35
14
49
132.5
0
0
0
5
3
0
16James Harrison
J. Harrison
16.0
2008
15
67
34
101
114.5
1
33
0
7
0
0
17Matthew Judon
M. Judon
15.5
2022
17
36
24
60
102.5
0
0
0
2
1
0
18Vic Beasley
V. Beasley
15.5
2016
16
32
7
39
93
0
0
0
6
1
1
19DeMarcus Ware
D. Ware
15.5
2010
16
56
10
66
110.5
0
0
0
2
2
1
20T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
15.0
2020
15
43
10
53
112.5
1
0
0
2
0
0
21Peter Boulware
P. Boulware
15.0
2001
16
44
22
66
86.5
0
0
0
3
1
0
22Alex Highsmith
A. Highsmith
14.5
2022
17
38
25
63
118
0
0
0
5
0
0
23T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
14.5
2019
16
35
20
55
104
2
7
0
8
4
0
24Von Miller
V. Miller
14.5
2018
16
29
19
48
88
1
42
0
4
3
0
25Connor Barwin
C. Barwin
14.5
2014
16
47
17
64
104
0
0
0
2
0
0

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