nfl middle linebacker sack leaders this season

T.J. Watt has the most sacks by a linebacker this season, with 7.5 sacks.

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	NAME	SCK	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	T.J. Watt	7.5	2026	PIT	8	13	6	19	45.5	1	35	1	1	1	0
2	Greg Rousseau G. Rousseau	7.0	2026	BUF	7	16	8	24	38	0	0	0	3	0	0
3	Andrew Van Ginkel A. Van Ginkel	6.5	2026	MIN	7	11	10	21	50	1	0	0	1	1	0
4	Dallas Turner D. Turner	6.0	2026	MIN	7	14	6	20	30	0	0	0	2	0	0
5	Elijah Ponder E. Ponder	6.0	2026	NE	8	13	10	23	45	0	0	0	1	2	1
6	Blake Cashman B. Cashman	4.5	2026	MIN	7	35	29	64	41.5	0	0	0	0	1	0
7	Byron Young B. Young	4.5	2026	LAR	8	13	19	32	21	0	0	0	1	0	0
8	Odafe Oweh O. Oweh	4.0	2026	WAS	7	8	8	16	29	0	0	0	1	1	0
9	Nolan Smith Jr. N. Smith Jr.	4.0	2026	PHI	7	7	8	15	22	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	David Walker D. Walker	4.0	2026	TB	8	14	8	22	37	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	K'Lavon Chaisson K. Chaisson	3.5	2026	WAS	7	11	8	19	26	0	0	0	2	0	0
12	Alex Highsmith A. Highsmith	3.5	2026	PIT	8	8	10	18	19	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Nik Bonitto N. Bonitto	3.5	2026	DEN	8	11	6	17	23	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	Tavius Robinson T. Robinson	3.5	2026	BAL	6	9	9	18	27.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
15	Mike Green M. Green	3.5	2026	BAL	8	11	8	19	26.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Khalil Mack K. Mack	3.0	2026	LAC	7	11	10	21	18	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Eric Wilson E. Wilson	3.0	2026	MIN	7	21	20	41	18.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Josh Sweat J. Sweat	3.0	2026	ARI	8	13	9	22	18	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Ernest Jones IV E. Jones IV	3.0	2026	SEA	8	41	40	81	13	1	20	0	0	0	0
20	Derrick Barnes D. Barnes	3.0	2026	DET	7	21	13	34	7	1	3	0	0	0	0
21	Derick Hall D. Hall	3.0	2026	SEA	8	11	9	20	11	0	0	0	1	1	0
22	Tuli Tuipulotu T. Tuipulotu	3.0	2026	LAC	7	16	14	30	23	1	4	0	2	1	0
23	Yaya Diaby Y. Diaby	3.0	2026	TB	8	11	5	16	21	1	1	0	0	0	0
24	Nick Herbig N. Herbig	3.0	2026	PIT	8	16	6	22	22	0	0	0	1	0	0
25	Edgerrin Cooper E. Cooper	3.0	2026	GB	4	18	12	30	16	1	18	0	0	0	0

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PASS

1,871

Rodgers

RUSH

704

Warren

REC

378

Metcalf

Team Rankings

PPG

22.5

18th

OPP PPG

18.0

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

117.9

14th

PASS YDS/G

233.9

20th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	6	2	.750
Bengals	5	2	.714
Browns	5	3	.625
Ravens	4	4	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	PIT	@	PHI	4:25 PM
Fri 11/27	DEN	@	PIT	3:00 PM
Sun 12/6	HOU	@	PIT	8:20 PM
Mon 12/14	PIT	@	JAX	8:15 PM

Last Game

Browns

5 - 3

Final

Steelers

6 - 2

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

2,146

Stafford

2,124

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

770

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

985

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

20

Burrow

19

Cousins

17

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

112.6

Lawrence

111.6

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.5

Watt

7.0

Rousseau

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

29.4

29.0

28.1

28.0

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.9

18.0

18.7

18.9

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

395.4

393.1

387.3

384.4

383.1

371.4

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

150.8

148.4

134.8

134.1

133.5

Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

161.8

Gibbs

138.1

Walker

128.3

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

156

Smith-Njigba

108.3

Lamb

104.8

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

84.4

McBride

82.7

Bowers

71.5

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Fantasy K Rankings

90

Shrader

89

McLaughlin

83

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6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-6-1

1-7

2-6

2-5

2-4-1

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	4	0	.500
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	4	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	5	2	0	.714
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	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 11/5	JAX	@	BAL	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	CIN	@	ATL	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM

T.J. Watt has the most sacks by a linebacker this season, with 7.5 sacks.

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