nfl most sacks per game in a season for a player full season

Sean McInerney has the most sacks per game played in his rookie season in 1987, with 2.17.

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	NAME	SCK/GP	SCK	GP	SEASON	TM	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Sean McInerney S. McInerney	2.17	6.5	3	1987	CHI					0	0	0		0	0
2	Greg Rousseau G. Rousseau	2	6.0	3	2026	BUF	12	3	15	34	0	0	0	3	0	0
3	Jevon Kearse J. Kearse	1.75	3.5	2	2006	PHI	3	1	4	30.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
4	Reggie White R. White	1.75	21.0	12	1987	PHI					0	0	0		1	1
5	Steve Martin S. Martin	1.67	5.0	3	1987	WAS					0	0	0		0	0
6	Aidan Hutchinson A. Hutchinson	1.5	7.5	5	2024	DET	12	7	19	55	0	0	0	1	0	0
7	T.J. Watt	1.5	22.5	15	2021	PIT	48	16	64	111.5	0	0	0	5	3	0
8	Curt Jarvis C. Jarvis	1.5	3.0	2	1987	TB					0	0	0		0	0
9	Mel Kaufman M. Kaufman	1.5	3.0	2	1986	WAS					0	0	0		0	0
10	Shawne Merriman S. Merriman	1.42	17.0	12	2006	SD	49	14	63	93	1	10	0	4	1	0
11	Michael Strahan M. Strahan	1.41	22.5	16	2001	NYG	61	12	73	177.5	0	0	0	6	1	1
12	Justin Houston J. Houston	1.38	22.0	16	2014	KC	60	9	69	99	0	0	0	4	0	0
13	Jared Allen J. Allen	1.38	22.0	16	2011	MIN	48	18	66	150.5	1	14	0	4	4	0
14	Mark Gastineau M. Gastineau	1.38	22.0	16	1984	NYJ					0	0	0		1	1
15	Myles Garrett M. Garrett	1.35	23.0	17	2025	CLE	43	17	60	165	0	0	0	3	0	0
16	Will Anderson Jr. W. Anderson Jr.	1.33	4.0	3	2026	HOU	10	8	18	22	0	0	0	1	1	0
17	Mason Graham M. Graham	1.33	4.0	3	2026	CLE	8	7	15	33	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Mathias Kiwanuka M. Kiwanuka	1.33	4.0	3	2010	NYG	9	2	11	30	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	Antwan Odom A. Odom	1.33	8.0	6	2009	CIN	18	1	19	51	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Derrick Thomas D. Thomas	1.33	20.0	15	1990	KC					0	0	0		2	0
21	Buddy Moor B. Moor	1.33	4.0	3	1987	ATL					0	0	0		0	0
22	Blaise Winter B. Winter	1.33	4.0	3	1987	SD					0	0	0		0	0
23	Hugh Green H. Green	1.33	4.0	3	1986	MIA					0	0	0		0	0
24	Chris Doleman C. Doleman	1.31	21.0	16	1989	MIN					0	0	0		5	0
25	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	1.29	15.5	12	1988	NYG					0	0	0		1	0

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