nfl player most sacks in a season including playoffs

T.J. Watt has the most sacks in a combined regular-season and postseason, with 23.5 sacks in 2021.

Interpreted as:
NFL player most defensive sacks in a season including playoffs
NAMESCKSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
23.5
2021
16
51
16
67
125.5
0
0
0
5
4
1
2Richard Dent
R. Dent
23.0
1985
19
2
10
1
2
0
3Michael Strahan
M. Strahan
22.5
2001
16
61
12
73
177.5
0
0
0
6
1
1
4Myles Garrett
M. Garrett
22.0
2025
16
42
17
59
160
0
0
0
3
0
0
5Justin Houston
J. Houston
22.0
2014
16
60
9
69
99
0
0
0
4
0
0
6J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
22.0
2012
18
75
15
90
152
0
0
0
4
2
0
7Jared Allen
J. Allen
22.0
2011
16
48
18
66
150.5
1
14
0
4
4
0
8Mark Gastineau
M. Gastineau
22.0
1984
16
0
0
0
1
1
9Robert Mathis
R. Mathis
21.5
2013
18
47
17
64
141.5
0
0
0
10
0
0
10Chris Doleman
C. Doleman
21.0
1989
17
0
0
0
5
0
11Reggie White
R. White
21.0
1987
12
0
0
0
1
1
12Aaron Donald
A. Donald
20.5
2018
19
46
22
68
183.5
0
0
0
4
2
0
13J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
20.5
2014
16
59
19
78
140
1
80
1
4
5
1
14Lawrence Taylor
L. Taylor
20.5
1986
19
1
34
1
0
0
15Richard Dent
R. Dent
20.5
1984
18
0
0
0
1
0
16DeMarcus Ware
D. Ware
20.0
2008
16
69
15
84
113
0
0
0
6
1
0
17Kevin Carter
K. Carter
20.0
1999
19
0
0
0
2
0
18Bruce Smith
B. Smith
20.0
1990
19
0
0
0
0
0
19Derrick Thomas
D. Thomas
20.0
1990
16
0
0
0
2
0
20Haason Reddick
H. Reddick
19.5
2022
20
42
16
58
152
0
0
0
6
4
0
21Nick Bosa
N. Bosa
19.5
2021
20
48
16
64
139.5
0
0
0
5
0
0
22Shaquil Barrett
S. Barrett
19.5
2019
16
45
13
58
138.5
1
4
0
6
0
0
23Aldon Smith
A. Smith
19.5
2012
19
54
17
71
144.5
1
6
0
4
1
0
24DeMarcus Ware
D. Ware
19.5
2011
16
48
10
58
124.5
0
0
0
2
1
0
25Simeon Rice
S. Rice
19.5
2002
19
50
9
59
132
1
30
0
8
1
0
StatMuse has season-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.

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13
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8
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
8
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7
9
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.438
7
9
0
.438
6
10
0
.375
NFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
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4
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5
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13
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