nfl rookie sack leaders 2021

Micah Parsons had the most sacks by a rookie in 2021, with 13 sacks.

Interpreted as:
NFL rookie defensive sack leaders 2021
NAMESCKSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Micah Parsons
M. Parsons
13.0
2021
DAL DAL
16
64
20
84
119.5
0
0
0
3
0
0
2Jaelan Phillips
J. Phillips
8.5
2021
MIA MIA
17
23
19
42
71.5
0
0
0
0
1
0
3Azeez Ojulari
A. Ojulari
8.0
2021
NYG NYG
17
29
20
49
53
0
0
0
1
0
0
4Darrell Taylor
D. Taylor
6.5
2021
SEA SEA
16
28
9
37
40
0
0
0
1
0
0
5Odafe Oweh
O. Oweh
5.0
2021
BAL BAL
15
23
10
33
25
0
0
0
3
2
0
6Joe Tryon-Shoyinka
J. Tryon-Shoyinka
4.0
2021
TB TB
17
21
8
29
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
7Greg Rousseau
G. Rousseau
4.0
2021
BUF BUF
17
42
8
50
12
1
3
0
1
0
0
8Kwity Paye
K. Paye
4.0
2021
IND IND
15
16
16
32
23
0
0
0
1
2
0
9Malik McDowell
M. McDowell
3.0
2021
CLE CLE
15
19
14
33
22
0
0
0
0
1
0
10Kenny Willekes
K. Willekes
2.5
2021
MIN MIN
6
11
7
18
16.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
11Jevon Holland
J. Holland
2.5
2021
MIA MIA
16
48
21
69
24
2
0
0
0
3
0
12Boogie Basham
B. Basham
2.5
2021
BUF BUF
8
11
7
18
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
13Quincy Roche
Q. Roche
2.5
2021
NYG NYG
14
23
15
38
22
0
0
0
1
0
0
14Jonathon Cooper
J. Cooper
2.5
2021
DEN DEN
16
22
16
38
22
0
0
0
0
1
0
15Naquan Jones
N. Jones
2.5
2021
TEN TEN
13
18
11
29
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
16Milton Williams
M. Williams
2.0
2021
PHI PHI
17
15
15
30
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
17Malcolm Koonce
M. Koonce
2.0
2021
LV LV
5
2
1
3
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
18Derrick Barnes
D. Barnes
2.0
2021
DET DET
17
42
25
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19Alim McNeill
A. McNeill
2.0
2021
DET DET
17
15
24
39
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
20Caden Sterns
C. Sterns
2.0
2021
DEN DEN
15
22
6
28
12
2
47
0
0
0
0
21Osa Odighizuwa
O. Odighizuwa
2.0
2021
DAL DAL
16
21
15
36
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
22Shaka Toney
S. Toney
1.5
2021
WAS WAS
10
2
6
8
12.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
23Christian Barmore
C. Barmore
1.5
2021
NE NE
17
23
23
46
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
24Cam Sample
C. Sample
1.5
2021
CIN CIN
14
9
5
14
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
25Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
J. Owusu-Koramoah
1.5
2021
CLE CLE
14
49
27
76
7.5
0
0
0
2
0
0
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AFC EastWLTPCT
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0
.833
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.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
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6
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.500
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