oldest player to have 18 sacks in a season

Robert Mathis and Michael Strahan are tied for the oldest with 18.0+ sacks in a season. They were 32 years old.

Interpreted as:
oldest player to have 18 or more defensive sacks in a season
NAMEAgeSCKSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Robert Mathis
R. Mathis
32
19.5
2013
16
44
15
59
120.5
0
0
0
8
0
0
2Michael Strahan
M. Strahan
32
18.5
2003
16
60
15
75
126.5
0
0
0
3
1
0
3Robert Quinn
R. Quinn
31
18.5
2021
16
38
11
49
133.5
0
0
0
4
0
0
4Jason Babin
J. Babin
31
18.0
2011
16
35
5
40
107
0
0
0
3
0
0
5Myles Garrett
M. Garrett
30
23.0
2025
17
43
17
60
165
0
0
0
3
0
0
6Michael Strahan
M. Strahan
30
22.5
2001
16
61
12
73
177.5
0
0
0
6
1
1
7T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
29
19.0
2023
17
48
20
68
122
1
24
0
4
3
1
8Chandler Jones
C. Jones
29
19.0
2019
16
42
11
53
146
0
0
0
8
3
0
9Jared Allen
J. Allen
29
22.0
2011
16
48
18
66
150.5
1
14
0
4
4
0
10DeMarcus Ware
D. Ware
29
19.5
2011
16
48
10
58
124.5
0
0
0
2
1
0
11Jason Taylor
J. Taylor
28
18.5
2002
16
46
24
70
162.5
0
0
0
7
2
0
12Clyde Simmons
C. Simmons
28
19.0
1992
16
0
0
0
1
0
13Chris Doleman
C. Doleman
28
21.0
1989
16
0
0
0
5
0
14Mark Gastineau
M. Gastineau
28
22.0
1984
16
0
0
0
1
1
15T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
27
22.5
2021
15
48
16
64
111.5
0
0
0
5
3
0
16Shaquil Barrett
S. Barrett
27
19.5
2019
16
45
13
58
138.5
1
4
0
6
0
0
17Aaron Donald
A. Donald
27
20.5
2018
16
41
18
59
183.5
0
0
0
4
2
0
18Bruce Smith
B. Smith
27
19.0
1990
16
0
0
0
0
0
19Keith Millard
K. Millard
27
18.0
1989
16
1
48
0
1
1
20Reggie White
R. White
27
18.0
1988
16
0
0
0
2
0
21Dexter Manley
D. Manley
27
18.5
1986
16
0
0
0
1
1
22Lawrence Taylor
L. Taylor
27
20.5
1986
16
0
0
0
0
0
23Mark Gastineau
M. Gastineau
27
19.0
1983
16
0
0
0
2
1
24DeMarcus Ware
D. Ware
26
20.0
2008
16
69
15
84
113
0
0
0
6
1
0
25Reggie White
R. White
26
21.0
1987
12
0
0
0
1
1
StatMuse has season-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.

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