oldest player to have 6 sacks in a season

Clay Matthews is the oldest with 6.0+ sacks in a season. He was 40 years old in 1996.

Interpreted as:
oldest player to have 6 or more defensive sacks in a season
NAMEAgeSCKSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Clay Matthews
C. Matthews
40
6.5
1996
15
0
0
0
0
0
2Calais Campbell
C. Campbell
39
6.5
2025
17
23
20
43
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
3Bruce Smith
B. Smith
39
9.0
2002
16
37
12
49
73
0
0
0
3
0
0
4Chris Doleman
C. Doleman
38
8.0
1999
14
0
0
0
2
0
5Calais Campbell
C. Campbell
37
6.5
2023
17
32
24
56
29
0
0
0
1
1
0
6Terrell Suggs
T. Suggs
37
6.5
2019
TOT
15
24
16
40
50.5
0
0
0
4
1
0
7Julius Peppers
J. Peppers
37
11.0
2017
16
21
12
33
61
0
0
0
2
2
0
8Jason Taylor
J. Taylor
37
7.0
2011
16
13
5
18
33
0
0
0
1
0
0
9Bruce Smith
B. Smith
37
10.0
2000
16
0
0
0
0
0
10Kevin Greene
K. Greene
37
12.0
1999
16
0
0
0
3
0
11Chris Doleman
C. Doleman
37
15.0
1998
16
0
0
0
2
0
12Reggie White
R. White
37
16.0
1998
16
0
0
0
0
0
13Rickey Jackson
R. Jackson
37
9.5
1995
16
1
1
0
0
0
14Carl Hairston
C. Hairston
37
6.5
1989
16
0
0
0
0
0
15Too Tall Jones
T. Tall Jones
37
7.0
1988
16
0
0
0
2
0
16Cameron Jordan
C. Jordan
36
10.5
2025
17
32
15
47
64.5
0
0
0
2
1
0
17Von Miller
V. Miller
36
9.0
2025
17
16
10
26
66
0
0
0
0
0
0
18Terrell Suggs
T. Suggs
36
7.0
2018
16
25
9
34
51
0
0
0
1
1
1
19Cameron Wake
C. Wake
36
6.0
2018
14
21
15
36
48
0
0
0
1
0
0
20Julius Peppers
J. Peppers
36
7.5
2016
16
15
8
23
47.5
0
0
0
2
1
0
21Michael Strahan
M. Strahan
36
9.0
2007
16
46
11
57
65
0
0
0
1
1
0
22Bruce Smith
B. Smith
36
7.0
1999
16
0
0
0
1
0
23Kevin Greene
K. Greene
36
15.0
1998
15
2
18
0
1
0
24Chris Doleman
C. Doleman
36
12.0
1997
16
0
0
0
1
0
25Reggie White
R. White
36
11.0
1997
16
0
0
0
2
0
StatMuse has season-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.

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8
9
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.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
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.824
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5
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5
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14
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