rookie defensive tackle sack leaders 2025

James Pearce Jr. had the most sacks in his rookie season by a defensive lineman in 2025, with 10.5 sacks.

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Data note: Sacks: player season data complete from 1982

	NAME	SCK	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	James Pearce Jr. J. Pearce Jr.	10.5	2025	ATL	17	17	9	26	94.5	0	0	0	1	1	0
2	Jalon Walker J. Walker	5.5	2025	ATL	15	24	12	36	44	0	0	0	2	1	0
3	Tonka Hemingway T. Hemingway	4.0	2025	LV	9	8	1	9	30	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	Darius Alexander D. Alexander	3.5	2025	NYG	16	9	11	20	26.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Derrick Harmon D. Harmon	3.0	2025	PIT	12	11	16	27	9	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	Kenneth Grant K. Grant	2.0	2025	MIA	17	15	18	33	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Walter Nolen III W. Nolen III	2.0	2025	ARI	6	8	3	11	10	0	0	0	0	1	1
8	Donovan Ezeiruaku D. Ezeiruaku	2.0	2025	DAL	17	20	20	40	15	0	0	0	1	0	0
9	Elijah Roberts E. Roberts	2.0	2025	TB	17	10	4	14	10	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	B.J. Green II	2.0	2025	JAX	14	6	9	15	15	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	Ashton Gillotte A. Gillotte	1.5	2025	KC	17	14	24	38	2	1	14	0	0	0	0
12	Barryn Sorrell B. Sorrell	1.5	2025	GB	14	7	8	15	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
13	Zeek Biggers Z. Biggers	1.5	2025	MIA	9	6	14	20	9.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Mykel Williams M. Williams	1.0	2025	SF	9	11	9	20	8	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	Shemar Stewart S. Stewart	1.0	2025	CIN	8	5	6	11	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Tyleik Williams T. Williams	1.0	2025	DET	17	8	10	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Alfred Collins A. Collins	1.0	2025	SF	16	4	13	17	15	0	0	0	2	2	0
18	Omarr Norman-Lott O. Norman-Lott	1.0	2025	KC	5	4	1	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	T.J. Sanders	1.0	2025	BUF	12	7	9	16	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Jamaree Caldwell J. Caldwell	1.0	2025	LAC	17	14	17	31	9	0	0	0	1	0	0
21	C.J. West	1.0	2025	SF	14	12	9	21	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins T. Ingram-Dawkins	1.0	2025	MIN	14	6	6	12	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Deone Walker D. Walker	1.0	2025	BUF	17	17	22	39	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	Ricky Barber R. Barber	1.0	2025	WAS	2	2	3	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Mason Graham M. Graham	0.5	2025	CLE	17	28	21	49	2.5	0	0	0	0	0	0

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