rookie edge league leaders in sacks 2017 to 2025 that were drafted in first round

From 2017 through 2025, Micah Parsons had the most sacks in his rookie season by a 1st round pick, with 13 sacks in 2021.

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  • Data note: Sacks: player season data complete from 1982
NAMESCKSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Micah Parsons
M. Parsons
13.0
2021
16
64
20
84
119.5
0
0
0
3
0
0
2Bradley Chubb
B. Chubb
12.0
2018
16
41
19
60
83
0
0
0
2
1
0
3James Pearce Jr.
J. Pearce Jr.
10.5
2025
17
17
9
26
94.5
0
0
0
1
1
0
4Josh Hines-Allen
J. Hines-Allen
10.5
2019
16
31
13
44
74
0
0
0
2
0
0
5Aidan Hutchinson
A. Hutchinson
9.5
2022
17
34
18
52
59.5
3
25
0
0
2
0
6Nick Bosa
N. Bosa
9.0
2019
16
32
15
47
77
1
46
0
1
2
0
7Jaelan Phillips
J. Phillips
8.5
2021
17
23
19
42
71.5
0
0
0
0
1
0
8Chase Young
C. Young
7.5
2020
15
32
12
44
34.5
0
0
0
4
3
1
9Brian Burns
B. Burns
7.5
2019
16
19
6
25
34
0
0
0
1
1
1
10Will Anderson Jr.
W. Anderson Jr.
7.0
2023
15
29
16
45
48
0
0
0
0
0
0
11Montez Sweat
M. Sweat
7.0
2019
16
31
19
50
37
0
0
0
2
0
0
12T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
7.0
2017
15
40
14
54
36
1
17
0
1
0
0
13Myles Garrett
M. Garrett
7.0
2017
11
19
12
31
44
0
0
0
1
1
0
14Chop Robinson
C. Robinson
6.0
2024
17
16
10
26
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
15Jalen Carter
J. Carter
6.0
2023
16
20
13
33
33.5
0
0
0
2
1
1
16George Karlaftis
G. Karlaftis
6.0
2022
17
18
15
33
40
0
0
0
0
2
0
17Takk McKinley
T. McKinley
6.0
2017
16
15
5
20
42
0
0
0
2
1
0
18Jalon Walker
J. Walker
5.5
2025
15
24
12
36
44
0
0
0
2
1
0
19Odafe Oweh
O. Oweh
5.0
2021
15
23
10
33
25
0
0
0
3
2
0
20Ed Oliver
E. Oliver
5.0
2019
16
24
19
43
39
0
0
0
1
0
0
21Daron Payne
D. Payne
5.0
2018
16
35
21
56
28
0
0
0
1
1
0
22Roquan Smith
R. Smith
5.0
2018
16
89
32
121
37
1
22
0
0
0
0
23Derek Barnett
D. Barnett
5.0
2017
15
18
3
21
49.5
0
0
0
1
2
1
24Jared Verse
J. Verse
4.5
2024
17
36
30
66
44.5
0
0
0
2
2
0
25Bryan Bresee
B. Bresee
4.5
2023
17
12
12
24
42
0
0
0
0
0
0

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