rookie league leaders in sacks 2020 to 2023

From 2020 through 2023, Micah Parsons had the most sacks by a rookie, with 13 sacks in 2021.

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	NAME	SCK	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Micah Parsons M. Parsons	13.0	2021	DAL	16	64	20	84	119.5	0	0	0	3	0	0
2	Aidan Hutchinson A. Hutchinson	9.5	2022	DET	17	34	18	52	59.5	3	25	0	0	2	0
3	Kobie Turner K. Turner	9.0	2023	LAR	17	29	28	57	77.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Jaelan Phillips J. Phillips	8.5	2021	MIA	17	23	19	42	71.5	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	Byron Young B. Young	8.0	2023	LAR	17	41	19	60	41	0	0	0	2	1	0
6	James Houston J. Houston	8.0	2022	DET	7	11	1	12	58	0	0	0	1	1	0
7	Azeez Ojulari A. Ojulari	8.0	2021	NYG	17	29	20	49	53	0	0	0	1	0	0
8	Yaya Diaby Y. Diaby	7.5	2023	TB	17	25	13	38	48	0	0	0	1	2	0
9	Chase Young C. Young	7.5	2020	WAS	15	32	12	44	34.5	0	0	0	4	3	1
10	Will Anderson Jr. W. Anderson Jr.	7.0	2023	HOU	15	29	16	45	48	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Darrell Taylor D. Taylor	6.5	2021	SEA	16	28	9	37	40	0	0	0	1	0	0
12	Jalen Carter J. Carter	6.0	2023	PHI	16	20	13	33	33.5	0	0	0	2	1	1
13	George Karlaftis G. Karlaftis	6.0	2022	KC	17	18	15	33	40	0	0	0	0	2	0
14	Odafe Oweh O. Oweh	5.0	2021	BAL	15	23	10	33	25	0	0	0	3	2	0
15	Bryan Bresee B. Bresee	4.5	2023	NO	17	12	12	24	42	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Tuli Tuipulotu T. Tuipulotu	4.5	2023	LAC	17	37	16	53	37.5	0	0	0	2	1	0
17	Lukas Van Ness L. Van Ness	4.0	2023	GB	17	24	8	32	31	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Calijah Kancey C. Kancey	4.0	2023	TB	14	19	7	26	22	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	BJ Ojulari	4.0	2023	ARI	17	23	17	40	28	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Karl Brooks K. Brooks	4.0	2023	GB	17	12	8	20	31	0	0	0	1	2	0
21	Kayvon Thibodeaux K. Thibodeaux	4.0	2022	NYG	14	33	16	49	34	0	0	0	2	2	1
22	Jaquan Brisker J. Brisker	4.0	2022	CHI	15	73	31	104	27	1	6	0	1	1	0
23	Myjai Sanders M. Sanders	4.0	2022	ARI	13	18	6	24	16	0	0	0	1	1	0
24	Sam Williams S. Williams	4.0	2022	DAL	15	15	7	22	26	0	0	0	1	3	0
25	Joe Tryon-Shoyinka J. Tryon-Shoyinka	4.0	2021	TB	17	21	8	29	17	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Bears	1	1	0	.500
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Saints	1	1	0	.500
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
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Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
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Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000