what rookie player has the most sacks in a postseason

Greg Townsend has the most sacks by a rookie in a playoff season, with 4.5 sacks in 1983.

Interpreted as:
What rookie player has the most defensive sacks in a postseason?
NAMESCKSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Greg Townsend
G. Townsend
4.5
1983
3
0
0
0
0
0
2Nick Bosa
N. Bosa
4.0
2019
3
11
4
15
35
0
0
0
1
0
0
3Garin Veris
G. Veris
4.0
1985
4
1
18
0
0
0
4Brooks Reed
B. Reed
3.5
2011
2
9
4
13
23
0
0
0
1
0
0
5J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
3.5
2011
2
11
3
14
29
1
29
1
0
0
0
6Cornelius Griffin
C. Griffin
3.0
2000
3
0
0
0
0
0
7Jevon Kearse
J. Kearse
3.0
1999
4
0
0
0
0
0
8Eric Dorsey
E. Dorsey
3.0
1986
3
0
0
0
0
0
9Jared Verse
J. Verse
2.0
2024
2
5
1
6
17
0
0
0
0
1
1
10L'Jarius Sneed
L. Sneed
2.0
2020
3
9
5
14
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
11Deatrich Wise Jr.
D. Wise Jr.
2.0
2017
3
3
1
4
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
12Adam Butler
A. Butler
2.0
2017
3
3
0
3
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
13Takk McKinley
T. McKinley
2.0
2017
2
4
1
5
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
14DeMarcus Lawrence
D. Lawrence
2.0
2014
2
3
0
3
21
0
0
0
1
2
0
15Aldon Smith
A. Smith
2.0
2011
2
4
0
4
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
16LaMarr Woodley
L. Woodley
2.0
2007
1
3
0
3
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
17Greg Spires
G. Spires
2.0
1998
1
0
0
0
0
0
18Andre Wadsworth
A. Wadsworth
2.0
1998
2
0
0
0
0
0
19Tedy Bruschi
T. Bruschi
2.0
1996
3
1
12
0
0
0
20Brentson Buckner
B. Buckner
2.0
1994
2
0
0
0
0
0
21Dana Stubblefield
D. Stubblefield
2.0
1993
2
0
0
0
0
0
22Mo Lewis
M. Lewis
2.0
1991
1
0
0
0
0
0
23Renaldo Turnbull
R. Turnbull
2.0
1990
1
0
0
0
0
0
24David Grant
D. Grant
2.0
1988
3
0
0
0
0
0
25Fred Strickland
F. Strickland
2.0
1988
1
0
0
0
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 playoffs.

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