which defensive line has the most sacks in the nfl this year

Will Anderson Jr. has the most sacks by a defensive lineman this season, with 9.5 sacks.

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	NAME	SCK	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Will Anderson Jr. W. Anderson Jr.	9.5	2026	HOU	8	19	16	35	63.5	0	0	0	1	1	0
2	Chase Young C. Young	8.0	2026	NO	8	9	9	18	54.5	0	0	0	1	1	0
3	Carl Granderson C. Granderson	7.5	2026	NO	7	14	18	32	42.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	David Bailey D. Bailey	7.5	2026	NYJ	8	26	18	44	37	0	0	0	5	0	0
5	Jacob Martin J. Martin	6.5	2026	TEN	8	9	2	11	59	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Jeffery Simmons J. Simmons	6.0	2026	TOT	9	26	22	48	29	0	0	0	1	1	0
7	Alim McNeill A. McNeill	5.5	2026	DET	8	8	9	17	40.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Boye Mafe B. Mafe	5.5	2026	CIN	8	14	8	22	35.5	0	0	0	2	1	0
9	Dexter Lawrence II D. Lawrence II	5.0	2026	CIN	8	16	11	27	39	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	Quinnen Williams Q. Williams	5.0	2026	DAL	9	20	16	36	35	0	0	0	2	0	0
11	DJ Wonnum	5.0	2026	DET	7	8	6	14	31	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	Aidan Hutchinson A. Hutchinson	5.0	2026	DET	8	14	9	23	36	0	0	0	1	0	0
13	Jalen Carter J. Carter	5.0	2026	PHI	9	11	14	25	49	0	0	0	4	0	0
14	Austin Booker A. Booker	5.0	2026	CHI	9	20	7	27	31	0	0	0	2	0	0
15	Za'Darius Smith Z. Smith	4.5	2026	ATL	8	7	3	10	28	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Zach Allen Z. Allen	4.5	2026	DEN	9	11	16	27	37	0	0	0	1	0	0
17	Christian Barmore C. Barmore	4.5	2026	NE	8	7	4	11	40	0	0	0	1	0	0
18	Lukas Van Ness L. Van Ness	4.5	2026	GB	9	21	13	34	24.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Danielle Hunter D. Hunter	4.0	2026	HOU	8	9	10	19	29	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	Sheldon Rankins S. Rankins	4.0	2026	HOU	8	16	8	24	28	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DeForest Buckner D. Buckner	4.0	2026	TOT	8	12	20	32	25.5	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	Maxx Crosby M. Crosby	4.0	2026	LV	9	11	15	26	30	0	0	0	1	1	0
23	Malcolm Roach M. Roach	4.0	2026	DEN	9	15	10	25	24.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	George Karlaftis G. Karlaftis	4.0	2026	KC	8	16	16	32	22	1	0	0	1	0	0
25	Adetomiwa Adebawore A. Adebawore	4.0	2026	IND	9	10	11	21	22	0	0	0	0	0	0

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	.750
Texans	3	5	.375
Colts	2	7	.222
Titans	1	7	.125

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	HOU	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Thu 11/19	IND	@	HOU	8:15 PM
Sun 11/29	BAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	HOU	@	PIT	8:20 PM
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2,386

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Rush Yards Leaders

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	2	1	.688
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Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
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AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
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Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
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Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
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