youngest player with 15 sacks in a season

Jason Pierre-Paul and Shawne Merriman are tied for the youngest with 15.0+ sacks in a season. They were 22 years old.

Interpreted as:
youngest player with 15 or more defensive sacks in a season
NAMEAgeSCKSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Jason Pierre-Paul
J. Pierre-Paul
22
16.5
2011
16
66
20
86
112
0
0
0
2
0
0
2Shawne Merriman
S. Merriman
22
17.0
2006
12
49
14
63
93
1
10
0
4
1
0
3Robert Quinn
R. Quinn
23
19.0
2013
16
50
7
57
145
0
0
0
7
2
1
4Von Miller
V. Miller
23
18.5
2012
16
55
13
68
129.5
1
26
1
6
0
0
5Aldon Smith
A. Smith
23
19.5
2012
16
50
16
66
144.5
1
6
0
3
0
0
6J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
23
20.5
2012
16
69
12
81
138.5
0
0
0
4
2
0
7Derrick Thomas
D. Thomas
23
20.0
1990
15
0
0
0
2
0
8Bruce Smith
B. Smith
23
15.0
1986
16
0
0
0
0
0
9Nick Bosa
N. Bosa
24
15.5
2021
17
40
12
52
122
0
0
0
4
0
0
10Chris Jones
C. Jones
24
15.5
2018
16
35
5
40
122
1
20
1
2
0
0
11Vic Beasley
V. Beasley
24
15.5
2016
16
32
7
39
93
0
0
0
6
1
1
12Khalil Mack
K. Mack
24
15.0
2015
16
57
20
77
89
0
0
0
2
0
0
13Dwight Freeney
D. Freeney
24
16.0
2004
16
33
3
36
120
0
0
0
4
0
0
14Sean Jones
S. Jones
24
15.5
1986
16
0
0
0
0
0
15Lee Williams
L. Williams
24
15.0
1986
16
0
0
0
1
0
16Leonard Marshall
L. Marshall
24
15.5
1985
16
1
3
0
0
0
17Richard Dent
R. Dent
24
17.5
1984
16
0
0
0
1
0
18Mike Merriweather
M. Merriweather
24
15.0
1984
16
2
9
0
1
0
19Nick Bosa
N. Bosa
25
18.5
2022
16
41
10
51
137.5
0
0
0
2
0
0
20Justin Houston
J. Houston
25
22.0
2014
16
60
9
69
99
0
0
0
4
0
0
21J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
25
20.5
2014
16
59
19
78
140
1
80
1
4
5
1
22Greg Hardy
G. Hardy
25
15.0
2013
16
39
20
59
98
0
0
0
1
0
0
23Elvis Dumervil
E. Dumervil
25
17.0
2009
16
42
7
49
88.5
0
0
0
4
1
0
24Jared Allen
J. Allen
25
15.5
2007
14
56
9
65
111
0
0
0
3
0
0
25Simeon Rice
S. Rice
25
16.5
1999
16
0
0
0
1
0
StatMuse has season-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.

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