nfl most sack yards/ sacks in a season for a player, minimum 5 sacks

Adalius Thomas has the most yards on sacks per sack with 5.0+ sacks in a season, with 12.8 in 2008.

Interpreted as:
NFL most sack yards/ defensive sacks in a season for a player, minimum 5 defensive sacks
NAME SCKY/SCK SCK SCKY SEASON TM GP TKL AST COMB INT INT YDS INT TD FF FR FR TD
1 Adalius Thomas
A. Thomas
12.8
5.0
64
2008
NE NE
9
24
9
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
2 Jerry Hughes
J. Hughes
12.6
5.0
63
2015
BUF BUF
16
37
15
52
0
0
0
2
1
0
3 DeMarcus Lawrence
D. Lawrence
11.03
14.5
160
2017
DAL DAL
16
35
23
58
0
0
0
4
2
0
4 Trent Cole
T. Cole
11
6.5
71.5
2014
PHI PHI
15
40
12
52
0
0
0
3
0
0
5 Justin Smith
J. Smith
10.83
6.0
65
2009
SF SF
16
41
14
55
0
0
0
2
2
0
6 Ben Leber
B. Leber
10.8
5.0
54
2007
MIN MIN
16
52
15
67
1
0
0
2
1
0
7 Emmanuel Ogbah
E. Ogbah
10.61
9.0
95.5
2020
MIA MIA
16
25
17
42
0
0
0
3
1
0
8 Braden Fiske
B. Fiske
10.53
8.5
89.5
2024
LAR LAR
17
20
24
44
0
0
0
2
2
0
9 Connor Barwin
C. Barwin
10.4
5.0
52
2016
PHI PHI
16
20
14
34
0
0
0
1
0
0
10 David Harris
D. Harris
10.4
5.0
52
2007
NYJ NYJ
16
90
36
126
0
0
0
2
1
0
11 Jabaal Sheard
J. Sheard
10.38
8.0
83
2015
NE NE
13
28
9
37
0
0
0
4
0
0
12 Olsen Pierre
O. Pierre
10.36
5.5
57
2017
ARI ARI
14
22
8
30
0
0
0
1
0
0
13 Jason Pierre-Paul
J. Pierre-Paul
10.31
6.5
67
2012
NYG NYG
16
43
23
66
1
28
1
1
1
0
14 Dwight Freeney
D. Freeney
10.29
8.5
87.5
2011
IND IND
16
13
6
19
0
0
0
2
0
0
15 Haloti Ngata
H. Ngata
10
5.0
50
2012
BAL BAL
14
33
18
51
0
0
0
0
0
0
16 Jerome Baker
J. Baker
9.93
7.0
69.5
2020
MIA MIA
16
70
42
112
0
0
0
2
0
0
17 Robert Porcher
R. Porcher
9.91
5.5
54.5
2002
DET DET
15
30
15
45
0
0
0
2
3
1
18 Derek Barnett
D. Barnett
9.9
5.0
49.5
2017
PHI PHI
15
18
3
21
0
0
0
1
2
1
19 Boye Mafe
B. Mafe
9.83
6.0
59
2024
SEA SEA
15
25
15
40
0
0
0
1
0
0
20 Chris Hovan
C. Hovan
9.82
5.5
54
2002
MIN MIN
16
38
14
52
0
0
0
0
2
0
21 Zaven Collins
Z. Collins
9.8
5.0
49
2024
ARI ARI
17
33
24
57
0
0
0
2
0
0
22 Desmond Bishop
D. Bishop
9.8
5.0
49
2011
GB GB
13
90
25
115
0
0
0
2
0
0
23 Brian Orakpo
B. Orakpo
9.79
7.0
68.5
2017
TEN TEN
16
30
14
44
0
0
0
3
0
0
24 Duane Clemons
D. Clemons
9.79
7.0
68.5
2001
KC KC
16
37
12
49
0
0
0
3
1
0
25 Takeo Spikes
T. Spikes
9.67
6.0
58
2001
CIN CIN
15
80
29
109
1
66
1
1
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for yards on sacks going back to the 2001 season.

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