Who Is The All Time Sack Leader In The NFL?

The all time sack leader in the NFL is a hotly contested title. Many great defensive players have racked up impressive sack totals over the years, but only one can lay claim to the title. Who is the all time sack leader in the NFL?

Michael Strahan

Michael Strahan is the all time sack leader in the NFL with 22.5 sacks in the 2001 season.

Bruce Smith

Bruce Smith is the all time sack leader in the NFL. He played defensive end for the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009.

Reggie White

Reggie White, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers and Carolina Panthers, is the all-time sack leader in the NFL. He accumulated 198 sacks over his career.

Kevin Greene

Kevin Greene is the all time sack leader in the NFL. He played for the Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, and San Francisco 49ers. He was a five-time Pro Bowl selection and a three-time first-team All-Pro. He was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1996.

DeMarcus Ware

DeMarcus Ware is a former American football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons. He played college football at Troy, where he was recognized as a three-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys with the 11th pick in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft, and spent his entire career with the Cowboys. Upon joining the Cowboys, Ware immediately became a starter and eventually emerged as one of their best defensive players. During his career, he was selected to nine Pro Bowls, including eight consecutive seasons from 2006 to 2013, and was a first-team All-Pro selection four times. He led the league in sacks twice, recording 20 in 2008 and 19 in 2009. In his career, he recorded 138.5 quarterback sacks, which ranks sixth all time as of 2019 while his 156 tackles for loss are the fourth most since they became an official statistic in 1999. He also forced 22 fumbles, recovered six of them for touchdowns – returning four for regular season touchdowns and two more during playoff games – while also intercepting five passes