Who Leads the NFL in Sacks?
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With the NFL season in full swing, we take a look at which player is leading the league in sacks so far.
NFL Teams
The NFL (National Football League) is a professional American football league. It was founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before renaming itself the National Football League for the 1922 season. The NFL is the highest level of professional football in the United States, and the world’s largest professional American football league by total attendance. The regular season runs from September to December, with each team playing 16 games.
List of NFL teams
As of the 2019 season, the NFL has 32 teams. These teams are divided into two conferences: the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). Each conference is then further divided into four divisions: North, East, West, and South.
NFC teams:
-Arizona Cardinals
-Atlanta Falcons
-Baltimore Ravens
-Buffalo Bills
-Carolina Panthers
-Chicago Bears
-Cincinnati Bengals
-Cleveland Browns
-Dallas Cowboys
-Denver Broncos
-Detroit Lions
-Green Bay Packers
-Houston Texans
-Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Rams Miami Dolphins Minnesota Vikings New England Patriots New Orleans Saints New York Giants New York Jets Oakland Raiders Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tennessee Titans Washington Redskins
Find the team with the most sacks
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC).
As of the 2019 season, the team with the most sacks is the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have sacked their opponents a total of 54 times.
NFL Players
Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams leads the NFL in sacks with 20.5. Donald was a first-team All-Pro selection in 2017 and 2018, and was the Defensive Player of the Year in 2017.
List of NFL players
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major North American professional sports leagues, the highest professional level of American football in the world.
The sack leaders are updated every week during the NFL regular season. The list below shows the NFL’s sack leaders since 1982 when individual sacks became an official NFL stat. Saquon Barkley, Ezekiel Elliott and Derrick Henry are the only running backs to make the list. Bruce Smith holds the record for most career sacks with 200.0.
Find the player with the most sacks
As of the 2019 NFL season, there are a number of players who have made a name for themselves by racking up an impressive number of sacks. Below is a list of the top 10 sack leaders in the NFL, as well as their current teams and the number of sacks they have accumulated.
1. Chandler Jones, Arizona Cardinals – 19.0
2. T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers – 18.5
3. Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Saints – 18.0
4. Shaq Barrett, Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 17.5
5. Za’Darius Smith, Green Bay Packers – 16.5
6. Danielle Hunter, Minnesota Vikings – 15.5
7. Nick Bosa, San Francisco 49ers – 14.5
8. Joey Bosa, Los Angeles Chargers – 14.0
9 Von Miller, Denver Broncos – 13..5 10 Jadaveon Clowney, Seattle Seahawks – 13
Conclusion
After a thorough analysis of the NFL sack leaders over the past decade, it is clear that there is a clear hierarchy in terms of which players are most proficient at sack production.
J.J. Watt, Von Miller, and Khalil Mack are easily the best sack artists in the NFL, with a significant gap between them and the rest of the league. These three players have redefined what it means to be a defensive force in the NFL, and their presence is felt every time they step on the field.
