List of NFL career sacks leaders

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This is a list of National Football League (NFL) players who have reached the 100-sack milestone.

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The NFL began to keep track of sacks in 1982, with 43 players having reached the milestone in that time. Using unofficial record-keeping (dating back to 1960), an additional 21 players have finished with 100 or more career sacks, leading to a total of 64 players.

List of NFL players with 100 official career sacks

Bruce Smith has the most sacks in NFL history. Bruce Smith Pro Bowl cropped.jpg
Bruce Smith has the most sacks in NFL history.
Al Baker is the unofficial single-season record holder with 23 sacks during the 1978 NFL season. Al Baker 2014.jpg
Al Baker is the unofficial single-season record holder with 23 sacks during the 1978 NFL season.
Von Miller is the current leader in career sacks among active players. Von Miller (Broncos) ITN.jpg
Von Miller is the current leader in career sacks among active players.
Key
SymbolMeaning
SacksThe total number of sacks the player recorded
Pro Football Hall of Fame member
^The player is an active player

Updated through the 2023 NFL season.

RankPos.PlayerSeasons by teamSacksRefs
1DE Bruce Smith Buffalo Bills (1985 1999)200.0 [1] [3]
Washington Redskins (2000 2003)
2DE Reggie White Philadelphia Eagles (1985 1992)198.0 [1] [4]
Green Bay Packers (1993 1998)
Carolina Panthers (2000)
3OLB/DE Kevin Greene Los Angeles Rams (1985 1992)160.0 [1] [5]
Pittsburgh Steelers (1993 1995)
Carolina Panthers (1996, 1998 1999)
San Francisco 49ers (1997)
4OLB/DE Julius Peppers Carolina Panthers (2002 2009, 2017 2018)159.5 [1] [6]
Chicago Bears (2010 2013)
Green Bay Packers (2014 2016)
5DE Chris Doleman Minnesota Vikings (1985 1993, 1999)150.5 [1] [7]
Atlanta Falcons (1994 1995)
San Francisco 49ers (1996 1998)
6DE Michael Strahan New York Giants (1993 2007)141.5 [1] [8]
7OLB/DE Jason Taylor Miami Dolphins (1997 2007, 2009, 2011)139.5 [1] [9]
Washington Redskins (2008)
New York Jets (2010)
8OLB/DE Terrell Suggs Baltimore Ravens (2003 2018)139.0 [1] [10]
Arizona Cardinals (2019)
Kansas City Chiefs (2019)
9OLB/DE DeMarcus Ware Dallas Cowboys (2005 2013)138.5 [1] [11]
Denver Broncos (2014 2016)
10DE Richard Dent Chicago Bears (1983 1993, 1995)137.5 [1] [12]
San Francisco 49ers (1994)
Indianapolis Colts (1996)
Philadelphia Eagles (1997)
DT John Randle Minnesota Vikings (1990 2000) [1] [13]
Seattle Seahawks (2001 2003)
12DE Jared Allen Kansas City Chiefs (2004 2007)136.0 [1] [14]
Minnesota Vikings (2008 2013
Chicago Bears (2014 2015)
Carolina Panthers (2015)
13OLB/DE John Abraham New York Jets (2000 2005)133.5 [1] [15]
Atlanta Falcons (2006 2012)
Arizona Cardinals (2013 2014)
14DE Leslie O'Neal San Diego Chargers (1986 1995)
St. Louis Rams (1996 1997)
Kansas City Chiefs (1998 1999)
132.5 [1] [16]
OLB Lawrence Taylor New York Giants (1981 1993) [1] [17]
16OLB/DE Rickey Jackson New Orleans Saints (1981 1993)
San Francisco 49ers (1994 1995)
128.0 [1] [18]
17OLB Derrick Thomas Kansas City Chiefs (1989 1999)126.5 [1] [19]
18OLB/DE Dwight Freeney Indianapolis Colts (2002 2012)
San Diego Chargers (2013 2014)
Arizona Cardinals (2015)
Atlanta Falcons (2016)
Seattle Seahawks (2017)
Detroit Lions (2017)
125.5 [1] [20]
19OLB/DE Von Miller^ Denver Broncos (2011 2021)
Los Angeles Rams (2021)
Buffalo Bills (2022–present)
123.5 [1] [21]
20OLB/DE Robert Mathis Indianapolis Colts (2003 2016)123.0 [1] [22]
21DE Simeon Rice Arizona Cardinals (1996 2000)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2001 2006)
Denver Broncos (2007)
Indianapolis Colts (2007)
122.0 [1] [23]
22DE Clyde Simmons Philadelphia Eagles (1986 1993)
Arizona Cardinals (1994 1995)
Jacksonville Jaguars (1996 1997)
Cincinnati Bengals (1998)
Chicago Bears (1999 2000)
121.5 [1] [24]
23DE Cameron Jordan^ New Orleans Saints (2011–present)117.5 [1] [25]
24DE J. J. Watt Houston Texans (2011 2020)
Arizona Cardinals (2021 2022)
114.5 [1] [26]
25DE Sean Jones Los Angeles Raiders (1984 1987)
Houston Oilers (1988 1993)
Green Bay Packers (1994 1996)
113.0 [1] [27]
26OLB/DE Chandler Jones New England Patriots (2012 2015)
Arizona Cardinals (2016 2021)
Las Vegas Raiders (2022 2023)
112.0 [1] [28]
OLB Justin Houston^ Kansas City Chiefs (2011 2018)
Indianapolis Colts (2019 2020)
Baltimore Ravens (2021 2022)
Carolina Panthers (2023)
Miami Dolphins (2023)
[1] [29]
28DT Aaron Donald St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams (20142023)111.0 [1] [30]
29DE Greg Townsend Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders (1983 1993, 1997)
Philadelphia Eagles (1994)
109.5 [1] [31]
30OLB/DE Pat Swilling New Orleans Saints (1986 1992)
Detroit Lions (1993 1994)
Oakland Raiders (1995 1998)
107.5 [1] [32]
31DE Trace Armstrong Chicago Bears (1989 1994)
Miami Dolphins (1995 2000)
Oakland Raiders (2001 2003)
106.0 [1] [33]
32OLB/DE Elvis Dumervil Denver Broncos (2006 2012)
Baltimore Ravens (2013 2016)
San Francisco 49ers (2017)
105.5 [1] [34]
DE Calais Campbell^ Arizona Cardinals (2008 2016)
Jacksonville Jaguars (2017 2019)
Baltimore Ravens (2020 2022)
Atlanta Falcons (2023)
[1] [35]
34DE Kevin Carter St. Louis Rams (1995 2000)
Tennessee Titans (2001 2004)
Miami Dolphins (2005 2006)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2007 2008)
104.5 [1] [36]
DE Neil Smith Kansas City Chiefs (1988 1996)
Denver Broncos (1997 1999)
San Diego Chargers (2000)
[1] [37]
36DE Jim Jeffcoat Dallas Cowboys (1983 1994)
Buffalo Bills (1995 1997)
102.5 [1] [38]
37OLB/DE Robert Quinn St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams (2011 2017)
Miami Dolphins (2018)
Dallas Cowboys (2019)
Chicago Bears (2020 2022)
Philadelphia Eagles (2022)
102.0 [1] [39]
38OLB/DE Khalil Mack^ Oakland Raiders (2014 2017)
Chicago Bears (2018 2021)
Los Angeles Chargers (2022–present)
101.5 [1] [40]
39DE William Fuller Houston Oilers (1986 1993)
Philadelphia Eagles (1994 1996)
San Diego Chargers (1997 1998)
100.5 [1] [41]
OLB/DE Charles Haley San Francisco 49ers (1986 1991, 1998 1999)
Dallas Cowboys (1992 1996)
[1] [42]
OLB/DE Cameron Wake Miami Dolphins (2009 2018)
Tennessee Titans (2019)
[1] [43]
42DE Carlos Dunlap Cincinnati Bengals (2010 2020)
Seattle Seahawks (2020 2021)
Kansas City Chiefs (2022)
100.0 [1] [44]
OLB Andre Tippett New England Patriots (1982 1993) [1] [45]

Unofficial sacks

In 2000, John Turney and Nick Webster, members of the Pro Football Researchers Association, conducted extensive research to create a more complete record of sacks in the NFL. After examining the play-by-play records of every NFL team as well as game film at NFL films they compiled a list of players with 100 sacks beginning in 1960. By including the unofficial sack/dump records from 1960 to 1981, the following players also qualify as members of the 100-Sack Club. [46] [47]

Additionally, LBs Lawrence Taylor and Rickey Jackson played their rookie seasons in 1981, which was the last season that sacks were not officially tracked. Taylor had 9.5 and Jackson had 8.0 sacks that season, which would increase their totals to 142.0 and 136.0 sacks, respectively. These sacks would place Taylor at 9th and Jackson tied at 16th (with Jared Allen) on the unofficial sack list.

Unofficial and Official Ranks are based on the top 250 from Pro-Football-Reference.com . [1]
Key
SymbolMeaning
SacksThe total number of sacks the player recorded
Pro Football Hall of Fame member

Updated through the 2023 NFL season.

Unofficial
rank
Official
rank
Pos.PlayerSeasons by teamUnofficial
sack total [46] [1]
Official
sack total
Refs
3DE Deacon Jones Los Angeles Rams (19611971)
San Diego Chargers (19721973)
Washington Redskins (1974)
173.5 [48]
6DE Jack Youngblood Los Angeles Rams (19711984)151.524.0 [49]
8DT Alan Page Minnesota Vikings (19671978)
Chicago Bears (19781981)
148.5 [50]
T18DE Carl Eller Minnesota Vikings (19641978)
Seattle Seahawks (1979)
133.5 [51]
21T121DE Al Baker Detroit Lions (19781982)
St. Louis Cardinals (19831986)
Cleveland Browns (1987, 19891990)
Minnesota Vikings (1988)
131.065.5 [52]
T22DE/DT Coy Bacon Los Angeles Rams (19681972)
San Diego Chargers (19731975)
Cincinnati Bengals (19761977)
Washington Redskins (19781981)
130.5 [53]
DE Jim Marshall Cleveland Browns (1960)
Minnesota Vikings (19611979)
[54]
24DE Claude Humphrey Atlanta Falcons (19681978)
Philadelphia Eagles (19791981)
130.0 [55]
29DE Cedrick Hardman San Francisco 49ers (19701979)
Oakland Raiders (19801981)
122.5 [56]
33T44DE Jacob Green Seattle Seahawks (19801992)
San Francisco 49ers (1992)
115.597.5 [57]
35DE Harvey Martin Dallas Cowboys (19731983)114.010.0 [58]
T37DE Lyle Alzado Denver Broncos (19711978)
Cleveland Browns (19791981)
Los Angeles Raiders (19821985)
112.023.0 [59]
T40T199DT Randy White Dallas Cowboys (19751988)111.052.0 [60]
T43T92DE Mark Gastineau New York Jets (19791988)107.574.0 [61]
T45DE Jack Gregory Cleveland Browns (19671971, 1979)
New York Giants (19721978)
106.0 [62]
T165DE Too Tall Jones Dallas Cowboys (19741978, 19801989)57.5 [63]
50DE Elvin Bethea Houston Oilers (19681983)105.01.0 [64]
53T45DE Dexter Manley Washington Redskins (19811989)
Phoenix Cardinals (1990)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1991)
103.597.5 [65]
T54DE Fred Dryer New York Giants (19691971)
Los Angeles Rams (19721981)
103.0 [66]
DE Tony McGee Chicago Bears (19711973)
New England Patriots (19741981)
Washington Redskins (19821984)
21.0 [67]
T62DT Alex Karras Detroit Lions (19581962, 19641970)100.0 [68]

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