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1986 NFL Sacks Leaders

Quarterback sacks

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Lawrence Taylor led the whole NFL in sacks in 1986 with 20.5, 2.0 ahead of Dexter Manley (18.5). It stands 9th among all single seasons in NFL history.

SKINTTKLTFLSOLOPDFFQBHTD
# Player Team G TKL SOLO TFL SK INT PD FF FR TD
1 Lawrence Taylor Lawrence Taylor NYG 16 — — — 20.5 0 — — — 0
2 Dexter Manley WAS 16 — — — 18.5 0 — — — 0
3 Reggie White Reggie White PHI 16 — — — 18.0 0 — — — 0
4 Sean Jones LAA 16 — — — 15.5 0 — — — 0
5 Bruce Smith Bruce Smith BUF 16 — — — 15.0 0 — — — 0
6 Lee Williams SD 16 — — — 15.0 0 — — — 0
7 Jim Jeffcoat DAL 16 — — — 14.0 0 — — — 0
8 Rulon Jones DEN 16 — — — 13.5 0 — — — 0
9 Leslie O'Neal SD 13 — — — 12.5 2 — — — 1
10 Jacob Green Jacob Green SEA 16 — — — 12.0 0 — — — 0
11 Charles Haley SF 16 — — — 12.0 1 — — — 0
12 Leonard Marshall Leonard Marshall NYG 16 — — — 12.0 1 — — — 0
13 Keith Willis PIT 16 — — — 12.0 0 — — — 0
14 Richard Dent Richard Dent CHI 15 — — — 11.5 0 — — — 0
15 Bill Pickel LAA 15 — — — 11.5 0 — — — 0
16 Greg Townsend LAA 15 — — — 11.5 0 — — — 0
17 Billy Smith SD 16 — — — 11.0 0 — — — 0
18 Garin Veris Garin Veris NE 16 — — — 11.0 0 — — — 0
19 Jeff Stover SF 15 — — — 11.0 0 — — — 0
20 Al Baker Al Baker SLC 16 — — — 10.5 0 — — — 0
21 Art Still KC 16 — — — 10.5 0 — — — 0
22 Keith Millard MIN 15 — — — 10.5 1 — — — 0
23 Dan Hampton Dan Hampton CHI 16 — — — 10.0 0 — — — 0
24 Charles Mann WAS 15 — — — 10.0 0 — — — 0
25 Keith Ferguson DET 16 — — — 9.5 1 — — — 0
26 Karl Mecklenburg DEN 16 — — — 9.5 0 — — — 0
27 Andre Tippett Andre Tippett NE 11 — — — 9.5 0 — — — 0
28 Greg Brown PHI 16 — — — 9.0 0 — — — 0
29 Jumpy Geathers NO 16 — — — 9.0 0 — — — 0
30 Carl Hairston Carl Hairston CLE 16 — — — 9.0 0 — — — 0
31 Rickey Jackson NO 16 — — — 9.0 1 — — — 0
32 Emanuel King CIN 16 — — — 9.0 0 — — — 0
33 Doug Martin MIN 15 — — — 9.0 0 — — — 0
34 Dwaine Board SF 16 — — — 8.0 0 — — — 0
35 Ken Clarke PHI 16 — — — 8.0 0 — — — 0
36 Tim Harris GB 16 — — — 8.0 0 — — — 0
37 Steve McMichael CHI 16 — — — 8.0 1 — — — 0
38 Gary Jeter LAN 15 — — — 8.0 0 — — — 0
39 Otis Wilson CHI 15 — — — 8.0 2 — — — 0
40 Mike Cofer DET 16 — — — 7.5 0 — — — 0
41 Frank Warren NO 16 — — — 7.5 0 — — — 0
42 Don Blackmon Don Blackmon NE 15 — — — 7.5 0 — — — 0
43 Howie Long LAA 13 — — — 7.5 0 — — — 0
44 Rick Bryan ATL 16 — — — 7.0 0 — — — 0
45 Reggie Camp CLE 16 — — — 7.0 0 — — — 0
46 Dave Duerson CHI 16 — — — 7.0 6 — — — 0
47 Kevin Greene Kevin Greene LAN 16 — — — 7.0 0 — — — 0
48 Bill Maas KC 16 — — — 7.0 0 — — — 0
49 Freddie Nunn SLC 16 — — — 7.0 0 — — — 0
50 Brent Williams Brent Williams NE 16 — — — 7.0 0 — — — 0
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