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2021 NFL Sacks Leaders

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T.J. Watt led the whole NFL in sacks in 2021 with 22.5, 4.0 ahead of Robert Quinn (18.5). It stands 2nd among all single seasons in NFL history. It was one of 4 times T.J. Watt led in sacks.

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T.J. Watt Led the whole NFL in 2021 T.J. Watt Pittsburgh Steelers
22.5 Sacks 4.0 clear of Robert Quinn
Showing Sacks and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team SK G TKL INT
1 T.J. Watt T.J. Watt PIT 22.5 15 58 0
2 Robert Quinn Robert Quinn CHI 18.5 16 43 0
3 Myles Garrett Myles Garrett CLE 16.0 17 49 0
4 Nick Bosa Nick Bosa SF 15.5 17 50 0
5 Trey Hendrickson Trey Hendrickson CIN 14.0 16 34 0
6 Micah Parsons Micah Parsons DAL 13.0 16 79 0
7 Aaron Donald Aaron Donald LA 12.5 17 76 0
8 Cameron Jordan Cameron Jordan NO 12.5 16 56 0
9 Matthew Judon Matthew Judon NE 12.5 16 53 0
10 Harold Landry III Harold Landry III TEN 12.0 17 68 0
11 Markus Golden Markus Golden ARI 11.0 16 44 0
12 Haason Reddick Haason Reddick CAR 11.0 16 62 0
13 Joey Bosa Joey Bosa LAC 10.5 16 45 0
14 Chandler Jones Chandler Jones ARI 10.5 15 38 0
15 Cameron Heyward Cameron Heyward PIT 10.0 17 75 1
16 Shaquil Barrett Shaquil Barrett TB 10.0 15 48 1
17 Yannick Ngakoue Yannick Ngakoue LV 10.0 14 25 0
18 Leonard Floyd Leonard Floyd LA 9.5 17 63 1
19 Rashan Gary Rashan Gary GB 9.5 16 43 0
20 Von Miller Von Miller LA 9.5 15 44 0
21 Jonathan Allen Jonathan Allen WAS 9.0 17 55 0
22 Emmanuel Ogbah Emmanuel Ogbah MIA 9.0 17 34 0
23 Denico Autry Denico Autry TEN 9.0 16 30 0
24 Brian Burns Brian Burns CAR 9.0 16 46 0
25 Jadeveon Clowney Jadeveon Clowney CLE 9.0 14 33 0
26 Chris Jones Chris Jones KC 9.0 13 26 0
27 Preston Smith Preston Smith GB 9.0 12 35 0
28 Marcus Davenport NO 9.0 11 37 0
29 Jeffery Simmons Jeffery Simmons TEN 8.5 17 46 0
30 Jaelan Phillips Jaelan Phillips MIA 8.5 16 39 0
31 Carlos Dunlap Carlos Dunlap SEA 8.5 14 30 0
32 Maxx Crosby Maxx Crosby LV 8.0 17 46 0
33 Azeez Ojulari NYG 8.0 17 48 0
34 D.J. Wonnum D.J. Wonnum MIN 8.0 17 42 0
35 Jonathan Greenard HOU 8.0 10 31 0
36 Charles Harris Charles Harris DET 7.5 17 62 0
37 Javon Hargrave Javon Hargrave PHI 7.5 16 61 0
38 Josh Hines-Allen Josh Hines-Allen JAX 7.5 16 61 1
39 Sam Hubbard Sam Hubbard CIN 7.5 16 59 0
40 Josh Sweat Josh Sweat PHI 7.5 15 43 0
41 DeForest Buckner DeForest Buckner IND 7.0 17 56 0
42 Tyus Bowser Tyus Bowser BAL 7.0 16 55 0
43 Trevis Gipson Trevis Gipson CHI 7.0 15 37 0
44 Larry Ogunjobi Larry Ogunjobi CIN 7.0 15 43 0
45 Chris Wormley Chris Wormley PIT 7.0 15 46 0
46 Mario Addison Mario Addison BUF 7.0 14 26 0
47 Rasheem Green Rasheem Green SEA 6.5 17 40 0
48 Leonard Williams Leonard Williams NYG 6.5 17 74 0
49 Arden Key Arden Key SF 6.5 16 21 0
50 Darrell Taylor Darrell Taylor SEA 6.5 15 31 0
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