2025 NFL Rookie Sacks Leaders

James Pearce Jr., the No. 26 pick, led 2025 NFL rookies in sacks with 10.5, ahead of Jalon Walker (5.5) and Nic Scourton (5.0). That ranked 13th among all NFL players.

#	Player	Team	SK	Pos	Drafted	G
1	James Pearce Jr.	ATL	10.5	DE	Rd 1, No. 26	15
2	Jalon Walker	ATL	5.5	LB	Rd 1, No. 15	14
3	Nic Scourton	CAR	5.0	LB	Rd 2, No. 51	15
4	Tonka Hemingway	LV	4.0	DT	Rd 4, No. 135	7
4	Elijah Ponder	NE	4.0	LB	Undrafted	14
4	Abdul Carter	NYG	4.0	LB	Rd 1, No. 3	15
7	Darius Alexander	NYG	3.5	DT	Rd 3, No. 65	11
7	Mike Green	BAL	3.5	LB	Rd 2, No. 59	17
9	Derrick Harmon	PIT	3.0	DT	Rd 1, No. 21	12
9	Josaiah Stewart	LA	3.0	LB	Rd 3, No. 90	15
9	Demetrius Knight Jr.	CIN	3.0	LB	Rd 2, No. 49	17
12	Nick Emmanwori	SEA	2.5	SAF	Rd 2, No. 35	14
12	Carson Schwesinger	CLE	2.5	LB	Rd 2, No. 33	16
14	Walter Nolen	ARI	2.0	DT	Rd 1, No. 16	6
14	BJ Green II	JAX	2.0	DE	Undrafted	8
14	Elijah Roberts	TB	2.0	DE	Rd 5, No. 157	12
14	Jacob Parrish	TB	2.0	CB	Rd 3, No. 84	16
14	Donovan Ezeiruaku	DAL	2.0	LB	Rd 2, No. 44	17
14	Kenneth Grant	MIA	2.0	DT	Rd 1, No. 13	17
20	Billy Bowman Jr.	ATL	1.5	CB	Rd 4, No. 118	6
20	Zeek Biggers	MIA	1.5	DT	Rd 7, No. 253	7
20	Barryn Sorrell	GB	1.5	DE	Rd 4, No. 124	8
20	Shemar James	DAL	1.5	LB	Rd 5, No. 152	14
20	Princely Umanmielen	CAR	1.5	LB	Rd 3, No. 77	14
20	Ashton Gillotte	KC	1.5	DE	Rd 3, No. 66	16

Top 25 of 54 rookies with sacks. A rookie is a player in his first NFL season. Every player's 2025 sacks →