2026 NFL Rookie Sacks Leaders

David Bailey, the No. 2 pick, leads 2026 NFL rookies in sacks with 5.5, ahead of Akheem Mesidor (2.5) and Dani Dennis-Sutton (2.5). That ranks 5th among all NFL players. Through October 29, updated every night.

#	Player	Team	SK	Pos	Drafted	G
1	David Bailey	NYJ	5.5	LB	Rd 1, No. 2	7
2	Akheem Mesidor	LAC	2.5	LB	Rd 1, No. 22	6
2	Dani Dennis-Sutton	GB	2.5	LB	Rd 4, No. 120	8
4	Gracen Halton	SF	2.0	DT	Rd 4, No. 107	5
5	Romello Height	SF	1.5	DE	Rd 3, No. 70	5
5	Gabe Jacas	NE	1.5	LB	Rd 2, No. 55	7
5	Arvell Reese	NYG	1.5	LB	Rd 1, No. 5	7
5	Dillon Thieneman	CHI	1.5	SAF	Rd 1, No. 25	7
5	Brandon Cisse	GB	1.5	CB	Rd 2, No. 52	8
10	Rueben Bain Jr.	TB	1.0	LB	Rd 1, No. 15	4
10	Cashius Howell	CIN	1.0	DE	Rd 2, No. 41	4
10	Ethan Burke	BAL	1.0	LB	Undrafted	5
10	Skyler Gill-Howard	DET	1.0	DT	Rd 6, No. 205	5
10	Wesley Bailey	LA	1.0	LB	Undrafted	6
10	Jaden Dugger	SF	1.0	LB	Rd 5, No. 154	6
10	Keldric Faulk	TEN	1.0	DE	Rd 1, No. 31	6
10	Sonny Styles	WAS	1.0	LB	Rd 1, No. 7	6
10	R Mason Thomas	KC	1.0	DE	Rd 2, No. 40	6
10	Josiah Trotter	TB	1.0	LB	Rd 2, No. 46	6
10	Kendal Daniels	ATL	1.0	LB	Rd 4, No. 134	7
10	Caleb Downs	DAL	1.0	SAF	Rd 1, No. 11	7
10	Darrell Jackson Jr.	NYJ	1.0	DT	Rd 4, No. 103	7
10	Malachi Lawrence	DAL	1.0	LB	Rd 1, No. 23	7
10	Malik Muhammad	CHI	1.0	CB	Rd 4, No. 124	7
10	Keionte Scott	TB	1.0	CB	Rd 4, No. 116	7

Top 25 of 31 rookies with sacks. A rookie is a player in his first NFL season. Every player's 2026 sacks →