Kansas City Chiefs Sacks Leaders

Career totals with the Chiefs and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through October 29: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning. Includes the club's AFL seasons (1960-1969), which the NFL's record book counts. Dallas Texans 1960-1962.

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Derrick Thomas holds the Chiefs career record with 126.5 sacks. The single-season record is 22.0, by Justin Houston in 2014.

SK INT TKL TFL SOLO PD FF QBH TD

All-time Chiefs leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	SK	G
1	Derrick Thomas	1989–1999	126.5	169
2	Tamba Hali	2006–2017	89.0	173
3	Chris Jones	2016–2026	88.0	154
4	Neil Smith	1988–1996	85.5	138
5	Justin Houston	2011–2018	78.5	100
6	Jared Allen	2004–2007	42.5	61
6	Art Still	1978–1987	42.5	136
8	Eric Hicks	1998–2006	42.0	107
9	Mike Bell	1979–1991	40.0	135
9	Bill Maas	1984–1992	40.0	116
11	George Karlaftis	2022–2026	31.5	71
12	Dee Ford	2014–2018	30.5	51
13	Dan Saleaumua	1989–1996	28.0	125
14	John Browning	1996–2005	26.5	114
15	Derrick Johnson	2005–2017	25.5	179
16	Frank Clark	2019–2022	23.5	58
17	Michael Danna	2020–2025	21.5	77
18	Dan Williams	1997–2000	21.0	40
19	Allen Bailey	2011–2018	19.5	81
20	Duane Clemons	2000–2002	16.5	41
20	Donnie Edwards	1996–2008	16.5	116
20	Leonard Griffin	1986–1993	16.5	103
23	Chris Martin	1988–1992	15.0	68
24	Wallace Gilberry	2008–2011	14.0	39
24	Joe Phillips	1992–1997	14.0	91

Single-season Chiefs records

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	SK	G
1	Justin Houston	2014	22.0	16
2	Derrick Thomas	1990	20.0	15
3	Jared Allen	2007	15.5	14
3	Chris Jones	2022	15.5	16
3	Chris Jones	2018	15.5	15
6	Neil Smith	1993	15.0	16
7	Tamba Hali	2010	14.5	16
7	Neil Smith	1992	14.5	16
7	Art Still	1984	14.5	16
7	Derrick Thomas	1992	14.5	16
11	Mike Bell	1984	13.5	15
11	Derrick Thomas	1991	13.5	16
13	Dee Ford	2018	13.0	16
13	Derrick Thomas	1996	13.0	16
15	Tamba Hali	2011	12.0	16
15	Eric Hicks	2000	12.0	12
15	Neil Smith	1995	12.0	16
15	Derrick Thomas	1998	12.0	15
19	Neil Smith	1994	11.5	14
20	Jared Allen	2005	11.0	16
20	Tamba Hali	2013	11.0	15
20	Justin Houston	2013	11.0	11
20	Derrick Thomas	1994	11.0	16
24	Chris Jones	2023	10.5	16
24	Dan Williams	1997	10.5	15