League Leaders Who Led?
Bruce Smith

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Bruce Smith

1985–2003  ·  DE  ·  6'4", 265 lb  ·  b. 1963  ·  Virginia Tech

Career 200.0 sacks · 2 INT

Seasons leading his conference
2
0 best in the NFL 2 conference only
10 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1996 Best season

Spanning 1996–1997, peaking at 1 titles in 1996.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1922

Among league leaders

  • 439th Conference titles 2
  • 506th Top-5 finishes 10

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led the whole NFL   led his conference
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Sacks 2 1st 2 yrs (1996–1997) 1996 AFC 13.5 1997 AFC 14.0 1986 #2 1987 #2 1988 #2 1989 #2 1990 #2 1993 #2
Forced Fumbles — #2 — 2000 #2

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1997 1 SK 14.0
1996 1 SK 13.5

Defense

19 seasons
Year Team Lg G TKL SOLO TFL SK INT PD FF FR TD
1985 BUF AFC 16 — — — 6.5 0 — — — 0
1986 BUF AFC 16 — — — 15.0 0 — — — 0
1987 BUF AFC 12 — — — 12.0 0 — — — 0
1988 BUF AFC 12 — — — 11.0 0 — — — 0
1989 BUF AFC 16 — — — 13.0 0 — — — 0
1990 BUF AFC 16 — — — 19.0 0 — — — 0
1991 BUF AFC 5 — — — 1.5 0 — — — 0
1992 BUF AFC 15 — — — 14.0 0 — — — 0
1993 BUF AFC 16 — — — 14.0 1 — — — 0
1994 BUF AFC 15 — — — 10.0 1 — — — 0
1995 BUF AFC 15 — — — 10.5 0 — — — 0
1996 BUF AFC 16 — — — 13.5 0 — — — 0
1997 BUF AFC 16 — — — 14.0 0 — — — 0
1998 BUF AFC 15 — — — 10.0 0 — — — 0
1999 BUF AFC 16 41 27 5 7.0 0 2 2 1 0
2000 WAS NFC 16 53 44 10 10.0 0 2 4 0 0
2001 WAS NFC 13 37 26 6 5.0 0 2 3 1 0
2002 WAS NFC 16 47 35 11 9.0 0 1 3 0 0
2003 WAS NFC 15 19 14 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0
Career — — 277 — — — 200.0 2 — — — 0