NFL Single-Season Sacks Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The NFL single-season sacks record is 23.0, set by Myles Garrett in 2025. The mark has been raised 4 times since 1982.
Record Holders
5 marks since 1982| Year | Player | SK | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
 Myles Garrett
|
23.0 | still standing |
| 2001 |
 Michael Strahan
|
22.5 | 24 years |
| 1984 | Mark Gastineau | 22.0 | 17 years |
| 1983 | Mark Gastineau | 19.0 | 1 year |
| 1982 | Doug Martin | 11.5 | 1 year |
The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.