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Fastest to 50 sacks in NFL history since 1982, among active players

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Reggie White’s record is safe for now. The closest active player, Dallas Turner, would need 10.7 a game over his next 3 games.

Fastest to 50 sacks in NFL history since 1982, among active players
#Player and seasonsGames
Reggie White1985 – 198740
Will Anderson Jr.2023 – 2026At an avg of 0.9 per game, will cross 50 sacks at 65 games53
Aidan Hutchinson2022 – 2026At an avg of 0.7 per game, will cross 50 sacks at 66 games63
Dallas Turner2024 – 2026At an avg of 0.8 per game, will cross 50 sacks at 77 games36
Nik Bonitto2022 – 2026At an avg of 0.6 per game, will cross 50 sacks at 83 games69
Chase Young2020 – 2026At an avg of 0.9 per game, will cross 50 sacks at 87 games76
Tuli Tuipulotu2023 – 2026At an avg of 0.6 per game, will cross 50 sacks at 88 games55
Will McDonald IV2023 – 2026At an avg of 0.5 per game, will cross 50 sacks at 95 games46
Bradley Chubb2018 – 2026At an avg of 0.4 per game, will cross 50 sacks at 98 games96
Alex Highsmith2020 – 2026At an avg of 0.7 per game, will cross 50 sacks at 99 games96

Method

  • Box scores start in 1950, so 248 careers that began earlier aren't here.
  • The data has sacks for every game since 1982, so 1,093 careers from before then aren't here.
  • An active player who got to 50 sacks before this season is on the all-time board with his rank.