Most sacks in an NFL season
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Myles Garrett leads with 23 sacks in 2025, first of 35,858 player-seasons.
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
 Myles Garrett (2025 CLE)2025 | 23 | |
 Michael Strahan (2001 NYG)2001 | 22.5 | |
 T.J. Watt (2021 PIT)2021 | 22.5 | |
 Mark Gastineau (1984 NYJ)1984 | 22 | |
 Jared Allen (2011 MIN)2011 | 22 | |
 Justin Houston (2014 KC)2014 | 22 | |
 Reggie White (1987 PHI)1987 | 21 | |
| Chris Doleman (1989 MIN)1989 | 21 | |
| Lawrence Taylor (1986 NYG)1986 | 20.5 | |
 J.J. Watt (2012 HOU)2012 | 20.5 | |
| J.J. Watt (2014 HOU)2014 | 20.5 | |
 Aaron Donald (2018 LA)2018 | 20.5 | |
| Derrick Thomas (1990 KC)1990 | 20 | |
 DeMarcus Ware (2008 DAL)2008 | 20 | |
 Tim Harris (1989 GB)1989 | 19.5 | |
| DeMarcus Ware (2011 DAL)2011 | 19.5 | |
 Aldon Smith (2012 SF)2012 | 19.5 | |
 Robert Mathis (2013 IND)2013 | 19.5 | |
 Shaquil Barrett (2019 TB)2019 | 19.5 | |
| Mark Gastineau (1983 NYJ)1983 | 19 | |
 Bruce Smith (1990 BUF)1990 | 19 | |
| Clyde Simmons (1992 PHI)1992 | 19 | |
| Robert Quinn (2013 LA)2013 | 19 | |
 Chandler Jones (2019 ARI)2019 | 19 | |
| T.J. Watt (2023 PIT)2023 | 19 |