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Most sacks through the first 50 games of an NFL career since 1982

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Reggie White leads with 61.5 sacks through his first 50 games, first of 2,924 careers since 1982.

Most sacks through the first 50 games of an NFL career since 1982
#Player and seasonsValue
Reggie White1985 – 198861.5
Dwight Freeney2002 – 200546
Derrick Thomas1989 – 199245.5
Von Miller2011 – 201445
Aldon Smith2011 – 201544
Nick Bosa2019 – 202243
Shawne Merriman2005 – 200943
Myles Garrett2017 – 202042.5
Micah Parsons2021 – 202441.5
John Abraham2000 – 200441
Bruce Smith1985 – 198840.5
Joey Bosa2016 – 201940
Leslie O'Neal1986 – 199040
Richard Dent1983 – 198638.5
Jevon Kearse1999 – 200238
T.J. Watt2017 – 202038
J.J. Watt2011 – 201437.5
Robert Quinn2011 – 201437.5
Will Anderson Jr.2023 – 202637.5
Aidan Hutchinson2022 – 202537
Andre Tippett1982 – 198537
Anthony Smith1991 – 199437
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila2000 – 200437
Justin Houston2011 – 201436.5
DeMarcus Ware2005 – 200836

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.