NFL Sacks leaders — DEF, wins, 2000–2026

The defensive players with the most sacks since 2000, in wins.

Player	POS	Team	GP	SCK
#1Julius Peppers	DE		150	105.5
#2Terrell Suggs	OLB		139	101.5
#3John Abraham	OLB		111	97
#4Cameron Jordan	LB	NO	135	96.5
#5Dwight Freeney	DE		135	94
#6Von Miller	OLB		116	93
#7Robert Mathis	OLB	IND	125	91.5
#8T.J. Watt	OLB	PIT	89	86.5
#9DeMarcus Ware	OLB		104	80.5
#10Justin Houston	OLB		89	80
#11Jared Allen	DE		91	78.5
#12Aaron Donald	DL	LAR	84	78
#13Elvis Dumervil	DE		79	77
#14Danielle Hunter	DE		93	76.5
#14Khalil Mack	OLB		91	76.5
#16Jason Taylor	OLB		89	72.5
#17Cameron Heyward	DE	PIT	129	71
#18Calais Campbell	DE		143	70.5
#19Chandler Jones	DE		81	69.5
#20J.J. Watt	DE		77	68
#21Chris Jones	DE	KC	117	67.5
#22James Harrison	OLB		124	64
#23Carlos Dunlap	DE		100	63.5
#24Clay Matthews	OLB		98	63
#25Cameron Wake	LB		73	62.5
#26Shaun Phillips	OLB		103	60.5
#27Joey Porter	OLB		87	59.5
#27Justin Smith	DE		113	59.5
#29Za'Darius Smith	DE		92	59
#30Everson Griffen	DE		82	58.5
#30Mario Williams	DE		75	58.5
#32Trey Hendrickson	LB		76	57.5
#33Myles Garrett	DE	CLE	54	57
#34Osi Umenyiora	DE		77	54.5
#35Trevor Pryce	DE		86	54
#36Jason Pierre-Paul	DE		89	53.5
#37Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila	DE	GB	73	53
#37Robert Quinn	DE		73	53
#39Tamba Hali	OLB	KC	82	52.5
#40Brandon Graham	DE	PHI	122	51.5
#40Trent Cole	OLB		93	51.5
#42Greg Ellis	DE		68	50.5
#42Leonard Little	DE	LAR	59	50.5
#42Patrick Kerney	DE		62	50.5
#45Nick Bosa	DE	SF	59	50
#45Preston Smith	DE		99	50
#47Adewale Ogunleye	DE		70	49
#47Mario Addison	DL		89	49
#49Richard Seymour	DT		98	48
#50Micah Parsons	LB		50	47.5
#50Michael Bennett	DE		89	47.5
#50Ndamukong Suh	NT		108	47.5
#53Michael Strahan	DE	NYG	65	47
#54DeMarcus Lawrence	LB		98	46.5
#54Ryan Kerrigan	DE		70	46.5
#56Andre Carter	DE		79	46
#56Kyle Van Noy	MLB		119	46
#58Geno Atkins	DT	CIN	72	45.5
#58Matthew Judon	OLB		86	45.5
#58Simeon Rice	DE		52	45.5
#61Darren Howard	DE		68	45
#61Frank Clark	LB		88	45
#61Justin Tuck	DE		79	45
#64Joey Bosa	DE		62	44.5
#64Mike Vrabel	OLB		113	44.5
#66Will Smith	LB	NO	77	43.5
#67Adalius Thomas	OLB		84	43
#67Josh Hines-Allen	DE	JAX	48	43
#69Cliff Avril	DE		67	42.5
#70Connor Barwin	ILB		79	42
#71Bud Dupree	OLB		97	41.5
#72Dante Fowler Jr.	DE		83	41
#72Fletcher Cox	DT	PHI	104	41
#72LaMarr Woodley	OLB		63	41
#75Shaquil Barrett	LB		72	40.5
#76DeForest Buckner	DT		71	40
#76Jadeveon Clowney	DE		85	40
#78Brian Robison	DE	MIN	77	39.5
#78Leonard Williams	DE		77	39.5
#80Denico Autry	DT		90	39
#80Haason Reddick	OLB		64	39
#80Rob Ninkovich	OLB		94	39
#80Rod Coleman	DT		53	39
#84Harold Landry III	LB		62	38.5
#85Rashan Gary	LB		72	37.5
#86Aldon Smith	DE		43	37
#86Calvin Pace	OLB		79	37
#86Josh Sweat	LB		67	37
#86Shawne Merriman	DE		47	37
#86Vonnie Holliday	DE		84	37
#91Bertrand Berry	OLB		45	36.5
#91Chris Clemons	DE		67	36.5
#91Kevin Williams	DT		100	36.5
#91Kyle Vanden Bosch	DE		61	36.5
#91Rosevelt Colvin	LB		68	36.5
#91Shaun Ellis	DE		91	36.5
#97Bruce Irvin	LB		78	36
#97Jevon Kearse	DE		69	36
#97Maxx Crosby	DE	LV	45	36
#97Whitney Mercilus	DE		68	36