NFL Sacks leaders — FRONT, 2009

The NFL players with the most defensive sacks in the 2009 season.

Player	POS	Team
#1Elvis Dumervil	DE	DEN	16	16.5	0	3	38	7	45	18	4	0	0	86
#2Jared Allen	DE	MIN	16	14.5	1	4	32	8	40	22	5	0	0	97.5
#3Dwight Freeney	DE	IND	12	13.5	0	1	17	5	22	22	1	0	0	95.5
#3Will Smith	LB	NO	16	13.5	1	3	28	11	39	23	3	0	0	74
#5LaMarr Woodley	OLB	PIT	16	13	0	6	39	12	51	21	1	0	0	80.5
#6Trent Cole	OLB	PHI	16	12.5	0	2	46	9	55	21	2	0	0	116.5
#7Aaron Schobel	DE	BUF	16	11	1	4	21	22	43	16	3	0	1	74
#7Andre Carter	DE	WAS	16	11	0	4	33	14	47	21	3	0	0	62.5
#7Brian Orakpo	OLB	WAS	16	11	0	2	34	13	47	14	1	0	0	83.5
#7DeMarcus Ware	OLB	DAL	16	11	0	6	40	12	52	22	5	0	0	51
#11Julius Peppers	DE	CAR	16	10.5	2	5	31	5	36	18	5	0	1	52.5
#12Clay Matthews	OLB	GB	16	10	0	7	29	14	43	21	1	0	0	63
#12James Harrison	OLB	PIT	16	10	0	2	47	19	66	13	5	0	0	62
#14Robert Mathis	OLB	IND	13	9.5	0	2	18	11	29	18	5	0	0	57.5
#14Tully Banta-Cain	OLB	NE	16	9.5	0	2	21	19	40	15	2	0	0	69.5
#16Joey Porter	OLB	MIA	13	9	0	1	33	7	40	13	1	0	0	46.5
#16Mario Williams	DE	HOU	15	9	0	3	31	5	36	20	2	0	0	52
#16Ray Edwards	DE	MIN	16	9	0	2	37	7	44	26	1	0	0	57
#19Juqua Parker	DE	PHI	16	8.5	0	6	23	5	28	10	2	0	0	62.5
#19Tamba Hali	OLB	KC	16	8.5	0	1	41	15	56	9	4	0	0	45.5
#21Antwan Odom	DE	CIN	6	8	0	2	17	1	18	11	0	0	0	51
#21Calvin Pace	OLB	NYJ	12	8	0	1	26	10	36	6	3	0	0	54
#23Greg Ellis	DE	LV	13	7	0	1	24	4	28	10	2	0	0	36
#23Justin Tuck	DE	NYG	15	7	0	8	30	14	44	13	5	0	0	37.5
#23Lawrence Timmons	OLB	PIT	14	7	0	4	47	22	69	7	4	0	0	67
#23Randy Starks	DE	MIA	15	7	0	0	34	14	48	16	0	0	0	36.5
#23Shaun Phillips	OLB	LAC	16	7	0	3	42	12	54	10	7	0	0	45
#23Trevor Scott	DE	LV	14	7	0	0	34	5	39	11	0	0	0	47
#29Alex Brown	DE	CHI	16	6.5	0	1	33	10	43	18	1	0	0	51.5
#29Anthony Spencer	LB	DAL	16	6.5	1	8	45	16	61	22	2	0	0	59.5
#29Calais Campbell#93	DE	ARI	16	6.5	0	5	27	11	38	14	1	0	0	42
#29Darnell Dockett	DE	ARI	15	6.5	1	2	34	10	44	14	1	1	0	51
#29Darren Howard	DE	PHI	10	6.5	0	3	18	2	20	10	2	0	0	37
#29Jason Taylor	OLB	MIA	15	6.5	1	5	27	9	36	7	3	0	0	34.5
#29Leonard Little	DE	LAR	13	6.5	1	6	17	4	21	16	0	0	1	37.5
#29Manny Lawson	OLB	SF	16	6.5	0	2	41	17	58	16	3	0	0	38
#29Stylez White	DE	TB	15	6.5	0	1	21	13	34	19	0	0	0	43.5
#29Trevor Pryce	DE	BAL	16	6.5	0	0	17	12	29	8	1	0	0	40.5
#39Ahmad Brooks	OLB	SF	11	6	0	2	19	1	20	5	4	0	0	33
#39Bertrand Berry	OLB	ARI	8	6	0	0	8	1	9	6	0	0	0	30
#39Cameron Wake	LB	MIA	13	6	0	1	17	2	19	9	1	0	0	31
#39Clark Haggans	LB	ARI	16	6	0	1	50	17	67	10	2	0	0	26
#39David Bowens	ILB	CLE	16	6	1	5	35	23	58	10	1	0	0	41.5
#39Jarret Johnson	OLB	BAL	14	6	2	4	26	14	40	9	1	0	0	45
#39Jay Ratliff	DE	DAL	16	6	0	0	25	10	35	7	2	0	0	43
#39John Abraham	OLB	ATL	15	6	0	1	25	6	31	14	1	0	0	26.5
#39Jonathan Babineaux	DT	ATL	15	6	0	2	27	10	37	10	2	0	0	35.5
#39Justin Smith	DE	SF	16	6	0	1	34	14	48	15	2	0	0	65
#39Kamerion Wimbley	OLB	CLE	15	6	0	1	35	22	57	14	1	0	0	49.5
#39Osi Umenyiora	DE	NYG	15	6	0	1	13	10	23	15	4	0	0	60
#39Patrick Kerney	DE	SEA	14	6	0	0	20	11	31	9	3	0	0	42
#39Shaun Ellis	DE	NYJ	15	6	0	0	20	19	39	8	1	0	0	39
#53Adewale Ogunleye	DE	CHI	14	5.5	0	0	21	10	31	14	0	0	0	46.5
#53Chris Kelsay	DE	BUF	16	5.5	0	0	17	21	38	10	1	0	0	32
#53Cliff Avril	DE	DET	13	5.5	0	3	25	14	39	9	3	0	0	37.5
#53David Harris	OLB	NYJ	16	5.5	2	3	55	45	100	13	2	0	0	50.5
#53Jacob Ford	DE	TEN	15	5.5	0	1	11	6	17	11	1	0	0	26
#53Jimmy Wilkerson	DE	TB	14	5.5	0	2	22	16	38	12	2	0	0	34.5
#53Jonathan Fanene	DE	CIN	13	5.5	1	2	14	19	33	9	0	0	1	32.5
#60Anthony Hargrove	DE	NO	15	5	0	3	25	10	35	10	1	0	0	25
#60Brian Cushing	ILB	HOU	16	5	4	10	65	47	112	13	2	0	0	40.5
#60Chris Long	DE	LAR	15	5	0	1	32	10	42	12	1	0	0	33
#60Derrick Burgess	DE	NE	14	5	0	0	13	7	20	10	1	0	0	32
#60Jason Hunter	DE	DET	14	5	0	3	27	7	34	11	0	0	0	27
#60Kevin Williams	DT	MIN	14	5	0	7	18	9	27	12	1	0	0	31
#60Kroy Biermann	OLB	ATL	15	5	0	0	27	11	38	8	1	0	0	25
#60Mike Wright	DT	NE	14	5	0	2	12	10	22	6	1	0	0	45
#60Parys Haralson	OLB	SF	16	5	0	2	30	12	42	15	0	0	0	35
#60Tony Brown	DT	TEN	15	5	0	1	23	10	33	11	3	0	0	33
#60Vonnie Holliday	DE	DEN	15	5	0	0	19	9	28	7	2	0	0	32
#71Brian Robison	DE	MIN	10	4.5	0	0	7	2	9	8	1	0	0	35.5
#71Charles Grant	DE	NO	16	4.5	0	2	23	13	36	8	1	0	0	28
#71Chike Okeafor	OLB	ARI	12	4.5	0	1	25	12	37	7	0	0	0	35.5
#71Darrell Reid	DE	DEN	16	4.5	0	2	14	5	19	9	2	0	0	31
#71James Hall	DE	LAR	13	4.5	0	1	37	3	40	7	0	0	0	21.5
#71Julian Peterson	OLB	DET	16	4.5	0	4	38	27	65	7	5	0	0	22
#71Lawrence Jackson	DE	SEA	16	4.5	0	2	23	4	27	13	2	0	0	37.5
#71Robert Geathers	DE	CIN	15	4.5	0	3	17	15	32	10	1	0	0	33.5
#71Terrell Suggs	OLB	BAL	13	4.5	0	5	34	15	49	6	1	0	0	33
#71Tyler Brayton	DT	CAR	13	4.5	0	1	28	8	36	8	2	0	0	20.5
#71Wallace Gilberry	DE	KC	12	4.5	0	0	17	2	19	8	0	0	0	32.5
#82Aaron Kampman	DE	GB	9	4	0	0	22	11	33	16	1	0	0	13
#82Antonio Smith	DE	HOU	16	4	0	1	20	7	27	18	2	0	0	25
#82Brad Jones	LB	GB	11	4	0	1	20	7	27	8	0	0	0	25
#82Charles Johnson	DE	CAR	12	4	0	3	12	8	20	4	2	0	0	39
#82Corey Williams	DT	CLE	13	4	0	4	21	4	25	12	1	0	0	25
#82Cullen Jenkins	DT	GB	15	4	1	1	18	8	26	10	3	0	0	37
#82Jason Jones	DE	TEN	7	4	0	5	8	6	14	7	0	0	0	29
#82Keith Brooking	MLB	DAL	15	4	0	7	59	31	90	9	0	0	0	25
#82Kyle Williams	DT	BUF	13	4	0	0	18	25	43	12	1	0	0	21
#82Matt Roth	DE		10	4	0	1	18	12	30	7	0	0	0	29
#82Matt Shaughnessy	OLB	LV	13	4	0	0	22	3	25	5	0	0	0	18
#82Patrick Willis	ILB	SF	16	4	3	8	98	38	136	11	3	0	1	22
#82Shawne Merriman	DE	LAC	13	4	0	0	23	10	33	6	0	0	0	25
#82William Hayes	DE	TEN	16	4	0	0	22	20	42	11	2	0	0	41.5
#96Albert Haynesworth	DT	WAS	12	3.5	0	5	22	9	31	13	0	0	0	27.5
#96Andra Davis	ILB	DEN	15	3.5	0	3	55	24	79	6	0	0	0	27
#96Connor Barwin	ILB	HOU	14	3.5	0	4	9	6	15	8	0	0	0	33
#96D.J. Williams	MLB	DEN	16	3.5	0	7	82	22	104	5	3	0	0	25
#96Dhani Jones	MLB	CIN	16	3.5	0	4	66	36	102	6	1	0	0	26