NFL All-Time Sacks Leaders

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Most Sacks in NFL History

Table only includes stats from after the 1970 NFL-AFL merger.

Rank	Player	Years Active	Career Sacks
1	Bruce Smith	1985-2003	200.0
2	Reggie White	1985-2000	198.0
3	Kevin Greene	1986-1999	160.0
4	Julius Peppers	2002-2018	159.5
5	Chris Doleman	1985-1999	150.5
6	Michael Strahan	1993-2007	141.5
7	Jason Taylor	1997-2011	139.5
8	Terrell Suggs	2003-2019	139.0
9	DeMarcus Ware	2005-2016	138.5
10	Richard Dent	1983-1997	137.5
10	John Randle	1990-2003	137.5
12	Jared Allen	2004-2015	136.0
13	John Abraham	2000-2013	133.5
14	Lawrence Taylor	1981-1993	132.5
14	Leslie O'Neal	1986-1999	132.5
16	Rickey Jackson	1982-1995	128.0
17	Derrick Thomas	1989-1999	126.5
18	Dwight Freeney	2002-2017	125.5
19	Von Miller	2011-2023	123.5
20	Robert Mathis	2003-2016	123.0
21	Simeon Rice	1996-2007	122.0
22	Clyde Simmons	1986-2000	121.5
23	Cameron Jordan	2011-2023	117.5
24	J.J. Watt	2011-2022	114.5
25	Sean Jones	1984-1996	113.0