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Sack leaders: 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Will Anderson Jr. leads among the listed players with 7.5 sacks.
Why can a player have half a sack?
A defensive sack records tackling the passer behind the line of scrimmage before a pass is thrown on a passing play. Credit can be shared, producing half-sack totals. Defensive sacks are different from sacks taken by a quarterback or allowed by an offense; a sack total is not a count of all pressures.
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Filter statistics · Defensive sacks
619 players · Defensive sacks · descending order
| Rank | Player | Sacks | Team reference | Pos | Tackles | Solo | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188 | Gervon Dexter Sr. | 0.0 | ATL | NT | 9 | 6 | — |
| 188 | Grady Jarrett | 0.0 | CHI | LDT | 10 | 3 | — |
| 188 | Grover Stewart | 0.0 | IND | LDT | 15 | 4 | — |
| 188 | Harrison Phillips | 0.0 | NYJ | RDT | 10 | 3 | — |
| 188 | Harrison Smith | 0.0 | MIN | FS | 3 | 3 | — |
| 188 | Henry To'oTo'o | 0.0 | HOU | WLB | 2 | 1 | — |
| 188 | Hezekiah Masses | 0.0 | LV | RCB | 18 | 11 | 3 |
| 188 | Hunter Luepke | 0.0 | DAL | FB | 3 | 0 | — |
| 188 | Hunter Wohler | 0.0 | IND | SS | 12 | 4 | — |
| 188 | Ifeatu Melifonwu | 0.0 | TB | FS | 4 | 3 | — |
| 188 | Isaiah McDuffie | 0.0 | GB | LILB | 16 | 6 | — |
| 188 | Isaiah Oliver | 0.0 | TEN | NB | 4 | 2 | — |
| 188 | Isaiah Pola-Mao | 0.0 | LV | FS | 10 | 6 | — |
| 188 | Isaiah Rodgers | 0.0 | MIN | LCB | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 188 | Isaiah Stalbird | 0.0 | NO | LILB | 3 | 2 | — |
| 188 | Jack Campbell | 0.0 | DET | MLB | 43 | 22 | — |
| 188 | Jack Cochrane | 0.0 | KC | MLB | 7 | 3 | — |
| 188 | Jack Jones | 0.0 | SF | LCB | 5 | 3 | — |
| 188 | Jack Sawyer | 0.0 | PIT | SLB | 10 | 4 | — |
| 188 | Jackson Woodard | 0.0 | MIA | MLB | 8 | 3 | — |
| 188 | Jacob Parrish | 0.0 | TB | NB | 21 | 19 | 1 |
| 188 | Jacob Rodriguez | 0.0 | MIA | MLB | 57 | 25 | 1 |
| 188 | Jaden Hicks | 0.0 | KC | SS | 21 | 8 | — |
| 188 | Jahdae Barron | 0.0 | DEN | CB | 13 | 10 | — |
| 188 | Jahlani Tavai | 0.0 | JAX | WLB | 3 | 2 | — |
| 188 | Jake Golday | 0.0 | MIN | LILB | 2 | 2 | — |
| 188 | Jalen Davis | 0.0 | CIN | NB | 10 | 5 | — |
| 188 | Jalen McLeod | 0.0 | JAX | RDE | 2 | 2 | — |
| 188 | Jalen Pitre | 0.0 | HOU | NB | 24 | 15 | — |
| 188 | Jalen Ramsey | 0.0 | PIT | NB | 26 | 13 | — |
| 188 | Jalen Redmond | 0.0 | MIN | RDE | 14 | 9 | — |
| 188 | Jalen Thompson | 0.0 | DAL | SS | 17 | 8 | — |
| 188 | Jalyx Hunt | 0.0 | PHI | SLB | 14 | 11 | — |
| 188 | Jamaree Caldwell | 0.0 | LAC | NT | 7 | 4 | — |
| 188 | Jamel Dean | 0.0 | PIT | RCB | 13 | 8 | — |
| 188 | James Pierre | 0.0 | MIN | RCB | 14 | 11 | 1 |
| 188 | Jamien Sherwood | 0.0 | NYJ | MLB | 35 | 17 | — |
| 188 | Jared Verse | 0.0 | CLE | RDE | 10 | 6 | — |
| 188 | Jarrian Jones | 0.0 | JAX | CB | 16 | 14 | 1 |
| 188 | Jason Marshall Jr. | 0.0 | MIA | LCB | 16 | 9 | — |
| 188 | Jason Pinnock | 0.0 | NYG | FS | 3 | 3 | — |
| 188 | Javon Bullard | 0.0 | GB | NB | 29 | 13 | — |
| 188 | Javon Hargrave | 0.0 | GB | NT | 3 | 1 | — |
| 188 | Javon Solomon | 0.0 | BUF | SLB | 4 | 1 | — |
| 188 | Jay Ward | 0.0 | MIN | SS | 2 | 1 | — |
| 188 | Jaycee Horn | 0.0 | CAR | NB | 3 | 2 | — |
| 188 | Jaylen McCollough | 0.0 | LAR | SS | 6 | 3 | — |
| 188 | Jaylen Reed | 0.0 | NE | SS | 4 | 2 | — |
| 188 | Jaylen Watson | 0.0 | LAR | LCB | 8 | 5 | — |
| 188 | Jaylinn Hawkins | 0.0 | BAL | SS | 22 | 13 | — |
Equal values share a rank. INT in passing means interceptions thrown; defensive interceptions are a separate category. Sacks taken or allowed are separate from defensive sacks. Yardage columns total the supplied season/week window unless their label specifies a rate. — = not supplied.