SacksSACK

Tackling the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage on a pass play. Other sites write it SK.

How SACK is calculated

SACK = solo sacks + 0.5 × shared sacks — which is why the leaderboard is full of half-numbers.

The sack has only been an official NFL statistic since 1982; everything before that is unofficial research, not league record.

What counts as a good SACK?

Half of the 390 qualified NFL players in 2025 were at or below 2.0. Clearing 7.0 put a season in the top tenth of the league.

Median
2.0
Top 10%
7.0
Leader
23.0

By position, the median was 3.5 for DE, 2.5 for DT, 2.0 for LB, 1.0 for CB and 1.0 for S.

Qualified: 8+ games, non-zero, 2025 regular season.

Often confused with

Sacks questions