In gridiron football, a sack occurs when the quarterback (or another offensive player acting as a passer) is tackled behind the line of scrimmage before...

particularly during war Quarterback sack, tackling the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage in American and Canadian football Sack jacket, another term...

back and hamstring injuries by his senior year, he was fourth on the quarterback sack list (19.5) and seventh for all-time tackles for loss (32) at the school...

scrimmage, it is called a sack. The position is also colloquially known as the "signal caller" and "field general". The quarterback is widely considered the...

dominant pass rusher, Strahan set the record for most NFL single-season quarterback sacks (22.5, which was matched by T. J. Watt in 2021) and helped the Giants...

interceptions, 20+ quarterback sacks) alongside Charles Woodson, and the only member of the 45/25 club (45+ interceptions, 25+ quarterback sacks). He also holds...

breakup, and a quarterback hurry. A week later in the SEC season opener against Georgia, Clowney recorded his first career quarterback sack in the second...

defensive ends of all time, Smith is the NFL's all-time career leader in quarterback sacks with 200. Smith also received 11 Pro Bowl selections and eight first-team...

Cowboys, Ware departed in 2013 as the franchise's all-time leader in quarterback sacks with 117. Ware then played three seasons for the Denver Broncos, with...

Rookie of the Year honors in his first season and recorded 39+1⁄2 quarterback sacks in his first three seasons, also making three Pro Bowls as well as...

NFL draft. He played nine seasons with the Rams and compiled 26.5 quarterback sacks. Owens later became a sports lawyer in Laguna Hills, California. Owens...

Lawrence Taylor, caused the NFL to start counting quarterback sacks as a statistic. Members of the New York Sack Exchange have earned individual honors. The...

University, now East Central University, in Ada, Oklahoma. He had 27 quarterback sacks in his college career, and earned Outstanding Defensive Lineman honors...

was credited with coining the phrase "sacking the quarterback". He once stated that a quarterback being sacked devastated the offense in the same way...

TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FF: Forced Fumbles...

Brown (1969) 115 - Eric Harris (1977) 115 - Melvin Byrd (1984) Most quarterback sacks, career 157.0 - Grover Covington 154.0 - Elfrid Payton 142.0 - Bobby...

injury-abbreviated rookie season he finished with 12 tackles (6 solo), one quarterback sack, one hurry, one pass defended, and one fumble return for touchdown...

tackles behind the line of scrimmage, which led the team, included 7.5 quarterback sacks, which ranked second on the team. He also intercepted his first pass...

16 tackles for losses, and five quarterback sacks. He also broke up five passes and had a team-high 29 quarterback hurries. In 2001 as a junior, he was...

limited the Miners to fewer than three yards. He also managed to sack UTEP quarterback Trevor Vittatoe on a 3rd-and-8 in the first quarter for a loss of...

invalidated. He first saw game action as a junior and led the team with six quarterback sacks. As a senior, he started seven games, but then sustained a tear in...

yards) in Super Bowl IX. Bears defensive end Richard Dent, who had 1.5 quarterback sacks, forced two fumbles, and blocked a pass, was named the game's Most...

team, his highest number coming against Iowa State. He allowed one quarterback sack and seven pressures and was flagged for six penalties. During the game...

returned it 22 yards in a 45–30 win. Crowder recorded a career-high two quarterback sacks against LSU's JaMarcus Russell. He notched an SEC and career-best...

attributed him with over a hundred knockdown blocks while not allowing a quarterback sack. Andrews was named 2010 Gwinnett County Offensive Lineman of the Year...

record for most seasons played. The NFL did not start recognizing quarterback sacks as an official stat until 1982; although the Cowboys have their own...

All-State honors his senior year after registering 85 tackles and 17.5 quarterback sacks. Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Jordan was listed...

Washington gaining a net total of three yards (despite suffering a quarterback sack on first down) before punting the ball back to the Wolverines. Michigan...

passes with Jones on the field, while Jones gave up a total of only 23 quarterback sacks, and was penalized for holding just nine times. On February 1, 2014...

Interscholastic Federation (CIF) state championship football team in quarterback sacks. He is the son of Mickey Sutton. As a sophomore at Centennial High...