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The 'NFL sack leaders through two seasons' quiz
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The 'NFL sack leaders through two seasons' quiz

Detroit Lions star defensive lineman Aidan Hutchinson may only have had two tackles on ‘Monday Night Football,’ he made his presence felt by two of the best offensive players in the NFL in the fourth quarter. 

First, with Detroit up 28-24, Hutchinson punched the ball out of Derrick Henry’s hands to force the running back’s third fumble of the season. On the next defensive drive, Hutchinson tracked down Lamar Jackson for a sack and a six-yard loss to help force a three-and-out and set up a seven-play, 70-yard touchdown drive that put the game out of Baltimore’s reach. 

Which brings us to today’s quiz. Hutchinson racked up 21 sacks in the first two years of his career before a devastating leg injury ended his 2024 season after just five games (in which he recorded another 7.5 sacks). With that being said, can you name every NFL player with at least 20 sacks in their first two NFL seasons since the sack became an official stat in 1982 can you name in five minutes?

Good luck!

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TIME:
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33.5 / 2011-12 / SF
Aldon Smith
31.0 / 1985-86 / PHI
Reggie White
30.0 / 2011-12 / DEN
Von Miller
30.0 / 1989-90 / KC
Derrick Thomas
27.0 / 2005-06 / SD
Shawne Merriman
26.5 / 2021-22 / DAL
Micah Parsons
26.0 / 1999-2000 / TEN
Jevon Kearse
26.0 / 2011-12 / HOU
J.J. Watt
24.0 / 2002-03 / IND
Dwight Freeney
23.5 / 2009-10 / GB
Clay Matthews
23.5 / 1991-92 / RAI
Anthony Smith
23.0 / 2016-17 / LAC
Joey Bosa
22.5 / 2003-04 / BAL
Terrell Suggs
22.0 / 2003-04 / MIN
Kevin Williams
21.5 / 1985-86 / MIN
Keith Millard
21.5 / 1985-86 / BUF
Bruce Smith
21.0 / 2006-07 / DEN
Elvis Dumervil
21.0 / 2022-23 / DET
Aidan Hutchinson
21.0 / 2010-11 / NYG
Jason Pierre-Paul
21.0 / 1985-86 / NE
Garin Veris
20.5 / 1983-84 / CHI
Richard Dent
20.5 / 2017-18 / CLE
Myles Garrett
20.0 / 2004-05 / KC
Jared Allen
20.0 / 1997-98 / BAL
Peter Boulware
20.0 / 1989-90 / NYJ
Dennis Byrd
20.0 / 2014-15 / STL
Aaron Donald
20.0 / 1989-90 / SDG
Burt Grossman
20.0 / 2016-017 / JAX
Yannick Ngakoue
20.0 / 2017-18 / PIT
T.J. Watt

Tommy Fradenburg is a freelance writer and an alumni of UNC Chapel Hill currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He religiously follows his favorite teams The New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys (yes, he knows) as well as his alma mater the Tar Heels and West Ham United F.C. in the Premier League. See more of his work on Twitter @tommyfradenburg.

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