Detroit Lions Top 45 Most Sacks in Franchise History

All-Time Most Career Sacks in Detroit Lions History
(updated for 2023 NFL season)

Detroit Lions Franchise Career Sack Leaders
Rank	Player	Pos	Sacks	Seasons	Games	Safties
1	*Alex Karras	LDT	100.0	1958 -1970	161	1
2	Robert Porcher	LDE	95.5	1992 -2003	187
3	Al Baker	RDE	74.0	1978 -1982	67
4	Roger Brown	RDT	63.5	1960 -1966	96	3
5	Mike Cofer	ROLB	62.5	1983 -1992	123
6	Larry Hand	RDE	62.5	1965 -1977	164
7	Tracy Scroggins	RDE	60.5	1992 -2001	142	1
8	William Gay	RDE	60.0	1978 -1987	146
9	Doug English	RDT	55.5	1975 -1985	131	4
10	Ezekiel Ansah	DE	48.0	2013 -2018	80
11	Cliff Avril	DE	39.5	2008 -2012	73
12	Darris McCord	LDE	38.5	1955 -1967	168	2
13	Wayne Walker	RLB	38.5	1958 -1972	200	1
14	Ken Sanders	LDE	36.5	1972 -1979	85
15	Dave Pureifory	LDE	36.0	1978 -1982	63
16	Ndamukong Suh	LDT	36.0	2010 -2014	78	1
17	James Hall	RDE	33.0	2000 -2006	89
18	Curtis Green	DE	32.0	1981 -1989	123
19	Shaun Rogers	LDT	29.0	2001 -2007	98
20	Keith Ferguson	RDE	28.5	1985 -1990	67
21	Luther Elliss	RDT	27.0	1995 -2003	126
22	Kalimba Edwards	DE	26.0	2002 -2007	87
23	Jerry Rush	RDT	26.0	1965 -1971	89
24	Sam Williams	RDE	26.0	1960 -1965	79
25	Jimmy Williams	LOLB	25.5	1982 -1990	107
26	Romeo Okwara	DE	24.0	2018 -2023	70	1
27	Charlie Weaver	RLB	24.0	1971 -1981	142
28	Eric Williams	LDE	24.0	1984 -1989	83
29	Kelvin Pritchett	DT	22.0	1991 -2004	156
30	Aidan Hutchinson	DE	21.0	2022 -2023	34
31	Paul Naumoff	LLB	20.5	1967 -1978	168
32	Dan Owens	DE	20.0	1990 -1999	114
33	George Jamison	LOLB	19.5	1987 -1998	130	1
34	Jerry Ball	NT	18.5	1987 -1992	84	1
35	Jim Mitchell	LDE	18.0	1970 -1977	101	1
36	John Woodcock	DT	18.0	1976 -1980	52
37	Jared DeVries	DE	16.5	1999 -2008	120
38	Henry Thomas	LDT	16.5	1995 -1996	31
39	Cory Redding	LDE	16.0	2003 -2008	86	1
40	Kyle Vanden Bosch	RDE	15.5	2010 -2012	43	1
41	*Joe Schmidt	MLB	15.0	1953 -1965	155
42	Devin Taylor	DE	15.0	2013 -2016	61	1
43	Devon Kennard	OLB	14.0	2018 -2019	31
44	Carl Brettschneider	LLB	13.5	1960 -1963	43
45	Nick Fairley	DT	13.5	2011 -2014	46	1