Top 10 Tuesday: Sack Leaders
Posted by on September 25, 2012 – 11:24 amWith defensive captain Justin Tuck one rush away from moving into sixth place on the Giants’ all-time sack list, we take a look at the top 10 pass rushers in franchise history.
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Player |
Season(#) |
Games |
Sacks |
|
1 |
Michael Strahan | 1993-2007(15) | 216 | 141.5 |
2 |
Lawrence Taylor | 1981-1993(13) | 184 | 132.5 |
3 |
Leonard Marshall | 1983-1992(10) | 149 | 79.5 |
4 |
Osi Umenyiora | 2003-2012(9) | 116 | 70 |
5 |
Keith Hamilton | 1992-2003(12) | 173 | 63 |
6 |
George Martin | 1975-1988(14) | 201 | 46 |
7 |
Justin Tuck | 2005-2012(8) | 99 | 45.5 |
8 |
Carl Banks | 1984-1992(9) | 126 | 36 |
9t |
Jessie Armstead | 1993-2001(9) | 144 | 30.5 |
9t |
Erik Howard | 1986-1994(9) | 122 | 30.5 |
*Taylor had 9.5 sacks as a rookie in 1981, the year before they became an official statistic.
**Mathias Kiwanuka is currently 11th (27), and Jason Pierre-Paul has climbed to 14th (22.5) in his third season.
Tags: Justin Tuck, Michael Strahan, Osi Umenyiora
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By Tom Shaver on Sep 26, 2012 | Reply
Something tells me that Jason Pierre Paul’s name will top this list by the end of his career. Just a hunch.