List of most sacked NFL quarterbacks

This is a list of the most sacked quarterbacks in National Football League (NFL) history. As of 2025, Aaron Rodgers is the league's most sacked quarterback, being sacked 594 times during his career. Current stats are updated from Pro Football Reference (PFR) all-time sack leaders rate.[1] This list contains Quarterbacks who have been sacked at least 400 times in their career.

  Currently Playing
  Retired
Rank Name Sacks Teams
1 Aaron Rodgers 594 Green Bay Packers (20052022)
New York Jets (20232024)
Pittsburgh Steelers (2025–present)
2 Fran Tarkenton 570 Minnesota Vikings (19611966, 19721978)
New York Giants (19671971)
3 Russell Wilson 570 Seattle Seahawks (20122021)
Denver Broncos (20222023)
Pittsburgh Steelers (2024)
New York Giants (2025–present)
4 Tom Brady 565 New England Patriots (20002019)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (20202022)
5 Ben Roethlisberger 554 Pittsburgh Steelers (2004-2021)
6 Brett Favre 525 Atlanta Falcons (1991)
Green Bay Packers (1992-2007)
New York Jets (2008 NFL season)
Minnesota Vikings (2009-2010)
7 Matthew Stafford 521 Detroit Lions (2009-2020)
Los Angeles Rams (2021–present)
8 John Elway 516 Denver Broncos (1983-1998)
9 Dave Krieg 494 Seattle Seahawks (1980-1991)
Kansas City Chiefs (1992-1993)
Detroit Lions (1994)
Arizona Cardinals (1995)
Chicago Bears (1996)
Tennessee Oilers (1997-1998)
10 Matt Ryan 488 Atlanta Falcons (2008)–2021)
Indianapolis Colts (2022)
11 Randall Cunningham 484 Philadelphia Eagles (1985)–1995)
Minnesota Vikings(1997)–1999)
Dallas Cowboys (2000)
Baltimore Ravens (2001)
12 Phil Simms 477 New York Giants (1979-1993)
13 Drew Bledsoe 467 New England Patriots (19932001)
Buffalo Bills (20022004)
Dallas Cowboys (20052006)
14 Philip Rivers 465 San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers (20042019)
Indianapolis Colts (2020)
Indianapolis Colts (2025–present)
15 Warren Moon 458 Houston Oilers (1984)–1993)
Minnesota Vikings (1994)–1996)
Seattle Seahawks (1997-1998)
Kansas City Chiefs 1999)-(2000)
16 Alex Smith 432 San Francisco 49ers (20052012)
Kansas City Chiefs (20132017)
Washington Redskins/Football Team (20182020)
17 Joe Flacco 422 Baltimore Ravens (20082018)
Denver Broncos (2019)
New York Jets (2020, 2021-2022)
Cleveland Browns (2023, 2025)
Indianapolis Colts (2024)
Cincinnati Bengals (2025-present)
18 Drew Brees 420 San Diego Chargers (20012005)
New Orleans Saints (20062020)
19 Vinny Testaverde 417 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987-1992)
Cleveland Browns (1993-1995)
Baltimore Ravens (1993-1995)
New York Jets (1993-2003, 2005
Dallas Cowboys (2004)
New England Patriots (2006)
Carolina Panthers (2007)
20 Ryan Tannehill 415 Miami Dolphins (20122018)
Tennessee Titans (20192023)
21 Eli Manning 411 New York Giants (20042019)
22 Donovan McNabb 410 Philadelphia Eagles (1999-2009)
Washington Redskins (2010)
Minnesota Vikings (2011)
23 Craig Morton 405 Dallas Cowboys (1965-1973)
New York Giants (1974-1976)
Denver Broncos (1977-1982)

See also

References

  1. ^ "NFL Sacked Career Leaders (since 1960)". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-09-16.