| Index | ||||||||
| American Football | ||||||||
| Defence Titles | ||||||||
| Sack Totals | ||||||||
| Underlined Player is NFL Leader | ||||||||
| AFC | NFC | |||||||
| 1982 | Jesse Baker | Houston Oilers | 7.5 | Doug Martin | Minnesota Vikings | 11.5 | ||
| 1983 | Mark Gastineau | New York Jets | 19.0. | Fred Dean | San Francisco 49ers | 17.5 | ||
| 1984 | Mark Gastineau | New York Jets | 22.0. | Richard Dent | Chicago Bears | 17.5 | ||
| 1985 | Andre Tippett | New England Patriots | 16.5 | Richard Dent | Chicago Bears | 17.0. | ||
| 1986 | Sean Jones | Los Angeles Raiders | 15.5 | Lawrence Taylor | New York Giants | 20.5 | ||
| 1987 | Andre Tippett | New England Patriots | 12.5 | Reggie White | Philadelphia Eagles | 21.0. | ||
| 1988 | George Townsend | Los Angeles Raiders | 11.5 | Reggie White | Philadelphia Eagles | 18.0. | ||
| 1989 | Lee Williams | San Diego Chargers | 14.0. | Chris Doleman | Minnesota Vikings | 21.0. | ||
| 1990 | Derrick Thomas | Kansas City Chiefs | 20.0. | Charles Haley | San Francisco 49ers | 16.0. | ||
| 1991 | William Fuller | Houston Oilers | 15.0. | Pat Swilling | New Orleans Saints | 17.0. | ||
| 1992 | Leslie O`Neal | San Diego Chargers | 17.0. | Clyde Simmons | Philadelphia Eagles | 19.0. | ||
| 1993 | Neil Smith | Kansas City Chiefs | 15.0. | Renaldo Turnbull | New Orleans Saints | 13.0. | ||
| Reggie White | Green Bay Packers | 13.0. | ||||||
| 1994 | Kevin Greene | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14.0. | Ken Harvey | Washington Redskins | 13.5 | ||
| John Randle | Minnesota Vikings | 13.5 | ||||||
| 1995 | Bryce Paup | Buffalo Bills | 17.5 | William Fuller | Philadelphia Eagles | 13.0. | ||
| Wayne Martin | New Orleans Saints | 13.0. | ||||||
| 1996 | Michael McCrary | Seattle Seahawks | 13.5 | Kevin Greene | Carolina Panthers | 14.5 | ||
| Bruce Smith | Buffalo Bills | 13.5 | ||||||
| 1997 | Bruce Smith | Buffalo Bills | 14.0. | John Randle | Minnesota Vikings | 15.5 | ||
| 1998 | Michael Sinclair | Seattle Seahawks | 16.5 | Reggie White | Green Bay Packers | 16.0. | ||
| 1999 | Jeavon Kearse | Tennessee Titans | 14.5 | Kevin Carter | St Louis Rams | 17.0. | ||
| 2000 | Trace Armstrong | Miami Dolphins | 16.5 | La`Roi Glover | New Orleans Saints | 17.0. | ||
| 2001 | Pete Boulware | Baltimore Ravens | 15.0. | Michael Strahan | New York Giants | 22.5 | ||
| 2002 | Jason Taylor | Miami Dolphins | 18.5 | Simeon Rice | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15.5 | ||
| 2003 | Adewale Ogunleye | Miami Dolphins | 15.0. | Michael Strahan | New York Giants | 18.0. | ||
| 2004 | Dwight Feeney | Indianapolis Colts | 16.0. | Bertrand Berry | Arizona Cardinals | 14.5 | ||
| 2005 | Derrick Burgess | Oakland Raiders | 16.0. | Osi Umeryiora | New York Giants | 14.5 | ||
| 2006 | Shawne Merriman | San Diego Chargers | 17.0. | Aaron Kampman | Green Bay Packers | 15.5 | ||
| 2007 | Jared Allen | Kansas City Chiefs | 15.5 | Patrick Kerney | Seattle Seahawks | 14.5 | ||
| 2008 | Joey Porter | Miami Dolphins | 17.5 | DeMarcus Ware | Dallas Cowboys | 20.0. | ||
| 2009 | Elvis Dumervil | Denver Broncos | 17.0 | Jared Allen | Minnesota Vikings | 14.5 | ||
| 2010 | Tamba Hali | Kansas City Chiefs | 14.5 | DeMarcus Ware | Dallas Cowboys | 15.5 | ||
| 2011 | Terrell Suggs | Baltimore Ravens | 14.0 | Jared Allen | Minnesota Vikings | 22.0 | ||