Von Miller ranks No. 1 on the Broncos’ all-time sack list, followed by Simon Fletcher and Karl Mecklenburg.
The NFL did not begin officially tracking stats until 1982, so several players who played before that date are much lower on the team’s official all-time sack list than they should be.
Unofficially, Rulon Jones totaled 73.5 sacks in his career. Officially, he recorded 52.2 sacks that were tracked by the NFL. His official rank is only one spot lower than his official rank on Denver’s all-time list, but other players have more significant discrepancies.
Barney Chavous, for example, officially ranks 10th with 23 sacks. But if you include his pre-1982 totals, his 75 sacks would rank fourth.
We have listed the official top 10 leaders in sacks below, followed by six more players who would rank within the top 15 if pre-1982 sacks were official. All sack totals prior to 1982 were provided courtesy of pro-football-reference.com. Now, let’s get to the list!
1. Von Miller: 106
2. Simon Fletcher: 97.5
3. Karl Mecklenburg: 79.0
4. Trevor Pryce 64.0
5. Elvis Dumervil: 63.5
6. Rulon Jones: 52.2 (unofficial: 73.5; 5th)
7. Maa Tanuvasa: 33.0
8. Derek Wolfe: 33.0
9. Alfred Williams: 28.5
10. Barney Chavous: 23.0 (unofficial: 75.0; 4th)
Lyle Alzado: 64.5 (unofficial; 6th)
Paul Smith: 55.5 (unofficial; 9th)
Rich Jackson: 43.0 (unofficial; 10th)
Tom Jackson: 40.0 (unofficial; 11th)
Dave Costa: 37.5 (unofficial; 12th)
Pete Duranko: 32.5 (unofficial; 15th)
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