Sunday, December 13, 2020

Jamal Adams Sets Single-season Sack Record for Defensive Backs

 By John Turney

It wasn't pretty, it was not a classic sack, Jamal Adams was not even blitzing on the play but he got credited with a sack and thus set the NFL record with 8.5 in a season by a defensive back. 
All that happened is the quarterback flushed left, and Adams, covering the right flat beat the quarterback to the sticks and helped him to a 1-yard loss. But, it was number eight-and-a-half. 

However, it counts and former Cardinals safety Adrian Wilson is now second on the list—
The sack also took Adams over the 20-sack mark, also rare for a defensive back—
Here is the all-time list, but as can be seen, Adams is averaging 6 per 16 games, and is in a class by himself. He should surpass Harrison in two years if he keeps up his current pace.





4 comments:

  1. Do you think Larry Wilson would be high on this list if they kept sacks back in his day?

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  2. Rod Kush...2 different teams, 0 starts, appears twice on the single-season list! Any backstory?

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    1. He was a nickel linebacker. He got his sacks, not really as a DB...we debated listing him. But good eye. He came in as one of the LBers in nickel, so really, it was nickel with 6 DBs and one of the DBs was hm as a blitzing Lber--much like Bill Bates was or some of the hybrid guys now.

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  3. Dennis Smith was underrated and a great career ... Carnell Lake one of the most versatile safeties, ever ...

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