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Chandler Jones

Pass rusher believes Strahan's record in range

Look out, Michael Strahan. Arizona's Chandler Jones is coming for your sack record of 22.5. Jones thinks it's within reach. His numbers over the past five seasons make him the best candidate to do it.

Entering Week 17 a year ago, Jones had 19 sacks. He didn't record any that week; in fairness, he didn't have Brett Favre there to take a dive for him (as happened when Strahan set the record in the first place). So he didn't get the record, but he's aiming for it in 2020.

"This could be the year to do it, honestly," Jones said this week. "That's a personal goal of mine."

Since 2015, Jones -- who the Patriots got rid of after the 2015 season for no apparent reason -- has recorded 72.5 sacks in 79 games. That's 9.5 more sacks than any other player over that span; nearly 15 more than anyone but Aaron Donald.

TOTAL SACKS, 2015-2019
Player G Sk QBHTckl
Chandler Jones7972.5116254
Aaron Donald7863.0160264
Cameron Jordan8058.0118267
Khalil Mack7857.5104322
Von Miller7957.0125264
Danielle Hunter7854.580276
Ryan Kerrigan7652.087189
Carlos Dunlap7846.0123260
Mario Addison7545.073163
Everson Griffen7245.0114211
Calais Campbell8044.5118309
Geno Atkins8043.596212
Frank Clark 7643.086173
Melvin Ingram7743.092272
Justin Houston5941.069191
Joey Bosa5140.082201
Michael Bennett 7439.0118192
Cameron Heyward7039.081254
DeMarcus Lawrence7339.083233
J.J. Watt4839.0106184
Vic Beasley7837.546156
Yannick Ngakoue6337.585122
Jason Pierre-Paul6237.572232
Cameron Wake6237.586114
Preston Smith8036.582224
Fletcher Cox7835.595226
Dee Ford6235.570143
Bruce Irvin7635.580208
Robert Quinn6235.562135
Ezekiel Ansah6135.081155

Numbers taken from pro-football-reference's player index finder at this link. Table also shows quarterback hits and total tackles; six players have more hits than Jones, but none have finished the job more often.

I don't know that Jones is going to break Strahan's record this year (I'm not certain teams are even going to play 16 games). But I'm definitely a fan of Jones in IDP leagues. If any pass rusher can make a run at the former Giant, it's him.

--Andy Richardson

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