Deacon Jones Award
| Deacon Jones Award
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|---|---|
| Awarded for | Most sacks in an NFL season |
| Country |
 United States
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| Awarded by | National Football League |
| First awarded | 2013 |
The Deacon Jones Award is an award that has been given to the player in the National Football League (NFL) who scored the most sacks in the previous season since 2013 . The award is named after the former player Deacon Jones . After his death, the NFL created the award to honor him permanently.
winner
| season | Surname | value | team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Robert Mathis | 19.5 | Indianapolis Colts | |
| 2014 | Justin Houston | 22.0 | Kansas City Chiefs | |
| 2015 | JJ Watt | 17.5 | Houston Texans | |
| 2016 | Vic Beasley | 15.5 | Atlanta Falcons | |
| 2017 | Chandler Jones | 17.0 | Arizona Cardinals | |
| 2018 | Aaron Donald | 20.5 | Los Angeles Rams | |
| 2019 | Shaquil Barrett | 19.5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Individual evidence
- ^ Michael David Smith: JJ Watt wins the Deacon Jones Award. NBC, January 6, 2016, accessed July 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Craig Kelly: Robert Mathis Receives Deacon Jones Award. (No longer available online.) Indianapolis Colts, February 1, 2014, archived from the original on July 25, 2016 ; Retrieved July 25, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Justin Houston Wins Deacon Jones Award. (No longer available online.) Kansas City Chiefs, December 31, 2014, archived from the original on July 25, 2016 ; accessed on July 25, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Texans' JJ Watt wins Deacon Jones Award. National Football League, January 6, 2016, accessed July 25, 2016 .
- ^ Beasley wins Deacon Jones award. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 4, 2017, accessed February 20, 2017 .
- ^ Chandler Jones wins Deacon Jones Award. USA Today, February 14, 2018, accessed August 18, 2018 .
- ↑ NFL Honors 2019: Live updates as award winners are announced. Retrieved February 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Running list of 'NFL Honors' award winners. In: nfl.com. NFL.com, accessed February 2, 2020 .
