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NFL Defense Stats All seasons, 1950–2026

NFL defense leaders, All seasons, 1950–2026
# PlayerTeamPosGamesTotal TklSoloAstSacksTFLQB HitsINTPDFFFRDef TD
1 Bobby Wagner SEA MLB 218 1866 1016 850 39.5 95 111 15 76 7 12 4
2 Jessie Tuggle ATL LB 209 1797 1631 166 21.0 7 0 6 5 16 9 11
3 Ray Lewis BAL LILB 229 1784 1295 489 42.0 46 45 31 96 18 20 3
4 Junior Seau LAC RILB 267 1704 1379 325 56.5 43 17 18 43 13 18 2
5 London Fletcher WAS LB 256 1670 1018 652 39.0 44 41 23 97 20 12 3
6 Clay Matthews CLE LB 278 1595 1561 34 82.5 0 0 16 0 24 14 3
7 Zach Thomas MIA MLB 183 1591 967 624 20.5 26 10 17 48 17 8 4
8 Lavonte David TB OLB 215 1577 1033 544 42.5 156 79 14 73 33 21 3
9 Hardy Nickerson TB LB 225 1560 1246 314 21.0 16 3 12 24 23 14 0
10 Derrick Brooks TB RLB 223 1527 1114 413 13.5 35 2 25 84 25 4 7
11 Demario Davis NO OLB 228 1503 901 602 47.0 114 107 4 63 6 9 0
12 Kyle Clifton NYJ MLB 188 1484 1468 16 5.5 0 0 12 0 12 15 0
13 Eugene Robinson SEA DB 250 1407 1242 165 7.5 4 0 57 5 14 22 3
14 Chris Spielman DET LILB 148 1363 1181 182 10.5 0 0 6 0 15 19 2
15 Karlos Dansby ARI ILB 211 1318 974 344 43.0 50 64 20 84 17 12 6
16 Donnie Edwards KC LB 196 1268 903 365 25.0 33 12 28 71 16 11 6
17 Ken Norton Jr. SF LB 191 1266 1122 144 12.5 16 0 5 9 11 13 2
18 Sam Mills NO LILB 181 1265 1142 123 20.5 0 0 11 0 24 23 7
19 Darryl Talley BUF LB 216 1252 1190 62 38.5 0 0 12 0 19 14 2
20 Keith Brooking ATL LB 223 1246 912 334 22.0 20 29 13 59 9 10 0
21 Lawyer Milloy NE SS 230 1243 836 407 19.5 13 19 25 61 13 9 1
22 Takeo Spikes CIN RILB 217 1225 812 413 29.0 37 25 19 69 16 17 4
23 Mike Johnson CLE LB 144 1224 1146 78 14.5 0 0 13 0 21 13 4
24 Bruce Smith BUF RDE 277 1210 1061 149 200.0 32 20 2 7 45 15 2
25 Brian Urlacher CHI MLB 181 1199 886 313 40.0 50 41 22 91 12 16 4
26 Antoine Bethea IND FS 208 1196 859 337 9.5 18 25 25 81 9 7 1
27 Darrell Green WAS LCB 290 1194 1154 40 1.0 7 0 54 33 9 10 10
28 Steve Atwater DEN FS 167 1188 1078 110 5.0 0 0 24 1 12 8 1
29 Rickey Jackson NO LOLB 227 1180 1173 7 136.0 0 0 8 0 44 29 0
30 Cornelius Bennett BUF LOLB 205 1179 1037 142 71.5 15 3 7 9 28 27 3
31 James Farrior PIT ROLB 229 1164 737 427 36.0 21 47 11 68 20 11 1
32 Dennis Smith DEN DB 184 1158 1152 6 15.0 0 0 30 0 20 17 2
33 Mo Lewis NYJ LLB 200 1158 937 221 52.5 29 11 14 21 28 12 5
34 Jeff Herrod IND LB 153 1156 1042 114 14.5 0 0 5 0 7 4 3
35 Thomas Davis CAR OLB 194 1153 798 355 29.5 51 60 13 54 18 11 1
36 Ronnie Lott SF LCB 192 1146 1113 33 8.5 0 0 63 0 20 17 5
37 Tim McDonald SF DB 191 1139 1065 74 9.5 5 0 40 4 11 16 6
38 Rod Woodson PIT DB 238 1127 1019 108 13.5 9 0 71 59 18 32 12
39 Marvcus Patton BUF LB 207 1125 911 214 27.5 39 5 17 19 15 11 1
40 Seth Joyner PHI RLB 195 1123 1056 67 52.0 0 0 24 0 29 12 8
41 Harrison Smith MIN FS 211 1123 801 322 21.5 49 46 39 109 13 9 4
42 Roquan Smith BAL ILB 131 1122 651 471 23.5 63 37 11 39 4 2 2
43 Karl Mecklenburg DEN DE 180 1118 1104 14 79.0 0 0 5 0 20 14 4
44 Reggie White PHI LDE 228 1109 1046 63 198.0 5 5 3 1 33 20 4
45 Charles Woodson LV LCB 252 1106 883 223 20.0 18 23 65 183 34 17 13
46 Kevin Ross KC RCB 204 1099 1046 53 5.0 0 0 38 0 13 15 4
47 Eric Kendricks MIN MLB 149 1096 648 448 21.5 57 39 11 60 8 7 3
48 Pepper Johnson NYG LB 193 1090 983 107 25.5 0 0 14 0 14 8 2
49 Bill Romanowski SF ROLB 243 1089 937 152 39.5 25 14 18 20 19 18 1
50 Paul Posluszny JAX MLB 142 1085 752 333 16.5 39 49 15 50 8 3 1