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NFL Defense Stats 2026

NFL defense leaders, 2026
# PlayerTeamPosTotal TklSoloAstSacksTFLQB HitsINTPDFFFRDef TD
1 Jacob Rodriguez MIA LB 56 24 32 0.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0
2 Alex Singleton DEN LB 52 26 26 0.0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
3 Fred Warner SF MLB 50 22 28 0.5 1 3 0 3 3 0 0
4 Ernest Jones SEA LB 50 26 24 2.0 2 2 1 3 0 0 0
5 Anthony Hill Jr. TEN LB 47 18 29 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
6 Evan Williams GB SAF 45 26 19 1.0 2 3 1 4 0 1 0
7 Nakobe Dean LV LB 44 30 14 1.5 3 3 0 1 3 0 0
8 Akeem Davis-Gaither IND LB 44 23 21 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
9 Jack Campbell DET LB 44 22 22 0.0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
10 Jordyn Brooks MIA LB 43 17 26 0.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
11 Roquan Smith BAL ILB 42 16 26 1.0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0
12 Azeez Al-Shaair HOU LB 42 18 24 0.0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
13 Demetrius Knight Jr. CIN LB 42 19 23 0.0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1
14 Arvell Reese NYG LB 42 29 13 1.0 4 2 1 4 0 0 0
15 Jihaad Campbell PHI LB 42 27 15 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
16 Payton Wilson PIT LB 42 22 20 1.0 6 2 0 2 0 1 0
17 Carson Schwesinger CLE LB 41 15 26 1.0 3 2 0 1 1 0 0
18 Nate Landman LA LB 41 21 20 0.0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0
19 Tremaine Edmunds NYG MLB 41 27 14 2.0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0
20 Blake Cashman MIN LB 40 20 20 2.5 4 7 0 1 0 1 0
21 Barrett Carter CIN LB 40 18 22 1.5 4 3 0 2 1 0 0
22 Reed Blankenship HOU SAF 39 21 18 0.0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0
23 Josiah Trotter TB LB 39 21 18 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1
24 Dorian Williams BUF LB 39 16 23 0.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
25 Zaire Franklin GB OLB 38 16 22 0.0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0
26 Kyle Hamilton BAL SAF 38 25 13 0.0 3 1 1 4 1 0 0
27 Dane Belton NYJ SAF 37 18 19 1.0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
28 Dre Greenlaw SF LB 37 18 19 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 Nick Bolton KC LB 37 20 17 0.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
30 Budda Baker ARI S 36 20 16 2.5 2 3 1 3 0 0 0
31 Dillon Thieneman CHI SAF 36 19 17 0.0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0
32 Cole Bishop BUF SAF 36 21 15 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 D.J. Reed DET CB 36 25 11 0.0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
34 Mack Wilson ARI LB 35 15 20 0.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
35 Drake Thomas SEA LB 35 20 15 1.0 4 2 1 1 1 0 0
36 Quentin Lake LA SAF 35 22 13 0.0 0 0 1 7 1 0 0
37 Jack Gibbens ARI LB 35 13 22 0.5 1 3 0 1 0 0 0
38 Demario Davis NYJ OLB 35 19 16 2.0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0
39 Chuck Clark DET SAF 35 19 16 1.0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0
40 Brandon Jones DEN SAF 35 23 12 0.0 1 1 2 4 0 1 0
41 Terrel Bernard BUF LB 35 19 16 0.0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
42 Dee Winters DAL LB 34 22 12 0.0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0
43 Quay Walker LV LB 34 14 20 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
44 Jeremy Reaves WAS DB 34 20 14 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
45 Robert Spillane NE LB 34 18 16 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
46 Pete Werner NO LB 34 17 17 1.0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0
47 Xavier Watts ATL SAF 34 21 13 0.5 0 1 1 2 1 0 0
48 Jaquan Brisker PIT SAF 34 16 18 0.0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0
49 Ji'Ayir Brown SF SAF 34 17 17 0.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
50 Patrick Queen PIT LB 34 9 25 0.0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0