NFL Tackles Leaders

Tackles, sacks, tackles for loss and passes defended — sacks here are sacks MADE.

Defense leaders

2026 season50 of 1030 qualified

NFL Defense leaders
#	Player	Pos	Team	GP	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	SCKYDS	TFL	PD	LNG
1	Alex Singleton	LB	DEN	4	22	25	47	0	0	1	1	0
2	Jacob Rodriguez	LB	MIA	4	21	25	46	0	0	3	1	18
3	Anthony Hill Jr.	LB	TEN	4	14	28	42	0	0	0	2	0
4	Ernest Jones IV	LB	SEA	4	21	20	41	1	8	1	2	20
5	Fred Warner	LB	SF	4	16	24	40	0.5	2	1.5	3	0
6	Akeem Davis-Gaither	LB	IND	4	20	17	37	0	0	1	1	0
7	Nick Bolton	LB	KC	4	20	17	37	0	0	2	2	0
8	Jihaad Campbell	LB	PHI	4	24	13	37	1	1	1	0	0
9	Payton Wilson	LB	PIT	4	17	19	36	1	4	4	1	0
10	Evan Williams	S	GB	4	22	14	36	1	6	2	4	0
11	Jordyn Brooks	LB	MIA	4	16	19	35	0	0	0	1	0
12	Carson Schwesinger	LB	CLE	4	12	23	35	0	0	2	0	0
13	Roquan Smith	LB	BAL	4	11	23	34	1	9	2	2	1
14	Dre Greenlaw	LB	SF	4	16	18	34	0	0	0	0	0
15	Reed Blankenship	S	HOU	4	19	15	34	0	0	0	2	0
16	Demetrius Knight Jr.	LB	CIN	4	14	20	34	0	0	1	0	0
17	Josiah Trotter	LB	TB	3	18	16	34	1	9	2	1	38
18	Arvell Reese	LB	NYG	4	27	7	34	0	0	3	4	8
19	Blake Cashman	LB	MIN	4	17	16	33	2.5	18	4.5	1	0
20	Jack Campbell	LB	DET	4	17	16	33	0	0	1	0	0
21	Kyle Hamilton	S	BAL	4	20	13	33	0	0	3	3	0
22	Demario Davis	LB	NYJ	4	19	13	32	2	17	3	1	0
23	Tremaine Edmunds	LB	NYG	4	21	11	32	1	11	2	2	0
24	Jack Gibbens	LB	ARI	4	13	19	32	0.5	4	1.5	1	0
25	Nakobe Dean	LB	LV	4	25	7	32	1.5	11	3.5	1	0
26	Dorian Williams	LB	BUF	4	17	15	32	0	0	3	1	0
27	Azeez Al-Shaair	LB	HOU	3	13	18	31	0	0	1	0	0
28	Brandon Jones	S	DEN	4	21	10	31	0	0	1	2	24
29	Devin Lloyd	LB	CAR	3	21	10	31	1	3	3	3	53
30	Quentin Lake	S	LAR	4	20	11	31	0	0	0	7	0
31	Jamien Sherwood	LB	NYJ	4	14	17	31	0	0	2	2	0
32	D.J. Reed	CB	DET	4	19	11	30	0	0	0	2	0
33	Ventrell Miller	LB	JAX	4	17	13	30	1	4	3	1	0
34	Quay Walker	LB	LV	4	13	17	30	1	7	2	0	0
35	Dane Belton	S	NYJ	4	16	14	30	0	0	0	2	0
36	Drake Thomas	LB	SEA	4	18	12	30	1	2	4	1	0
37	Edgerrin Cooper	LB	GB	4	18	12	30	3	16	7	1	18
38	Barrett Carter	LB	CIN	4	14	16	30	0.5	4	3.5	2	0
39	Dillon Thieneman	S	CHI	4	15	15	30	0	0	0	3	0
40	Zaire Franklin	LB	GB	4	10	19	29	0	0	1	0	0
41	Jeremy Reaves	S	WSH	4	18	11	29	0	0	0	1	0
42	Drue Tranquill	LB	KC	4	14	15	29	0	0	5	2	0
43	Robert Spillane	LB	NE	4	17	12	29	0	0	0	0	0
44	Nate Landman	LB	LAR	4	14	15	29	0	0	1	1	0
45	Terrel Bernard	LB	BUF	4	17	12	29	0	0	2	1	0
46	Kevin Winston Jr.	S	TEN	4	16	13	29	0	0	0	0	0
47	Caleb Downs	S	DAL	4	19	10	29	1	1	1	1	0
48	Chuck Clark	S	DET	4	13	15	28	1	17	1	1	1
49	Jake Hansen	LB	HOU	4	14	14	28	1	2	2	0	0
50	Amani Hooker	S	TEN	4	20	8	28	0	0	1	2	92

Season totals from ESPN. Every stat here is a counting stat, so no minimum applies — you can't accumulate them without playing. 1030 players appear in this category.

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