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Year-by-Year Interceptions Leaders
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | Int | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Antonio Cromartie (23) | 10 | SDG |
| 2006 | Champ Bailey (28) | 10 | DEN |
| Asante Samuel (25) | 10 | NWE | |
| 2005 | Deltha O'Neal (28) | 10 | CIN |
| Ty Law (31) | 10 | NYJ | |
| 2004 | Ed Reed (26) | 9 | BAL |
| 2003 | Tony Parrish (28) | 9 | SFO |
| Brian Russell (25) | 9 | MIN | |
| 2002 | Rod Woodson (37) | 8 | OAK |
| Brian Kelly (26) | 8 | TAM | |
| 2001 | Ronde Barber (26) | 10 | TAM |
| Anthony Henry (25) | 10 | CLE | |
| 2000 | Darren Sharper (25) | 9 | GNB |
| 1999 | Donnie Abraham (26) | 7 | TAM |
| Sam Madison (25) | 7 | MIA | |
| James Hasty (34) | 7 | KAN | |
| Rod Woodson (34) | 7 | BAL | |
| Troy Vincent (28) | 7 | PHI | |
| 1998 | Ty Law (24) | 9 | NWE |
| 1997 | Ryan McNeil (27) | 9 | STL |
| 1996 | Keith Lyle (24) | 9 | STL |
| Tyrone Braxton (32) | 9 | DEN | |
| 1995 | Orlando Thomas (23) | 9 | MIN |
| 1994 | Eric Turner (26) | 9 | CLE |
| Aeneas Williams (26) | 9 | ARI | |
| 1993 | Eugene Robinson (30) | 9 | SEA |
| Nate Odomes (28) | 9 | BUF | |
| 1992 | Henry Jones (25) | 8 | BUF |
| Audray McMillian (30) | 8 | MIN | |
| 1991 | Ronnie Lott+ (32) | 8 | RAI |
| 1990 | Mark A. Carrier (22) | 10 | CHI |
| 1989 | Felix Wright (30) | 9 | CLE |
| 1988 | Scott Case (26) | 10 | ATL |
| 1987 | Barry Wilburn (24) | 9 | WAS |
| 1986 | Ronnie Lott+ (27) | 10 | SFO |
| 1985 | Everson Walls (26) | 9 | DAL |
| 1984 | Kenny Easley (25) | 10 | SEA |
| 1983 | Mark H. Murphy (28) | 9 | WAS |
| 1982 | Everson Walls (23) | 7 | DAL |
| 1981 | Everson Walls (22) | 11 | DAL |
| 1980 | Lester Hayes (25) | 13 | OAK |
| 1979 | Mike Reinfeldt (26) | 12 | HOU |
| 1978 | Thom Darden (28) | 10 | CLE |
| 1977 | Lyle Blackwood (26) | 10 | BAL |
| 1976 | Monte Jackson (23) | 10 | RAM |
| 1975 | Mel Blount+ (27) | 11 | PIT |
| 1974 | Emmitt Thomas+ (31) | 12 | KAN |
| 1973 | Mike Wagner (24) | 8 | PIT |
| Dick Anderson (27) | 8 | MIA | |
| 1972 | Bill Bradley (25) | 9 | PHI |
| 1971 | Bill Bradley (24) | 11 | PHI |
| 1970 | Johnny Robinson (32) | 10 | KAN |
| 1969 | Mel Renfro+ (28) | 10 | DAL |
| Emmitt Thomas+ (26) | 9 | KAN | |
| 1968 | Dave Grayson (29) | 10 | OAK |
| Willie Williams (26) | 10 | NYG | |
| 1967 | Dave Whitsell (31) | 10 | NOR |
| Lem Barney+ (22) | 10 | DET | |
| Dick Westmoreland (26) | 10 | MIA | |
| Tom Janik (27) | 10 | BUF | |
| Miller Farr (24) | 10 | HOU | |
| 1966 | Larry Wilson+ (28) | 10 | STL |
| Bobby Hunt (26) | 10 | KAN | |
| Johnny Robinson (28) | 10 | KAN | |
| 1965 | W.K. Hicks (23) | 9 | HOU |
| Bobby Boyd (28) | 9 | BAL | |
| 1964 | Paul Krause+ (22) | 12 | WAS |
| Dainard Paulson (27) | 12 | NYJ | |
| 1963 | Fred Glick (26) | 12 | HOU |
| Dick Lynch (27) | 9 | NYG | |
| Rosey Taylor (26) | 9 | CHI | |
| 1962 | Lee Riley (30) | 11 | NYT |
| Willie Wood+ (26) | 9 | GNB | |
| 1961 | Billy Atkins (27) | 10 | BUF |
| Dick Lynch (25) | 9 | NYG | |
| 1960 | Goose Gonsoulin (22) | 11 | DEN |
| Jerry Norton (29) | 10 | STL | |
| Dave Baker (23) | 10 | SFO | |
| 1959 | Don Shinnick (24) | 7 | BAL |
| Dean Derby (24) | 7 | PIT | |
| Milt Davis (30) | 7 | BAL | |
| 1958 | Jimmy Patton (25) | 11 | NYG |
| 1957 | Jack Christiansen+ (29) | 10 | DET |
| Milt Davis (28) | 10 | BAL | |
| Jack Butler (30) | 10 | PIT | |
| 1956 | Lindon Crow (23) | 11 | CRD |
| 1955 | Will Sherman (28) | 11 | RAM |
| 1954 | Night Train Lane+ (27) | 10 | CRD |
| 1953 | Jack Christiansen+ (25) | 12 | DET |
| 1952 | Night Train Lane+ (25) | 14 | RAM |
| 1951 | Otto Schnellbacher (28) | 11 | NYG |
| 1950 | Spec Sanders (32) | 13 | NYY |
| 1949 | Bob Nussbaumer (25) | 12 | CRD |
| Jim Cason (22) | 9 | SFO | |
| 1948 | Dan Sandifer (21) | 13 | WAS |
| Otto Schnellbacher (25) | 11 | NYY | |
| 1947 | Frank Reagan (28) | 10 | NYG |
| Frank Seno (26) | 10 | BOS | |
| Len Eshmont (30) | 6 | SFO | |
| Bill Kellagher (27) | 6 | CHR | |
| Tom Colella (29) | 6 | CLE | |
| 1946 | Bill Dudley+ (27) | 10 | PIT |
| Tom Colella (28) | 10 | CLE | |
| 1945 | Roy Zimmerman (27) | 7 | PHI |
| 1944 | Howie Livingston (22) | 9 | NYG |
| 1943 | Sammy Baugh+ (29) | 11 | WAS |
| 1942 | Bulldog Turner+ (23) | 8 | CHI |
| 1941 | Marshall Goldberg (24) | 7 | CRD |
| Art Jones (22) | 7 | PIT | |
| 1940 | Don Hutson+ (27) | 6 | GNB |
| Ace Parker+ (28) | 6 | BKN | |
| Kent Ryan (25) | 6 | DET |