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Leaders Table
Rank
Player
AV
Year
Tm
1
LaDainian Tomlinson
+ (27)
26
2006
SDG
2
Marshall Faulk
+ (26)
25
1999
STL
Lamar Jackson
(22)
25
2019
BAL
O.J. Simpson
+ (28)
25
1975
BUF
5
Lem Barney
+ (23)
24
1969
DET
Tom Brady
(30)
24
2007
NWE
Rod Woodson
+ (25)
24
1990
PIT
8
Herb Adderley
+ (23)
23
1962
GNB
Bobby Boyd
(30)
23
1968
BAL
Jim Brown
+ (28)
23
1964
CLE
Willie Brown
+ (32)
23
1973
OAK
Priest Holmes
(28)
23
2002
KAN
Rolland Lawrence
(26)
23
1977
ATL
Ray Lewis
+ (25)
23
2000
BAL
Matt Light
(29)
23
2007
NWE
Wilber Marshall
(24)
23
1986
CHI
Lydell Mitchell
(27)
23
1976
BAL
Alan Page
+ (24)
23
1969
MIN
Alan Page
+ (25)
23
1970
MIN
Aaron Rodgers
(27)
23
2011
GNB
Pat Swilling
(26)
23
1991
NOR
Steve Young
+ (31)
23
1993
SFO
Steve Young
+ (32)
23
1994
SFO
24
Eric Allen
(23)
22
1989
PHI
Derrick Brooks
+ (29)
22
2002
TAM
Jim Brown
+ (27)
22
1963
CLE
Wes Chandler
(26)
22
1982
SDG
Terrell Davis
+ (25)
22
1998
DEN
Aaron Donald
(29)
22
2020
LAR
Carl Eller
+ (27)
22
1969
MIN
Marshall Faulk
+ (27)
22
2000
STL
Marshall Faulk
+ (28)
22
2001
STL
Dan Fouts
+ (31)
22
1982
SDG
Charley Hennigan
(26)
22
1961
HOU
Bert Jones
(25)
22
1976
BAL
Patrick Mahomes
(22)
22
2018
KAN
Ed Newman
(33)
22
1984
MIA
Orlando Pace
+ (24)
22
2000
STL
Samari Rolle
(24)
22
2000
TEN
Dwight Stephenson
+ (26)
22
1984
MIA
Rick Volk
(26)
22
1971
BAL
J.J. Watt
(25)
22
2014
HOU
Aeneas Williams
+ (33)
22
2001
STL
Rod Woodson
+ (27)
22
1992
PIT
Steve Young
+ (30)
22
1992
SFO
46
Willie Anderson
(30)
21
2005
CIN
Otis Armstrong
(23)
21
1974
DEN
Tiki Barber
(30)
21
2005
NYG
Erich Barnes
(26)
21
1961
NYG
Lem Barney
+ (22)
21
1968
DET
George Blanda
+ (33)
21
1961
HOU
Mel Blount
+ (27)
21
1975
PIT
Tom Brady
(34)
21
2011
NWE
Jim Brown
+ (24)
21
1960
CLE
Jim Brown
+ (29)
21
1965
CLE
LeRoy Butler
(28)
21
1996
GNB
Daunte Culpepper
(23)
21
2000
MIN
Joe Fortunato
(33)
21
1963
CHI
Stephon Gilmore
(28)
21
2019
NWE
Randy Gradishar
(25)
21
1977
DEN
Darrell Green
+ (31)
21
1991
WAS
David Harris
(25)
21
2009
NYJ
Priest Holmes
(29)
21
2003
KAN
Edgerrin James
+ (21)
21
1999
IND
Edgerrin James
+ (22)
21
2000
IND
Edgerrin James
+ (26)
21
2004
IND
Paul Krause
+ (27)
21
1969
MIN
Yale Lary
+ (31)
21
1962
DET
Peyton Manning
(28)
21
2004
IND
Dan Marino
+ (22)
21
1984
MIA
Anthony Munoz
+ (27)
21
1985
CIN
Jerry Norton
(29)
21
1960
STL
Alan Page
+ (26)
21
1971
MIN
Marcus Peters
(26)
21
2019
2TM
Darrelle Revis
(24)
21
2009
NYJ
Jerry Rice
+ (31)
21
1994
SFO
Simeon Rice
(28)
21
2002
TAM
Aaron Rodgers
(30)
21
2014
GNB
Matt Ryan
(31)
21
2016
ATL
Deion Sanders
+ (29)
21
1996
DAL
Warren Sapp
+ (29)
21
2002
TAM
Bruce Smith
+ (33)
21
1996
BUF
Eric Turner
(25)
21
1994
CLE
Brian Urlacher
+ (23)
21
2001
CHI
J.J. Watt
(26)
21
2015
HOU
Doug Wilkerson
(35)
21
1982
SDG
Rod Woodson
+ (28)
21
1993
PIT
Rod Woodson
+ (29)
21
1994
PIT
Ron Yary
+ (28)
21
1974
MIN
Ron Yary
+ (29)
21
1975
MIN
91
Lyle Alzado
(28)
20
1977
DEN
Dick Anderson
(26)
20
1972
MIA
Dick Anderson
(27)
20
1973
MIA
Ken Anderson
(33)
20
1982
CIN
Harris Barton
(29)
20
1993
SFO
Doug Betters
(27)
20
1983
MIA
Drew Brees
(32)
20
2011
NOR
Larry Brown
(24)
20
1972
WAS
Mike Brown
(23)
20
2001
CHI
Rob Burnett
(33)
20
2000
BAL
Daunte Culpepper
(27)
20
2004
MIN
Mike Curtis
(25)
20
1968
BAL
Joe DeLamielleure
+ (24)
20
1975
BUF
Aaron Donald
(24)
20
2015
STL
Carl Eller
+ (28)
20
1970
MIN
Ken Ellis
(24)
20
1972
GNB
Chuck Foreman
(24)
20
1975
MIN
Arian Foster
(24)
20
2010
HOU
Rocky Freitas
(27)
20
1972
DET
Rich Gannon
(34)
20
2000
OAK
Jeff Garcia
(30)
20
2000
SFO
Randall Godfrey
(27)
20
2000
TEN
Ahman Green
(26)
20
2003
GNB
Charles Haley
+ (26)
20
1990
SFO
Marvin Harrison
+ (27)
20
1999
IND
Abner Haynes
(24)
20
1962
DTX
Mark Haynes
(25)
20
1984
NYG
Mike Haynes
+ (32)
20
1985
RAI
Ted Hendricks
+ (23)
20
1971
BAL
Claude Humphrey
+ (33)
20
1977
ATL
Monte Jackson
(23)
20
1976
RAM
Tom Jackson
(26)
20
1977
DEN
Mark Johnston
(22)
20
1960
HOU
Ron Johnson
(24)
20
1972
NYG
Jerry Kramer
+ (26)
20
1962
GNB
George Kunz
(29)
20
1976
BAL
Jack Lambert
+ (24)
20
1976
PIT
Jim Langer
+ (29)
20
1977
MIA
Carl Lee
(27)
20
1988
MIN
Albert Lewis
(28)
20
1989
KAN
Larry Little
+ (26)
20
1972
MIA
Ronnie Lott
+ (27)
20
1986
SFO
Ronnie Lott
+ (28)
20
1987
SFO
Peyton Manning
(30)
20
2006
IND
Randall McDaniel
+ (33)
20
1998
MIN
Audray McMillian
(30)
20
1992
MIN
Eddie Meador
(31)
20
1968
RAM
Karl Mecklenburg
(29)
20
1989
DEN
Keith Millard
(26)
20
1988
MIN
Lydell Mitchell
(26)
20
1975
BAL
Lydell Mitchell
(28)
20
1977
BAL
Randy Moss
+ (30)
20
2007
NWE
Anthony Munoz
+ (24)
20
1982
CIN
Joe Nash
(23)
20
1984
SEA
Cam Newton
(26)
20
2015
CAR
Ralph Ortega
(24)
20
1977
ATL
Orlando Pace
+ (23)
20
1999
STL
Walter Payton
+ (23)
20
1977
CHI
Patrick Peterson
(21)
20
2011
ARI
Jerry Rice
+ (30)
20
1993
SFO
Barry Sanders
+ (26)
20
1994
DET
Deion Sanders
+ (31)
20
1998
DAL
Mitchell Schwartz
(29)
20
2018
KAN
Herbert Scott
(27)
20
1980
DAL
Emmitt Smith
+ (23)
20
1992
DAL
Emmitt Smith
+ (24)
20
1993
DAL
Emmitt Smith
+ (26)
20
1995
DAL
Jason Taylor
+ (26)
20
2000
MIA
Otis Taylor
(24)
20
1966
KAN
Rosey Taylor
(26)
20
1963
CHI
Thurman Thomas
+ (24)
20
1990
BUF
Thurman Thomas
+ (25)
20
1991
BUF
Kurt Warner
+ (30)
20
2001
STL
Barry Wilburn
(23)
20
1987
WAS
Aeneas Williams
+ (26)
20
1994
ARI
Eric Wright
(26)
20
1985
SFO
167
Herb Adderley
+ (24)
19
1963
GNB
Josh Allen
(24)
19
2020
BUF
Jamal Anderson
(25)
19
1998
ATL
Doug Atkins
+ (33)
19
1963
CHI
Tony Banfield
(23)
19
1961
HOU
Steve Beuerlein
(34)
19
1999
CAR
Bobby Boyd
(27)
19
1965
BAL
Tom Brady
(40)
19
2017
NWE
Lance Briggs
(24)
19
2005
CHI
Derrick Brooks
+ (26)
19
1999
TAM
Jim Brown
+ (25)
19
1961
CLE
Larry Brown
(22)
19
1970
WAS
LeRoy Butler
(25)
19
1993
GNB
John David Crow
(25)
19
1960
STL
Randall Cunningham
(27)
19
1990
PHI
Randall Cunningham
(35)
19
1998
MIN
Terrell Davis
+ (24)
19
1997
DEN
Willie Davis
+ (28)
19
1962
GNB
Richard Dent
+ (24)
19
1985
CHI
Eric Dickerson
+ (28)
19
1988
IND
Hanford Dixon
(28)
19
1987
CLE
Chris Doleman
+ (30)
19
1992
MIN
Dave Duerson
(25)
19
1986
CHI
Carl Eller
+ (29)
19
1971
MIN
Dave Elmendorf
(26)
19
1975
RAM
Boomer Esiason
(27)
19
1988
CIN
James Farrior
(29)
19
2004
PIT
Miller Farr
(24)
19
1967
HOU
Minkah Fitzpatrick
(22)
19
2019
2TM
Dan Fouts
+ (30)
19
1981
SDG
Mark Gastineau
(25)
19
1982
NYJ
Bill George
+ (33)
19
1963
CHI
Jason Gildon
(29)
19
2001
PIT
Darrien Gordon
(26)
19
1997
DEN
Cornell Green
(26)
19
1966
DAL
Todd Gurley
(23)
19
2017
LAR
Dan Hampton
+ (26)
19
1984
CHI
John Hannah
+ (29)
19
1980
NWE
James Harrison
(30)
19
2008
PIT
James Harrison
(32)
19
2010
PIT
Lester Hayes
(25)
19
1980
OAK
Mike Haynes
+ (31)
19
1984
RAI
Torry Holt
(24)
19
2000
STL
Michael Irvin
+ (29)
19
1995
DAL
Steven Jackson
(23)
19
2006
STL
Edgerrin James
+ (27)
19
2005
IND
Chris Johnson
(23)
19
2009
TEN
Pepper Johnson
(26)
19
1990
NYG
Cortez Kennedy
+ (24)
19
1992
SEA
Jim Lachey
(28)
19
1991
WAS
Greg Landry
(24)
19
1971
DET
Greg Landry
(25)
19
1972
DET
Night Train Lane
+ (34)
19
1962
DET
Jim Langer
+ (26)
19
1974
MIA
Jim Langer
+ (27)
19
1975
MIA
Ray Lewis
+ (24)
19
1999
BAL
Ray Lewis
+ (26)
19
2001
BAL
Ray Lewis
+ (28)
19
2003
BAL
Ray Lewis
+ (33)
19
2008
BAL
Larry Little
+ (28)
19
1974
MIA
Larry Little
+ (29)
19
1975
MIA
Sam Madison
(24)
19
1998
MIA
Peyton Manning
(37)
19
2013
DEN
Clay Matthews
(24)
19
2010
GNB
Lawrence McCutcheon
(23)
19
1973
RAM
Eddie Meador
(30)
19
1967
RAM
Lawyer Milloy
(25)
19
1999
NWE
Sam Mills
(37)
19
1996
CAR
Bobby Mitchell
+ (25)
19
1960
CLE
Wilbert Montgomery
(24)
19
1979
PHI
Warren Moon
+ (33)
19
1990
HOU
Anthony Munoz
+ (30)
19
1988
CIN
DeMarco Murray
(26)
19
2014
DAL
Cam Newton
(22)
19
2011
CAR
John Niland
(27)
19
1971
DAL
Orlando Pace
+ (25)
19
2001
STL
Michael Dean Perry
(24)
19
1989
CLE
Adrian Peterson
(27)
19
2012
MIN
Richie Petitbon
(25)
19
1963
CHI
Jerry Rice
+ (32)
19
1995
SFO
Sheldon Richardson
(23)
19
2014
NYJ
Ken Riley
(28)
19
1975
CIN
Philip Rivers
(27)
19
2009
SDG
Willie Roaf
+ (34)
19
2004
KAN
Aaron Rodgers
(25)
19
2009
GNB
Barry Sanders
+ (29)
19
1997
DET
Deion Sanders
+ (30)
19
1997
DAL
Dick Schafrath
(27)
19
1964
CLE
Art Shell
+ (30)
19
1977
OAK
Richard Sherman
(25)
19
2013
SEA
O.J. Simpson
+ (26)
19
1973
BUF
Dwight Stephenson
+ (28)
19
1986
MIA
Pat Swilling
(27)
19
1992
NOR
Fran Tarkenton
+ (27)
19
1967
NYG
Lawrence Taylor
+ (30)
19
1989
NYG
Bill Thompson
(30)
19
1977
DEN
Thurman Thomas
+ (26)
19
1992
BUF
Zach Thomas
(25)
19
1998
MIA
Andre Tippett
+ (25)
19
1985
NWE
LaDainian Tomlinson
+ (24)
19
2003
SDG
Johnny Unitas
+ (34)
19
1967
BAL
Gene Upshaw
+ (32)
19
1977
OAK
Sebastian Vollmer
(26)
19
2010
NWE
Paul Warfield
+ (28)
19
1971
MIA
Kurt Warner
+ (28)
19
1999
STL
Ted Washington
(33)
19
2001
CHI
J.J. Watt
(23)
19
2012
HOU
Ricky Watters
(25)
19
1994
SFO
Reggie Wayne
(28)
19
2007
IND
Randy White
+ (31)
19
1984
DAL
Reggie White
+ (34)
19
1996
GNB
Patrick Willis
(24)
19
2009
SFO
Russell Wilson
(25)
19
2014
SEA
Russell Wilson
(26)
19
2015
SEA
Rayfield Wright
+ (26)
19
1971
DAL
Steve Young
+ (36)
19
1998
SFO
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