NFL Interceptions Career Leaders (since 1940)
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Rank | Player | Int | Years | Tm |
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1 | Paul Krause+ | 81 | 1964-1979 | 2TM |
2 | Emlen Tunnell+ | 79 | 1948-1961 | 2TM |
3 | Rod Woodson+ | 71 | 1987-2003 | 4TM |
4 | Night Train Lane+ | 68 | 1952-1965 | 3TM |
5 | Ken Riley+ | 65 | 1969-1983 | cin |
Charles Woodson+ | 65 | 1998-2015 | 2TM | |
7 | Ed Reed+ | 64 | 2002-2013 | 3TM |
8 | Ronnie Lott+ | 63 | 1981-1994 | 3TM |
Darren Sharper | 63 | 1997-2010 | 3TM | |
10 | Dave Brown | 62 | 1975-1989 | 3TM |
Dick LeBeau+ | 62 | 1959-1972 | det | |
12 | Emmitt Thomas+ | 58 | 1966-1978 | kan |
13 | Mel Blount+ | 57 | 1970-1983 | pit |
Bobby Boyd | 57 | 1960-1968 | clt | |
Eugene Robinson | 57 | 1985-2000 | 4TM | |
Johnny Robinson+ | 57 | 1960-1971 | kan | |
Everson Walls | 57 | 1981-1993 | 3TM | |
18 | Lem Barney+ | 56 | 1967-1977 | det |
Pat Fischer | 56 | 1961-1977 | 2TM | |
20 | Aeneas Williams+ | 55 | 1991-2004 | 2TM |
21 | Eric Allen | 54 | 1988-2001 | 3TM |
Willie Brown+ | 54 | 1963-1978 | 2TM | |
Darrell Green+ | 54 | 1983-2002 | was | |
24 | Ty Law+ | 53 | 1995-2009 | 4TM |
Deion Sanders+ | 53 | 1989-2005 | 5TM | |
26 | Champ Bailey+ | 52 | 1999-2013 | 2TM |
Jack Butler+ | 52 | 1951-1959 | pit | |
Bobby Dillon+ | 52 | 1952-1959 | gnb | |
Jimmy Patton | 52 | 1955-1966 | nyg | |
Mel Renfro+ | 52 | 1964-1977 | dal | |
Larry Wilson+ | 52 | 1960-1972 | crd | |
32 | Bobby Bryant | 51 | 1968-1980 | min |
Asante Samuel | 51 | 2003-2013 | 3TM | |
Donnie Shell+ | 51 | 1974-1987 | pit | |
35 | Terrell Buckley | 50 | 1992-2005 | 6TM |
Don Burroughs | 50 | 1955-1964 | 2TM | |
Deron Cherry | 50 | 1981-1991 | kan | |
John Harris | 50 | 1978-1988 | 2TM | |
Yale Lary+ | 50 | 1952-1964 | det | |
40 | Ken Houston+ | 49 | 1967-1980 | 2TM |
Jake Scott | 49 | 1970-1978 | 2TM | |
42 | Herb Adderley+ | 48 | 1961-1972 | 2TM |
Dave Grayson | 48 | 1961-1970 | 2TM | |
Richie Petitbon | 48 | 1959-1972 | 3TM | |
Dave Waymer | 48 | 1980-1992 | 3TM | |
Willie Wood+ | 48 | 1960-1971 | gnb | |
47 | Ronde Barber+ | 47 | 1997-2012 | tam |
Ray Buchanan | 47 | 1993-2004 | 3TM | |
Jimmy Johnson+ | 47 | 1961-1976 | sfo | |
Lemar Parrish | 47 | 1970-1982 | 3TM | |
Troy Vincent | 47 | 1992-2006 | 4TM | |
52 | Jack Christiansen+ | 46 | 1951-1958 | det |
Goose Gonsoulin | 46 | 1960-1967 | 2TM | |
Mike Haynes+ | 46 | 1976-1989 | 2TM | |
Eddie Meador | 46 | 1959-1970 | ram | |
Dave Whitsell | 46 | 1958-1969 | 3TM | |
57 | Erich Barnes | 45 | 1958-1971 | 3TM |
Thom Darden | 45 | 1972-1981 | cle | |
James Hasty | 45 | 1988-2001 | 3TM | |
Jim Norton | 45 | 1960-1968 | oti | |
61 | Steve Foley | 44 | 1976-1986 | den |
Warren Lahr | 44 | 1949-1959 | cle | |
63 | Kermit Alexander | 43 | 1963-1973 | 3TM |
Dre' Bly | 43 | 1999-2009 | 4TM | |
Cris Dishman | 43 | 1988-2000 | 4TM | |
DeAngelo Hall | 43 | 2004-2017 | 3TM | |
67 | Ashley Ambrose | 42 | 1992-2004 | 4TM |
Gill Byrd | 42 | 1983-1992 | sdg | |
Bobby Hunt | 42 | 1962-1969 | 2TM | |
Sammy Knight | 42 | 1997-2008 | 5TM | |
Albert Lewis | 42 | 1983-1998 | 2TM | |
Terence Newman | 42 | 2003-2017 | 3TM | |
73 | Don Doll | 41 | 1949-1954 | 3TM |
Aaron Glenn | 41 | 1994-2008 | 5TM | |
Spider Lockhart | 41 | 1965-1975 | nyg | |
Johnny Sample | 41 | 1958-1968 | 4TM | |
Charlie Waters | 41 | 1970-1981 | dal | |
78 | Butch Byrd | 40 | 1964-1971 | 2TM |
W.K. Hicks | 40 | 1964-1972 | 2TM | |
Tom Keane | 40 | 1948-1955 | 4TM | |
Tim McDonald | 40 | 1987-1999 | 2TM | |
Ed Sharockman | 40 | 1961-1972 | min | |
Bill Thompson | 40 | 1969-1981 | den | |
Roger Wehrli+ | 40 | 1969-1982 | crd | |
85 | Gary Barbaro | 39 | 1976-1982 | kan |
Glen Edwards | 39 | 1971-1981 | 2TM | |
Lester Hayes | 39 | 1977-1986 | rai | |
Tory James | 39 | 1996-2006 | 3TM | |
Rolland Lawrence | 39 | 1973-1980 | atl | |
Clarence Scott | 39 | 1971-1983 | cle | |
91 | Donnie Abraham | 38 | 1996-2004 | 2TM |
Ray Brown | 38 | 1971-1980 | 2TM | |
LeRoy Butler+ | 38 | 1990-2001 | gnb | |
Lindon Crow | 38 | 1955-1964 | 3TM | |
Eugene Daniel | 38 | 1984-1997 | 2TM | |
Eric Davis | 38 | 1990-2002 | 4TM | |
Gary Fencik | 38 | 1976-1987 | chi | |
Mike Harden | 38 | 1980-1990 | 2TM | |
Sam Madison | 38 | 1997-2008 | 2TM | |
Reggie Nelson | 38 | 2007-2018 | 3TM | |
Kevin Ross | 38 | 1984-1997 | 3TM | |
Charles Tillman | 38 | 2003-2015 | 2TM | |
Rick Volk | 38 | 1967-1978 | 3TM | |
104 | Joey Browner | 37 | 1983-1992 | 2TM |
Nolan Cromwell | 37 | 1977-1987 | ram | |
Brian Dawkins+ | 37 | 1996-2011 | 2TM | |
Tony Greene | 37 | 1971-1979 | buf | |
Bob Howard | 37 | 1967-1979 | 3TM | |
Todd Lyght | 37 | 1991-2002 | 2TM | |
Dick Lynch | 37 | 1958-1966 | 2TM | |
Ken Reaves | 37 | 1966-1977 | 3TM | |
Richard Sherman | 37 | 2011-2021 | 3TM | |
Don Shinnick | 37 | 1957-1969 | clt | |
Patrick Surtain | 37 | 1998-2008 | 2TM | |
Jack Tatum | 37 | 1971-1980 | 2TM | |
Lionel Washington | 37 | 1983-1997 | 3TM | |
Dwayne Woodruff | 37 | 1979-1990 | pit | |
118 | Tyrone Braxton | 36 | 1987-1999 | 2TM |
Raymond Clayborn | 36 | 1977-1991 | 2TM | |
Nate Clements | 36 | 2001-2012 | 3TM | |
Ray Crockett | 36 | 1989-2002 | 3TM | |
Jim David | 36 | 1952-1959 | det | |
Tom Myers | 36 | 1972-1981 | nor | |
Brig Owens | 36 | 1966-1977 | was | |
Dennis Thurman | 36 | 1978-1986 | 2TM | |
Mike Wagner | 36 | 1971-1980 | pit | |
Fred Williamson | 36 | 1960-1967 | 3TM | |
Donnell Woolford | 36 | 1989-1997 | 2TM | |
129 | Lyle Blackwood | 35 | 1973-1986 | 4TM |
Ron Bolton | 35 | 1972-1982 | 2TM | |
Michael Downs | 35 | 1981-1989 | 2TM | |
Miller Farr | 35 | 1965-1973 | 5TM | |
Vencie Glenn | 35 | 1986-1995 | 5TM | |
Walt Harris | 35 | 1996-2008 | 4TM | |
LeRoy Irvin | 35 | 1980-1990 | 2TM | |
Devin McCourty | 35 | 2010-2022 | nwe | |
Terry McDaniel | 35 | 1988-1998 | 2TM | |
Jerry Norton | 35 | 1954-1964 | 4TM | |
Darren Perry | 35 | 1992-2000 | 2TM | |
Patrick Peterson | 35 | 2011-2023 | 3TM | |
Mike Prior | 35 | 1985-1998 | 3TM | |
Ray Ramsey | 35 | 1947-1953 | 3TM | |
Frank Reagan | 35 | 1941-1951 | 2TM | |
Aqib Talib | 35 | 2008-2019 | 4TM | |
Willie Williams | 35 | 1965-1973 | 2TM | |
146 | Dick Anderson | 34 | 1968-1977 | mia |
Bill Baird | 34 | 1963-1969 | nyj | |
Bill Bradley | 34 | 1969-1977 | 2TM | |
Jim Cason | 34 | 1948-1956 | 2TM | |
Irv Comp | 34 | 1943-1949 | gnb | |
Cornell Green | 34 | 1962-1974 | dal | |
Rodney Harrison | 34 | 1994-2008 | 2TM | |
Tommy James | 34 | 1947-1956 | 3TM | |
Jerry Logan | 34 | 1963-1972 | clt | |
Deltha O'Neal | 34 | 2000-2008 | 3TM | |
Don Paul | 34 | 1950-1958 | 2TM | |
Otto Schnellbacher | 34 | 1948-1951 | 2TM | |
Bill Simpson | 34 | 1974-1982 | 2TM | |
Harrison Smith | 34 | 2012-2023 | min | |
Stan White | 34 | 1972-1982 | 2TM | |
Tramon Williams | 34 | 2007-2020 | 4TM | |
Nate Wright | 34 | 1969-1980 | 3TM | |
163 | Louis Breeden | 33 | 1978-1987 | cin |
Herm Edwards | 33 | 1977-1986 | 3TM | |
Tashaun Gipson | 33 | 2012-2023 | 5TM | |
Gary Green | 33 | 1977-1985 | 2TM | |
Brent Grimes | 33 | 2007-2018 | 3TM | |
Merton Hanks | 33 | 1991-1999 | 2TM | |
Joe Lavender | 33 | 1973-1982 | 2TM | |
Tim McKyer | 33 | 1986-1997 | 7TM | |
Andy Nelson | 33 | 1957-1964 | 2TM | |
Marcus Peters | 33 | 2015-2023 | 4TM | |
Bob Smith | 33 | 1948-1954 | 4TM | |
Shawn Springs | 33 | 1997-2009 | 3TM | |
Norm Thompson | 33 | 1971-1979 | 2TM | |
176 | Nick Buoniconti+ | 32 | 1962-1976 | 2TM |
Mark Carrier | 32 | 1990-2000 | 3TM | |
Kenny Easley+ | 32 | 1981-1987 | sea | |
Jack Ham+ | 32 | 1971-1982 | pit | |
Dwight Hicks | 32 | 1979-1986 | 2TM | |
Greg Jackson | 32 | 1989-2000 | 4TM | |
Lee Roy Jordan | 32 | 1963-1976 | dal | |
Johnathan Joseph | 32 | 2006-2020 | 4TM | |
Tom Landry+ | 32 | 1949-1955 | 2TM | |
Mark Lee | 32 | 1980-1991 | 3TM | |
Darryll Lewis | 32 | 1991-2000 | 2TM | |
Rashean Mathis | 32 | 2003-2015 | 2TM | |
Tyrann Mathieu | 32 | 2013-2023 | 4TM | |
Troy Polamalu+ | 32 | 2003-2014 | pit | |
Charlie Stukes | 32 | 1967-1974 | 2TM | |
Rosey Taylor | 32 | 1961-1972 | 3TM | |
Lowell Wagner | 32 | 1946-1955 | 2TM | |
193 | Jimmy Allen | 31 | 1974-1981 | 2TM |
Sammy Baugh+ | 31 | 1937-1952 | was | |
Antonio Cromartie | 31 | 2006-2016 | 4TM | |
David Fulcher | 31 | 1986-1993 | 2TM | |
Stephon Gilmore | 31 | 2012-2023 | 5TM | |
Anthony Henry | 31 | 2001-2009 | 3TM | |
Terry Kinard | 31 | 1983-1990 | 2TM | |
Carl Lee | 31 | 1983-1994 | 2TM | |
Ray Lewis+ | 31 | 1996-2012 | rav | |
Keith Lyle | 31 | 1994-2002 | 3TM | |
Brock Marion | 31 | 1993-2004 | 3TM | |
Dexter McCleon | 31 | 1997-2006 | 3TM | |
Vann McElroy | 31 | 1982-1990 | 2TM | |
Ryan McNeil | 31 | 1993-2003 | 6TM | |
Bernie Parrish | 31 | 1959-1966 | 2TM | |
Bert Rechichar | 31 | 1952-1961 | 4TM | |
Samari Rolle | 31 | 1998-2008 | 2TM | |
Dewayne Washington | 31 | 1994-2005 | 4TM | |
Darryl Williams | 31 | 1992-2001 | 2TM | |
212 | Mike Adams | 30 | 2004-2019 | 6TM |
Dick Alban | 30 | 1952-1959 | 2TM | |
George Atkinson | 30 | 1968-1979 | 2TM | |
Mike Bass | 30 | 1967-1975 | 2TM | |
Scott Case | 30 | 1984-1995 | 2TM | |
Fred Glick | 30 | 1959-1966 | 2TM | |
Deon Grant | 30 | 2001-2011 | 4TM | |
Ron Hall | 30 | 1959-1967 | 2TM | |
Wes Hopkins | 30 | 1983-1993 | phi | |
Sam Huff+ | 30 | 1956-1969 | 2TM | |
Don Hutson+ | 30 | 1935-1945 | gnb | |
Mark Kelso | 30 | 1986-1993 | buf | |
Ken Konz | 30 | 1953-1959 | cle | |
Cliff Lewis | 30 | 1946-1951 | cle | |
Burgess Owens | 30 | 1973-1982 | 2TM | |
Tony Parrish | 30 | 1998-2006 | 3TM | |
Rod Perry | 30 | 1975-1984 | 2TM | |
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 30 | 2008-2019 | 6TM | |
Kurt Schulz | 30 | 1992-2001 | 2TM | |
Justin Simmons | 30 | 2016-2023 | den | |
Dennis Smith | 30 | 1981-1994 | den | |
Earl Thomas | 30 | 2010-2019 | 2TM | |
Eric Turner | 30 | 1991-1999 | 3TM | |
Willie West | 30 | 1960-1968 | 5TM | |
236 | Glenn Blackwood | 29 | 1979-1987 | mia |
Cedric Brown | 29 | 1976-1984 | tam | |
Hank Gremminger | 29 | 1956-1966 | 2TM | |
Joe Haden | 29 | 2010-2021 | 2TM | |
Cliff Harris+ | 29 | 1970-1979 | dal | |
Dick Harris | 29 | 1960-1965 | sdg | |
Xavien Howard | 29 | 2016-2023 | mia | |
Roland James | 29 | 1980-1990 | nwe | |
Howie Livingston | 29 | 1944-1953 | 4TM | |
Fred Marion | 29 | 1982-1991 | nwe | |
Dainard Paulson | 29 | 1961-1966 | nyj | |
Darrelle Revis+ | 29 | 2007-2017 | 4TM | |
Herb Rich | 29 | 1950-1956 | 3TM | |
Will Sherman | 29 | 1952-1961 | 3TM | |
Otis Smith | 29 | 1991-2003 | 4TM | |
Eric Weddle | 29 | 2007-2021 | 3TM | |
Greg Wesley | 29 | 2000-2007 | kan | |
Felix Wright | 29 | 1985-1993 | 3TM |
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