Defense & Fumbles
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk | Sfty | AV | Awards |
| 1963* | 22 | OAK | RDT | 46 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7.0 | 8 | AP AFL RoY-3, UPI AFL RoY-3, PB | ||||||||||
| 1964 | 23 | OAK | RDT | 46 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1965 | 24 | OAK | RDT | 46 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1966 | 25 | BUF | DT | 73 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | |||||||
| 1967* | 26 | DEN | RDT | 63 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 9 | AP2, PB | ||||||
| 1968* | 27 | DEN | RDT | 63 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 7 | PB | ||||||
| 1969* | 28 | DEN | RDT | 63 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 11.5 | 7 | PB | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 29 | DEN | RDT | 63 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | |||||||
| 1971 | 30 | DEN | LDT | 63 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | |||||||
| 1972 | 31 | SDG | RDT | 64 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| 1973 | 32 | SDG | RDT | 64 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 5 | |||||||
| 1974 | 33 | BUF | LB | 64 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.5 | 4 | |||||||
| Career | 168 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 65.5 | 1 | 78 | ||||||||||
| 5 yrs | DEN | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 37.5 | 39 | ||||||||||
| 3 yrs | OAK | 42 | 34 | 0 | 16.0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | BUF | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.5 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2 yrs | SDG | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||
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