List of NFL career tackles leaders explained

This is a list of National Football League (NFL) players with the most tackles in their careers. Tackles have officially been recorded since, with solo tackles being tracked since .

Top 20 players

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^Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Updated through the NFL season.
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1LBRay Lewis^2,059Baltimore Ravens [1]
2LBLondon Fletcher2,039St. Louis Rams
Buffalo Bills
Washington Redskins 		[2]
3LBJunior Seau^1,847San Diego Chargers
Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots 		[3]
4LBJessie Tuggle1,805Atlanta Falcons [4]
5LBBobby Wagner1,805Seattle Seahawks
Los Angeles Rams
Seattle Seahawks
Washington Commanders (–present)		[5]
6LBZach Thomas^1,734Miami Dolphins
Dallas Cowboys 		[6]
7LBDerrick Brooks^1,713Tampa Bay Buccaneers [7]
8LBClay Matthews Jr.1,595Cleveland Browns
Atlanta Falcons 		[8]
9LBHardy Nickerson1,586Pittsburgh Steelers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jacksonville Jaguars
Green Bay Packers 		[9]
10LBLavonte David1,517Tampa Bay Buccaneers (–present)[10]
11LBDonnie Edwards1,501Kansas City Chiefs
San Diego Chargers
Kansas City Chiefs 		[11]
12LBKyle Clifton1,484New York Jets [12]
13LBKeith Brooking1,440Atlanta Falcons
Dallas Cowboys
Denver Broncos 		[13]
14LBJames FarriorNew York Jets
Pittsburgh Steelers 		[14]
15SLawyer Milloy1,439New England Patriots
Buffalo Bills
Atlanta Falcons
Seattle Seahawks 		[15]
16LBTakeo Spikes1,431Cincinnati Bengals
Buffalo Bills
Philadelphia Eagles
San Francisco 49ers
San Diego Chargers 		[16]
17LBKarlos Dansby1,422Arizona Cardinals
Miami Dolphins
Arizona Cardinals
Cleveland Browns
Cincinnati Bengals
Arizona Cardinals 		[17]
18SEugene Robinson1,413Seattle Seahawks
Green Bay Packers
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers 		[18]
19LBChris Spielman1,363Detroit Lions
Buffalo Bills 		[19]
20LBBrian Urlacher^1,361Chicago Bears [20]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ray Lewis stats. pro-football-reference.com. January 16, 2023. March 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210321111142/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LewiRa00.htm. live.
  2. Web site: London Fletcher stats. pro-football-reference.com. January 16, 2023. December 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221207172009/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FletLo20.htm. live.
  3. Web site: Junior Seau stats. pro-football-reference.com. January 16, 2023. March 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210321111143/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SeauJu00.htm. live.
  4. Web site: Jessie Tuggle stats. pro-football-reference.com. January 16, 2023. January 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116171800/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TuggJe00.htm. live.
  5. Web site: Bobby Wagner stats . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210707190546/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WagnBo00.htm . July 7, 2021 . January 16, 2023 . pro-football-reference.com.
  6. Web site: Zach Thomas stats. pro-football-reference.com. January 16, 2023. January 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116171808/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ThomZa01.htm. live.
  7. Web site: Derrick Brooks stats. pro-football-reference.com. January 16, 2023. March 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210321111133/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrooDe00.htm. live.
  8. Web site: Clay Matthews Jr. stats. pro-football-reference.com. January 16, 2023. July 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230709180717/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MattCl00.htm. live.
  9. Web site: Hardy Nickerson stats. pro-football-reference.com. January 16, 2023. January 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116171800/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NickHa00.htm. live.
  10. Web site: Lavonte David stats. pro-football-reference.com. January 16, 2023. January 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116001217/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DaviLa00.htm. live.
  11. Web site: Donnie Edwards stats. pro-football-reference.com. January 16, 2023. January 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116171759/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/EdwaDo20.htm. live.
  12. Web site: Kyle Clifton stats. pro-football-reference.com. January 16, 2023. January 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116171807/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ClifKy20.htm. live.
  13. Web site: Keith Brooking stats. pro-football-reference.com. January 16, 2023. January 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116171801/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrooKe00.htm. live.
  14. Web site: James Farrior stats. pro-football-reference.com. January 16, 2023. January 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116171811/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FarrJa99.htm. live.
  15. Web site: Lawyer Milloy stats. pro-football-reference.com. January 16, 2023. January 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116171804/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MillLa00.htm. live.
  16. Web site: Takeo Spikes stats. pro-football-reference.com. January 16, 2023. January 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116171758/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SpikTa00.htm. live.
  17. Web site: Karlos Dansby stats. pro-football-reference.com. January 16, 2023. January 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116171817/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DansKa20.htm. live.
  18. Web site: Eugene Robinson stats. pro-football-reference.com. January 16, 2023. November 14, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221114202454/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RobiEu00.htm. live.
  19. Web site: Chris Spielman stats. pro-football-reference.com. January 16, 2023. January 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116171758/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SpieCh00.htm. live.
  20. Web site: Brian Urlacher stats. pro-football-reference.com. January 16, 2023. January 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230129053704/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/U/UrlaBr00.htm. live.

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