best pass rush defense in nfl

12 players had 1 pass attempt in their careers. The first three are Emmitt Smith, Franco Harris and Thurman Thomas.

Interpreted as:
best pass rush by a player defense in NFL
NAMEPASS ATTRUSH ATTGPCMPPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1
4,409
226
1
100.0
21
21.0
0.1
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
2Walter Payton
W. Payton
34
3,838
190
11
32.4
331
9.7
1.7
8
6
69.6
23.5
17.6
0
0
3Frank Gore
F. Gore
0
3,735
241
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
4Curtis Martin
C. Martin
2
3,518
168
2
100.0
36
18.0
0.2
2
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
1
4
5Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
6
3,479
192
3
50.0
63
10.5
0.3
3
1
87.5
50.0
16.7
0
0
6Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
0
3,230
184
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
7LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
12
3,174
170
8
66.7
143
11.9
0.8
7
0
146.9
58.3
0.0
2
3
8Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
4
3,062
153
1
25.0
11
2.8
0.1
0
1
0.0
0.0
25.0
0
0
9Edgerrin James
E. James
0
3,028
148
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
10Marcus Allen
M. Allen
27
3,022
222
12
44.4
282
10.4
1.3
6
1
106.8
22.2
3.7
6
32
11Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
2
2,996
146
1
50.0
15
7.5
0.1
1
1
75.0
50.0
50.0
1
6
12Franco Harris
F. Harris
1
2,949
173
0
0.0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
13Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
8
2,936
173
2
25.0
41
5.1
0.2
1
1
48.4
12.5
12.5
0
0
14John Riggins
J. Riggins
2
2,916
175
0
0.0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
15Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
1
2,877
182
0
0.0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
1
2
16Eddie George
E. George
0
2,865
141
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
17Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
2
2,836
176
0
0.0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
18Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
1
2,764
160
1
100.0
2
2.0
0.0
1
0
118.8
100.0
0.0
0
0
19Thomas Jones
T. Jones
1
2,678
180
1
100.0
-4
-4.0
0.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
1
1
20Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
0
2,669
181
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
3
21Derrick Henry
D. Henry
10
2,662
153
7
70.0
37
3.7
0.2
4
0
115.4
40.0
0.0
0
0
22Ricky Watters
R. Watters
2
2,622
144
1
50.0
1
0.5
0.0
1
0
95.8
50.0
0.0
0
0
23Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
1
2,618
150
0
0.0
0
0.0
0.0
0
1
0.0
0.0
100.0
1
4
24Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
1
2,562
182
0
0.0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
25Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
0
2,542
131
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for passing attempts and rush attempts going back to the 1932 season.

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