free safety tackles per game leaders in the nfl 2021

Harrison Smith had the most tackles per game played by a defensive back in 2021, with 5.53.

NAME TKL/GP TKL GP SEASON TM AST COMB SCK SCKY INT INT YDS INT TD FF FR FR TD
1 Harrison Smith
H. Smith
5.53
83
15
2021
MIN MIN
31
114
3.0
22
1
10
0
1
0
0
2 Minkah Fitzpatrick
M. Fitzpatrick
5.25
84
16
2021
PIT PIT
40
124
0.0
0
2
18
0
1
1
0
3 Logan Ryan
L. Ryan
5.13
77
15
2021
NYG NYG
40
117
1.0
4
0
0
0
2
1
0
4 Marcus Maye
M. Maye
5
30
6
2021
NYJ NYJ
16
46
1.0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
5 Derwin James Jr.
D. James Jr.
5
75
15
2021
LAC LAC
43
118
2.0
12.5
2
20
0
3
0
0
6 Tracy Walker III
T. Walker III
4.93
74
15
2021
DET DET
34
108
1.0
8
1
5
0
0
0
0
7 Kenny Moore II
K. Moore II
4.82
82
17
2021
IND IND
20
102
1.0
1
4
78
0
1
0
0
8 Antoine Winfield Jr.
A. Winfield Jr.
4.77
62
13
2021
TB TB
26
88
2.0
8
2
30
0
2
3
0
9 Jeremy Chinn
J. Chinn
4.69
75
16
2021
CAR CAR
32
107
1.0
7
1
0
0
1
1
0
10 Jamal Adams
J. Adams
4.67
56
12
2021
SEA SEA
31
87
0.0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
11 Kyle Dugger
K. Dugger
4.67
70
15
2021
NE NE
22
92
0.0
0
4
100
0
0
1
0
12 Jalen Thompson
J. Thompson
4.65
79
17
2021
ARI ARI
42
121
0.0
0
3
49
0
0
0
0
13 Nasir Adderley
N. Adderley
4.6
69
15
2021
LAC LAC
30
99
0.5
3.5
0
0
0
1
1
0
14 Johnathan Abram
J. Abram
4.57
64
14
2021
LV LV
52
116
0.0
0
1
6
0
0
1
0
15 Julian Blackmon
J. Blackmon
4.5
27
6
2021
IND IND
7
34
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
16 Jessie Bates III
J. Bates III
4.47
67
15
2021
CIN CIN
21
88
0.0
0
1
65
0
0
1
0
17 D.J. Reed
D.J. Reed
4.43
62
14
2021
SEA SEA
16
78
0.0
0
2
9
0
0
1
0
18 Adrian Amos
A. Amos
4.41
75
17
2021
GB GB
18
93
0.0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
19 Rasul Douglas
R. Douglas
4.33
52
12
2021
GB GB
5
57
0.0
0
5
105
2
1
0
0
20 Darious Williams
D. Williams
4.29
60
14
2021
LAR LAR
11
71
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
21 Desmond King
D. King
4.25
68
16
2021
HOU HOU
25
93
0.0
0
3
25
0
1
0
0
22 Xavier Woods
X. Woods
4.24
72
17
2021
MIN MIN
36
108
1.0
3
3
54
0
2
0
0
23 Jayron Kearse
J. Kearse
4.19
67
16
2021
DAL DAL
34
101
1.0
2
2
34
0
0
1
0
24 Donte Jackson
D. Jackson
4.17
50
12
2021
CAR CAR
11
61
0.0
0
2
21
0
1
0
0
25 Jordan Whitehead
J. Whitehead
4.14
58
14
2021
TB TB
15
73
0.0
0
2
24
0
1
0
0
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4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
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1
.625
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2
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.500
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PHI PHI
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MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Thu
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@
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17

Final

21

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Sun 5 Oct 2025

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.600
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1
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.800
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.600
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1
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.800
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1
0
.800
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2
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.600
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2
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.600

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Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
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Thu
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Sat
9/6
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