linebackers with the most interception yards per game career since 1980 minimum 78 games played

Since 1980, Deion Jones has the most interception yards per game played by a linebacker when playing 78+ games, with 3.07.

NAMEINT YDS/GPGPINT YDSTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Deion Jones
D. Jones
3.07
125
384
492
268
760
12.0
83.5
13
5
5
2
0
2Sean Lee
S. Lee
2.87
118
339
522
281
803
4.0
33
14
2
2
5
0
3Lofa Tatupu
L. Tatupu
2.76
84
232
410
142
552
8.5
72
10
2
8
2
0
4Derrick Brooks
D. Brooks
2.37
224
530
681
218
899
13.5
25
6
11
4
1
5Alec Ogletree
A. Ogletree
2.33
111
259
531
235
766
7.5
47.5
12
4
13
2
0
6Cato June
C. June
2.26
89
201
354
150
504
1.0
3
12
2
3
3
0
7Ray Lewis
R. Lewis
2.21
228
503
978
365
1,343
41.5
31
3
17
20
0
8Mike Douglass
M. Douglass
2.14
94
201
19.0
7
1
15
2
9Gary Brackett
G. Brackett
2.12
116
246
525
186
711
4.0
20
12
1
4
3
2
10Zach Brown
Z. Brown
2.04
100
204
462
202
664
17.5
90.5
7
2
6
3
0
11William Thomas
W. Thomas
2.02
172
347
64
24
88
37.0
27
2
0
12
2
12Mike Merriweather
M. Merriweather
2.01
149
299
41.0
18
4
16
1
13Andre Collins
A. Collins
1.94
144
279
25.5
13
3
4
0
14Byron Evans
B. Evans
1.89
113
214
3.5
13
1
12
1
15Derrick Johnson
D. Johnson
1.89
188
355
955
216
1,171
27.5
179
14
4
23
8
0
16Brian Urlacher
B. Urlacher
1.78
182
324
949
289
1,238
41.5
22
2
12
16
2
17Thomas Howard
T. Howard
1.78
95
169
392
101
493
6.0
26
7
2
6
2
0
18Dexter Coakley
D. Coakley
1.77
155
274
340
102
442
9.5
13
4
3
6
1
19Donnie Edwards
D. Edwards
1.76
197
347
754
256
1,010
23.5
28
4
10
11
2
20Andrew Van Ginkel
A. Van Ginkel
1.72
98
169
224
141
365
32.5
230.5
5
3
5
3
1
21Shawn Barber
S. Barber
1.7
111
189
244
69
313
10.0
7
2
6
7
0
22Wilber Marshall
W. Marshall
1.7
179
304
45.0
23
3
16
1
23Rod Martin
R. Martin
1.69
133
225
33.5
14
4
9
2
24Fred Warner
F. Warner
1.67
121
202
597
351
948
10.0
78
10
2
17
7
0
25Nick Barnett
N. Barnett
1.67
153
255
732
311
1,043
20.5
137.5
12
2
6
7
0
StatMuse has season-level data for interception yards going back to the 1940 season.

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