most assisted tackles by a defensive lineman in his rookie season

Sheldon Richardson has the most assists by a defensive lineman in his rookie season, with 36 assists in 2013.

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Data note: Assists: player season data complete from 2001

	NAME	AST	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Sheldon Richardson S. Richardson	36	2013	NYJ	16	42	78	3.5	29	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Leonard Williams L. Williams	34	2015	NYJ	16	29	63	3.0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Joe Vellano J. Vellano	34	2013	NE	16	20	54	2.0	18	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	DeForest Buckner D. Buckner	30	2016	SF	15	43	73	6.0	26	0	0	0	0	2	0
5	T'Vondre Sweat T. Sweat	29	2024	TEN	17	22	51	1.0	9	0	0	0	1	1	0
6	Dante Stills D. Stills	29	2023	ARI	15	18	47	3.5	25	0	0	0	0	1	0
7	Chris Jones C. Jones	29	2013	NE	13	25	54	6.0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Kobie Turner K. Turner	28	2023	LAR	17	29	57	9.0	77.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Jordan Phillips J. Phillips	26	2025	MIA	17	8	34	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Christian Wilkins C. Wilkins	26	2019	MIA	16	30	56	2.0	14	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	Jer'Zhan Newton J. Newton	25	2024	WAS	16	19	44	2.0	8	0	0	0	1	1	0
12	Ashton Gillotte A. Gillotte	24	2025	KC	17	14	38	1.5	2	1	14	0	0	0	0
13	Byron Murphy II B. Murphy II	24	2024	SEA	14	12	36	0.5	4.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Braden Fiske B. Fiske	24	2024	LAR	17	20	44	8.5	89.5	0	0	0	2	2	0
15	Alim McNeill A. McNeill	24	2021	DET	17	15	39	2.0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Christian Barmore C. Barmore	23	2021	NE	17	23	46	1.5	15	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Deone Walker D. Walker	22	2025	BUF	17	17	39	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
18	Phillip Taylor P. Taylor	22	2011	CLE	16	37	59	4.0	14	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	Domata Peko Sr. D. Peko Sr.	22	2006	CIN	16	21	43	2.5	19	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	Mason Graham M. Graham	21	2025	CLE	17	28	49	0.5	2.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Kris Jenkins Jr. K. Jenkins Jr.	21	2024	CIN	15	10	31	3.0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Raekwon Davis R. Davis	21	2020	MIA	16	19	40	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Daron Payne D. Payne	21	2018	WAS	16	35	56	5.0	28	0	0	0	1	1	0
24	Jarran Reed J. Reed	21	2016	SEA	15	13	34	1.5	3.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Chandler Jones C. Jones	21	2012	NE	14	24	45	6.0	33	0	0	0	3	0	0

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OPP PPG

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13th

RUSH YDS/G

96.4

22nd

PASS YDS/G

231.9

20th

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	5	1	.833
Patriots	4	3	.571
Jets	2	5	.286
Dolphins	1	5	.167

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	LV	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	BUF	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	NYJ	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 11/29	NYJ	@	MIA	1:00 PM

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Final

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Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

1,989

Stafford

1,921

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

708

Watson

651

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

16

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16

Cousins

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Rush TD Leaders

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8

Taylor

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Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

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110.4

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110.1

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Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

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PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

380.5

375.0

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

286.0

281.1

280.8

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

22.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

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Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

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Watson

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Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

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81

Reichard

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
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