most forced fumbles by a rookie defender in one season

Dwight Freeney has the most forced fumbles by a rookie, with 9 forced fumbles in 2002.

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	NAME	FF	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FR	FR TD
1	Dwight Freeney D. Freeney	9	2002	IND	16	45	1	46	13.0	92	0	0	0	1	0
2	Stylez G. White S. G. White	7	2007	TB	16	20	6	26	8.0	50.5	0	0	0	2	0
3	Alec Ogletree A. Ogletree	6	2013	STL	16	95	24	119	1.5	8.5	1	98	1	0	0
4	Will Smith W. Smith	6	2004	NO	16	32	10	42	7.5	41	0	0	0	1	0
5	Terrell Suggs T. Suggs	6	2003	BAL	16	19	8	27	12.0	97	1	11	0	4	0
6	Keanu Neal K. Neal	5	2016	ATL	14	72	34	106	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7	Jabaal Sheard J. Sheard	5	2011	CLE	16	40	15	55	8.5	73.5	0	0	0	1	0
8	Dwight Lowery D. Lowery	5	2008	NYJ	16	54	10	64	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0
9	Tamba Hali T. Hali	5	2006	KC	16	44	18	62	8.0	48	1	-9	0	1	0
10	Pisa Tinoisamoa P. Tinoisamoa	5	2003	STL	16	68	13	81	2.0	17	3	46	0	1	0
11	Julius Peppers J. Peppers	5	2002	CAR	12	29	7	36	12.0	78	1	21	0	0	0
12	Coby Bryant C. Bryant	4	2022	SEA	17	52	18	70	2.0	9	0	0	0	0	0
13	Chase Young C. Young	4	2020	WAS	15	32	12	44	7.5	34.5	0	0	0	3	1
14	Michael Ojemudia M. Ojemudia	4	2020	DEN	16	55	7	62	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Javelin Guidry J. Guidry	4	2020	NYJ	11	15	7	22	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Maxx Crosby M. Crosby	4	2019	OAK	16	36	11	47	10.0	69.5	0	0	0	0	0
17	Yannick Ngakoue Y. Ngakoue	4	2016	JAX	16	20	3	23	8.0	45	1	9	0	0	0
18	Shaquil Barrett S. Barrett	4	2015	DEN	16	35	15	50	5.5	39	0	0	0	2	0
19	Hau'oli Kikaha H. Kikaha	4	2015	NO	15	33	19	52	4.0	25	0	0	0	1	0
20	Sam Acho S. Acho	4	2011	ARI	16	36	6	42	7.0	50	0	0	0	1	0
21	Ryan Kerrigan R. Kerrigan	4	2011	WAS	16	42	22	64	7.5	55.5	1	9	1	0	0
22	Cliff Avril C. Avril	4	2008	DET	15	18	5	23	5.0	30	0	0	0	1	0
23	Mark Anderson M. Anderson	4	2006	CHI	16	23	5	28	12.0	102	0	0	0	1	0
24	Danieal Manning D. Manning	4	2006	CHI	16	53	17	70	0.0	0	2	26	0	1	0
25	Odell Thurman O. Thurman	4	2005	CIN	16	68	37	105	1.5	13	5	59	1	1	0

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