most fumbles in a season by db

Ricky Smith has the most fumbles by a defensive back in a season, with 11 fumbles in 1983.

NAMEFUMSEASONTMLOSTGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Ricky Smith
R. Smith
11
1983
16
0.0
0
0
0
6
0
2Ron Smith
R. Smith
10
1973
14
1
4
0
6
0
3Devin Hester
D. Hester
8
2006
2
16
9
0
9
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
4Nesby Glasgow
N. Glasgow
8
1979
16
1
-1
0
2
0
5Bruce Laird
B. Laird
8
1972
14
1
31
0
4
0
6Leodis McKelvin
L. McKelvin
7
2013
1
15
60
12
72
0.0
0
1
0
0
1
4
0
7Patrick Peterson
P. Peterson
7
2012
3
16
52
3
55
0.0
0
7
64
0
0
5
0
8Devin Hester
D. Hester
7
2007
1
16
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
9Tyrone Hughes
T. Hughes
7
1994
15
0.0
2
31
0
3
2
10Terrell Buckley
T. Buckley
7
1992
14
0.0
3
33
1
4
0
11Dale Carter
D. Carter
7
1992
16
0.0
7
65
1
2
0
12Will Lewis
W. Lewis
7
1980
16
0
0
0
3
0
13George Atkinson
G. Atkinson
7
1968
14
4
66
1
3
0
14Kermit Alexander
K. Alexander
7
1965
14
3
23
0
8
0
15Bryan McCann
B. McCann
6
2010
2
9
14
1
15
0.0
0
1
101
1
0
2
0
16Deltha O'Neal
D. O'Neal
6
2000
16
0.0
0
0
0
3
0
17Allen Rossum
A. Rossum
6
1999
16
0.0
0
0
0
2
0
18Jackie Wallace
J. Wallace
6
1978
14
0
0
0
1
0
19Bobby Bryant
B. Bryant
6
1975
14
6
111
0
5
0
20Rondy Colbert
R. Colbert
6
1975
14
0
0
0
2
0
21Mike Holmes
M. Holmes
6
1974
13
3
26
0
3
0
22Lenny Dunlap
L. Dunlap
6
1972
14
5
67
0
3
0
23Ron Smith
R. Smith
6
1971
14
3
48
0
4
0
24Sam Cathcart
S. Cathcart
6
1950
12
3
58
0
4
0
25Dan Sandifer
D. Sandifer
6
1949
12
5
82
0
2
0
StatMuse has season-level data for fumbles going back to the 1945 season.

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