most interceptions 1975 to 1984

Between the 1975 and 1984 seasons, Mel Blount had the most interceptions, with 45 interceptions.

Interpreted as:
most defensive interceptions by a player 1975 to 1984
NAMEINTGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Mel Blount
M. Blount
45
131
0.0
485
1
5
1
2Ken Riley
K. Riley
42
126
0.0
456
5
12
0
3Donnie Shell
D. Shell
42
143
1.0
371
1
15
1
4Gary Barbaro
G. Barbaro
39
101
0.0
771
3
10
0
5Steve Foley
S. Foley
39
122
0.0
536
1
4
1
6Dave Brown
D. Brown
39
140
0.0
527
3
10
0
7Rolland Lawrence
R. Lawrence
37
90
577
1
11
0
8Mike Haynes
M. Haynes
35
111
0.0
613
2
11
0
9John Harris
J. Harris
34
103
1.0
405
2
9
0
10Lester Hayes
L. Hayes
33
119
0.0
538
3
4
0
11Thom Darden
T. Darden
33
89
615
2
6
0
12Lyle Blackwood
L. Blackwood
33
135
1.0
575
2
13
0
13Bill Simpson
B. Simpson
33
94
1.0
514
0
10
0
14Joe Lavender
J. Lavender
32
112
0.0
397
2
6
0
15Dennis Thurman
D. Thurman
31
105
2.0
541
3
10
1
16Jimmy Allen
J. Allen
31
96
307
0
6
1
17Herman Edwards
H. Edwards
30
119
0.0
90
0
5
1
18Gary Fencik
G. Fencik
30
120
1.0
408
1
11
0
19Rod Perry
R. Perry
30
118
0.0
424
4
6
0
20Cedric Brown
C. Brown
29
100
0.0
593
2
4
1
21Stan White
S. White
29
111
0.0
348
1
9
0
22Terry Jackson
T. Jackson
28
91
1.0
360
3
7
1
23Nolan Cromwell
N. Cromwell
28
114
0.0
537
3
14
0
24Mike Washington
M. Washington
28
100
0.0
418
3
2
0
25Lemar Parrish
L. Parrish
28
97
0.0
229
1
4
0
StatMuse has season-level data for interceptions going back to the 1940 season.

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