most interceptions by a defender in a single season 2010 to 2020 nfl

From 2010 through 2020, Xavien Howard had the most interceptions in a season, with 10 interceptions in 2020.

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Data note: Interceptions: player season data complete from 1940

	NAME	INT	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Xavien Howard X. Howard	10	2020	MIA	16	40	11	51	0.0	0	77	0	1	0	0
2	J.C. Jackson	9	2020	NE	16	34	6	40	0.0	0	80	0	0	3	0
3	Tim Jennings T. Jennings	9	2012	CHI	14	55	5	60	0.0	0	105	1	0	0	0
4	Darius Slay D. Slay	8	2017	DET	16	54	6	60	0.0	0	73	0	0	1	0
5	Kevin Byard III K. Byard III	8	2017	TEN	16	62	25	87	0.0	0	130	0	0	2	0
6	Reggie Nelson R. Nelson	8	2015	CIN	16	52	25	77	0.0	0	115	0	0	2	0
7	Marcus Peters M. Peters	8	2015	KC	16	53	7	60	0.0	0	280	2	1	0	0
8	Richard Sherman R. Sherman	8	2013	SEA	16	38	10	48	0.0	0	125	1	0	2	0
9	Stevie Brown S. Brown	8	2012	NYG	16	64	12	76	0.0	0	307	0	2	2	0
10	Richard Sherman R. Sherman	8	2012	SEA	16	54	11	65	1.0	16	57	1	3	1	0
11	Ed Reed E. Reed	8	2010	BAL	10	30	7	37	0.0	0	183	0	1	1	0
12	Kyle Fuller K. Fuller	7	2018	CHI	16	45	10	55	0.0	0	52	0	0	0	0
13	Xavien Howard X. Howard	7	2018	MIA	12	25	10	35	0.0	0	52	0	0	1	0
14	Damontae Kazee D. Kazee	7	2018	ATL	16	60	22	82	0.0	0	54	0	1	0	0
15	Casey Hayward C. Hayward	7	2016	SD	16	51	7	58	0.0	0	102	1	0	0	0
16	Kurt Coleman K. Coleman	7	2015	CAR	15	55	35	90	1.0	7	89	1	0	0	0
17	Trumaine Johnson T. Johnson	7	2015	STL	14	58	13	71	0.0	0	136	1	0	1	0
18	Glover Quin G. Quin	7	2014	DET	16	57	16	73	0.0	0	117	0	0	0	0
19	Patrick Peterson P. Peterson	7	2012	ARI	16	52	3	55	0.0	0	64	0	0	5	0
20	Kyle Arrington K. Arrington	7	2011	NE	16	66	22	88	0.0	0	92	0	0	1	0
21	Eric Weddle E. Weddle	7	2011	SD	16	70	18	88	0.0	0	89	0	0	0	0
22	Charles Woodson C. Woodson	7	2011	GB	15	63	12	75	2.0	11	63	1	1	1	0
23	Devin McCourty D. McCourty	7	2010	NE	16	69	13	82	1.0	4	110	0	2	0	0
24	Troy Polamalu T. Polamalu	7	2010	PIT	14	49	14	63	1.0	15	101	1	1	1	0
25	Asante Samuel A. Samuel	7	2010	PHI	11	22	4	26	0.0	0	70	0	0	1	0

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