most interceptions by a defensive line a season as a rookie

Aidan Hutchinson, Sam Huff and George Nicksich are tied for the most interceptions by a rookie defensive lineman, with 3 interceptions.

Interpreted as:
most defensive interceptions by a defensive line a season as a rookie
NAMEINTSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Aidan Hutchinson
A. Hutchinson
3
2022
DET DET
17
34
18
52
9.5
59.5
25
0
0
2
0
2Sam Huff
S. Huff
3
1956
NYG NYG
12
49
0
2
0
3George Nicksich
G. Nicksich
3
1950
PIT PIT
12
31
0
3
0
4Mathias Kiwanuka
M. Kiwanuka
2
2006
NYG NYG
16
44
9
53
4.0
13
44
0
2
0
0
5Justin Smith
J. Smith
2
2001
CIN CIN
15
41
13
54
8.5
76
28
0
0
0
0
6Jason Wiltz
J. Wiltz
2
1999
NYJ NYJ
12
1.0
5
0
0
0
7Jerome Brown
J. Brown
2
1987
PHI PHI
12
4.0
7
0
1
0
8Leslie O'Neal
L. O'Neal
2
1986
SD SD
13
12.5
22
1
2
0
9Tim Newton
T. Newton
2
1985
MIN MIN
16
2.0
63
0
1
0
10Earnest Rhone
E. Rhone
2
1975
MIA MIA
14
2
0
0
0
11Bill Stanfill
B. Stanfill
2
1969
MIA MIA
13
32
2
0
0
12John Zook
J. Zook
2
1969
ATL ATL
14
22
0
1
0
13Scott Appleton
S. Appleton
2
1964
HOU HOU
14
11
0
0
0
14Earl Faison
E. Faison
2
1961
SD SD
14
14
0
0
0
15George Fields
G. Fields
2
1960
OAK OAK
14
7
0
0
0
16Lou Michaels
L. Michaels
2
1958
LA LA
12
6
1
0
0
17Jim Martin
J. Martin
2
1950
CLE CLE
12
15
0
3
0
18Drake Jackson
D. Jackson
1
2022
SF SF
15
8
6
14
3.0
14
0
0
0
0
0
19Greg Rousseau
G. Rousseau
1
2021
BUF BUF
17
42
8
50
4.0
12
3
0
1
0
0
20Javon Kinlaw
J. Kinlaw
1
2020
SF SF
14
15
18
33
1.5
7.5
27
1
0
0
0
21Niko Lalos
N. Lalos
1
2020
NYG NYG
6
2
4
6
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
22Dre'Mont Jones
D. Jones
1
2019
DEN DEN
14
8
6
14
3.5
22.5
7
0
0
0
0
23Nick Bosa
N. Bosa
1
2019
SF SF
16
32
15
47
9.0
77
46
0
1
2
0
24Shy Tuttle
S. Tuttle
1
2019
NO NO
16
8
10
18
2.0
6
19
0
0
0
0
25Efe Obada
E. Obada
1
2018
CAR CAR
10
6
2
8
2.0
18
0
0
0
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for interceptions going back to the 1940 season.

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11
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.846
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.692
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6
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7
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