Since 1978, Al Richardson has caught the most interceptions by a rookie linebacker, with 7 interceptions in 1980.
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most defensive interceptions by a rookie linebacker since 1978| NAME | INT | SEASON | TM | GP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCK | SCKY | INT YDS | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Richardson | 7 | 1980 |  ATL | 16 | 139 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | | O. Thurman | 5 | 2005 |  CIN | 16 | 68 | 37 | 105 | 1.5 | 13 | 59 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | | J. Anderson | 5 | 1978 |  GB | 13 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | | K. Alonso | 4 | 2013 |  BUF | 16 | 87 | 72 | 159 | 2.0 | 17 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | | B. Cushing | 4 | 2009 |  HOU | 16 | 86 | 47 | 133 | 4.0 | 30.5 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | | D. Lloyd | 3 | 2022 |  JAX | 17 | 59 | 56 | 115 | 0.0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | | D. Jones | 3 | 2016 | ATL | 15 | 75 | 33 | 108 | 0.0 | 0 | 165 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | | Z. Brown | 3 | 2012 |  TEN | 16 | 68 | 25 | 93 | 5.5 | 28.5 | 156 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | | B. Wagner | 3 | 2012 |  SEA | 16 | 87 | 53 | 140 | 2.0 | 11 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | | L. Tatupu | 3 | 2005 | SEA | 16 | 85 | 20 | 105 | 4.0 | 32 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | J. Vilma | 3 | 2004 |  NYJ | 16 | 77 | 31 | 108 | 2.0 | 13 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | | N. Barnett | 3 | 2003 | GB | 15 | 86 | 26 | 112 | 2.0 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | | P. Tinoisamoa | 3 | 2003 |  STL | 16 | 68 | 13 | 81 | 2.0 | 17 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | | Z. Thomas | 3 | 1996 |  MIA | 16 | 2.0 | 64 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | | A. Johnson | 3 | 1986 |  PHI | 15 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 16 | | T. Shell | 3 | 1984 |  SF | 16 | 2.0 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | | B. Harris | 3 | 1983 |  STL | 8 | 1.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | | B. Curry | 3 | 1980 | ATL | 16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 19 | | E. Jones IV | 2 | 2021 |  LAR | 15 | 36 | 25 | 61 | 1.0 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | | L. Wilson | 2 | 2020 | CIN | 12 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 1.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | | R. Connelly | 2 | 2019 |  NYG | 4 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 1.0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | | D. Bush | 2 | 2019 |  PIT | 16 | 72 | 37 | 109 | 1.0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | | T. Edmunds | 2 | 2018 | BUF | 15 | 80 | 41 | 121 | 2.0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | | S. Leonard | 2 | 2018 |  IND | 15 | 107 | 47 | 154 | 7.0 | 48 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | | L. Vander Esch | 2 | 2018 |  DAL | 16 | 102 | 38 | 140 | 0.0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for interceptions going back to the 1940 season.
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