most interceptions by a safety in nfl history modern

Paul Krause has caught the most career interceptions, with 81 interceptions.

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NAMEINTSFTYGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Paul Krause
P. Krause
81
0
226
1,185
3
19
3
2Emlen Tunnell
E. Tunnell
79
0
167
1,282
4
16
0
3Rod Woodson
R. Woodson
71
0
238
167
42
209
13.5
1,483
12
1
32
1
4Night Train Lane
N. Train Lane
68
1
157
1,207
5
11
1
5Charles Woodson
C. Woodson
65
0
254
818
198
1,016
20.0
966
11
28
18
2
6Ken Riley
K. Riley
65
0
207
0.0
596
5
18
0
7Ed Reed
E. Reed
64
1
174
534
112
646
6.0
56
1,590
7
11
13
2
8Darren Sharper
D. Sharper
63
0
205
517
141
658
7.5
1,412
11
8
8
2
9Ronnie Lott
R. Lott
63
0
192
8.5
730
5
17
0
10Dave Brown
D. Brown
62
1
216
0.0
698
5
12
0
11Dick LeBeau
D. LeBeau
62
0
185
762
3
9
1
12Emmitt Thomas
E. Thomas
58
0
181
937
5
7
0
13Eugene Robinson
E. Robinson
57
0
250
7.5
762
1
22
1
14Everson Walls
E. Walls
57
0
186
3.0
504
1
5
0
15Mel Blount
M. Blount
57
0
200
0.0
736
2
13
2
16Bobby Boyd
B. Boyd
57
0
121
994
4
12
1
17Johnny Robinson
J. Robinson
57
0
164
741
1
6
1
18Lem Barney
L. Barney
56
0
140
1,077
7
17
0
19Pat Fischer
P. Fischer
56
0
213
941
4
19
1
20Aeneas Williams
A. Williams
55
0
211
179
46
225
3.0
807
9
5
23
3
21Eric Allen
E. Allen
54
0
217
49
6
55
3.0
826
8
2
7
1
22Darrell Green
D. Green
54
0
295
55
6
61
1.0
621
6
0
10
2
23Willie Brown
W. Brown
54
1
204
472
2
4
0
24Ty Law
T. Law
53
0
203
375
81
456
5.0
828
7
5
5
0
25Deion Sanders
D. Sanders
53
0
188
34
4
38
1.0
1,331
9
0
13
1

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