Don Shinnick had the most interceptions by a linebacker in his first 4 seasons, with 17 interceptions.
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most defensive interceptions by an NFL linebacker in first 4 years| NAME | INT | GP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCK | SCKY | INT YDS | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Shinnick | 17 | 48 | 164 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | | J. Ham | 16 | 55 | 130 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | | B. Bell | 15 | 56 | 264 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | | C. Allen | 15 | 51 | 230 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 5 | | A. Matsos | 14 | 56 | 193 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | | S. White | 13 | 56 | 215 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | | N. Buoniconti | 13 | 56 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 8 | | T. Addison | 13 | 53 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | | L. Torgeson | 13 | 47 | 160 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | | L. Mehl | 12 | 54 | 2.5 | 112 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | | G. Bingham | 12 | 56 | 133 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | | R. Brupbacher | 12 | 56 | 111 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| 13 | | A. Atkinson | 12 | 54 | 133 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | | M. Stratton | 12 | 54 | 149 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | | L. Wilson | 11 | 57 | 241 | 150 | 391 | 5.5 | 21.5 | 114 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | | S. Leonard | 11 | 58 | 339 | 190 | 529 | 15.0 | 95.5 | 142 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 |  | L. Kuechly | 11 | 61 | 371 | 220 | 591 | 7.0 | 43 | 103 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | | S. Lee | 11 | 46 | 202 | 91 | 293 | 0.0 | 0 | 305 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | | L. Grantham | 11 | 53 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 20 | | C. June | 10 | 56 | 254 | 109 | 363 | 1.0 | 3 | 200 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | | T. Jackson | 10 | 49 | 175 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | | A. Beauchamp | 10 | 55 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 23 | | W. Lanier | 10 | 52 | 192 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 24 | | J. Lynch | 10 | 56 | 157 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | | D. Butkus | 10 | 55 | 125 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
StatMuse has season-level data for interceptions going back to the 1940 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |