most interceptions in first 3 years since 1967

Lem Barney had the most interceptions by a player in his first 3 seasons, with 25 interceptions.

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most defensive interceptions by a player in first 3 years since 1967
NAMEINTGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Lem Barney
L. Barney
25
41
440
3
7
0
2Everson Walls
E. Walls
22
41
0.0
264
0
1
0
3Dave Grayson
D. Grayson
22
42
390
2
2
0
4Ed Reed
E. Reed
21
48
194
40
234
4.0
43
657
2
4
2
1
5Richard Sherman
R. Sherman
20
48
139
29
168
1.0
16
227
2
4
3
0
6Paul Krause
P. Krause
20
41
239
1
5
0
7Mel Renfro
M. Renfro
20
37
161
0
3
0
8Marcus Peters
M. Peters
19
45
130
21
151
0.0
0
480
2
6
5
1
9Erik McMillan
E. McMillan
19
45
2.0
440
3
3
2
10Mike Haynes
M. Haynes
19
44
267
1
5
0
11Dick Anderson
D. Anderson
19
42
527
1
6
0
12Kermit Alexander
K. Alexander
19
38
266
1
5
0
13Miller Farr
M. Farr
19
42
416
5
1
0
14Ed Meador
E. Meador
19
42
237
4
7
0
15Johnny Robinson
J. Robinson
19
42
215
0
5
0
16Dave Whitsell
D. Whitsell
19
42
236
2
2
0
17Dwight Hicks
D. Hicks
18
40
369
1
7
1
18Butch Byrd
B. Byrd
18
42
196
2
4
0
19Kerby Joseph
K. Joseph
17
49
182
65
247
0.0
0
206
1
2
1
0
20Trevon Diggs
T. Diggs
17
45
142
27
169
1.0
0
195
2
1
1
0
21J.C. Jackson
J.C. Jackson
17
45
85
15
100
0.0
0
128
0
0
3
0
22Darren Perry
D. Perry
17
48
0.0
242
0
3
0
23Eugene Daniel
E. Daniel
17
46
0.0
89
0
4
0
24Eric Harris
E. Harris
17
39
0.0
229
1
2
0
25Monte Jackson
M. Jackson
17
42
259
3
1
0
StatMuse has season-level data for interceptions going back to the 1940 season.

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