most interceptions yards per game in a season

Elmer Madarik has the most interception yards per game played in his rookie season in 1945, with 40.

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  • Data note: Interception Yards: player season data complete from 1940
NAMEINT YDS/GPINT YDSGPSEASONTMTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Elmer Madarik
E. Madarik
40
40
1
1945
1
0
1
0
2Kirk Collins
K. Collins
28.25
113
4
1983
0.0
5
0
0
0
3Gary Brackett
G. Brackett
27
27
1
2011
5
1
6
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
4Mike Brown
M. Brown
27
27
1
2007
2
2
4
0.0
0
1
0
0
1
0
5Darren Sharper
D. Sharper
26.86
376
14
2009
51
20
71
0.5
5.5
9
3
0
0
0
6Harlan Miller
H. Miller
26
52
2
2016
5
2
7
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
7Max Messner
M. Messner
26
26
1
1960
1
0
0
0
8Don Doll
D. Doll
25.08
301
12
1949
11
1
0
0
9Brandon Meriweather
B. Meriweather
25
25
1
2012
3
4
7
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
10Charlie McNeil
C. McNeil
24.93
349
14
1961
9
2
0
0
11Night Train Lane
N. Train Lane
24.83
298
12
1952
14
2
0
0
12Aaron Berry
A. Berry
23
23
1
2010
3
0
3
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
13Woodley Lewis
W. Lewis
22.92
275
12
1950
12
0
1
1
14Ed Reed
E. Reed
22.38
358
16
2004
64
14
78
2.0
28
9
1
3
2
1
15Bill Dudley
B. Dudley
22
242
11
1946
10
1
7
0
16Deion Sanders
D. Sanders
21.64
303
14
1994
0.0
6
3
1
0
17Dan Sandifer
D. Sandifer
21.5
258
12
1948
13
2
4
0
18Ben Hart
B. Hart
21
21
1
1967
1
0
0
0
19Emlen Tunnell
E. Tunnell
20.92
251
12
1949
10
2
0
0
20Chick Maggioli
C. Maggioli
20.63
165
8
1950
8
0
0
0
21Bobby Dillon
B. Dillon
20.33
244
12
1956
7
1
1
0
22Frank Reagan
F. Reagan
20.3
203
10
1947
10
0
1
0
23Dominique Franks
D. Franks
20
40
2
2010
1
0
1
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
24Peter Noga
P. Noga
20
60
3
1987
0.0
1
1
0
0
25Bernie Parrish
B. Parrish
19.83
238
12
1960
6
1
1
0

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