most nfl broken tackles by a running back in a season

Jerald Sowell has the most tackles by a running back in a season, with 20 tackles in 2002.

NAMETKLSEASONTMGPASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Jerald Sowell
J. Sowell
20
2002
16
1
21
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2Fred McAfee
F. McAfee
19
2004
11
1
20
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3Rabih Abdullah
R. Abdullah
19
2001
16
1
20
0.0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
4LaRod Stephens-Howling
L. Stephens-Howling
18
2009
16
4
22
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
5Josh Scobey
J. Scobey
18
2005
16
6
24
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6Rabih Abdullah
R. Abdullah
18
2002
16
2
20
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
7Jason Snelling
J. Snelling
17
2008
16
3
20
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
8Fred McAfee
F. McAfee
17
2005
16
7
24
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9Mike Tolbert
M. Tolbert
16
2009
16
6
22
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
10Earnest Graham
E. Graham
16
2006
16
2
18
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11Terry Jackson
T. Jackson
16
2005
16
3
19
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
16
2004
14
5
21
0.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
13Jesse Chatman
J. Chatman
16
2003
16
0
16
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
14Terry Jackson
T. Jackson
16
2003
16
4
20
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
15Rod Smart
R. Smart
16
2002
16
2
18
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
15
2017
16
4
19
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17Cedric Peerman
C. Peerman
15
2015
16
4
19
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
18Rock Cartwright
R. Cartwright
15
2010
16
2
17
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
19Garrett Wolfe
G. Wolfe
15
2008
13
1
16
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
15
2006
16
4
19
0.0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
21Rabih Abdullah
R. Abdullah
15
2003
15
4
19
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
22Michael Bates
M. Bates
15
2001
16
2
17
0.0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
23Derrick Coleman
D. Coleman
14
2017
16
2
16
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24Cedric Peerman
C. Peerman
14
2014
16
1
15
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25Chase Reynolds
C. Reynolds
14
2014
15
2
16
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for tackles going back to the 2001 season.

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