most passes defended by a linebacker 2005

Will Witherspoon defended the most passes by a linebacker in 2005, with 14 passes defended.

NAMEPDEFSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Will Witherspoon
W. Witherspoon
14
2005
CAR CAR
15
66
15
81
2.5
13
2
35
1
0
0
0
2Lance Briggs
L. Briggs
11
2005
CHI CHI
16
85
24
109
2.0
12
2
30
1
3
2
0
3Derrick Brooks
D. Brooks
11
2005
TB TB
16
93
32
125
3.0
9
1
0
0
1
0
0
4Donnie Edwards
D. Edwards
11
2005
SD SD
16
114
40
154
3.0
15
2
15
0
2
0
0
5Kawika Mitchell
K. Mitchell
11
2005
KC KC
16
84
21
105
2.0
14
1
0
0
0
2
0
6Antonio Pierce
A. Pierce
11
2005
NYG NYG
13
80
20
100
2.5
18
2
41
0
1
2
1
7Keith Brooking
K. Brooking
10
2005
ATL ATL
16
89
26
115
3.5
25.5
4
50
0
0
1
0
8Keith Bulluck
K. Bulluck
10
2005
TEN TEN
16
102
36
138
5.0
32
2
16
0
1
1
0
9Lofa Tatupu
L. Tatupu
10
2005
SEA SEA
16
85
20
105
4.0
32
3
55
1
0
1
0
10Jeremiah Trotter
J. Trotter
10
2005
PHI PHI
15
102
19
121
1.0
9
1
2
0
2
0
0
11Lemar Marshall
L. Marshall
9
2005
WAS WAS
16
81
20
101
2.0
18
4
55
1
2
0
0
12Odell Thurman
O. Thurman
9
2005
CIN CIN
16
68
37
105
1.5
13
5
59
1
4
1
0
13Pisa Tinoisamoa
P. Tinoisamoa
9
2005
STL STL
16
71
23
94
1.5
4.5
2
35
0
0
0
0
14Al Wilson
A. Wilson
9
2005
DEN DEN
15
62
11
73
3.0
12
0
0
0
2
1
0
15Marcus Washington
M. Washington
8
2005
WAS WAS
16
74
20
94
7.5
65.5
1
41
0
3
2
0
16Danny Clark
D. Clark
7
2005
OAK OAK
16
82
31
113
1.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
17Morlon Greenwood
M. Greenwood
7
2005
HOU HOU
16
82
30
112
2.0
8
0
0
0
0
2
0
18Dhani Jones
D. Jones
7
2005
PHI PHI
16
56
14
70
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
19Cato June
C. June
7
2005
IND IND
13
68
35
103
0.0
0
5
115
2
0
0
0
20Brian Simmons
B. Simmons
7
2005
CIN CIN
16
52
32
84
4.0
29
2
15
0
3
0
0
21Derek Smith
D. Smith
7
2005
SF SF
16
90
26
116
0.0
0
1
13
0
0
1
1
22Gary Brackett
G. Brackett
6
2005
IND IND
16
92
35
127
1.0
0
3
50
0
0
0
0
23Andra Davis
A. Davis
6
2005
CLE CLE
16
89
60
149
2.0
22
1
14
0
0
0
0
24Paris Lenon
P. Lenon
6
2005
GB GB
16
37
28
65
1.5
9.5
0
0
0
1
0
0
25Julian Peterson
J. Peterson
6
2005
SF SF
15
59
24
83
3.0
19.5
0
0
0
1
1
0
StatMuse has season-level data for passes defended going back to the 2001 season.

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5
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Panthers Panthers
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8
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CAR CAR
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NO NO
4:25 PM
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TB TB
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CAR CAR
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CAR CAR
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AFC EastWLTPCT
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11
2
0
.846
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0
.667
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.500
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3
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5
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6
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DAL DAL
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KC KC
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