most passes defended by a rookie in nfl history in one game

8 players are tied for defending the most passes by a rookie in a game, with 5 passes defended. The first three are Jamel Dean on November 24, 2019, Jaire Alexander on October 28, 2018 and Kevin Peterson on December 31, 2017.

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most passes defended by a rookie in NFL history in one regular-season game

	NAME	PDEF	DATE	TM		OPP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Jamel Dean J. Dean	5	11/24/2019	TB	@	ATL	2	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Jaire Alexander J. Alexander	5	10/28/2018	GB	@	LAR	7	0	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Kevin Peterson K. Peterson	5	12/31/2017	LAR	vs	SF	4	4	8	0.0	0	2	42	0	0	1	0
4	Jalen Ramsey J. Ramsey	5	12/18/2016	JAX	@	HOU	4	0	4	0.0	0	1	35	0	1	0	0
5	Dee Milliner D. Milliner	5	12/29/2013	NYJ	@	MIA	4	0	4	0.0	0	2	12	0	0	0	0
6	Dee Milliner D. Milliner	5	12/22/2013	NYJ	vs	CLE	8	1	9	0.0	0	1	19	0	0	0	0
7	Tanard Jackson T. Jackson	5	11/4/2007	TB	vs	ARI	2	0	2	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
8	Marcus Trufant M. Trufant	5	11/23/2003	SEA	@	BAL	6	0	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Anthony Henry A. Henry	5	11/18/2001	CLE	@	BAL	1	0	1	0.0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
10	Nick Emmanwori N. Emmanwori	4	11/9/2025	SEA	vs	ARI	5	4	9	0.5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Tyrique Stevenson T. Stevenson	4	12/31/2023	CHI	vs	ATL	4	1	5	0.0	0	2	7	0	0	0	0
12	Sauce Gardner S. Gardner	4	1/1/2023	NYJ	@	SEA	3	1	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Martin Emerson Jr. M. Emerson Jr.	4	11/27/2022	CLE	vs	TB	3	1	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Trevon Diggs T. Diggs	4	11/1/2020	DAL	@	PHI	6	1	7	0.0	0	2	33	0	0	0	0
15	Jamel Dean J. Dean	4	11/10/2019	TB	vs	ARI	2	0	2	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
16	Jamel Dean J. Dean	4	11/3/2019	TB	@	SEA	5	1	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Marshon Lattimore M. Lattimore	4	12/24/2017	NO	vs	ATL	4	1	5	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
18	Tre'Davious White T. White	4	9/24/2017	BUF	vs	DEN	6	1	7	0.0	0	1	14	0	0	0	0
19	Jalen Ramsey J. Ramsey	4	12/24/2016	JAX	vs	TEN	4	0	4	0.0	0	1	30	1	0	0	0
20	Cre'von LeBlanc C. LeBlanc	4	12/11/2016	CHI	@	DET	2	2	4	0.0	0	1	24	1	0	0	0
21	Delvin Breaux D. Breaux	4	12/27/2015	NO	vs	JAX	4	0	4	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
22	Marcus Peters M. Peters	4	12/20/2015	KC	@	BAL	2	1	3	0.0	0	2	93	1	0	0	0
23	Ronald Darby R. Darby	4	9/27/2015	BUF	@	MIA	4	1	5	0.0	0	1	21	0	0	0	0
24	Marcus Peters M. Peters	4	9/17/2015	KC	vs	DEN	5	0	5	0.0	0	1	55	1	0	0	0
25	Bashaud Breeland B. Breeland	4	10/27/2014	WAS	@	DAL	6	0	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

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