most passes defended in first 8 seasons by a linebacker

Luke Kuechly defended the most passes by a linebacker in his first 8 seasons, with 66 passes defended.

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  • Data note: Passes Defended: player season data complete from 2001
NAMEPDEFGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Luke Kuechly
L. Kuechly
66
118
688
402
1,090
12.5
73
18
153
1
7
9
1
2Will Witherspoon
W. Witherspoon
62
127
610
132
742
20.0
130
9
104
2
8
5
0
3Keith Bulluck
K. Bulluck
62
127
682
253
935
18.0
118.5
15
139
0
14
11
4
4Ray Lewis
R. Lewis
62
102
665
253
918
17.5
123
19
323
2
10
11
0
5Brian Urlacher
B. Urlacher
61
121
712
227
939
29.5
184
15
252
1
8
8
1
6Lance Briggs
L. Briggs
60
124
709
159
868
10.5
59.5
12
144
3
12
7
1
7Derrick Brooks
D. Brooks
60
128
681
218
899
8.0
30
16
391
5
11
1
1
8Donnie Edwards
D. Edwards
60
119
754
256
1,010
11.0
67.5
18
215
2
10
6
1
9Tremaine Edmunds
T. Edmunds
59
119
549
351
900
8.5
51.5
14
98
1
4
2
0
10Alec Ogletree
A. Ogletree
57
95
476
203
679
7.5
47.5
12
259
4
12
2
0
11Fred Warner
F. Warner
56
121
597
351
948
10.0
78
10
202
2
17
7
0
12Deion Jones
D. Jones
53
109
475
256
731
12.0
83.5
13
384
5
5
2
0
13Patrick Willis
P. Willis
53
112
733
217
950
20.5
130.5
8
131
2
16
5
0
14Derrick Johnson
D. Johnson
53
122
629
137
766
18.0
121
9
233
3
20
5
0
15Eric Kendricks
E. Kendricks
51
117
579
340
919
15.0
113
9
133
2
4
6
1
16T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
49
121
331
131
462
108.0
690
7
48
0
33
12
1
17James Farrior
J. Farrior
49
124
647
294
941
20.0
147.5
9
207
1
13
8
0
18London Fletcher
L. Fletcher
48
128
781
330
1,111
19.5
129.5
10
104
2
10
9
1
19Bobby Wagner
B. Wagner
47
119
645
430
1,075
19.5
130
10
184
1
5
8
3
20C.J. Mosley
C.J. Mosley
46
112
593
321
914
11.5
81.5
11
174
2
8
8
1
21Takeo Spikes
T. Spikes
46
108
472
242
714
16.5
130
11
203
3
10
9
1
22Lavonte David
L. David
45
121
724
284
1,008
22.5
155
11
174
2
21
14
1
23Julian Peterson
J. Peterson
45
114
466
135
601
42.0
304.5
6
32
0
16
8
1
24Joey Porter
J. Porter
45
122
368
128
496
70.5
450.5
11
233
1
19
6
0
25Jordan Hicks
J. Hicks
44
109
513
254
767
13.5
91.5
12
197
1
5
9
0

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