most passes defended in the nfl by a defensive lineman in 2020

J.J. Watt and Shelby Harris were tied for defending the most passes by a defensive lineman in 2020, with 7 passes defended.

NAMEPDEFSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
7
2020
HOU HOU
16
36
16
52
5.0
41
1
19
1
2
1
0
2Shelby Harris
S. Harris
7
2020
DEN DEN
11
20
12
32
2.5
16
0
0
0
1
0
0
3Calais Campbell
C. Campbell
6
2020
BAL BAL
12
18
10
28
4.0
27.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
4Jason Pierre-Paul
J. Pierre-Paul
6
2020
TB TB
16
34
21
55
9.5
62
2
15
0
4
2
0
5Montez Sweat
M. Sweat
6
2020
WAS WAS
16
28
17
45
9.0
83
1
15
1
2
0
0
6Tyson Alualu
T. Alualu
5
2020
PIT PIT
15
17
21
38
2.0
18
0
0
0
1
0
0
7Emmanuel Ogbah
E. Ogbah
5
2020
MIA MIA
16
25
17
42
9.0
95.5
0
0
0
3
1
0
8Carl Nassib
C. Nassib
5
2020
LV LV
14
17
11
28
2.5
21
1
23
0
0
0
0
9Christian Wilkins
C. Wilkins
5
2020
MIA MIA
14
28
19
47
1.5
10
1
8
0
0
1
0
10Jeffery Simmons
J. Simmons
5
2020
TEN TEN
15
24
25
49
3.0
24
0
0
0
1
3
0
11Mario Addison
M. Addison
4
2020
BUF BUF
15
21
9
30
5.0
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
12Carlos Dunlap
C. Dunlap
4
2020
TOT
15
20
12
32
6.0
40.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
13Everson Griffen
E. Griffen
4
2020
TOT
14
18
15
33
6.0
25.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
14Margus Hunt
M. Hunt
4
2020
TOT
13
7
2
9
1.0
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
15Jadeveon Clowney
J. Clowney
4
2020
TEN TEN
8
14
5
19
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
16Chris Jones
C. Jones
4
2020
KC KC
15
23
13
36
7.5
28
0
0
0
2
0
0
17Dalvin Tomlinson
D. Tomlinson
4
2020
NYG NYG
16
25
24
49
3.5
34.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
18Daron Payne
D. Payne
4
2020
WAS WAS
16
27
27
54
3.0
16.5
1
0
0
3
1
0
19Brian Burns
B. Burns
4
2020
CAR CAR
15
35
23
58
9.0
78
0
0
0
3
0
0
20Chase Young
C. Young
4
2020
WAS WAS
15
32
12
44
7.5
34.5
0
0
0
4
3
1
21Javon Kinlaw
J. Kinlaw
4
2020
SF SF
14
15
18
33
1.5
7.5
1
27
1
0
0
0
22Derrick Brown
D. Brown
4
2020
CAR CAR
16
20
12
32
2.0
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
23Jurrell Casey
J. Casey
3
2020
DEN DEN
3
7
7
14
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24Cameron Heyward
C. Heyward
3
2020
PIT PIT
15
30
24
54
4.0
28.5
1
0
0
0
0
0
25Jerry Hughes
J. Hughes
3
2020
BUF BUF
15
19
10
29
4.5
20
1
-3
0
2
2
1
StatMuse has season-level data for passes defended going back to the 2001 season.

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0
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