most passes defended in the nfl by a defensive lineman in 2021

Emmanuel Ogbah defended the most passes by a defensive lineman in 2021, with 12 passes defended.

NAMEPDEFSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Emmanuel Ogbah
E. Ogbah
12
2021
MIA MIA
17
26
15
41
9.0
64
0
0
0
1
1
0
2Cameron Heyward
C. Heyward
9
2021
PIT PIT
17
53
36
89
10.0
55.5
1
0
0
1
1
0
3Maxx Crosby
M. Crosby
7
2021
LV LV
17
36
20
56
8.0
52.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
4Cameron Jordan
C. Jordan
6
2021
NO NO
16
38
21
59
12.5
75.5
0
0
0
2
0
0
5Denico Autry
D. Autry
6
2021
TEN TEN
17
25
6
31
9.0
60.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
6Jeffery Simmons
J. Simmons
6
2021
TEN TEN
17
42
12
54
8.5
64.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
7DeMarcus Lawrence
D. Lawrence
5
2021
DAL DAL
7
16
5
21
3.0
24
1
40
1
2
0
0
8Chris Jones
C. Jones
5
2021
KC KC
14
18
9
27
9.0
65.5
0
0
0
1
1
0
9Malik Jackson
M. Jackson
4
2021
CLE CLE
16
7
18
25
0.5
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
10Sheldon Richardson
S. Richardson
4
2021
MIN MIN
17
24
15
39
2.5
14.5
0
0
0
1
1
0
11Aaron Donald
A. Donald
4
2021
LAR LAR
17
38
46
84
12.5
111
0
0
0
4
0
0
12Dean Lowry
D. Lowry
4
2021
GB GB
17
24
18
42
5.0
42
0
0
0
0
1
0
13Deatrich Wise Jr.
D. Wise Jr.
4
2021
NE NE
16
28
13
41
3.0
22.5
0
0
0
1
0
0
14Josh Sweat
J. Sweat
4
2021
PHI PHI
16
19
26
45
7.5
52.5
0
0
0
1
0
0
15Rasheem Green
R. Green
4
2021
SEA SEA
17
27
21
48
6.5
46.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
16Christian Wilkins
C. Wilkins
4
2021
MIA MIA
17
49
40
89
4.5
31
0
0
0
1
1
0
17Zach Allen
Z. Allen
4
2021
ARI ARI
15
30
18
48
4.0
16
1
25
0
0
3
1
18Brian Burns
B. Burns
4
2021
CAR CAR
17
31
19
50
9.0
78
0
0
0
2
0
0
19Josh Hines-Allen
J. Hines-Allen
4
2021
JAX JAX
16
46
25
71
7.5
70
1
11
0
1
1
0
20Derrick Brown
D. Brown
4
2021
CAR CAR
16
27
14
41
3.0
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
21Jonathan Greenard
J. Greenard
4
2021
HOU HOU
12
23
10
33
8.0
50
0
0
0
2
0
0
22D.J. Wonnum
D.J. Wonnum
4
2021
MIN MIN
17
29
18
47
8.0
77
0
0
0
1
0
0
23Greg Rousseau
G. Rousseau
4
2021
BUF BUF
17
42
8
50
4.0
12
1
3
0
1
0
0
24Jerry Hughes
J. Hughes
3
2021
BUF BUF
17
8
10
18
2.0
8.5
0
0
0
2
0
0
25Brandon Williams
B. Williams
3
2021
BAL BAL
13
15
20
35
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
StatMuse has season-level data for passes defended going back to the 2001 season.

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PPG

20.5

24th

OPP PPG

24.5

21st

RUSH YDS/G

112.8

18th

PASS YDS/G

201.5

28th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
2
0
.833
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
Dolphins Dolphins
4
7
0
.364
Jets Jets
2
9
0
.182
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/30
NO NO
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
MIA MIA
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Mon
12/15
MIA MIA
@
PIT PIT
8:15 PM
Sun
12/21
CIN CIN
@
MIA MIA
8:20 PM
Sun
12/28
TB TB
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Last Game

13

Final

16

MIA Dolphins

4 - 7

Sun 16 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
2
0
.833
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
5
0
.545
Steelers Steelers
6
5
0
.545
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
3
0
.727
Jaguars Jaguars
7
4
0
.636
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
3
0
.727
Cowboys Cowboys
5
5
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
8
3
0
.727
Packers Packers
7
3
1
.682
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
5
0
.545
Panthers Panthers
6
6
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
2
0
.818
Seahawks Seahawks
8
3
0
.727

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/27
GB GB
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
KC KC
@
DAL DAL
4:30 PM
Thu
11/27
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:20 PM
Fri
11/28
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
3:00 PM
Sun
11/30
JAX JAX
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM