J.J. Watt has defended the most passes by a defensive lineman in a season, with 16 passes defended in 2012.
| NAME | PDEF | SEASON | TM | GP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCK | SCKY | INT | INT YDS | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J.J. Watt | 16 | 2012 |  HOU | 16 | 69 | 12 | 81 | 20.5 | 138.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 |  | C. Dunlap | 15 | 2016 |  CIN | 16 | 30 | 19 | 49 | 8.0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | | E. Ogbah | 12 | 2021 |  MIA | 17 | 26 | 15 | 41 | 9.0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | | C. Heyward | 11 | 2024 |  PIT | 17 | 35 | 36 | 71 | 8.0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | | C. Jordan | 11 | 2017 |  NO | 16 | 48 | 14 | 62 | 13.0 | 93.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | | G. Hardy | 11 | 2011 |  CAR | 16 | 38 | 12 | 50 | 4.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 |  | J. Allen | 11 | 2007 |  KC | 14 | 56 | 9 | 65 | 15.5 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 |  | J. Taylor | 11 | 2006 | MIA | 16 | 42 | 20 | 62 | 13.5 | 74 | 2 | 71 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | | J. Taylor | 11 | 2004 | MIA | 16 | 41 | 27 | 68 | 9.5 | 64.5 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | | S. Rice | 11 | 2002 |  TB | 16 | 41 | 9 | 50 | 15.5 | 111 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | | J.J. Watt | 10 | 2014 | HOU | 16 | 59 | 19 | 78 | 20.5 | 140 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | | C. Campbell | 10 | 2011 |  ARI | 16 | 53 | 19 | 72 | 8.0 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | | K. Williams | 10 | 2010 |  MIN | 16 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | | J. Jolly | 10 | 2009 |  GB | 16 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | | J. Allen | 10 | 2006 | KC | 16 | 64 | 12 | 76 | 7.5 | 58.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | | J. Taylor | 10 | 2005 | MIA | 16 | 52 | 21 | 73 | 12.0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | | R. Seymour | 10 | 2003 |  NE | 15 | 34 | 22 | 56 | 8.0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | | W. McGinest | 10 | 2002 | NE | 16 | 42 | 21 | 63 | 5.5 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | | P. Daniels | 10 | 2001 |  CHI | 16 | 44 | 7 | 51 | 9.0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | | C. Heyward | 9 | 2021 | PIT | 17 | 53 | 36 | 89 | 10.0 | 55.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | | S. Harris | 9 | 2019 |  DEN | 16 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 6.0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | | K. Ealy | 9 | 2017 |  NYJ | 15 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | | M. Johnson | 9 | 2013 | CIN | 15 | 35 | 21 | 56 | 3.5 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | | C. Liuget | 9 | 2012 |  SD | 16 | 36 | 15 | 51 | 7.0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 |  | J. Peppers | 9 | 2010 | CHI | 16 | 43 | 11 | 54 | 8.0 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for passes defended going back to the 2001 season.
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 Eagles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
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| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
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