most passes defended in the nfl by a defensive lineman the last 3 seasons

From 2024 through 2026, Cameron Heyward has defended the most passes by a defensive lineman, with 23 passes defended.

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Data note: Passes Defended: player season data complete from 2001

	NAME	PDEF	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Cameron Heyward C. Heyward	23	42	85	92	177	14.0	88.5	0	0	0	2	0	0
2	Jalen Carter J. Carter	16	35	56	42	98	11.5	104	0	0	0	5	0	0
3	George Karlaftis G. Karlaftis	15	39	58	51	109	16.0	78.5	1	0	0	1	1	0
4	Maxx Crosby M. Crosby	12	35	82	58	140	20.5	135.5	1	19	0	3	1	0
5	Derrick Brown D. Brown	12	25	47	50	97	5.0	32.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
6	Jeffery Simmons J. Simmons	11	38	100	81	181	20.0	134	0	0	0	6	3	0
7	Keeanu Benton K. Benton	11	42	51	58	109	7.0	53	1	11	0	1	2	0
8	Danielle Hunter D. Hunter	10	41	67	50	117	31.0	239.5	0	0	0	5	1	0
9	Zach Allen Z. Allen	10	41	56	68	124	20.0	119	0	0	0	1	0	0
10	Chase Young C. Young	10	36	50	33	83	22.5	163	0	0	0	4	4	1
11	Jalen Redmond J. Redmond	10	37	57	45	102	7.5	54	0	0	0	2	2	0
12	Deone Walker D. Walker	9	24	27	34	61	2.0	12	0	0	0	0	1	0
13	Jordan Davis J. Davis	9	42	58	69	127	6.0	25.5	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	Kobie Turner K. Turner	9	40	66	66	132	15.0	125	1	10	0	1	2	0
15	Shelby Harris S. Harris	8	38	39	45	84	2.5	14.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
16	Grover Stewart G. Stewart	8	42	60	95	155	4.5	13	1	3	0	2	1	0
17	Carl Granderson C. Granderson	8	40	80	63	143	17.0	84	1	0	0	1	0	0
18	Laiatu Latu L. Latu	8	41	53	42	95	14.5	89.5	3	9	0	4	1	0
19	Jonah Laulu J. Laulu	8	40	40	51	91	5.5	26.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Calais Campbell C. Campbell	7	42	63	44	107	12.5	98	0	0	0	1	0	0
21	A'Shawn Robinson A. Robinson	7	41	70	97	167	9.0	80.5	2	0	0	1	1	0
22	Trey Hendrickson T. Hendrickson	7	24	44	18	62	21.5	145.5	0	0	0	3	0	0
23	Daron Payne D. Payne	7	38	49	53	102	8.0	65.5	0	0	0	2	0	0
24	Poona Ford P. Ford	7	40	49	52	101	5.0	35	1	3	0	0	0	0
25	Montez Sweat M. Sweat	7	38	56	36	92	17.5	101.5	0	0	0	5	1	0

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PASS

1,871

Rodgers

RUSH

704

Warren

REC

378

Metcalf

Team Rankings

PPG

22.5

18th

OPP PPG

18.0

4th

RUSH YDS/G

117.9

14th

PASS YDS/G

233.9

20th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	6	2	.750
Bengals	5	2	.714
Browns	5	3	.625
Ravens	4	4	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	PIT	@	PHI	4:25 PM
Fri 11/27	DEN	@	PIT	3:00 PM
Sun 12/6	HOU	@	PIT	8:20 PM
Mon 12/14	PIT	@	JAX	8:15 PM

Last Game

Browns

5 - 3

Final

Steelers

6 - 2

Sun 1 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

2,146

Stafford

2,124

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

770

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

20

Burrow

19

Cousins

17

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

8

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

112.6

Lawrence

111.6

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.5

Watt

7.0

Rousseau

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

29.4

29.0

28.1

28.0

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.9

17.9

18.0

18.7

18.9

Total Yards Rankings

395.4

393.1

390.7

384.4

383.1

371.4

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

154.3

148.4

134.8

134.1

133.5

Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

161.8

Gibbs

138.1

Walker

128.3

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

108.3

Lamb

104.8

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

84.4

McBride

82.7

Bowers

71.5

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

90

Shrader

89

McLaughlin

83

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NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-6-1

1-7

2-6

2-5

2-4-1

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	4	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	5	2	0	.714
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Thu 11/5	JAX	@	BAL	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	CIN	@	ATL	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM

From 2024 through 2026, Cameron Heyward has defended the most passes by a defensive lineman, with 23 passes defended.

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