most tackles by a defensive back from 2004 to 2018 nfl

Between the 2004 and 2018 seasons, Antoine Bethea made the most tackles by a defensive back, with 914 tackles.

NAMETKLGPASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Antoine Bethea
A. Bethea
914
193
309
1,223
9.5
65
24
305
1
9
5
0
2Eric Weddle
E. Weddle
834
185
237
1,071
9.5
52.5
29
467
4
8
7
1
3Antrel Rolle
A. Rolle
709
155
128
837
4.0
26.5
26
565
4
8
6
0
4Charles Tillman
C. Tillman
707
152
132
839
2.0
11
34
648
8
42
11
1
5Mike Adams
M. Adams
706
222
226
932
6.0
38
30
337
2
13
16
0
6Charles Woodson
C. Woodson
687
167
169
856
17.0
118.5
50
663
9
22
14
2
7Terence Newman
T. Newman
683
205
120
803
1.0
6
38
340
3
8
10
1
8Donte Whitner
D. Whitner
668
157
255
923
3.0
17.5
11
331
2
12
6
0
9Roman Harper
R. Harper
641
156
179
820
18.0
146
11
148
2
15
5
0
10Ronde Barber
R. Barber
640
144
121
761
13.0
72
27
602
5
9
8
3
11DeAngelo Hall
D. Hall
638
171
176
814
2.0
8
43
838
5
11
15
5
12Ryan Clark
R. Clark
625
155
283
908
3.0
27.5
16
137
0
5
8
0
13Antoine Winfield
A. Winfield
620
119
117
737
6.5
56
21
227
2
11
9
2
14Malcolm Jenkins
M. Jenkins
619
151
174
793
7.5
50.5
17
498
6
14
9
1
15Reggie Nelson
R. Nelson
618
181
214
832
6.5
53.5
38
486
1
10
7
0
16Johnathan Joseph
J. Joseph
599
186
105
704
0.0
0
30
638
7
7
6
1
17Michael Griffin
M. Griffin
597
154
206
803
7.0
49
25
328
1
11
6
0
18Reshad Jones
R. Jones
582
124
167
749
10.5
64
21
361
4
3
7
2
19Glover Quin
G. Quin
580
159
157
737
4.0
34
24
347
2
10
5
0
20Yeremiah Bell
Y. Bell
569
142
160
729
13.0
122
8
95
0
9
10
0
21Adrian Wilson
A. Wilson
567
135
128
695
23.5
155
21
376
1
11
8
2
22Brandon Carr
B. Carr
566
176
87
653
1.0
7
21
367
2
1
9
0
23Dawan Landry
D. Landry
562
130
206
768
8.0
48.5
13
326
3
3
2
0
24Corey Graham
C. Graham
555
184
152
707
3.0
10
18
302
1
4
6
0
25Tramon Williams
T. Williams
554
183
112
666
4.5
29.5
32
437
1
5
11
0
StatMuse has season-level data for tackles going back to the 2001 season.

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