most tackles by a linebacker in first season

Patrick Willis had the most tackles by a linebacker in his first season, with 136 tackles in his rookie season.

NAMETKLSEASONTMGPASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Patrick Willis
P. Willis
136
2007
16
38
174
4.0
9
0
0
0
2
1
0
2DeMeco Ryans
D. Ryans
126
2006
16
30
156
3.5
30.5
1
16
0
1
1
0
3Ray Lewis
R. Lewis
114
2001
16
48
162
3.5
26
3
115
0
1
1
0
4Lavonte David
L. David
112
2012
16
27
139
2.0
14
1
27
0
0
0
0
5James Farrior
J. Farrior
109
2001
16
36
145
1.0
8
2
84
0
3
0
0
6James Laurinaitis
J. Laurinaitis
108
2009
16
13
121
2.0
15
2
28
0
1
1
0
7Shaquille Leonard
S. Leonard
107
2018
15
47
154
7.0
48
2
38
0
3
2
0
8Jon Beason
J. Beason
106
2007
16
34
140
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
9Luke Kuechly
L. Kuechly
103
2012
16
61
164
1.0
4
2
22
0
0
3
0
10Anthony Simmons
A. Simmons
103
2001
16
20
123
2.0
16
0
0
0
2
0
0
11Leighton Vander Esch
L. Vander Esch
102
2018
16
38
140
0.0
0
2
56
0
0
0
0
12Keith Brooking
K. Brooking
102
2001
16
25
127
3.5
30.5
2
17
0
2
2
0
13Jerod Mayo
J. Mayo
100
2008
16
28
128
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
14Marvcus Patton
M. Patton
99
2001
16
15
114
3.0
25
2
5
0
2
0
0
15Donnie Edwards
D. Edwards
98
2001
16
32
130
2.0
16
0
0
0
1
3
0
16Ronald McKinnon
R. McKinnon
98
2001
16
48
146
2.0
5
1
24
1
1
2
1
17Marvin Jones
M. Jones
97
2001
16
40
137
1.0
7
3
27
0
2
1
0
18Alec Ogletree
A. Ogletree
95
2013
16
24
119
1.5
8.5
1
98
1
6
0
0
19Warrick Holdman
W. Holdman
95
2001
16
14
109
1.5
15
1
0
0
3
0
0
20Zach Thomas
Z. Thomas
95
2001
15
60
155
3.0
27
2
51
1
2
0
0
21Deone Bucannon
D. Bucannon
93
2015
16
19
112
3.0
18
1
39
1
3
2
0
22Jeremiah Trotter
J. Trotter
93
2001
16
22
115
3.5
29
2
64
1
2
1
0
23Kirk Morrison
K. Morrison
91
2005
16
25
116
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
24Micheal Barrow
M. Barrow
91
2001
16
44
135
6.0
34.5
0
0
0
4
2
0
25Dat Nguyen
D. Nguyen
91
2001
16
22
113
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for tackles going back to the 2001 season.

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