most tackles by a safety in a career nfl by player

Antoine Bethea has the most career tackles by a defensive back, with 995 tackles.

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Data note: Tackles: player season data complete from 2001

	NAME	TKL	GP	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Antoine Bethea A. Bethea	995	209	338	1,333	9.5	65	25	312	1	9	7	0
2	Eric Weddle E. Weddle	903	201	276	1,179	9.5	52.5	29	467	4	8	7	1
3	Harrison Smith H. Smith	866	213	325	1,191	22.0	191	40	525	4	13	10	0
4	Ronde Barber R. Barber	847	192	165	1,012	18.5	110	41	750	7	13	11	3
5	Antoine Winfield A. Winfield	834	164	149	983	7.5	62	24	238	2	14	11	2
6	Charles Woodson C. Woodson	818	206	198	1,016	20.0	140.5	55	797	9	28	16	2
7	Malcolm Jenkins M. Jenkins	804	199	240	1,044	13.5	102.5	21	590	7	20	11	1
8	Charles Tillman C. Tillman	786	168	139	925	3.0	14	38	675	8	44	11	1
9	Terence Newman T. Newman	749	221	130	879	2.0	6	42	363	3	8	11	1
10	Devin McCourty D. McCourty	740	205	231	971	3.0	28	35	581	2	11	7	0
11	Kareem Jackson K. Jackson	738	205	219	957	3.0	17	22	389	3	6	7	1
12	Adrian Wilson A. Wilson	727	181	172	899	25.5	168.5	27	508	2	14	8	2
13	Antrel Rolle A. Rolle	709	155	128	837	4.0	26.5	26	565	4	8	6	0
14	Mike Adams M. Adams	708	228	227	935	6.0	38	30	337	2	13	16	0
15	Budda Baker B. Baker	703	145	362	1,065	13.5	115.5	9	260	0	7	6	1
16	Champ Bailey C. Bailey	703	183	87	790	2.0	14	42	361	3	7	5	0
17	Tyrann Mathieu T. Mathieu	685	180	153	838	11.0	78	36	530	4	7	8	0
18	Kevin Byard III K. Byard III	671	171	334	1,005	6.0	54	36	424	1	4	6	1
19	Johnathan Joseph J. Joseph	670	211	117	787	0.0	0	32	643	7	8	6	1
20	Nate Clements N. Clements	669	180	157	826	4.5	25	36	508	5	23	8	0
21	Donte Whitner D. Whitner	668	157	255	923	3.0	17.5	11	331	2	12	6	0
22	Jordan Poyer J. Poyer	649	181	326	975	12.5	86	25	185	1	9	6	0
23	Ryan Clark R. Clark	645	177	286	931	4.0	34.5	16	137	0	5	8	0
24	Roman Harper R. Harper	641	156	179	820	18.0	146	11	148	2	15	5	0
25	Brian Dawkins B. Dawkins	639	152	154	793	20.5	165.5	21	168	0	28	12	1

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PASS

1,398

Jones

RUSH

587

Taylor

REC

307

Downs

Team Rankings

PPG

22.0

20th

OPP PPG

25.7

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

117.6

14th

PASS YDS/G

199.7

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	.667
Colts	2	5	.286
Texans	2	5	.286
Titans	1	6	.143

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	MIA	@	IND	1:00 PM
Thu 11/19	IND	@	HOU	8:15 PM
Sun 11/29	NYG	@	IND	1:00 PM

Last Game

Colts

2 - 5

Final

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

636

Olave

616

London

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Taylor

8

Allen

8

McCaffrey

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

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PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

26.5

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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Watson

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Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

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McBride

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Kittle

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Shrader

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Worst Record ATS

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Giants	4	2	1	.643
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000