most tackles by rookies in 2021

Nick Bolton made the most tackles by a rookie in 2021, with 70 tackles.

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NAMETKLSEASONTMGPASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Nick Bolton
N. Bolton
70
2021
16
42
112
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2Micah Parsons
M. Parsons
64
2021
16
20
84
13.0
119.5
0
0
0
3
0
0
3Paulson Adebo
P. Adebo
55
2021
17
11
66
0.0
0
3
50
0
0
0
0
4Nate Hobbs
N. Hobbs
51
2021
16
23
74
1.0
6
1
9
0
1
0
0
5Brandin Echols
B. Echols
50
2021
14
13
63
0.0
0
2
50
1
0
0
0
6Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
J. Owusu-Koramoah
49
2021
14
27
76
1.5
7.5
0
0
0
2
0
0
7Brandon Stephens
B. Stephens
49
2021
17
29
78
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8Tyson Campbell
T. Campbell
49
2021
15
24
73
0.0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
9Jamin Davis
J. Davis
48
2021
16
28
76
1.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
10Jevón Holland
J. Holland
48
2021
16
21
69
2.5
24
2
0
0
0
3
0
11Michael Carter
M. Carter
45
2021
15
27
72
1.0
5
0
0
0
0
2
0
12Pat Surtain II
P. Surtain II
45
2021
16
13
58
0.0
0
4
70
1
0
0
0
13Grant Delpit
G. Delpit
43
2021
15
23
66
1.0
7
1
5
0
1
0
0
14Eric Stokes
E. Stokes
43
2021
16
12
55
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
15Elijah Molden
E. Molden
43
2021
16
19
62
0.0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
16Greg Rousseau
G. Rousseau
42
2021
17
8
50
4.0
12
1
3
0
1
0
0
17Derrick Barnes
D. Barnes
42
2021
17
25
67
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18Marco Wilson
M. Wilson
40
2021
14
8
48
0.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
19AJ Parker
AJ Parker
39
2021
13
11
50
0.0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
20Pete Werner
P. Werner
36
2021
15
26
62
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21Ernest Jones IV
E. Jones IV
36
2021
15
25
61
1.0
4
2
50
0
0
0
0
22Tre'von Moehrig
T. Moehrig
36
2021
17
19
55
0.0
0
1
35
0
0
0
0
23Asante Samuel Jr.
A. Samuel Jr.
33
2021
12
10
43
0.0
0
2
26
0
0
0
0
24Greg Newsome II
G. Newsome II
33
2021
12
4
37
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25Tre Norwood
T. Norwood
32
2021
17
6
38
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0

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