most tackles for a defensive tackles in a seasons

Defensive linemen had their most tackles in a season in 2005, with 5,827 tackles.

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	POSITION	TKL	SEASON	GP	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Defensive Lineman	5,827	2005	3,543	2,065	7,892	736.5	4,616	13	119	0	208	150	10
2	Defensive Lineman	5,799	2006	3,601	2,188	7,987	743.5	4,837.5	23	314	4	180	145	7
3	Defensive Lineman	5,604	2003	3,550	1,911	7,515	733.5	4,450	23	260	4	197	135	5
4	Defensive Lineman	5,586	2002	3,591	1,954	7,540	786.0	5,011.5	25	378	2	191	124	11
5	Defensive Lineman	5,557	2004	3,583	2,052	7,609	780.0	4,903.5	28	564	8	202	130	8
6	Defensive Lineman	5,549	2007	3,609	1,911	7,460	680.5	4,269	22	272	5	196	141	6
7	Defensive Lineman	5,525	2008	3,629	2,059	7,584	644.0	4,016	22	244	5	151	86	6
8	Defensive Lineman	5,434	2001	3,465	1,954	7,388	765.5	4,762.5	31	312	2	170	125	9
9	Defensive Lineman	5,203	2009	3,544	1,942	7,145	604.5	3,805	16	204	4	136	112	12
10	Defensive Lineman	4,967	2010	3,396	1,901	6,868	610.5	3,980	22	287	5	135	93	4
11	Defensive Lineman	4,502	2011	3,500	2,151	6,653	673.0	4,319	18	247	3	134	101	11
12	Defensive Lineman	4,477	2013	3,387	2,372	6,849	732.5	4,827.5	18	167	5	123	89	9
13	Defensive Lineman	4,455	2017	3,461	2,485	6,940	705.5	4,580	13	106	3	137	71	11
14	Defensive Lineman	4,404	2018	3,458	2,454	6,858	753.0	4,930	10	101	2	131	81	4
15	Defensive Lineman	4,370	2012	3,506	2,298	6,668	696.5	4,545.5	9	84	3	152	99	5
16	Defensive Lineman	4,328	2015	3,347	2,324	6,652	629.5	4,137	15	143	1	128	79	7
17	Defensive Lineman	4,299	2022	3,831	3,597	7,896	721.0	4,825	13	149	2	110	90	6
18	Defensive Lineman	4,288	2021	3,788	3,648	7,936	693.5	4,790.5	16	175	3	123	71	4
19	Defensive Lineman	4,279	2014	3,374	2,242	6,521	664.0	4,135.5	20	229	1	125	86	8
20	Defensive Lineman	4,133	2020	3,667	3,105	7,238	669.0	4,417.5	16	115	3	132	84	4
21	Defensive Lineman	4,097	2019	3,329	2,712	6,809	702.0	4,744	16	226	2	126	86	7
22	Defensive Lineman	4,057	2023	3,713	3,365	7,422	728.5	4,827	12	63	2	109	84	5
23	Defensive Lineman	4,028	2016	3,410	2,377	6,405	593.0	3,775.5	9	61	1	132	85	9
24	Defensive Lineman	3,836	2024	3,804	3,589	7,425	704.5	4,714	17	214	1	119	71	3
25	Defensive Lineman	3,715	2025	3,847	4,083	7,798	706.0	4,525.5	18	217	0	103	67	5

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