most tackles for loss by a rookie in a season

Kendrell Bell has the most tackles for loss by a rookie, with 23 tackles in 2001.

Regular season

	NAME	TFL	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Kendrell Bell K. Bell	23	2001	PIT	16	69	13	82	9.0	84	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Micah Parsons M. Parsons	20	2021	DAL	16	64	20	84	13.0	119.5	0	0	0	3	0	0
3	Lavonte David L. David	20	2012	TB	16	112	27	139	2.0	14	1	27	0	0	0	0
4	Von Miller V. Miller	19	2011	DEN	15	50	14	64	11.5	77	0	0	0	2	0	0
5	Dwight Freeney D. Freeney	19	2002	IND	16	45	1	46	13.0	92	0	0	0	9	1	0
6	Aaron Donald A. Donald	18	2014	STL	16	38	10	48	9.0	68	0	0	0	2	0	0
7	Joey Bosa J. Bosa	17	2016	SD	12	29	12	41	10.5	71.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
8	Clay Matthews C. Matthews	17	2009	GB	16	37	14	51	10.0	63	0	0	0	1	3	1
9	Maxx Crosby M. Crosby	16	2019	OAK	16	36	11	47	10.0	69.5	0	0	0	4	0	0
10	Nick Bosa N. Bosa	16	2019	SF	16	32	15	47	9.0	77	1	46	0	1	2	0
11	Khalil Mack K. Mack	16	2014	OAK	16	59	17	76	4.0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0
12	DeMarcus Ware D. Ware	15	2005	DAL	16	47	11	58	8.0	47	0	0	0	3	0	0
13	Kevin Williams K. Williams	15	2003	MIN	16	36	15	51	10.5	70.5	1	3	0	0	1	0
14	Shaun Rogers S. Rogers	15	2001	DET	16	61	20	81	3.0	19.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
15	Bradley Chubb B. Chubb	14	2018	DEN	16	41	19	60	12.0	83	0	0	0	2	1	0
16	Edgerrin Cooper E. Cooper	13	2024	GB	14	57	30	87	3.5	32.5	1	22	0	1	2	0
17	Aldon Smith A. Smith	13	2011	SF	16	31	6	37	14.0	104.5	0	0	0	2	1	0
18	J.J. Watt	13	2011	HOU	16	49	7	56	5.5	47.5	0	0	0	0	2	0
19	Muhammad Wilkerson M. Wilkerson	13	2011	NYJ	16	35	14	49	3.0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	Ndamukong Suh N. Suh	13	2010	DET	16	49	17	66	10.0	47.5	1	20	0	1	1	1
21	Brian Orakpo B. Orakpo	13	2009	WAS	16	37	13	50	11.0	83.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
22	DeMeco Ryans D. Ryans	13	2006	HOU	16	126	30	156	3.5	30.5	1	16	0	1	1	0
23	Kamerion Wimbley K. Wimbley	13	2006	CLE	16	44	18	62	11.0	59.5	0	0	0	1	3	0
24	Jason Babin J. Babin	13	2004	HOU	16	51	12	63	4.0	19	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	Yaya Diaby Y. Diaby	12	2023	TB	17	25	13	38	7.5	48	0	0	0	1	2	0

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