most tackles per game in a season by an nfl player minimum 8 games played since 1979

Since 1979, Patrick Willis has the most tackles per game played with 8+ games played in a season, with 8.5 in his rookie season in 2007.

	NAME	TKL/GP	GP	TKL	SEASON	TM	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Patrick Willis P. Willis	8.5	16	136	2007	SF	38	174	4.0	9	0	0	0	2	1	0
2	Paul Posluszny P. Posluszny	8.13	15	122	2013	JAX	40	162	3.0	4.5	2	69	1	1	1	0
3	Jonathan Vilma J. Vilma	8	16	128	2005	NYJ	45	173	0.5	2	1	1	0	4	1	0
4	DeMeco Ryans D. Ryans	7.88	16	126	2006	HOU	30	156	3.5	30.5	1	16	0	1	1	0
5	Keith Brooking K. Brooking	7.88	16	126	2003	ATL	18	144	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6	Donnie Edwards D. Edwards	7.75	16	124	2003	SD	38	162	0.5	6	2	27	0	1	0	0
7	Zach Thomas Z. Thomas	7.64	14	107	2005	MIA	55	162	2.0	16	1	0	0	4	1	0
8	Ray Lewis R. Lewis	7.56	16	121	2003	BAL	42	163	1.5	11	6	99	1	2	2	0
9	Foyesade Oluokun F. Oluokun	7.53	17	128	2022	JAX	56	184	2.0	12	0	0	0	2	2	0
10	NaVorro Bowman N. Bowman	7.5	16	120	2013	SF	25	145	5.0	45	2	93	1	4	2	0
11	Paul Posluszny P. Posluszny	7.36	14	103	2015	JAX	30	133	1.0	10	3	25	0	0	0	0
12	Paul Posluszny P. Posluszny	7.36	14	103	2010	BUF	48	151	2.0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	LaRon Landry L. Landry	7.33	9	66	2010	WAS	19	85	1.0	8	1	0	0	1	1	0
14	Paul Posluszny P. Posluszny	7.33	12	88	2009	BUF	23	111	1.0	10	3	20	0	3	0	0
15	DeAndre Levy D. Levy	7.31	16	117	2014	DET	34	151	2.5	18	1	13	0	0	0	0
16	James Laurinaitis J. Laurinaitis	7.31	16	117	2012	STL	25	142	0.5	3	2	18	0	0	1	0
17	Brian Urlacher B. Urlacher	7.31	16	117	2002	CHI	36	153	4.5	33.5	1	0	0	2	2	0
18	NaVorro Bowman N. Bowman	7.25	16	116	2015	SF	38	154	2.5	18.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	D'Qwell Jackson D. Jackson	7.25	16	116	2011	CLE	42	158	3.5	25	1	24	0	1	3	0
20	Lavonte David L. David	7.21	14	101	2014	TB	45	146	1.0	4	0	0	0	4	1	0
21	Jerrell Freeman J. Freeman	7.17	12	86	2016	CHI	24	110	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Shaquille Leonard S. Leonard	7.13	15	107	2018	IND	47	154	7.0	48	2	38	0	3	2	0
23	Vontaze Burfict V. Burfict	7.13	16	114	2013	CIN	57	171	3.0	20	1	12	0	1	2	1
24	Karlos Dansby K. Dansby	7.13	16	114	2013	ARI	8	122	6.5	46.5	4	48	2	1	1	0
25	Patrick Willis P. Willis	7.13	16	114	2009	SF	38	152	4.0	22	3	33	1	3	0	0

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