most total tackles by a dt in a season

J.J. Watt has the most tackles by a defensive lineman in a season, with 69 tackles in 2012.

NAMETKLSEASONTMGPASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
69
2012
16
12
81
20.5
138.5
0
0
0
4
2
0
2Jason Pierre-Paul
J. Pierre-Paul
66
2011
16
20
86
16.5
112
0
0
0
2
0
0
3Charles Grant
C. Grant
66
2004
16
14
80
10.5
73
1
8
0
3
1
0
4J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
65
2013
16
15
80
10.5
70.5
0
0
0
4
2
0
5Orpheus Roye
O. Roye
65
2005
16
23
88
3.0
10
0
0
0
0
1
0
6Jared Allen
J. Allen
64
2006
16
12
76
7.5
58.5
1
3
0
3
6
0
7Kelly Gregg
K. Gregg
63
2003
16
17
80
3.0
15
0
0
0
0
1
0
8John Henderson
J. Henderson
62
2004
16
13
75
5.5
25.5
0
0
0
0
1
0
9Khalil Mack
K. Mack
61
2017
16
17
78
10.5
75.5
0
0
0
1
1
0
10Michael Strahan
M. Strahan
61
2005
16
21
82
11.5
71
0
0
0
1
1
0
11John Parrella
J. Parrella
61
2001
16
6
67
2.0
9
0
0
0
0
1
0
12Shaun Rogers
S. Rogers
61
2001
16
20
81
3.0
19.5
0
0
0
1
0
0
13Michael Strahan
M. Strahan
61
2001
16
12
73
22.5
177.5
0
0
0
6
1
1
14Shaun Rogers
S. Rogers
60
2008
16
15
75
4.5
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
15Aaron Kampman
A. Kampman
60
2005
16
22
82
6.5
38
0
0
0
3
0
0
16Michael Strahan
M. Strahan
60
2003
16
15
75
18.5
126.5
0
0
0
3
1
0
17Christian Wilkins
C. Wilkins
59
2022
17
39
98
3.5
24.5
0
0
0
2
1
0
18J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
59
2014
16
19
78
20.5
140
1
80
1
4
5
1
19Trent Cole
T. Cole
59
2008
16
18
77
9.0
59
0
0
0
2
0
0
20Aaron Kampman
A. Kampman
59
2006
16
30
89
15.5
108
0
0
0
3
1
0
21Maxx Crosby
M. Crosby
58
2022
17
31
89
12.5
102
0
0
0
3
1
0
22Bryan Thomas
B. Thomas
58
2006
16
19
77
8.5
44
0
0
0
1
1
0
23Mike Rucker
M. Rucker
58
2002
16
9
67
10.0
64
0
0
0
4
1
0
24Derrick Brown
D. Brown
57
2023
17
46
103
2.0
22
1
2
0
0
0
0
25J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
57
2015
16
19
76
17.5
117.5
0
0
0
3
1
0
StatMuse has season-level data for tackles going back to the 2001 season.

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