most touchdowns in a season by a linebacker since 1979

Since 1979, Mike Vrabel and Derrick Brooks are tied for the most total touchdowns by a linebacker in a season, with 4 touchdowns.

	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PTS	PPG
1	Mike Vrabel M. Vrabel	4	2005	NE	16	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	24	1.5
2	Derrick Brooks D. Brooks	4	2002	TB	16	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	24	1.5
3	Adalius Thomas A. Thomas	3	2005	BAL	16	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	18	1.1
4	Mike A. Jones M. A. Jones	3	1999	STL	16	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	18	1.1
5	DeMarcus Lawrence D. Lawrence	2	2025	SEA	14	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.9
6	Andrew Van Ginkel A. Van Ginkel	2	2024	MIN	17	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.7
7	Nik Bonitto N. Bonitto	2	2024	DEN	17	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.7
8	Lorenzo Carter L. Carter	2	2022	ATL	17	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.7
9	E.J. Speed	2	2021	IND	17	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.7
10	Devin White D. White	2	2019	TB	13	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.9
11	Alec Ogletree A. Ogletree	2	2018	NYG	13	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.9
12	Kyle Van Noy K. Van Noy	2	2018	NE	16	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.8
13	Samson Ebukam S. Ebukam	2	2018	LAR	16	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.8
14	Telvin Smith T. Smith	2	2017	JAX	14	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.9
15	Deion Jones D. Jones	2	2016	ATL	15	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.8
16	Karlos Dansby K. Dansby	2	2015	CLE	16	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.8
17	Bobby Wagner B. Wagner	2	2015	SEA	15	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.8
18	Bruce Irvin B. Irvin	2	2014	SEA	15	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.8
19	Danny Lansanah D. Lansanah	2	2014	TB	16	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.8
20	Julius Peppers J. Peppers	2	2014	GB	16	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.8
21	Karlos Dansby K. Dansby	2	2013	ARI	16	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.8
22	Mason Foster M. Foster	2	2013	TB	15	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.8
23	Tamba Hali T. Hali	2	2013	KC	15	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.8
24	Lance Briggs L. Briggs	2	2012	CHI	16	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.8
25	Zach Brown Z. Brown	2	2012	TEN	16	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.8

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Dolphins - e	6	8	0	.429
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Bengals - e	4	10	0	.286
Browns - e	3	11	0	.214
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