nfl most career tackles yards by a db

Antoine Bethea has made the most career tackles by a defensive back, with 995 tackles.

NAMETKLYDSGPASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Antoine Bethea
A. Bethea
995
317
209
338
1,333
9.5
65
25
312
1
9
7
0
2Eric Weddle
E. Weddle
903
671
201
276
1,179
9.5
52.5
29
467
4
8
7
1
3Harrison Smith
H. Smith
859
509
207
321
1,180
21.5
186
39
510
4
13
10
0
4Ronde Barber
R. Barber
847
823
192
165
1,012
18.5
110
41
750
7
13
11
3
5Antoine Winfield
A. Winfield
834
316
164
149
983
7.5
62
24
238
2
14
11
2
6Charles Woodson
C. Woodson
818
1,695
206
198
1,016
20.0
140.5
55
797
9
28
16
2
7Malcolm Jenkins
M. Jenkins
804
665
199
240
1,044
13.5
102.5
21
590
7
20
11
1
8Charles Tillman
C. Tillman
786
715
168
139
925
3.0
14
38
675
8
44
11
1
9Terence Newman
T. Newman
749
735
221
130
879
2.0
6
42
363
3
8
11
1
10Devin McCourty
D. McCourty
740
1,530
205
231
971
3.0
28
35
581
2
11
7
0
11Kareem Jackson
K. Jackson
738
497
205
219
957
3.0
17
22
389
3
6
7
1
12Adrian Wilson
A. Wilson
727
653
181
172
899
25.5
168.5
27
508
2
14
8
2
13Antrel Rolle
A. Rolle
709
660
155
128
837
4.0
26.5
26
565
4
8
6
0
14Mike Adams
M. Adams
708
384
228
227
935
6.0
38
30
337
2
13
16
0
15Champ Bailey
C. Bailey
703
636
183
87
790
2.0
14
42
361
3
7
5
0
16Tyrann Mathieu
T. Mathieu
685
573
180
153
838
11.0
78
36
530
4
7
8
0
17Budda Baker
B. Baker
678
280
138
343
1,021
10.0
75.5
8
245
0
7
6
1
18Johnathan Joseph
J. Joseph
670
788
211
117
787
0.0
0
32
643
7
8
6
1
19Nate Clements
N. Clements
669
1,988
180
157
826
4.5
25
36
508
5
23
8
0
20Donte Whitner
D. Whitner
668
329
157
255
923
3.0
17.5
11
331
2
12
6
0
21Kevin Byard III
K. Byard III
655
471
164
317
972
6.0
54
36
424
1
4
6
1
22Jordan Poyer
J. Poyer
649
389
181
326
975
12.5
86
25
185
1
9
6
0
23Ryan Clark
R. Clark
645
149
177
286
931
4.0
34.5
16
137
0
5
8
0
24Roman Harper
R. Harper
641
169
156
179
820
18.0
146
11
148
2
15
5
0
25Brian Dawkins
B. Dawkins
639
278
152
154
793
20.5
165.5
21
168
0
28
12
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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
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5
0
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7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
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.353
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12
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.294
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.765
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11
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.647
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11
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14
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.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
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9
1
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12
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4
13
0
.235
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11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
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9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176