nfl most passes deflected per game in a career by a defensive end

Solomon Byrd and Jacobbi McDaniel are tied for the most career passes defended per game played by a defensive lineman, with 1.

NAMEPDEF/GPPDEFGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Solomon Byrd
S. Byrd
1
1
1
2
0
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2Jacobbi McDaniel
J. McDaniel
1
1
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3Jason Taylor
J. Taylor
0.51
64
125
336
152
488
89.5
588
5
108
3
34
18
3
4Jahfari Harvey
J. Harvey
0.5
1
2
0
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5Prince Emili
P. Emili
0.5
1
2
0
3
3
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6Kelcy Quarles
K. Quarles
0.5
1
2
1
0
1
1.0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
7Adalius Thomas
A. Thomas
0.5
16
32
72
20
92
6.5
53
2
57
1
4
1
0
8Willie McGinest
W. McGinest
0.47
14
30
88
42
130
11.0
74.5
2
17
1
2
2
0
9J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
0.46
70
151
449
137
586
114.5
808.5
2
99
2
27
17
1
10Simeon Rice
S. Rice
0.41
39
95
214
38
252
70.5
491
4
48
0
25
1
0
11Anthony Lanier
A. Lanier
0.4
6
15
11
3
14
5.0
29
0
0
0
1
2
0
12Carlos Dunlap
C. Dunlap
0.39
70
180
360
183
543
91.5
606.5
2
30
2
21
9
1
13Jeff Posey
J. Posey
0.38
6
16
50
16
66
8.0
76.5
1
0
0
2
0
0
14Jason Pierre-Paul
J. Pierre-Paul
0.37
57
153
416
154
570
89.0
609.5
4
67
2
20
10
1
15Kevin Williams
K. Williams
0.36
73
203
370
158
528
63.0
401.5
5
82
2
9
13
2
16Emmanuel Ogbah
E. Ogbah
0.36
37
104
136
93
229
37.0
268.5
1
5
0
8
5
0
17Greg Ellis
G. Ellis
0.35
33
93
225
75
300
45.5
236.5
1
0
0
14
6
0
18Drake Jackson
D. Jackson
0.35
9
26
13
11
24
6.0
34
1
0
0
0
0
0
19Walter Nolen III
W. Nolen III
0.33
2
6
8
3
11
2.0
10
0
0
0
0
1
1
20Derrick Brown
D. Brown
0.33
28
84
168
151
319
13.0
100
2
2
0
1
0
0
21Courtney Brown
C. Brown
0.33
15
45
95
32
127
14.5
95.5
0
0
0
7
7
1
22Rod Coleman
R. Coleman
0.33
31
93
203
47
250
52.5
346
1
39
1
10
6
0
23Phillip Daniels
P. Daniels
0.32
41
127
248
83
331
34.5
182.5
1
0
0
10
8
0
24John Henderson
J. Henderson
0.32
46
146
382
110
492
29.0
173.5
0
0
0
8
5
0
25Shaun Phillips
S. Phillips
0.31
5
16
29
7
36
10.0
77.5
1
3
0
2
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for passes defended going back to the 2001 season.

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4
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.765
Texans Texans
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5
0
.706
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9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
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14
3
0
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12
5
0
.706
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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13
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9
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3
0
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11
6
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.647
6
11
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.353
3
14
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.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
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11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
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9
8
0
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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