nfl most rookie tackles by a defensive lineman

Shaun Rogers has the most tackles by a rookie defensive lineman, with 61 tackles in 2001.

NAMETKLSEASONTMGPASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Shaun Rogers
S. Rogers
61
2001
16
20
81
3.0
19.5
0
0
0
1
0
0
2J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
49
2011
16
7
56
5.5
47.5
0
0
0
0
2
0
3Ndamukong Suh
N. Suh
49
2010
16
17
66
10.0
47.5
1
20
0
1
1
1
4Tyler Brayton
T. Brayton
48
2003
16
13
61
2.5
17
0
0
0
0
1
0
5Gerard Warren
G. Warren
48
2001
15
13
61
5.0
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
6Dwight Freeney
D. Freeney
45
2002
16
1
46
13.0
92
0
0
0
9
1
0
7John Henderson
J. Henderson
45
2002
16
9
54
6.5
41.5
0
0
0
1
2
0
8Tamba Hali
T. Hali
44
2006
16
18
62
8.0
48
1
-9
0
5
1
0
9Mathias Kiwanuka
M. Kiwanuka
44
2006
16
9
53
4.0
13
2
44
0
2
0
0
10DeForest Buckner
D. Buckner
43
2016
15
30
73
6.0
26
0
0
0
0
2
0
11Greg Rousseau
G. Rousseau
42
2021
17
8
50
4.0
12
1
3
0
1
0
0
12Sheldon Richardson
S. Richardson
42
2013
16
36
78
3.5
29
0
0
0
1
0
0
13Justin Smith
J. Smith
41
2001
15
13
54
8.5
76
2
28
0
0
0
0
14Jabaal Sheard
J. Sheard
40
2011
16
15
55
8.5
73.5
0
0
0
5
1
0
15Andre Carter
A. Carter
40
2001
15
7
47
6.5
57.5
0
0
0
2
1
0
16Jurrell Casey
J. Casey
39
2011
16
13
52
2.5
15.5
0
0
0
1
1
0
17Aaron Donald
A. Donald
38
2014
16
10
48
9.0
68
0
0
0
2
0
0
18Trent Cole
T. Cole
38
2005
15
8
46
5.0
27
0
0
0
1
0
0
19Mike Patterson
M. Patterson
38
2005
16
7
45
3.5
15
0
0
0
1
0
0
20Phillip Taylor
P. Taylor
37
2011
16
22
59
4.0
14
0
0
0
1
0
0
21Brian Orakpo
B. Orakpo
37
2009
16
13
50
11.0
83.5
0
0
0
1
0
0
22Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
37
2005
16
12
49
3.5
13.5
0
0
0
1
0
0
23Maxx Crosby
M. Crosby
36
2019
16
11
47
10.0
69.5
0
0
0
4
0
0
24Kevin Williams
K. Williams
36
2003
16
15
51
10.5
70.5
1
3
0
0
1
0
25Daron Payne
D. Payne
35
2018
16
21
56
5.0
28
0
0
0
1
1
0
StatMuse has season-level data for tackles going back to the 2001 season.

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