nfl most total tackles for a player in 2021 for a db

Minkah Fitzpatrick made the most tackles by a defensive back in 2021, with 84 tackles.

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Data note: Tackles: player season data complete from 2001

	NAME	TKL	SEASON	TM	GP	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Minkah Fitzpatrick M. Fitzpatrick	84	2021	PIT	16	40	124	0.0	0	2	18	0	1	1	0
2	Harrison Smith H. Smith	83	2021	MIN	15	31	114	3.0	22	1	10	0	1	0	0
3	Kenny Moore II K. Moore II	82	2021	IND	17	20	102	1.0	1	4	78	0	1	0	0
4	Jalen Thompson J. Thompson	79	2021	ARI	17	42	121	0.0	0	3	49	0	0	0	0
5	Logan Ryan L. Ryan	77	2021	NYG	15	40	117	1.0	4	0	0	0	2	1	0
6	Adrian Amos A. Amos	75	2021	GB	17	18	93	0.0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
7	Derwin James Jr. D. James Jr.	75	2021	LAC	15	43	118	2.0	12.5	2	20	0	3	0	0
8	Jeremy Chinn J. Chinn	75	2021	CAR	16	32	107	1.0	7	1	0	0	1	1	0
9	Tracy Walker III T. Walker III	74	2021	DET	15	34	108	1.0	8	1	5	0	0	0	0
10	Xavier Woods X. Woods	72	2021	MIN	17	36	108	1.0	3	3	54	0	2	0	0
11	Kyle Dugger K. Dugger	70	2021	NE	15	22	92	0.0	0	4	100	0	0	1	0
12	Nasir Adderley N. Adderley	69	2021	LAC	15	30	99	0.5	3.5	0	0	0	1	1	0
13	Desmond King D. King	68	2021	HOU	16	25	93	0.0	0	3	25	0	1	0	0
14	Jayron Kearse J. Kearse	67	2021	DAL	16	34	101	1.0	2	2	34	0	0	1	0
15	Jessie Bates III J. Bates III	67	2021	CIN	15	21	88	0.0	0	1	65	0	0	1	0
16	Jordan Poyer J. Poyer	66	2021	BUF	16	27	93	3.0	26	5	87	0	0	0	0
17	Quandre Diggs Q. Diggs	66	2021	SEA	17	28	94	0.0	0	5	68	0	0	0	0
18	Bryce Hall B. Hall	66	2021	NYJ	17	13	79	0.5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Vonn Bell V. Bell	64	2021	CIN	16	33	97	0.5	6	1	15	0	3	1	0
20	Kendall Fuller K. Fuller	64	2021	WAS	16	13	77	1.0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	Johnathan Abram J. Abram	64	2021	LV	14	52	116	0.0	0	1	6	0	0	1	0
22	Taylor Rapp T. Rapp	64	2021	LAR	17	30	94	1.5	7	4	31	0	0	1	0
23	Budda Baker B. Baker	63	2021	ARI	17	35	98	2.0	5	3	101	0	0	1	0
24	Terrell Edmunds T. Edmunds	63	2021	PIT	17	26	89	1.0	13	2	15	0	0	0	0
25	Jordan Fuller J. Fuller	63	2021	LAR	16	50	113	0.0	0	1	34	0	0	0	0

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PASS

1,871

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RUSH

704

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REC

378

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PPG

22.5

17th

OPP PPG

18.0

4th

RUSH YDS/G

117.9

12th

PASS YDS/G

233.9

18th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	6	2	.750
Bengals	6	2	.750
Browns	5	4	.556
Ravens	4	5	.444

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	PIT	@	PHI	4:25 PM
Fri 11/27	DEN	@	PIT	3:00 PM
Sun 12/6	HOU	@	PIT	8:20 PM
Mon 12/14	PIT	@	JAX	8:15 PM

Last Game

Browns

5 - 3

Final

Steelers

6 - 2

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Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

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20

Cousins

19

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Rush TD Leaders

10

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Gibbs

9

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Rec TD Leaders

9

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7

Watson

7

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

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Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

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7.5

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NFL 2026 Rankings

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33.3

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.1

17.9

18.0

18.9

Total Yards Rankings

393.1

387.3

384.1

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

150.8

148.4

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

82.8

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Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

93

Fairbairn

90

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7-2

6-2

5-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

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3-6

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	BUF	@	NYJ	1:00 PM

Minkah Fitzpatrick made the most tackles by a defensive back in 2021, with 84 tackles.

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