nfl pass defended leaders among middle linebackers since 2021

Since 2021, Tremaine Edmunds, Foyesade Oluokun and Fred Warner are tied for defending the most passes by a linebacker, with 35 passes defended.

NAMEPDEFGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Tremaine Edmunds
T. Edmunds
35
73
326
219
545
3.0
25
11
79
1
2
2
0
2Foyesade Oluokun
F. Oluokun
35
81
470
330
800
8.5
51
6
104
1
6
6
0
3Fred Warner
F. Warner
35
73
344
237
581
6.0
36
7
153
1
12
4
0
4Alex Anzalone
A. Anzalone
33
73
306
184
490
9.0
72.5
3
18
0
1
2
0
5Andrew Van Ginkel
A. Van Ginkel
33
80
194
126
320
29.0
197
5
169
3
2
3
0
6T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
32
73
186
101
287
65.5
391.5
5
37
0
19
10
1
7Germaine Pratt
G. Pratt
31
80
317
260
577
3.5
19.5
8
42
0
8
7
0
8Bobby Okereke
B. Okereke
28
80
405
263
668
6.5
36
6
136
0
9
5
0
9Demario Davis
D. Davis
27
83
331
283
614
18.5
110
2
4
0
3
3
0
10Quincy Williams
Q. Williams
27
78
361
193
554
12.5
101
1
11
0
9
4
0
11T.J. Edwards
T.J. Edwards
27
77
366
274
640
10.0
34
6
39
1
2
6
0
12Devin Lloyd
D. Lloyd
26
63
230
206
436
3.5
22.5
9
180
1
1
5
0
13Zaire Franklin
Z. Franklin
25
84
385
299
684
10.0
71
3
12
0
11
1
0
14Jordan Hicks
J. Hicks
24
59
262
168
430
10.0
64
2
28
0
3
4
1
15Roquan Smith
R. Smith
24
81
439
335
774
10.5
62.5
6
124
1
2
2
1
16Cody Barton
C. Barton
24
80
264
217
481
4.5
21.5
8
159
1
1
2
1
17Patrick Queen
P. Queen
24
85
352
245
597
12.5
90.5
3
32
0
6
6
0
18Kyle Van Noy
K. Van Noy
23
78
129
74
203
33.5
229.5
2
46
1
7
4
0
19Frankie Luvu
F. Luvu
23
82
264
200
464
25.0
168
2
33
1
7
5
0
20Jordyn Brooks
J. Brooks
23
83
459
323
782
13.0
80
1
12
1
3
6
0
21Logan Wilson
L. Wilson
23
71
307
225
532
4.5
11.5
9
114
0
8
3
0
22Ernest Jones IV
E. Jones IV
23
78
313
271
584
6.5
27
9
212
1
2
0
0
23Lavonte David
L. David
22
78
366
225
591
18.5
141
2
10
0
9
5
0
24Azeez Al-Shaair
A. Al-Shaair
22
69
255
227
482
6.0
12
3
24
0
4
5
0
25Bobby Wagner
B. Wagner
21
84
424
363
787
17.0
98
5
23
0
2
3
0
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Bills Bills - w
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5
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10
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11
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11
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14
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NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
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.647
7
9
1
.441
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12
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.294
4
13
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NFC NorthWLTPCT
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11
6
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.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
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Lions Lions - e
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
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5
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5
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14
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