nfl player with most interceptions per game after 1960

Since 1961, 7 players are tied for the most interceptions per game played, with 1. The first three are Tayler Hawkins, Tommy Haynes and James Melka.

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NFL player with most defensive interceptions per game after 1960
NAMEINT/GPINTGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Tayler Hawkins
T. Hawkins
1
1
1
3
1
4
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2Tommy Haynes
T. Haynes
1
3
3
3.0
7
0
0
0
3James Melka
J. Melka
1
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
4Donovan Small
D. Small
1
1
1
0.0
3
0
0
0
5Ray Williams
R. Williams
1
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
6Jim Campbell
J. Campbell
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
7Ben Hart
B. Hart
1
1
1
21
0
0
0
8Johnny Bookman
J. Bookman
0.75
6
8
33
0
0
0
9Charles Glaze
C. Glaze
0.67
2
3
2.0
53
0
0
0
10Trell Hooper
T. Hooper
0.67
2
3
0.0
11
0
1
1
11Charles Huff
C. Huff
0.67
2
3
0.0
14
0
0
0
12Bryant Jones
B. Jones
0.67
2
3
0.0
26
0
0
0
13Michael Kullman
M. Kullman
0.67
2
3
0.0
25
0
0
0
14Phil Nugent
P. Nugent
0.58
7
12
77
0
0
0
15Lee Riley
L. Riley
0.58
15
26
181
0
0
0
16Tommy Morrow
T. Morrow
0.55
23
42
346
0
0
0
17Billy Atkins
B. Atkins
0.52
14
27
188
0
0
0
18Alijah Huzzie
A. Huzzie
0.5
1
2
3
1
4
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19Jonathan Nelson
J. Nelson
0.5
1
2
6
3
9
0.0
0
20
0
0
0
0
20Carl Brazley
C. Brazley
0.5
1
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
21Mark Mathis
M. Mathis
0.5
1
2
0.0
4
0
0
0
22Bob Bercich
B. Bercich
0.5
3
6
48
0
0
0
23Junior Wren
J. Wren
0.5
1
2
2
0
0
0
24Charlie McNeil
C. McNeil
0.47
16
34
455
2
0
0
25Ken Lee
K. Lee
0.46
6
13
155
1
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for interceptions going back to the 1940 season.

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