Linebackers defended their most passes in a rookie-season game in a 34 to 6 win by the Steelers over the Texans on December 25, 2017, with 5 passes defended.
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NFL rookie passes defended in a regular-season game among linebackers ranking| POSITION | PDEF | DATE | TM | OPP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCK | SCKY | INT | INT YDS | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linebacker | 5 | 12/25/2017 |  PIT | @ |  HOU | 8 | 9 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Linebacker | 4 | 9/25/2022 |  JAX | @ |  LAC | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Linebacker | 4 | 1/1/2017 |  ATL | vs |  NO | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Linebacker | 4 | 9/9/2012 |  CLE | vs |  PHI | 12 | 5 | 17 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Linebacker | 4 | 12/5/2005 |  SEA | @ | PHI | 13 | 4 | 17 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Linebacker | 3 | 12/24/2022 | HOU | @ |  TEN | 11 | 6 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Linebacker | 3 | 12/19/2022 |  LAR | @ |  GB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Linebacker | 3 | 9/18/2022 |  IND | @ | JAX | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Linebacker | 3 | 1/9/2022 |  TB | vs |  CAR | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Linebacker | 3 | 12/16/2021 |  KC | @ | LAC | 11 | 7 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Linebacker | 3 | 12/30/2018 | TEN | vs | IND | 11 | 11 | 22 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Linebacker | 3 | 11/18/2018 | ATL | vs |  DAL | 10 | 8 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Linebacker | 3 | 12/31/2017 |  BAL | vs |  CIN | 14 | 3 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Linebacker | 3 | 12/11/2016 | ATL | @ |  LA | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Linebacker | 3 | 11/27/2016 | ATL | vs |  ARI | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Linebacker | 3 | 12/28/2014 |  OAK | @ |  DEN | 13 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Linebacker | 3 | 12/30/2012 | JAX | @ | TEN | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.0 | 8 | 2 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Linebacker | 3 | 12/23/2012 | CAR | vs | OAK | 12 | 8 | 20 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Linebacker | 3 | 12/12/2010 | ARI | vs | DEN | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Linebacker | 3 | 11/13/2008 |  NE | vs |  NYJ | 17 | 5 | 22 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Linebacker | 3 | 10/28/2007 | CAR | vs | IND | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Linebacker | 3 | 12/3/2006 | HOU | @ | OAK | 23 | 2 | 25 | 1.0 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Linebacker | 3 | 12/24/2005 | SEA | vs | IND | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Linebacker | 3 | 12/25/2004 | DEN | @ | TEN | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Linebacker | 3 | 11/2/2003 |  DET | vs | OAK | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
StatMuse has game-level data for passes defended going back to the 2001 season.
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PPG
22.1
21st
OPP PPG
16.5
2nd
RUSH YDS/G
107.6
23rd
PASS YDS/G
234.6
15th
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NYJ
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