nfl tackle leaders 2021 de

Cameron Heyward made the most tackles by a defensive lineman in 2021, with 53 tackles.

NAME TKL SEASON TM GP AST COMB SCK SCKY INT INT YDS INT TD FF FR FR TD
1 Cameron Heyward
C. Heyward
53
2021
PIT PIT
17
36
89
10.0
55.5
1
0
0
1
1
0
2 Christian Wilkins
C. Wilkins
49
2021
MIA MIA
17
40
89
4.5
31
0
0
0
1
1
0
3 Josh Hines-Allen
J. Hines-Allen
46
2021
JAX JAX
16
25
71
7.5
70
1
11
0
1
1
0
4 Jeffery Simmons
J. Simmons
42
2021
TEN TEN
17
12
54
8.5
64.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
5 Greg Rousseau
G. Rousseau
42
2021
BUF BUF
17
8
50
4.0
12
1
3
0
1
0
0
6 DeForest Buckner
D. Buckner
40
2021
IND IND
17
28
68
7.0
55.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
7 D.J. Jones
D.J. Jones
40
2021
SF SF
17
16
56
2.0
20
0
0
0
2
0
0
8 Nick Bosa
N. Bosa
40
2021
SF SF
17
12
52
15.5
122
0
0
0
4
0
0
9 Cameron Jordan
C. Jordan
38
2021
NO NO
16
21
59
12.5
75.5
0
0
0
2
0
0
10 Aaron Donald
A. Donald
38
2021
LAR LAR
17
46
84
12.5
111
0
0
0
4
0
0
11 Grady Jarrett
G. Jarrett
38
2021
ATL ATL
17
21
59
1.0
11
0
0
0
0
1
0
12 Lawrence Guy
L. Guy
37
2021
NE NE
17
23
60
1.5
9
0
0
0
0
1
0
13 Maxx Crosby
M. Crosby
36
2021
LV LV
17
20
56
8.0
52.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
14 Quinnen Williams
Q. Williams
36
2021
NYJ NYJ
15
17
53
6.0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
15 Daron Payne
D. Payne
35
2021
WAS WAS
17
26
61
4.5
22.5
0
0
0
0
1
0
16 Leonard Williams
L. Williams
34
2021
NYG NYG
17
47
81
6.5
38.5
0
0
0
2
1
0
17 A'Shawn Robinson
A. Robinson
33
2021
LAR LAR
17
34
67
2.0
25
0
0
0
2
0
0
18 Myles Garrett
M. Garrett
33
2021
CLE CLE
17
18
51
16.0
91.5
0
0
0
1
1
1
19 Sam Hubbard
S. Hubbard
33
2021
CIN CIN
16
29
62
7.5
32
0
0
0
1
2
0
20 Zach Sieler
Z. Sieler
33
2021
MIA MIA
17
29
62
2.0
18
0
0
0
1
2
0
21 Al-Quadin Muhammad
A. Muhammad
32
2021
IND IND
17
16
48
6.0
51
0
0
0
1
0
0
22 Davon Godchaux
D. Godchaux
32
2021
NE NE
17
33
65
1.0
7
0
0
0
1
0
0
23 Austin Johnson
A. Johnson
31
2021
NYG NYG
17
41
72
3.5
23.5
0
0
0
0
1
0
24 Jonathan Allen
J. Allen
31
2021
WAS WAS
17
31
62
9.0
56
0
0
0
0
0
0
25 Brian Burns
B. Burns
31
2021
CAR CAR
17
19
50
9.0
78
0
0
0
2
0
0
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Team Rankings

PPG

24.0

16th

OPP PPG

24.5

21st

RUSH YDS/G

80.0

31st

PASS YDS/G

199.5

24th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
Browns Browns
1
3
0
.250
Ravens Ravens
1
3
0
.250
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/26
GB GB
@
PIT PIT
8:20 PM
Sun
11/2
IND IND
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
PIT PIT
@
LAC LAC
8:20 PM
Last Game
PIT Steelers

3 - 1 - 0

24

Final

21

MIN Vikings

2 - 2 - 0

Sun 28 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
1
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/2
SF SF
@
LAR LAR
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM