rookie most tackles to linebacker 2021

Nick Bolton had the most tackles in his rookie season by a linebacker in 2021, with 70 tackles.

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  • Data note: Tackles: player season data complete from 2001
NAMETKLSEASONTMGPASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Nick Bolton
N. Bolton
70
2021
16
42
112
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2Micah Parsons
M. Parsons
64
2021
16
20
84
13.0
119.5
0
0
0
3
0
0
3Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
J. Owusu-Koramoah
49
2021
14
27
76
1.5
7.5
0
0
0
2
0
0
4Jamin Davis
J. Davis
48
2021
16
28
76
1.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
5Derrick Barnes
D. Barnes
42
2021
17
25
67
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6Pete Werner
P. Werner
36
2021
15
26
62
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7Ernest Jones IV
E. Jones IV
36
2021
15
25
61
1.0
4
2
50
0
0
0
0
8Baron Browning
B. Browning
32
2021
14
26
58
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9Azeez Ojulari
A. Ojulari
29
2021
17
20
49
8.0
53
0
0
0
1
0
0
10Divine Deablo
D. Deablo
28
2021
17
17
45
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
11Justin Strnad
J. Strnad
23
2021
16
13
36
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12Jaelan Phillips
J. Phillips
23
2021
17
19
42
8.5
71.5
0
0
0
0
1
0
13Quincy Roche
Q. Roche
23
2021
14
15
38
2.5
22
0
0
0
1
0
0
14Odafe Oweh
O. Oweh
23
2021
15
10
33
5.0
25
0
0
0
3
2
0
15Jonas Griffith
J. Griffith
22
2021
13
24
46
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
16Jonathon Cooper
J. Cooper
22
2021
16
16
38
2.5
22
0
0
0
0
1
0
17Joe Tryon-Shoyinka
J. Tryon-Shoyinka
21
2021
17
8
29
4.0
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
18Ade Ogundeji
A. Ogundeji
18
2021
16
15
33
1.0
9
0
0
0
0
1
0
19Amen Ogbongbemiga
A. Ogbongbemiga
17
2021
15
9
26
1.0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
20Monty Rice
M. Rice
17
2021
10
19
36
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21Nick Niemann
N. Niemann
15
2021
17
7
22
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
22Garret Wallow
G. Wallow
15
2021
17
8
23
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
23Zaven Collins
Z. Collins
13
2021
17
12
25
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24Patrick Johnson
P. Johnson
11
2021
17
6
17
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25Jon Rhattigan
J. Rhattigan
10
2021
14
0
10
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0

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