rookie passes defended leaders in 2022

Sauce Gardner defended the most passes by a rookie in 2022, with 20 passes defended.

NAMEPDEFSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Sauce Gardner
S. Gardner
20
2022
17
51
24
75
0.0
0
2
19
0
0
0
0
2Riq Woolen
R. Woolen
16
2022
17
46
17
63
0.0
0
6
47
1
0
3
0
3Martin Emerson Jr.
M. Emerson Jr.
15
2022
17
51
12
63
1.0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
4Alontae Taylor
A. Taylor
11
2022
13
39
7
46
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5Kader Kohou
K. Kohou
10
2022
15
63
9
72
0.0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
6Tre Avery
T. Avery
9
2022
14
23
6
29
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
7Drake Jackson
D. Jackson
8
2022
15
8
6
14
3.0
14
1
0
0
0
0
0
8Jalen Pitre
J. Pitre
8
2022
17
99
48
147
1.0
8
5
57
0
0
1
0
9Kerby Joseph
K. Joseph
8
2022
17
55
27
82
0.0
0
4
70
0
2
1
0
10Roger McCreary
R. McCreary
8
2022
17
70
14
84
0.0
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
11Devin Lloyd
D. Lloyd
8
2022
17
59
56
115
0.0
0
3
42
0
0
2
0
12Dee Alford
D. Alford
7
2022
16
18
7
25
0.5
3.5
1
0
0
0
0
0
13Trent McDuffie
T. McDuffie
7
2022
11
28
16
44
1.0
12
0
0
0
1
0
0
14George Karlaftis
G. Karlaftis
7
2022
17
18
15
33
6.0
40
0
0
0
0
2
0
15Joshua Williams
J. Williams
7
2022
17
29
11
40
0.0
0
1
7
0
0
0
0
16Marcus Jones
M. Jones
7
2022
15
34
5
39
0.0
0
2
87
1
0
1
0
17Quay Walker
Q. Walker
7
2022
17
75
46
121
1.5
13.5
0
0
0
3
1
0
18Damarri Mathis
D. Mathis
7
2022
16
54
11
65
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19DaRon Bland
D. Bland
7
2022
17
38
16
54
0.0
0
5
19
0
0
0
0
20Jaylen Watson
J. Watson
6
2022
16
37
12
49
0.0
0
1
99
1
0
0
0
21Kyler Gordon
K. Gordon
6
2022
14
55
16
71
0.0
0
3
78
0
1
1
0
22Rodney Thomas II
R. Thomas II
6
2022
17
34
18
52
0.0
0
4
51
0
0
0
0
23Jack Jones
J. Jones
6
2022
13
25
5
30
0.0
0
2
40
1
1
1
0
24Cam Taylor-Britt
C. Taylor-Britt
6
2022
10
41
14
55
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
25Kayvon Thibodeaux
K. Thibodeaux
5
2022
14
33
16
49
4.0
34
0
0
0
2
2
1
StatMuse has season-level data for passes defended going back to the 2001 season.

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.813
11
5
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.688
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9
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13
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0
.688
7
8
1
.469
4
12
0
.250
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13
0
.188
NFC NorthWLTPCT
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11
5
0
.688
9
6
1
.594
8
8
0
.500
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8
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8
9
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.471
8
9
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.471
7
9
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.438
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10
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.375
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14
3
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.688
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13
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.188
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13
3
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.813
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5
0
.688
7
9
0
.438
Jets Jets - e
3
13
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.188
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9
7
0
.563
8
8
0
.500
6
10
0
.375
4
12
0
.250
AFC SouthWLTPCT
12
4
0
.750
11
5
0
.688
Colts Colts - e
8
8
0
.500
3
13
0
.188
AFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
11
5
0
.688
6
10
0
.375
2
14
0
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9/27
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