tackles per game leaders nfl middle linebacker

Patrick Willis has the most career tackles per game played by a linebacker, with 6.54.

NAMETKL/GPTKLGPASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Patrick Willis
P. Willis
6.54
733
112
217
950
20.5
130.5
8
131
2
16
5
0
2Ray Lewis
R. Lewis
6.43
978
152
365
1,343
25.5
163
22
362
3
17
16
0
3Donnie Edwards
D. Edwards
6.34
754
119
256
1,010
11.0
67.5
18
215
2
10
6
1
4Zach Thomas
Z. Thomas
6.2
682
110
400
1,082
13.5
91.5
8
75
1
9
5
0
5Paul Posluszny
P. Posluszny
6.08
882
145
332
1,214
16.0
101
15
145
1
8
3
0
6Chris Borland
C. Borland
6
84
14
24
108
1.0
7
2
12
0
0
1
0
7NaVorro Bowman
N. Bowman
5.91
585
99
213
798
14.0
99
5
104
1
7
6
0
8Telvin Smith
T. Smith
5.87
446
76
141
587
7.5
26
9
130
3
5
6
1
9Luke Kuechly
L. Kuechly
5.83
688
118
402
1,090
12.5
73
18
153
1
7
9
1
10London Fletcher
L. Fletcher
5.77
1,200
208
605
1,805
30.5
206
19
135
2
19
12
1
11Anthony Simmons
A. Simmons
5.77
248
43
63
311
6.0
44
6
80
1
5
1
0
12Brian Urlacher
B. Urlacher
5.72
949
166
289
1,238
33.5
204.5
20
305
2
12
15
2
13James Laurinaitis
J. Laurinaitis
5.68
664
117
207
871
16.5
120.5
10
74
0
2
9
0
14Jon Beason
J. Beason
5.66
526
93
179
705
4.0
27
10
116
0
3
4
0
15Jamie Sharper
J. Sharper
5.64
406
72
181
587
17.5
94.5
0
0
0
7
5
2
16Micheal Barrow
M. Barrow
5.61
275
49
120
395
10.5
80.5
0
0
0
9
2
0
17Daryl Washington
D. Washington
5.58
329
59
65
394
18.0
99
6
111
0
3
2
0
18Jerrell Freeman
J. Freeman
5.57
390
70
208
598
12.0
81
4
40
2
8
3
0
19Roquan Smith
R. Smith
5.54
692
125
443
1,135
21.5
152.5
10
162
1
3
3
1
20Lance Briggs
L. Briggs
5.46
944
173
237
1,181
15.0
88.5
16
256
5
19
7
1
21Lavonte David
L. David
5.45
1,172
215
544
1,716
42.5
311
14
179
2
33
21
1
22Jay Foreman
J. Foreman
5.4
335
62
126
461
4.5
22
0
0
0
3
5
0
23D'Qwell Jackson
D. Jackson
5.35
754
141
438
1,192
19.5
114
9
91
2
7
13
1
24Marvcus Patton
M. Patton
5.34
171
32
36
207
5.0
39
4
34
0
3
2
0
25Derrick Brooks
D. Brooks
5.32
681
128
218
899
8.0
30
16
391
5
11
1
1
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TEAMWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176
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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176