what linebacker has the most interception yards in their career

Derrick Brooks has the most career interception-return yards by a linebacker, with 530 yards.

NAMEINT YDSGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Derrick Brooks
D. Brooks
530
224
681
218
899
13.5
25
6
11
4
1
2Ray Lewis
R. Lewis
503
228
978
365
1,343
41.5
31
3
17
20
0
3Lee Roy Jordan
L. Roy Jordan
472
186
32
3
18
0
4Bobby Bell
B. Bell
455
140
24
6
9
1
5Dave Robinson
D. Robinson
449
155
27
1
12
0
6Willie Lanier
W. Lanier
440
149
27
2
18
0
7Stan White
S. White
428
153
0.0
34
2
15
0
8Chuck Howley
C. Howley
399
180
25
2
18
1
9Bill Bergey
B. Bergey
397
159
27
0
21
0
10Ray Nitschke
R. Nitschke
385
190
25
2
23
0
11Deion Jones
D. Jones
384
128
492
269
761
12.0
83.5
13
5
5
2
0
12Derrick Johnson
D. Johnson
355
188
955
216
1,171
27.5
179
14
4
23
8
0
13Chuck Allen
C. Allen
352
144
28
1
7
1
14Isiah Robertson
I. Robertson
349
168
0.0
25
3
15
1
15Donnie Edwards
D. Edwards
347
197
754
256
1,010
23.5
28
4
10
11
2
16William Thomas
W. Thomas
347
172
64
24
88
37.0
27
2
0
12
2
17Chris Hanburger
C. Hanburger
347
187
19
2
17
3
18Woodrow Lowe
W. Lowe
343
164
15.0
21
4
8
0
19Tom Jackson
T. Jackson
340
191
13.0
20
3
8
0
20Sean Lee
S. Lee
339
118
522
281
803
4.0
33
14
2
2
5
0
21Randy Gradishar
R. Gradishar
335
145
4.5
20
3
13
1
22Ted Hendricks
T. Hendricks
332
215
9.0
26
1
16
1
23Sam Huff
S. Huff
332
156
27
2
15
2
24Brian Urlacher
B. Urlacher
324
182
949
289
1,238
41.5
22
2
12
16
2
25Monte Coleman
M. Coleman
321
215
43.5
17
3
14
1
StatMuse has season-level data for interception yards going back to the 1940 season.

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