what player has most interceptions in from 1979 to 1986

Between the 1979 and 1986 seasons, Donnie Shell made the most interceptions, with 41 interceptions.

Interpreted as:
What player has most defensive interceptions in from 1979 to 1986?
NAMEINTGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Donnie Shell
D. Shell
41
118
1.0
372
1
9
0
2John Harris
J. Harris
40
119
1.0
429
2
11
0
3Dave Brown
D. Brown
39
115
0.0
461
4
9
0
4Everson Walls
E. Walls
37
89
0.0
353
0
2
0
5Nolan Cromwell
N. Cromwell
34
116
1.0
612
4
16
0
6Lester Hayes
L. Hayes
34
119
0.0
459
4
5
1
7Dennis Thurman
D. Thurman
34
121
3.0
527
4
9
1
8Ronnie Lott
R. Lott
33
82
5.5
462
5
5
0
9Dwight Hicks
D. Hicks
32
105
1.0
602
3
14
1
10Deron Cherry
D. Cherry
31
84
2.5
481
1
4
0
11Steve Foley
S. Foley
31
107
0.0
421
1
4
1
12Gary Fencik
G. Fencik
30
109
2.0
378
1
10
0
13Gary Green
G. Green
29
105
3.0
483
2
7
0
14Michael Downs
M. Downs
28
88
7.5
374
1
12
2
15Kenny Easley
K. Easley
28
77
8.0
491
3
10
0
16Louis Breeden
L. Breeden
28
110
3.0
484
2
2
0
17Mark Murphy
M. Murphy
27
79
2.0
282
0
6
0
18LeRoy Irvin
L. Irvin
26
104
1.0
539
4
13
1
19Glenn Blackwood
G. Blackwood
26
108
3.0
381
1
14
0
20Charles Romes
C. Romes
26
121
0.0
398
0
6
0
21Mike Harden
M. Harden
25
100
1.0
522
4
9
0
22Gary Barbaro
G. Barbaro
25
57
0.0
487
2
5
0
23Raymond Clayborn
R. Clayborn
25
121
0.0
394
1
6
0
24Mark Lee
M. Lee
24
102
0.0
202
0
5
0
25Dave Waymer
D. Waymer
23
105
0.0
160
0
10
0
StatMuse has season-level data for interceptions going back to the 1940 season.

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