most fumbles recovered by rookie lb of all-time

Dick Butkus has the most fumble recoveries by a rookie linebacker, with 7 recoveries in 1965.

	NAME	FR	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR TD
1	Dick Butkus D. Butkus	7	1965	CHI	14						5	84	0		0
2	Reggie Wilkes R. Wilkes	6	1978	PHI	16						0	0	0		0
3	Jack Del Rio J. Del Rio	5	1985	NO	16				0.0		2	13	0		1
4	Robert Brazile R. Brazile	5	1975	HOU	14						0	0	0		0
5	Lee Roy Caffey L. Roy Caffey	5	1963	PHI	14						1	87	1		0
6	John Reger J. Reger	5	1955	PIT	12						2	11	0		0
7	Devin White D. White	4	2019	TB	13	58	33	91	2.5	24	1	5	0	3	2
8	Devin Bush D. Bush	4	2019	PIT	16	72	37	109	1.0	9	2	6	0	1	1
9	Chad Greenway C. Greenway	4	2007	MIN	16	78	27	105	0.0	0	2	39	1	2	0
10	Terrell Suggs T. Suggs	4	2003	BAL	16	19	8	27	12.0	97	1	11	0	6	0
11	Darin Jordan D. Jordan	4	1988	PIT	15				0.0		1	28	1		0
12	Cecil Johnson C. Johnson	4	1977	TB	13						1	0	0		0
13	Jordan Hicks J. Hicks	3	2015	PHI	8	43	7	50	1.0	6	2	67	1	1	0
14	Anthony Barr A. Barr	3	2014	MIN	12	55	15	70	4.0	23	0	0	0	2	1
15	Luke Kuechly L. Kuechly	3	2012	CAR	16	103	61	164	1.0	4	2	22	0	0	0
16	Jacquian Williams J. Williams	3	2011	NYG	16	58	20	78	1.0	8	0	0	0	0	0
17	Clay Matthews C. Matthews	3	2009	GB	16	37	14	51	10.0	63	0	0	0	1	1
18	Kamerion Wimbley K. Wimbley	3	2006	CLE	16	44	18	62	11.0	59.5	0	0	0	1	0
19	Karlos Dansby K. Dansby	3	2004	ARI	15	44	17	61	5.0	26	1	2	0	1	0
20	Bryan Knight B. Knight	3	2002	CHI	15	18	2	20	1.5	2.5	0	0	0	1	0
21	Chris Claiborne C. Claiborne	3	1999	DET	15				1.5		0	0	0		0
22	Ray Farmer R. Farmer	3	1996	PHI	16				1.0		1	0	0		0
23	Dwight Hollier D. Hollier	3	1992	MIA	16				1.0		0	0	0		0
24	Frank Bush F. Bush	3	1985	HOU	16				3.0		0	0	0		0
25	Chris Doleman C. Doleman	3	1985	MIN	16				0.5		1	5	0		0

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