most interceptions by a defensive player 1955 to 1995

Between the 1955 and 1995 seasons, Paul Krause had the most interceptions, with 81 interceptions.

Interpreted as:
most defensive interceptions by a defensive player 1955 to 1995
NAMEINTGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Paul Krause
P. Krause
81
226
1,185
3
19
3
2Ken Riley
K. Riley
65
207
0.0
596
5
18
0
3Ronnie Lott
R. Lott
63
192
8.5
730
5
17
0
4Dave Brown
D. Brown
62
216
0.0
698
5
12
0
5Dick LeBeau
D. LeBeau
62
185
762
3
9
1
6Emmitt Thomas
E. Thomas
58
181
937
5
7
0
7Everson Walls
E. Walls
57
186
3.0
504
1
5
0
8Mel Blount
M. Blount
57
200
0.0
736
2
13
2
9Bobby Boyd
B. Boyd
57
121
994
4
12
1
10Johnny Robinson
J. Robinson
57
164
741
1
6
1
11Lem Barney
L. Barney
56
140
1,077
7
17
0
12Pat Fischer
P. Fischer
56
213
941
4
19
1
13Willie Brown
W. Brown
54
204
472
2
4
0
14Mel Renfro
M. Renfro
52
174
626
3
13
0
15Larry Wilson
L. Wilson
52
169
800
5
14
2
16Jimmy Patton
J. Patton
52
153
712
2
15
0
17Donnie Shell
D. Shell
51
201
1.0
490
2
19
2
18Bobby Bryant
B. Bryant
51
161
749
3
14
1
19Deron Cherry
D. Cherry
50
148
3.5
688
1
14
0
20John Harris
J. Harris
50
160
1.0
560
2
12
0
21Don Burroughs
D. Burroughs
50
122
564
0
9
0
22Jake Scott
J. Scott
49
126
551
0
13
0
23Ken Houston
K. Houston
49
196
898
9
21
1
24Dave Waymer
D. Waymer
48
197
1.0
536
0
18
0
25Herb Adderley
H. Adderley
48
164
1,046
7
14
0
StatMuse has season-level data for interceptions going back to the 1940 season.

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