most interceptions by a rookie dl in the 2000's

Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, Mathias Kiwanuka and Justin Smith were tied for the most interceptions by a rookie defensive lineman, with 2 interceptions.

Interpreted as:
most defensive interceptions by a rookie dl in the 2000's
NAMEINTSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Mathias Kiwanuka
M. Kiwanuka
2
2006
16
44
9
53
4.0
13
44
0
2
0
0
2Justin Smith
J. Smith
2
2001
15
41
13
54
8.5
76
28
0
0
0
0
3Derrick Harvey
D. Harvey
1
2008
16
15
4
19
3.5
21
0
0
0
0
0
4Phillip Merling
P. Merling
1
2008
16
20
6
26
1.0
4
25
1
0
1
0
5Trey Lewis
T. Lewis
1
2007
9
17
2
19
0.0
0
4
0
0
0
0
6Marcus Thomas
M. Thomas
1
2007
16
14
6
20
0.0
0
-2
0
1
1
0
7Tamba Hali
T. Hali
1
2006
16
44
18
62
8.0
48
-9
0
5
1
0
8Haloti Ngata
H. Ngata
1
2006
16
13
18
31
1.0
3
60
0
0
0
0
9LaJuan Ramsey
L. Ramsey
1
2006
6
5
0
5
0.0
0
-12
0
0
0
0
10Darryl Tapp
D. Tapp
1
2006
16
22
11
33
3.0
19
25
1
1
0
0
11Darnell Dockett
D. Dockett
1
2004
16
34
6
40
3.5
24
20
0
1
1
0
12Robert Geathers
R. Geathers
1
2004
14
9
7
16
3.5
27
36
1
1
0
0
13Kevin Williams
K. Williams
1
2003
16
36
15
51
10.5
70.5
3
0
0
1
0
14Julius Peppers
J. Peppers
1
2002
12
29
7
36
12.0
78
21
0
5
0
0
15Chris Cooper
C. Cooper
1
2001
11
14
8
22
2.0
9
0
0
0
0
0
16Otis Leverette
O. Leverette
1
2001
4
0
0
0
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
17Fred Wakefield
F. Wakefield
1
2001
16
29
6
35
2.5
14.5
20
1
0
0
0
18Shaun Ellis
S. Ellis
1
2000
16
8.5
1
0
2
0
19Erik Flowers
E. Flowers
1
2000
16
2.0
0
0
0
0
20Darren Howard
D. Howard
1
2000
16
11.0
46
0
2
0
21Josh Taves
J. Taves
1
2000
16
3.0
24
0
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for interceptions going back to the 1940 season.

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