most tackles by a inside linebacker in a single-season

Patrick Willis has the most tackles by a linebacker in a season, with 136 tackles in his rookie season in 2007.

	NAME	TKL	SEASON	TM	GP	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Patrick Willis P. Willis	136	2007	SF	16	38	174	4.0	9	0	0	0	2	1	0
2	Foyesade Oluokun F. Oluokun	128	2022	JAX	17	56	184	2.0	12	0	0	0	2	2	0
3	Jonathan Vilma J. Vilma	128	2005	NYJ	16	45	173	0.5	2	1	1	0	4	1	0
4	DeMeco Ryans D. Ryans	126	2006	HOU	16	30	156	3.5	30.5	1	16	0	1	1	0
5	Keith Brooking K. Brooking	126	2003	ATL	16	18	144	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6	Donnie Edwards D. Edwards	124	2003	SD	16	38	162	0.5	6	2	27	0	1	0	0
7	Paul Posluszny P. Posluszny	122	2013	JAX	15	40	162	3.0	4.5	2	69	1	1	1	0
8	Ray Lewis R. Lewis	121	2003	BAL	16	42	163	1.5	11	6	99	1	2	2	0
9	NaVorro Bowman N. Bowman	120	2013	SF	16	25	145	5.0	45	2	93	1	4	2	0
10	DeAndre Levy D. Levy	117	2014	DET	16	34	151	2.5	18	1	13	0	0	0	0
11	James Laurinaitis J. Laurinaitis	117	2012	STL	16	25	142	0.5	3	2	18	0	0	1	0
12	Brian Urlacher B. Urlacher	117	2002	CHI	16	36	153	4.5	33.5	1	0	0	2	2	0
13	NaVorro Bowman N. Bowman	116	2015	SF	16	38	154	2.5	18.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	D'Qwell Jackson D. Jackson	116	2011	CLE	16	42	158	3.5	25	1	24	0	1	3	0
15	Vontaze Burfict V. Burfict	114	2013	CIN	16	57	171	3.0	20	1	12	0	1	2	1
16	Karlos Dansby K. Dansby	114	2013	ARI	16	8	122	6.5	46.5	4	48	2	1	1	0
17	Patrick Willis P. Willis	114	2009	SF	16	38	152	4.0	22	3	33	1	3	0	0
18	Donnie Edwards D. Edwards	114	2005	SD	16	40	154	3.0	15	2	15	0	2	0	0
19	Ray Lewis R. Lewis	114	2001	BAL	16	48	162	3.5	26	3	115	0	1	1	0
20	Jerod Mayo J. Mayo	113	2010	NE	16	61	174	2.0	14	0	0	0	1	3	0
21	Lance Briggs L. Briggs	113	2006	CHI	16	21	134	1.0	4	2	18	0	4	1	0
22	Lavonte David L. David	112	2012	TB	16	27	139	2.0	14	1	27	0	0	0	0
23	David Thornton D. Thornton	112	2003	IND	16	33	145	1.0	2	2	3	0	0	0	0
24	Foyesade Oluokun F. Oluokun	111	2023	JAX	17	62	173	2.5	13	1	24	1	1	3	0
25	NaVorro Bowman N. Bowman	111	2011	SF	16	32	143	2.0	11	0	0	0	0	3	0

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