nfl all-time leader in interceptions the 80s

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Ronnie Lott had the most interceptions, with 48 interceptions.

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NFL all-time leader in defensive interceptions the 80s
NAMEINTGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Ronnie Lott
R. Lott
48
118
5.5
617
5
11
0
2Dave Brown
D. Brown
46
143
0.0
470
4
9
0
3Everson Walls
E. Walls
44
133
1.0
391
0
3
0
4John Harris
J. Harris
44
130
1.0
465
2
11
0
5Deron Cherry
D. Cherry
43
123
3.5
617
1
13
0
6Donnie Shell
D. Shell
37
115
1.0
412
2
8
1
7Dave Waymer
D. Waymer
37
149
0.0
395
0
15
0
8Michael Downs
M. Downs
35
121
8.0
470
1
14
2
9Mike Harden
M. Harden
35
143
1.0
644
4
14
0
10LeRoy Irvin
L. Irvin
34
143
1.5
654
5
13
1
11Dennis Thurman
D. Thurman
33
105
3.0
527
4
8
1
12Dwayne Woodruff
D. Woodruff
33
126
2.0
548
3
3
2
13Kenny Easley
K. Easley
32
89
8.0
538
3
11
0
14Vann McElroy
V. McElroy
31
98
0.0
296
1
9
0
15Nolan Cromwell
N. Cromwell
31
115
2.0
531
4
13
0
16Louis Breeden
L. Breeden
30
108
3.0
533
2
2
0
17Mark Lee
M. Lee
30
141
0.0
249
0
6
0
18Glenn Blackwood
G. Blackwood
29
107
3.0
398
1
14
0
19Roland James
R. James
29
139
5.0
383
0
9
0
20Terry Kinard
T. Kinard
27
105
3.0
574
2
6
0
21Raymond Clayborn
R. Clayborn
27
145
0.0
427
1
7
0
22Lester Hayes
L. Hayes
27
103
0.0
359
2
5
1
23Dwight Hicks
D. Hicks
27
97
1.0
545
3
13
1
24Albert Lewis
A. Lewis
26
104
4.5
232
0
7
1
25Hanford Dixon
H. Dixon
26
131
2.0
225
0
4
0
StatMuse has season-level data for interceptions going back to the 1940 season.

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