List of NFL career tackles leaders

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This is a list of National Football League (NFL) players with the most solo and combined tackles in their careers.

According to Pro-Football-Reference.com, the solo tackles are counted since 1994, and the combined tackles since 1978.

Randy Gradashar, Denver Broncos 2nd all-time 2,049.

Players with at least 900 solo tackles

Ray Lewis is the player with the most career solo and combined tackles.
Bold denotes an
active player		 Elected into the
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Updated through the 2022 NFL season.

Rank Pos. Player Solo tackles[1] Seasons by team Year of induction into
Pro Football Hall of Fame 		Ref.
1 LB Ray Lewis 1,568 Baltimore Ravens (1996–2012) 2018 [2]
2 London Fletcher 1,384 St. Louis Rams (1998–2001) – [3]
Buffalo Bills (2002–2006)
Washington Redskins (2007–2012)
3 Derrick Brooks 1,300 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1995–2008) 2014 [4]
4 Donnie Edwards 1,135 Kansas City Chiefs (1996–2001, 2007–2008) – [5]
San Diego Chargers (2002–2006)
5 Zach Thomas 1,107 Miami Dolphins (1996–2007) 2023 [6]
Dallas Cowboys (2008)
6 Keith Brooking 1,103 Atlanta Falcons (1998–2008) – [7]
Dallas Cowboys (2009–2011)
Denver Broncos (2012)
T7 Karlos Dansby 1,077 Arizona Cardinals (2004–2009, 2013, 2017) – [8]
Miami Dolphins (2010–2012)
Cleveland Browns (2014–2015)
Cincinnati Bengals (2016)
Junior Seau 1,077 San Diego Chargers (1990–2002) 2015 [9]
Miami Dolphins (2003–2005)
New England Patriots (2006–2009)
9 Brian Urlacher 1,046 Chicago Bears (2000–2012) 2018 [10]
10 CB Ronde Barber 1,044 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1997–2012) 2023 [11]
11 LB Lavonte David 1,035 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2012–present) Active [12]
12 S Lawyer Milloy 1,033 New England Patriots (1996–2002) – [13]
Buffalo Bills (2003–2005)
Atlanta Falcons (2006–2008)
Seattle Seahawks (2009–2010)
13 LB Takeo Spikes 1,018 Cincinnati Bengals (1998–2002) – [14]
Buffalo Bills (2003–2006)
Philadelphia Eagles (2007)
San Francisco 49ers (2008–2010)
San Diego Chargers (2011–2012)
14 James Farrior 1,012 New York Jets (1997–2001) – [15]
Pittsburgh Steelers (2002–2011)
15 CB/S Charles Woodson 997 Oakland Raiders (1998–2005, 2013–2015) 2021 [16]
Green Bay Packers (2006–2012)
16 LB Bobby Wagner 996 Seattle Seahawks (2012__ 2021, 2023) Active [17]
Los Angeles Rams (2022)
17 S Antoine Bethea 995 Indianapolis Colts (2006–2013) e-2025 [18]
San Francisco 49ers (2014–2016)
Arizona Cardinals (2017–2018)
New York Giants (2019)
18 LB Derrick Johnson 955 Kansas City Chiefs (2005–2017) e-2024 [19]
Oakland Raiders (2018)
19 Lance Briggs 944 Chicago Bears (2003–2014) – [20]
20 CB Antoine Winfield Sr. 935 Buffalo Bills (1999–2003) – [21]
Minnesota Vikings (2004–2014)
21 S Rodney Harrison 920 San Diego Chargers (1994–2002)
New England Patriots (2003–2008) 		– [22]
22 Brian Dawkins 911 Philadelphia Eagles (1996–2008) 2018 [23]
Denver Broncos (2009–2011)
23 Eric Weddle 903 San Diego Chargers (2007–2015) e-2027 [24]
Baltimore Ravens (2016–2018)
Los Angeles Rams (2019, 2021)

Players with at least 1,300 combined tackles

Bold denotes an
active player		 Elected into the
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Updated through the 2022 NFL season.

Rank Pos. Player Combined Tackles[25] Seasons by team Year of induction into
Pro Football Hall of Fame 		Ref.
1 LB Ray Lewis 2,059 Baltimore Ravens (1996–2012) 2018 [2]
2 London Fletcher 2,039 St. Louis Rams (1998–2001)
Buffalo Bills (2002–2006)
Washington Redskins (2007–2013) 		– [3]
3 Junior Seau 1,847 San Diego Chargers (1990–2002)
Miami Dolphins (2003–2005)
New England Patriots (2006–2009) 		2015 [9]
4 Jessie Tuggle 1,809 Atlanta Falcons (1987–2000) – [26]
5 Zach Thomas 1,734 Miami Dolphins (1996–2007)
Dallas Cowboys (2008) 		2023 [6]
6 Derrick Brooks 1,715 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1995–2008) 2014 [4]
7 Bobby Wagner 1,706 Seattle Seahawks (2012–2021)
Los Angeles Rams (2022)
Seattle Seahawks (2023–present) 		Active [27]
8 Clay Matthews Jr. 1,595 Cleveland Browns (1978–1993)
Atlanta Falcons (1994–1996) 		– [28]
9 Hardy Nickerson 1,586 Pittsburgh Steelers (1987–1992)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1993–1999)
Jacksonville Jaguars (2000–2001)
Green Bay Packers (2002) 		– [29]
10 Donnie Edwards 1,490 Kansas City Chiefs (1996–2001)
San Diego Chargers (2002–2006)
Kansas City Chiefs (2007–2008) 		– [5]
11 Kyle Clifton 1,484 New York Jets (1984–1996) – [30]
12 Lavonte David 1,480 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2012–present) Active [12]
T13 Keith Brooking 1,440 Atlanta Falcons (1998–2008)
Dallas Cowboys (2009–2011)
Denver Broncos (2012) 		– [7]
James Farrior 1,440 New York Jets (1997–2001)
Pittsburgh Steelers (2002–2011) 		– [15]
15 S Lawyer Milloy 1,431 New England Patriots (1996–2002)
Buffalo Bills (2003–2005)
Atlanta Falcons (2006–2008)
Seattle Seahawks (2009–2010) 		– [13]
16 LB Takeo Spikes 1,423 Cincinnati Bengals (1998–2002)
Buffalo Bills (2003–2006)
Philadelphia Eagles (2007)
San Francisco 49ers (2008–2010)
San Diego Chargers (2011–2012) 		– [14]
17 Karlos Dansby 1,422 Arizona Cardinals (2004–2009)
Miami Dolphins (2010–2012)
Arizona Cardinals (2013)
Cleveland Browns (2014–2015)
Cincinnati Bengals (2016)
Arizona Cardinals (2017) 		– [8]
18 S Eugene Robinson 1,415 Seattle Seahawks (1985–1995)
Green Bay Packers (1996–1997)
Atlanta Falcons (1998–1999)
Carolina Panthers (2000) 		– [31]
19 LB Chris Spielman 1,363 Detroit Lions (1988–1995)
Buffalo Bills (1996–1997) 		– [32]
20 Brian Urlacher 1,361 Chicago Bears (2000–2012) 2018 [10]
21 S Antoine Bethea 1,334 Indianapolis Colts (2006–2013)
San Francisco 49ers (2014–2016)
Arizona Cardinals (2017–2018)
New York Giants (2019) 		– [18]

See also

References

  1. ^ "NFL Career Solo Tackles Leaders". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Ray Lewis stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "London Fletcher stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Derrick Brooks stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Donnie Edwards stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Zach Thomas stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Keith Brooking stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Karlos Dansby stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Junior Seau stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Brian Urlacher stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  11. ^ "Ronde Barber stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Lavonte David stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Lawyer Milloy stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Takeo Spikes stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  15. ^ a b "James Farrior stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  16. ^ "Charles Woodson stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  17. ^ "Bobby Wagner Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  18. ^ a b "Antoine Bethea stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  19. ^ "Derrick Johnson stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  20. ^ "Lance Briggs stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  21. ^ "Antoine Winfield Sr. stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  22. ^ "Rodney Harrison stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  23. ^ "Brian Dawkins stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  24. ^ "Eric Weddle stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  25. ^ "NFL Career Tackles Combined Leaders". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  26. ^ "Jessie Tuggle stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  27. ^ "Bobby Wagner stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  28. ^ "Clay Matthews Jr. stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  29. ^ "Hardy Nickerson stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  30. ^ "Kyle Clifton stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  31. ^ "Eugene Robinson stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  32. ^ "Chris Spielman stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
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