NFL Defensive snap percentage leaders, 2000–2026

The NFL players with the highest defensive snap percentage since 2000.

Player	POS	Team	GP	DEF %	GP	OFF SNAPS	OFF %	DEF SNAPS	ST SNAPS	ST %	PEN	PENYDS
#1Anthony Hill Jr.	LB	TEN	4	100%	4	0	0%	271	0	0%	0	0
#1Dillon Thieneman	SAF	CHI	4	100%	4	0	0%	202	37	37%	0	0
#1Nick Roach	MLB	LV	16	100%	16	0	0%	1,074	84	17.2%	1	15
#1Tayler Hawkins	SAF	SF	1	100%	1	0	0%	67	12	63.2%	1	48
#5Daryl Washington	ILB	ARI	12	99.1%	12	0	0%	798	41	11.5%	6
#5Larry Foote	MLB		16	99.1%	16	0	0%	1,052	76	17%	2	10
#7Terrence Frederick	CB	NO	3	99%	3	0	0%	190	11	13.9%	1	5
#7Trent McDuffie	CB		20	99%	20	0	0%	1,246	21	20.2%	7	71
#9Yeremiah Bell	S	ARI	16	98.9%	16	0	0%	1,070	167	35.4%	3	22
#10Arvell Reese	LB	NYG	4	98.8%	4	0	0%	243	18	18.9%	0	0
#10Xavier Watts	SAF	ATL	21	98.8%	21	0	0%	1,361	57	51.8%	1	12
#12Jessie Bates	FS		54	98.6%	54	0	0%	3,594	53	9.4%	2	19
#13Johnathan Baldwin	SAF	GB	1	98.5%	1	0	0%	66	14	60.9%	0	0
#13Ryan Clark	FS		32	98.5%	32	0	0%	2,074	71	7.6%	4	59
#15Jacob Rodriguez	LB	MIA	4	98.4%	4	0	0%	246	22	23.4%	0	0
#15Tre'von Moehrig	SAF		54	98.4%	54	0	0%	3,523	196	39.3%	1	5
#17Jaquan Brisker	SAF		56	98.3%	56	0	0%	3,451	224	35.4%	8	86
#17T.J. McDonald	S		75	98.3%	75	0	0%	5,030	478	22.5%	7	74
#19Charles Woodson	FS	LV	48	98.2%	48	1	0%	3,279	186	12.7%	0	0
#19Kool-Aid McKinstry	CB	NO	21	98.2%	21	0	0%	1,337	1	0.2%	5	30
#21Malcolm Jenkins	S		126	98.1%	126	7	0.1%	8,269	1,022	32.1%	23	261
#22Bernard Pollard	S	TEN	21	98%	21	0	0%	1,399	124	19.9%	5	77
#23Antrel Rolle	S		39	97.9%	39	0	0%	2,559	63	5.5%	10	105
#23Eric Weddle	FS		93	97.9%	93	0	0%	5,895	560	21.3%	5	65
#25Pierre Warren	FS	NO	6	97.8%	6	0	0%	405	42	24.9%	0	0
#26Carson Schwesinger	LB	CLE	20	97.5%	20	0	0%	1,227	163	150.9%	1
#26James Bradberry	CB		78	97.5%	78	0	0%	4,989	404	32.4%	22	255
#28Louis Delmas	FS		29	97.4%	29	0	0%	1,852	0	0%	4	50
#29Lavonte David	OLB	TB	151	97.2%	151	0	0%	9,746	589	20.3%	11	99
#30Bobby Wagner	MLB		104	97.1%	104	0	0%	6,576	433	15%	11	168
#31Brandon Stephens	CB		53	97%	53	0	0%	3,437	109	19.6%	16	237
#31Troy Polamalu	S	PIT	28	97%	28	18	0.9%	1,769	124	14.8%	12	79
#33Caleb Downs	SAF	DAL	4	96.9%	4	0	0%	251	26	23.9%	0	0
#33Cary Williams	CB		42	96.9%	42	0	0%	2,911	127	9.9%	13	175
#35Carlos Rogers	CB		23	96.8%	23	0	0%	1,505	48	7.3%	6	32
#35Jordan Battle	SAF	CIN	21	96.8%	21	0	0%	1,306	108	19.1%	0	0
#37Jalen Ramsey	CB		112	96.7%	112	13	0.2%	7,059	399	20.4%	31	330
#38Jeremy Chinn	SAF		45	96.6%	45	0	0%	2,904	142	29.7%	5	31
#38Patrick Queen	LB		38	96.6%	38	0	0%	2,469	78	13.9%	3	25
#40James Laurinaitis	ILB		53	96.5%	53	0	0%	3,469	110	7.3%	1	15
#41Grant Delpit	SAF	CLE	37	96.3%	37	0	0%	2,260	361	334.3%	3	18
#41Patrick Peterson	CB		119	96.3%	119	38	0.5%	7,763	942	30%	52	382
#43Kam Chancellor	DB	SEA	62	96.1%	62	0	0%	3,805	382	22.3%	13	164
#43NaVorro Bowman	MLB		51	96.1%	51	0	0%	3,387	79	5.5%	10	85
#45Chris Johnson	CB	MIA	4	96%	4	0	0%	240	14	14.9%	0	0
#45Edgerrin Cooper	LB	GB	20	96%	20	0	0%	1,273	82	16.4%	0	0
#47Earl Thomas	FS	SEA	77	95.9%	77	0	0%	4,797	240	11.1%	8	96
#48Antoine Winfield Jr.	SAF	TB	63	95.8%	63	0	0%	3,946	187	33.6%	2
#49Devin McCourty	FS	NE	93	95.7%	93	3	0%	6,002	930	34.3%	4	42
#50Alec Ogletree	ILB		95	95.6%	95	0	0%	6,162	187	6.8%	26	232
#50Dawan Landry	S	NYJ	32	95.6%	32	0	0%	2,026	335	35.4%	1	15
#52Xavien Howard	CB		44	95.5%	44	0	0%	2,880	91	7.5%	21	195
#53Derwin James	FS	LAC	56	95.4%	56	0	0%	3,414	61	5.8%	16	171
#54D'Qwell Jackson	ILB		60	95.1%	60	0	0%	3,935	302	16.7%	4	33
#54DaRon Bland	CB	DAL	23	95.1%	23	0	0%	1,437	0	0%	3	28
#54Kamari Lassiter	CB	HOU	34	95.1%	34	0	0%	2,024	24	20.5%	10	115
#57Fred Warner	MLB	SF	91	95%	91	0	0%	5,576	302	41.8%	11	128
#57Reshad Jones	FS	MIA	84	95%	84	0	0%	5,480	93	3.9%	9	107
#59Brent Grimes	CB		89	94.9%	89	0	0%	5,712	242	9.7%	9	148
#59Jordyn Brooks	LB	MIA	38	94.9%	38	0	0%	2,264	96	18.2%	4	28
#59Luke Kuechly	ILB	CAR	86	94.9%	86	0	0%	5,246	388	16.2%	11	129
#59Preston Brown	MLB		71	94.9%	71	0	0%	4,625	583	28.7%	8	86
#63Marcus Peters	CB		73	94.8%	73	0	0%	4,657	12	0.7%	28	335
#64Andrew Mukuba	SAF	PHI	15	94.7%	15	0	0%	950	0	0%	1	5
#64Glover Quin	FS	DET	96	94.7%	96	0	0%	5,892	386	14.4%	8	85
#66Antoine Bethea	FS		102	94.6%	102	0	0%	6,594	79	3.2%	10	87
#66Devon Witherspoon	CB	SEA	16	94.6%	16	0	0%	979	21	5%	3	39
#66Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	S		98	94.6%	98	0	0%	6,149	455	20.1%	13	153
#66Malaki Starks	SAF	BAL	21	94.6%	21	0	0%	1,319	199	35.3%	2	13
#66Troy Andersen	LB	ATL	2	94.6%	2	0	0%	139	13	—	1	4
#71Kenny Vaccaro	S		110	94.4%	110	28	0.4%	6,927	404	17.5%	33	297
#71Rahim Moore	FS		33	94.4%	33	0	0%	2,156	88	8.3%	2	30
#71Tremaine Edmunds	MLB		77	94.4%	77	0	0%	4,644	206	24%	5	53
#74Donovan Wilson	SAF	DAL	15	94.3%	15	0	0%	921	3	0.7%	1	21
#74Lawrence Timmons	OLB		78	94.3%	78	10	0.2%	4,846	270	12.2%	9	95
#76Daxton Hill	DB	CIN	21	94.2%	21	0	0%	1,271	118	20.8%	5	60
#76Ike Taylor	CB	PIT	21	94.2%	21	0	0%	1,304	115	18.3%	5	53
#76Ricardo Allen	FS	ATL	49	94.2%	49	0	0%	3,098	190	14.1%	7	95
#79C.J. Mosley	ILB		100	94.1%	100	0	0%	6,277	304	13.5%	20	180
#79Eric Berry	DB	KC	56	94.1%	56	0	0%	3,656	30	1.9%	10	102
#81Harrison Smith	FS	MIN	148	94%	148	9	0.1%	9,211	533	14.6%	19	174
#81Janoris Jenkins	CB		115	94%	115	0	0%	7,394	618	21.3%	53	617
#83Cody Barton	LB		38	93.9%	38	0	0%	2,335	83	14.5%	1	13
#83Tyler Nubin	SAF	NYG	29	93.9%	29	0	0%	1,772	261	63.2%	3	42
#85Christian Benford	CB	BUF	47	93.8%	47	0	0%	2,748	130	28.8%	13	87
#86Bradley Fletcher	DB		30	93.4%	30	0	0%	2,043	277	29.5%	15	255
#87Deandre Levy	OLB	DET	38	93.2%	38	0	0%	2,279	145	13.6%	6	49
#87Demario Davis	OLB		199	93.2%	199	0	0%	12,289	626	14.9%	24	199
#87Minkah Fitzpatrick	FS		89	93.2%	89	28	0.6%	5,480	447	34.2%	26	330
#87Quinyon Mitchell	CB	PHI	36	93.2%	36	0	0%	2,172	23	22.3%	8	104
#91Derek Stingley Jr.	CB	HOU	58	93.1%	58	0	0%	3,480	32	27.4%	12	141
#91Dwight Lowery	FS		51	93.1%	51	0	0%	3,245	80	5.3%	4	47
#91Riley Moss	CB	DEN	35	93.1%	35	0	0%	2,171	159	27.5%	17	309
#91Stephon Gilmore	CB		112	93.1%	112	0	0%	7,015	282	11.9%	47	414
#95Kevin Byard	FS		101	93%	101	0	0%	6,294	658	45.4%	12	108
#95Nohl Williams	CB	KC	4	93%	4	0	0%	254	34	30.6%	4	28
#95Reggie Nelson	FS		90	93%	90	0	0%	5,570	469	18.4%	7	155
#95Richard Sherman	CB		112	93%	112	0	0%	6,752	367	14.3%	43	506
#99Calen Bullock	SAF	HOU	38	92.9%	38	0	0%	2,231	108	92.3%	3	71
#99Kyle Hamilton	SAF	BAL	52	92.9%	52	0	0%	3,236	89	16.6%	13	116