NFL Defensive snap percentage leaders, 2021

The NFL players with the highest defensive snap percentage in the 2021 season.

Player	POS	Team	GP	DEF %	GP	OFF SNAPS	OFF %	DEF SNAPS	ST SNAPS	ST %	PEN	PENYDS
#1Xavier Woods	FS	MIN	17	100%	17	0	0%	1,208	115	23.5%	4	86
#2Harrison Smith	FS	MIN	15	99.8%	15	0	0%	1,049	67	15.7%	5	45
#3Tre'von Moehrig	SAF	LV	17	99.5%	17	0	0%	1,152	190	—	0	0
#4Justin Simmons	FS	DEN	17	99.4%	17	0	0%	1,084	65	—	0	0
#4Minkah Fitzpatrick	FS	PIT	16	99.4%	16	5	0.5%	1,083	75	16.4%	2	46
#6James Bradberry	CB	NYG	17	99.1%	17	0	0%	1,159	60	—	5	49
#7Malcolm Jenkins	S	NO	16	99%	16	0	0%	1,041	66	14.9%	2	12
#8Johnathan Abram	DB	LV	14	98.9%	14	0	0%	954	98	—	2	18
#9Cole Holcomb	LB	WAS	16	98.7%	16	0	0%	1,021	0	—	2	24
#9Julian Blackmon	SAF	IND	6	98.7%	6	0	0%	376	35	23.3%	0	0
#11Demario Davis	OLB	NO	16	98.6%	16	0	0%	1,037	6	1.4%	2	9
#12Cameron Sutton	CB	PIT	16	98.5%	16	0	0%	1,089	101	21.8%	4	24
#13Terrell Edmunds	S	PIT	17	98.2%	17	0	0%	1,145	81	16.5%	0	0
#14Marcus Williams	FS	NO	16	98.1%	16	0	0%	1,036	3	0.7%	0	0
#15Eric Kendricks	MLB	MIN	15	97.9%	15	0	0%	1,032	81	18.5%	3	11
#15Logan Ryan	CB	NYG	15	97.9%	15	0	0%	1,002	86	—	1	5
#17Jimmie Ward	SAF	SF	16	97.7%	16	0	0%	992	91	—	1	15
#17Patrick Peterson	CB	MIN	13	97.7%	13	0	0%	885	60	16.2%	3	27
#19Ronald Darby	CB	DEN	11	97%	11	0	0%	676	1	—	3	25
#20Antoine Winfield Jr.	SAF	TB	13	96.9%	13	0	0%	876	48	—	0	0
#20Kendall Fuller	CB	WAS	16	96.9%	16	0	0%	1,004	0	—	1	13
#20Xavier McKinney	SAF	NYG	17	96.9%	17	0	0%	1,133	0	—	1	8
#23Darious Williams	CB	LAR	14	96.6%	14	0	0%	925	0	—	3	12
#24Fred Warner	MLB	SF	16	96.4%	16	0	0%	978	17	—	1	24
#25Anthony Barr	OLB	MIN	11	96.1%	11	0	0%	784	30	9.5%	0	0
#26Lavonte David	OLB	TB	12	96%	12	0	0%	787	12	—	1	6
#27Marshon Lattimore	CB	NO	16	95.9%	16	0	0%	998	4	0.9%	5	58
#28Taylor Rapp	SAF	LAR	17	95.8%	17	0	0%	1,114	54	—	1	5
#29Jalen Ramsey	CB	LAR	16	95.6%	16	0	0%	1,037	60	—	5	57
#30Jordan Poyer	FS	BUF	16	95.4%	16	0	0%	984	131	—	5	50
#31Kareem Jackson	S	DEN	15	95.3%	15	0	0%	897	0	—	0	0
#32Micah Hyde	S	BUF	17	95%	17	10	0.8%	1,024	68	—	0	0
#33Devin White	LB	TB	17	94.6%	17	0	0%	1,079	57	—	3	42
#34Casey Hayward	CB	LV	17	94.2%	17	0	0%	1,091	45	—	3	26
#34Tyrann Mathieu	FS	KC	16	94.2%	16	0	—	998	0	—	3	25
#36L'Jarius Sneed	CB	KC	15	94.1%	15	0	—	918	52	—	10	95
#37Tae Crowder	LB	NYG	17	93.9%	17	0	0%	1,098	59	—	2	30
#38Tremaine Edmunds	MLB	BUF	15	93.7%	15	0	0%	873	45	—	1	15
#39Bobby McCain	CB	WAS	17	93.1%	17	0	0%	1,031	0	—	1	13
#40Jordan Fuller	SAF	LAR	16	93%	16	0	0%	1,029	0	—	0	0
#40William Jackson	CB	WAS	12	93%	12	0	0%	748	0	—	7	103
#42Christian Kirksey	OLB	HOU	13	92.3%	13	0	0%	789	31	—	2	30
#42Matt Milano	OLB	BUF	16	92.3%	16	0	0%	916	15	—	1	15
#44Levi Wallace	DB	BUF	17	92.2%	17	0	0%	994	21	—	6	75
#45Carlton Davis III	CB	TB	10	92.1%	10	0	0%	638	69	—	6	57
#46Nickell Robey-Coleman	DB	DET	1	91.2%	1	0	0%	62	9	40.9%	1	14
#47Adoree' Jackson	CB	NYG	13	90.9%	13	0	0%	814	1	—	0	0
#48Justin Reid	S	HOU	13	89.7%	13	0	0%	780	73	—	2	15
#49Aaron Donald	DL	LAR	17	89.5%	17	0	0%	1,041	0	—	2	30
#50Tre'Davious White	CB	BUF	11	89.2%	11	0	0%	629	37	—	5	48
#51Pat Surtain II	CB	DEN	16	89.1%	16	0	0%	902	1	—	2	41
#52Alexander Johnson	LB	DEN	6	89%	6	0	0%	325	21	—	0	0
#53Azeez Al-Shaair	LB	SF	13	88.7%	13	0	0%	730	25	—	0	0
#53Emmanuel Moseley	DB	SF	11	88.7%	11	0	0%	602	5	—	3	58
#55Jaire Alexander	CB	GB	4	88%	4	0	0%	219	0	0%	1	15
#56Jordan Whitehead	FS	TB	14	87.7%	14	0	0%	796	17	—	2	35
#57Charvarius Ward	CB	KC	13	87.3%	13	0	—	753	4	1.2%	3	15
#57Jeff Okudah	CB	DET	1	87.3%	1	0	0%	48	0	0%	0	0
#59Jaycee Horn	CB	CAR	3	86.6%	3	0	0%	142	5	—	0	0
#60Desmond King	DB	HOU	16	85.8%	16	0	0%	927	76	—	4	41
#61Taron Johnson	CB	BUF	16	85.2%	16	0	0%	878	4	—	6	32
#62Kam Curl	SAF	WAS	16	84.7%	16	0	0%	878	48	—	2	34
#63Terrance Mitchell	CB	HOU	14	84.4%	14	0	0%	796	18	—	2	42
#64Joe Schobert	MLB	PIT	16	84.1%	16	0	0%	921	77	16.8%	1	5
#65Asante Samuel Jr.	CB	LAC	12	83.8%	12	0	0%	693	71	—	4	109
#66Denzel Perryman	MLB	LV	15	83.3%	15	0	0%	863	0	—	2	30
#67Kamu Grugier-Hill	OLB	HOU	14	82.4%	14	0	0%	777	68	—	2	10
#68Cameron Heyward	DE	PIT	17	81.9%	17	0	0%	955	109	22.2%	6	31
#69DeShon Elliott	SAF	BAL	6	81.8%	6	0	0%	305	23	—	0	0
#69Josh Norman	CB	SF	15	81.8%	15	0	0%	766	13	—	7	95
#71Jaquiski Tartt	S	SF	14	81.7%	14	0	0%	727	43	—	4	80
#72C.J. Gardner-Johnson	SAF	NO	12	81.6%	12	0	0%	626	76	23.5%	3	25
#73Malik Reed	LB	DEN	14	81%	14	0	0%	739	47	—	0	0
#74Rodney McLeod Jr.	FS	PHI	13	80.9%	13	0	0%	684	9	—	1	5
#75Danielle Hunter	DE	MIN	7	80.7%	7	0	0%	384	34	16.3%	0	0
#76Ashtyn Davis	SAF	NYJ	13	80.5%	13	0	0%	745	37	—	0	0
#77Leonard Floyd	DE	LAR	17	80.1%	17	0	0%	932	0	—	6	31
#78Maxx Crosby	DE	LV	17	79.9%	17	0	0%	925	91	—	8	70
#79Chase Young	DE	WAS	9	79.5%	9	0	0%	477	0	—	4	33
#80Devin Bush	LB	PIT	14	79.4%	14	0	0%	762	60	14.8%	1	5
#81Cameron Jordan	LB	NO	16	79%	16	0	0%	830	73	16.6%	2	10
#81Landon Collins	LB	WAS	13	79%	13	0	0%	675	0	—	1	5
#83D.J. Wonnum	LB	MIN	17	78.8%	17	0	0%	952	84	17.2%	2	20
#84Quincy Williams	LB	NYJ	16	78.1%	16	0	0%	879	60	—	1	15
#85Joe Haden	CB	PIT	12	77.7%	12	0	0%	631	39	11.4%	2	21
#86Von Miller	OLB		15	77.6%	15	0	0%	764	0	—	4	30
#87Kenny Clark	NT	GB	16	77.5%	16	0	0%	782	3	—	0	0
#87Nick Bosa	DE	SF	17	77.5%	17	0	0%	841	14	—	0	0
#89Alex Highsmith	LB	PIT	16	76.1%	16	0	0%	851	60	12.9%	4	30
#89Juan Thornhill	SAF	KC	17	76.1%	17	0	—	852	47	—	0	0
#89Paulson Adebo	CB	NO	17	76.1%	17	0	0%	850	144	30.7%	6	76
#89Shaquil Barrett	LB	TB	15	76.1%	15	0	0%	767	9	—	6	35
#93Leonard Williams	DE	NYG	17	76%	17	0	0%	888	96	—	4	30
#93Nate Hobbs	CB	LV	16	76%	16	0	0%	837	171	—	4	48
#95Trae Waynes	CB	CIN	5	75.9%	5	0	0%	243	3	—	0	0
#96Arik Armstead	DE	SF	17	75.6%	17	0	0%	820	156	—	4	40
#96Daron Payne	NT	WAS	17	75.6%	17	0	0%	837	91	—	3	35
#98Bashaud Breeland	CB	MIN	13	74.3%	13	0	0%	675	31	8.1%	5	81
#99Sean Murphy-Bunting	CB	TB	9	73.9%	9	0	0%	461	39	—	2	29
#100Jason Pierre-Paul	DE	TB	12	73.8%	12	0	0%	601	0	—	4	20