NFL Defensive snap percentage leaders, 2026

The NFL players with the highest defensive snap percentage in the 2026 season.

Player	POS	Team	GP	DEF %	GP	OFF SNAPS	OFF %	DEF SNAPS	ST SNAPS	ST %	PEN	PENYDS
#1Alex Anzalone	MLB	TB	4	100%	4	0	0%	241	21	18.6%	3	22
#1Anthony Hill Jr.	LB	TEN	4	100%	4	0	0%	271	0	0%	0	0
#1Azareye'h Thomas	CB	NYJ	4	100%	4	0	0%	267	1	1%	3	48
#1Barrett Carter	LB	CIN	4	100%	4	0	0%	260	20	18.7%	1	5
#1Budda Baker	S	ARI	4	100%	4	0	0%	246	1	0.9%	0	0
#1Camryn Bynum	SAF	IND	4	100%	4	0	0%	266	23	19.8%	0	0
#1Carson Schwesinger	LB	CLE	4	100%	4	0	0%	271	20	18.5%	0	0
#1Dane Belton	SAF	NYJ	4	100%	4	0	0%	267	31	30.4%	0	0
#1Demario Davis	OLB	NYJ	4	100%	4	0	0%	267	0	0%	1	5
#1Derek Stingley Jr.	CB	HOU	4	100%	4	0	0%	267	7	6%	0	0
#1Dillon Thieneman	SAF	CHI	4	100%	4	0	0%	202	37	37%	0	0
#1Eric Stokes	CB	LV	4	100%	4	0	0%	258	0	0%	0	0
#1Evan Williams	SAF	GB	4	100%	4	0	0%	273	31	29.8%	1	15
#1Jack Campbell	LB	DET	4	100%	4	0	0%	305	20	17.2%	1	2
#1Jeremy Chinn	SAF	LV	4	100%	4	0	0%	258	8	7.1%	1	5
#1Jevon Holland	SAF	NYG	4	100%	4	0	0%	246	7	7.4%	1	15
#1Josh Metellus	SAF	MIN	4	100%	4	0	0%	250	4	3.5%	1	15
#1Julian Blackmon	SAF	NO	4	100%	4	0	0%	262	12	10.4%	0	0
#1Justin Reid	S	NO	4	100%	4	0	0%	262	22	19.1%	1	7
#1Kaden Elliss	LB	NO	3	100%	3	0	0%	205	5	6%	0	0
#1Kamari Lassiter	CB	HOU	4	100%	4	0	0%	267	8	6.8%	4	60
#1Kevin Winston Jr.	SAF	TEN	4	100%	4	0	0%	271	3	3%	0	0
#1Kool-Aid McKinstry	CB	NO	4	100%	4	0	0%	262	0	0%	1	4
#1Nick Bolton	LB	KC	4	100%	4	0	0%	273	19	17.1%	0	0
#1Patrick Queen	LB	PIT	4	100%	4	0	0%	236	0	0%	1	5
#1Quay Walker	LB	LV	4	100%	4	0	0%	258	0	0%	2	7
#1Quentin Lake	SAF	LAR	4	100%	4	0	0%	251	38	36.5%	2	9
#1Roquan Smith	ILB	BAL	4	100%	4	0	0%	260	0	0%	0	0
#1T.J. Edwards	LB	CHI	4	100%	4	0	0%	202	2	2%	0	0
#1Tremaine Edmunds	MLB	NYG	4	100%	4	0	0%	246	0	0%	1	6
#1Xavier McKinney	SAF	GB	4	100%	4	0	0%	273	15	14.4%	1	3
#1Zaire Franklin	OLB	GB	4	100%	4	0	0%	273	1	1%	0	0
#33C.J. Gardner-Johnson	SAF	BUF	4	99.7%	4	0	0%	288	0	0%	1	5
#34Alex Singleton	LB	DEN	4	99.6%	4	0	0%	279	0	0%	2	5
#34Alontae Taylor	CB	TEN	4	99.6%	4	0	0%	270	0	0%	1	10
#34Andrew Mukuba	SAF	PHI	4	99.6%	4	0	0%	278	0	0%	1	5
#34Daxton Hill	DB	CIN	4	99.6%	4	0	0%	259	20	18.7%	1	5
#34Denzel Ward	CB	CLE	4	99.6%	4	0	0%	270	18	16.7%	2	10
#34DJ Turner II	CB	CIN	4	99.6%	4	0	0%	259	0	0%	2	32
#34Jalen Ramsey	CB	PIT	4	99.6%	4	3	1.1%	235	0	0%	1	15
#34Jaquan Brisker	SAF	PIT	4	99.6%	4	0	0%	235	0	0%	0	0
#34Jordan Battle	SAF	CIN	4	99.6%	4	0	0%	259	38	35.5%	0	0
#34Keisean Nixon	DB	GB	4	99.6%	4	0	0%	272	1	1%	2	38
#34Trent McDuffie	CB	LAR	4	99.6%	4	0	0%	250	16	15.4%	2	30
#34Zyon McCollum	CB	TB	4	99.6%	4	0	0%	240	21	18.6%	0	0
#46Cordale Flott	CB	TEN	3	99.5%	3	0	0%	194	0	0%	0	0
#47Grant Delpit	SAF	CLE	4	99.3%	4	0	0%	269	18	16.7%	0	0
#47Jalen Pitre	SAF	HOU	4	99.3%	4	0	0%	265	8	6.8%	0	0
#49Ernest Jones	LB	SEA	4	99.2%	4	0	0%	259	14	12.3%	0	0
#49Rodney Thomas	SAF	SEA	4	99.2%	4	0	0%	259	6	5.3%	1	8
#51Nick Cross	SAF	WAS	2	99.1%	2	0	0%	109	0	0%	0	0
#52Julian Love	SAF	SEA	3	99%	3	0	0%	190	8	10%	0	0
#53Amani Hooker	SAF	TEN	4	98.9%	4	0	0%	268	0	0%	0	0
#53Cooper DeJean	CB	PHI	4	98.9%	4	2	0.8%	276	8	7.8%	1	5
#53Devon Witherspoon	CB	SEA	4	98.9%	4	0	0%	258	13	11.4%	1	15
#53Josh Jobe	CB	SEA	4	98.9%	4	0	0%	258	0	0%	2	48
#53Ronnie Hickman Jr.	SAF	CLE	4	98.9%	4	0	0%	268	18	16.7%	0	0
#53Talanoa Hufanga	SAF	DEN	4	98.9%	4	3	1.2%	277	20	18.7%	1	5
#59Amik Robertson	CB	WAS	4	98.8%	4	0	0%	240	0	0%	1	12
#59Arvell Reese	LB	NYG	4	98.8%	4	0	0%	243	18	18.9%	0	0
#59Kevin Byard	FS	NE	4	98.8%	4	0	0%	238	0	0%	2	10
#59Robert Spillane	LB	NE	4	98.8%	4	0	0%	238	11	11.5%	1	5
#63Riq Woolen	CB	PHI	3	98.6%	3	0	0%	206	14	19.4%	3	14
#64Brandon Stephens	CB	NYJ	4	98.5%	4	0	0%	263	0	0%	2	38
#64DaRon Bland	CB	DAL	4	98.5%	4	0	0%	255	0	0%	2	24
#64Jaylon Johnson	CB	CHI	4	98.5%	4	0	0%	199	0	0%	0	0
#67Jacob Rodriguez	LB	MIA	4	98.4%	4	0	0%	246	22	23.4%	0	0
#67Nakobe Dean	LB	LV	4	98.4%	4	0	0%	254	0	0%	0	0
#69Calen Bullock	SAF	HOU	4	98.1%	4	0	0%	262	4	3.4%	0	0
#70Brandon Jones	SAF	DEN	4	97.9%	4	0	0%	274	0	0%	0	0
#71Xavier Watts	SAF	ATL	4	97.8%	4	0	0%	267	15	13.6%	0	0
#72Malaki Starks	SAF	BAL	4	97.7%	4	0	0%	254	54	49.1%	1	11
#72Nate Wiggins	CB	BAL	4	97.7%	4	0	0%	254	0	0%	2	25
#74Cole Bishop	SAF	BUF	4	97.6%	4	0	0%	282	11	10.1%	0	0
#75Christian Elliss	LB	NE	4	97.5%	4	0	0%	235	4	4.2%	0	0
#75Tykee Smith	SAF	TB	4	97.5%	4	0	0%	235	20	17.7%	1	4
#77D.J. Reed	CB	DET	4	97.4%	4	0	0%	297	1	0.9%	2	21
#78Mack Wilson	LB	ARI	4	97.2%	4	0	0%	239	0	0%	0	0
#79Alohi Gilman	SAF	KC	4	97.1%	4	0	0%	265	3	2.7%	0	0
#79Antoine Winfield Jr.	SAF	TB	4	97.1%	4	0	0%	234	17	15%	0	0
#81Caleb Downs	SAF	DAL	4	96.9%	4	0	0%	251	26	23.9%	0	0
#81Kyle Hamilton	SAF	BAL	4	96.9%	4	0	0%	252	1	0.9%	2	26
#81Zack Baun	LB	PHI	3	96.9%	3	0	0%	189	3	4.1%	0	0
#84Greg Newsome II	CB	NYG	4	96.7%	4	0	0%	238	14	14.7%	2	40
#85Sauce Gardner	CB	IND	4	96.6%	4	0	0%	257	7	6%	2	12
#86Tre'von Moehrig	SAF	CAR	4	96.5%	4	0	0%	275	0	0%	0	0
#87Byron Murphy	CB	MIN	4	96.4%	4	0	0%	241	0	0%	0	0
#87Jordyn Brooks	LB	MIA	4	96.4%	4	0	0%	241	22	23.4%	0	0
#89Renardo Green	CB	SF	4	96.3%	4	0	0%	263	3	2.9%	1	16
#90Terrel Bernard	LB	BUF	4	96.2%	4	0	0%	278	6	5.5%	0	0
#91Chris Johnson	CB	MIA	4	96%	4	0	0%	240	14	14.9%	0	0
#92Akeem Davis-Gaither	LB	IND	4	95.9%	4	0	0%	255	21	18.1%	0	0
#93Isaiah Rodgers	CB	MIN	4	95.6%	4	0	0%	239	13	11.4%	0	0
#93Quincy Williams	LB	CLE	4	95.6%	4	0	0%	259	0	0%	0	0
#95Jack Gibbens	LB	ARI	4	95.1%	4	0	0%	234	33	30.6%	1	5
#96Devin Bush	LB	CHI	4	95%	4	0	0%	192	1	1%	0	0
#97Carlton Davis III	CB	NE	3	94.7%	3	0	0%	162	0	0%	1	3
#98Derwin James	FS	LAC	3	94.6%	3	0	0%	193	0	0%	0	0
#99Christian Gonzalez	CB	NE	3	94.5%	3	0	0%	172	0	0%	0	0
#99Ji'Ayir Brown	SAF	SF	4	94.5%	4	0	0%	258	24	23.3%	0	0