NFL Defensive snaps leaders, 2026

The NFL players with the most defensive snaps in the 2026 season.

Player	POS	Team	GP	DEF SNAPS	GP	OFF SNAPS	OFF %	DEF %	ST SNAPS	ST %	PEN	PENYDS
#1Jack Campbell	LB	DET	4	305	4	0	0%	100%	20	17.2%	1	2
#2D.J. Reed	CB	DET	4	297	4	0	0%	97.4%	1	0.9%	2	21
#3C.J. Gardner-Johnson	SAF	BUF	4	288	4	0	0%	99.7%	0	0%	1	5
#4Cole Bishop	SAF	BUF	4	282	4	0	0%	97.6%	11	10.1%	0	0
#5Alex Singleton	LB	DEN	4	279	4	0	0%	99.6%	0	0%	2	5
#6Andrew Mukuba	SAF	PHI	4	278	4	0	0%	99.6%	0	0%	1	5
#6Terrel Bernard	LB	BUF	4	278	4	0	0%	96.2%	6	5.5%	0	0
#8Talanoa Hufanga	SAF	DEN	4	277	4	3	1.2%	98.9%	20	18.7%	1	5
#9Cooper DeJean	CB	PHI	4	276	4	2	0.8%	98.9%	8	7.8%	1	5
#10Tre'von Moehrig	SAF	CAR	4	275	4	0	0%	96.5%	0	0%	0	0
#11Brandon Jones	SAF	DEN	4	274	4	0	0%	97.9%	0	0%	0	0
#12Evan Williams	SAF	GB	4	273	4	0	0%	100%	31	29.8%	1	15
#12Nick Bolton	LB	KC	4	273	4	0	0%	100%	19	17.1%	0	0
#12Xavier McKinney	SAF	GB	4	273	4	0	0%	100%	15	14.4%	1	3
#12Zaire Franklin	OLB	GB	4	273	4	0	0%	100%	1	1%	0	0
#16Aidan Hutchinson	DE	DET	4	272	4	0	0%	89.2%	1	0.9%	0	0
#16Keisean Nixon	DB	GB	4	272	4	0	0%	99.6%	1	1%	2	38
#18Anthony Hill Jr.	LB	TEN	4	271	4	0	0%	100%	0	0%	0	0
#18Carson Schwesinger	LB	CLE	4	271	4	0	0%	100%	20	18.5%	0	0
#18Kevin Winston Jr.	SAF	TEN	4	271	4	0	0%	100%	3	3%	0	0
#21Alontae Taylor	CB	TEN	4	270	4	0	0%	99.6%	0	0%	1	10
#21Denzel Ward	CB	CLE	4	270	4	0	0%	99.6%	18	16.7%	2	10
#23Grant Delpit	SAF	CLE	4	269	4	0	0%	99.3%	18	16.7%	0	0
#24Amani Hooker	SAF	TEN	4	268	4	0	0%	98.9%	0	0%	0	0
#24Ronnie Hickman Jr.	SAF	CLE	4	268	4	0	0%	98.9%	18	16.7%	0	0
#26Azareye'h Thomas	CB	NYJ	4	267	4	0	0%	100%	1	1%	3	48
#26Dane Belton	SAF	NYJ	4	267	4	0	0%	100%	31	30.4%	0	0
#26Demario Davis	OLB	NYJ	4	267	4	0	0%	100%	0	0%	1	5
#26Derek Stingley Jr.	CB	HOU	4	267	4	0	0%	100%	7	6%	0	0
#26Kamari Lassiter	CB	HOU	4	267	4	0	0%	100%	8	6.8%	4	60
#26Xavier Watts	SAF	ATL	4	267	4	0	0%	97.8%	15	13.6%	0	0
#32Camryn Bynum	SAF	IND	4	266	4	0	0%	100%	23	19.8%	0	0
#33Alohi Gilman	SAF	KC	4	265	4	0	0%	97.1%	3	2.7%	0	0
#33Jalen Pitre	SAF	HOU	4	265	4	0	0%	99.3%	8	6.8%	0	0
#35Brandon Stephens	CB	NYJ	4	263	4	0	0%	98.5%	0	0%	2	38
#35Jihaad Campbell	LB	PHI	4	263	4	0	0%	94.3%	11	10.7%	0	0
#35Renardo Green	CB	SF	4	263	4	0	0%	96.3%	3	2.9%	1	16
#38Calen Bullock	SAF	HOU	4	262	4	0	0%	98.1%	4	3.4%	0	0
#38Julian Blackmon	SAF	NO	4	262	4	0	0%	100%	12	10.4%	0	0
#38Justin Reid	S	NO	4	262	4	0	0%	100%	22	19.1%	1	7
#38Kool-Aid McKinstry	CB	NO	4	262	4	0	0%	100%	0	0%	1	4
#42Barrett Carter	LB	CIN	4	260	4	0	0%	100%	20	18.7%	1	5
#42Roquan Smith	ILB	BAL	4	260	4	0	0%	100%	0	0%	0	0
#44Alim McNeill	DT	DET	4	259	4	0	0%	84.9%	20	17.2%	0	0
#44Daxton Hill	DB	CIN	4	259	4	0	0%	99.6%	20	18.7%	1	5
#44DJ Turner II	CB	CIN	4	259	4	0	0%	99.6%	0	0%	2	32
#44Ernest Jones	LB	SEA	4	259	4	0	0%	99.2%	14	12.3%	0	0
#44Jordan Battle	SAF	CIN	4	259	4	0	0%	99.6%	38	35.5%	0	0
#44Quincy Williams	LB	CLE	4	259	4	0	0%	95.6%	0	0%	0	0
#44Rodney Thomas	SAF	SEA	4	259	4	0	0%	99.2%	6	5.3%	1	8
#51Devon Witherspoon	CB	SEA	4	258	4	0	0%	98.9%	13	11.4%	1	15
#51Eric Stokes	CB	LV	4	258	4	0	0%	100%	0	0%	0	0
#51Jeremy Chinn	SAF	LV	4	258	4	0	0%	100%	8	7.1%	1	5
#51Ji'Ayir Brown	SAF	SF	4	258	4	0	0%	94.5%	24	23.3%	0	0
#51Josh Jobe	CB	SEA	4	258	4	0	0%	98.9%	0	0%	2	48
#51Quay Walker	LB	LV	4	258	4	0	0%	100%	0	0%	2	7
#57Sauce Gardner	CB	IND	4	257	4	0	0%	96.6%	7	6%	2	12
#58Akeem Davis-Gaither	LB	IND	4	255	4	0	0%	95.9%	21	18.1%	0	0
#58DaRon Bland	CB	DAL	4	255	4	0	0%	98.5%	0	0%	2	24
#58Jessie Bates	FS	ATL	4	255	4	0	0%	93.4%	0	0%	0	0
#61Deommodore Lenoir	CB	SF	4	254	4	0	0%	93%	15	14.6%	3	29
#61Fred Warner	MLB	SF	4	254	4	0	0%	93%	17	16.5%	1	15
#61Malaki Starks	SAF	BAL	4	254	4	0	0%	97.7%	54	49.1%	1	11
#61Nakobe Dean	LB	LV	4	254	4	0	0%	98.4%	0	0%	0	0
#61Nate Wiggins	CB	BAL	4	254	4	0	0%	97.7%	0	0%	2	25
#61Nohl Williams	CB	KC	4	254	4	0	0%	93%	34	30.6%	4	28
#67Derrick Barnes	LB	DET	4	253	4	0	0%	83%	22	19%	0	0
#68Jamien Sherwood	LB	NYJ	4	252	4	0	0%	94.4%	17	16.7%	0	0
#68Kyle Hamilton	SAF	BAL	4	252	4	0	0%	96.9%	1	0.9%	2	26
#70Caleb Downs	SAF	DAL	4	251	4	0	0%	96.9%	26	23.9%	0	0
#70Quentin Lake	SAF	LAR	4	251	4	0	0%	100%	38	36.5%	2	9
#72Josh Metellus	SAF	MIN	4	250	4	0	0%	100%	4	3.5%	1	15
#72Trent McDuffie	CB	LAR	4	250	4	0	0%	99.6%	16	15.4%	2	30
#74Brandon Cisse	CB	GB	4	247	4	0	0%	90.5%	9	8.7%	1	5
#74Divine Deablo	LB	ATL	4	247	4	0	0%	90.5%	27	24.5%	0	0
#74Riley Moss	CB	DEN	4	247	4	0	0%	88.2%	7	6.5%	2	18
#77Budda Baker	S	ARI	4	246	4	0	0%	100%	1	0.9%	0	0
#77Chuck Clark	SAF	DET	4	246	4	0	0%	80.7%	20	17.2%	0	0
#77Jacob Rodriguez	LB	MIA	4	246	4	0	0%	98.4%	22	23.4%	0	0
#77Jevon Holland	SAF	NYG	4	246	4	0	0%	100%	7	7.4%	1	15
#77Tremaine Edmunds	MLB	NYG	4	246	4	0	0%	100%	0	0%	1	6
#82Maxwell Hairston	CB	BUF	4	245	4	0	0%	84.8%	26	23.9%	1	1
#82Quincy Riley	CB	NO	4	245	4	0	0%	93.5%	2	1.7%	2	19
#82Reed Blankenship	SAF	HOU	4	245	4	0	0%	91.8%	22	18.8%	0	0
#85Arvell Reese	LB	NYG	4	243	4	0	0%	98.8%	18	18.9%	0	0
#85Pat Surtain II	CB	DEN	4	243	4	1	0.4%	86.8%	5	4.7%	1	5
#87Alex Anzalone	MLB	TB	4	241	4	0	0%	100%	21	18.6%	3	22
#87Byron Murphy	CB	MIN	4	241	4	0	0%	96.4%	0	0%	0	0
#87Jordyn Brooks	LB	MIA	4	241	4	0	0%	96.4%	22	23.4%	0	0
#90Amik Robertson	CB	WAS	4	240	4	0	0%	98.8%	0	0%	1	12
#90Chris Johnson	CB	MIA	4	240	4	0	0%	96%	14	14.9%	0	0
#90Zyon McCollum	CB	TB	4	240	4	0	0%	99.6%	21	18.6%	0	0
#93Bobby Okereke	ILB	CAR	4	239	4	0	0%	83.9%	3	2.5%	1	15
#93Isaiah Rodgers	CB	MIN	4	239	4	0	0%	95.6%	13	11.4%	0	0
#93Mack Wilson	LB	ARI	4	239	4	0	0%	97.2%	0	0%	0	0
#96Greg Newsome II	CB	NYG	4	238	4	0	0%	96.7%	14	14.7%	2	40
#96Kevin Byard	FS	NE	4	238	4	0	0%	98.8%	0	0%	2	10
#96Robert Spillane	LB	NE	4	238	4	0	0%	98.8%	11	11.5%	1	5
#96Tarheeb Still	CB	LAC	4	238	4	0	0%	90.2%	27	24.8%	0	0
#100Antonio Johnson	SAF	JAX	4	237	4	0	0%	94%	14	—	1	15