NFL Defensive snaps per game leaders, 2000–2026

The NFL players with the most defensive snaps per game since 2000, minimum 9 games played.

Player	POS	Team	GP	DEF SNAPS	GP	OFF SNAPS	OFF %	DEF %	ST SNAPS	ST %	PEN	PENYDS
#1Cary Williams	CB		42	69.3	42	0	0%	96.9%	3	9.9%	0.3	4.2
#2Charles Woodson	FS	LV	48	68.3	48	0	0%	98.2%	3.9	12.7%	0	0
#3Bradley Fletcher	DB		30	68.1	30	0	0%	93.4%	9.2	29.5%	0.5	8.5
#4Nick Roach	MLB	LV	16	67.1	16	0	0%	100%	5.3	17.2%	0.1	0.9
#5T.J. McDonald	S		75	67.1	75	0	0%	98.3%	6.4	22.5%	0.1	1
#6Yeremiah Bell	S	ARI	16	66.9	16	0	0%	98.9%	10.4	35.4%	0.2	1.4
#7Bernard Pollard	S	TEN	21	66.6	21	0	0%	98%	5.9	19.9%	0.2	3.7
#8Daryl Washington	ILB	ARI	12	66.5	12	0	0%	99.1%	3.4	11.5%	0.5	5.4
#9NaVorro Bowman	MLB		51	66.4	51	0	0%	96.1%	1.5	5.5%	0.2	1.7
#10Larry Foote	MLB		16	65.8	16	0	0%	99.1%	4.8	17%	0.1	0.6
#11Antrel Rolle	S		39	65.6	39	0	0%	97.9%	1.6	5.5%	0.3	2.7
#12D'Qwell Jackson	ILB		60	65.6	60	0	0%	95.1%	5	16.7%	0.1	0.6
#13James Laurinaitis	ILB		53	65.5	53	0	0%	96.5%	2.1	7.3%	0	0.3
#14Patrick Peterson	CB		169	65.4	169	0.2	0.4%	137.2%	7	37.8%	0.4	3.5
#15Carlos Rogers	CB		23	65.4	23	0	0%	96.8%	2.1	7.3%	0.3	1.4
#16Jessie Bates	FS		134	65.4	134	0	0%	240.5%	2	27.2%	0	0.5
#17Malcolm Jenkins	S		142	65.4	142	0	0.1%	110.1%	8	35.8%	0.2	2.1
#18Rahim Moore	FS		33	65.3	33	0	0%	94.4%	2.7	8.3%	0.1	0.9
#19Eric Berry	DB	KC	56	65.3	56	0	0%	94.1%	0.5	1.9%	0.2	1.8
#20Reshad Jones	FS	MIA	84	65.2	84	0	0%	95%	1.1	3.9%	0.1	1.3
#21Bobby Wagner	MLB		203	65.1	203	0	0%	195.2%	4.4	30.9%	0.1	1.2
#22James Bradberry	CB		125	64.9	125	0	0%	158.4%	4.7	36%	0.2	3.1
#23Lavonte David	OLB	TB	199	64.8	199	0	0%	128.8%	3	20.9%	0.1	0.7
#24Ryan Clark	FS		32	64.8	32	0	0%	98.5%	2.2	7.6%	0.1	1.8
#25Xavier Watts	SAF	ATL	21	64.8	21	0	0%	98.8%	2.7	51.8%	0	0.6
#26Antoine Bethea	FS		102	64.6	102	0	0%	94.6%	0.8	3.2%	0.1	0.9
#27Tre'von Moehrig	SAF		86	64.3	86	0	0%	154.5%	2.5	23.5%	0.1	0.9
#28Brent Grimes	CB		89	64.2	89	0	0%	94.9%	2.7	9.7%	0.1	1.7
#29Janoris Jenkins	CB		129	64	129	0	0%	104.9%	4.8	21.3%	0.5	5.2
#30C.J. Mosley	ILB		133	63.9	133	0	0%	127.5%	3.6	21.4%	0.2	1.8
#31Louis Delmas	FS		29	63.9	29	0	0%	97.4%	0	0%	0.1	1.7
#32Dwight Lowery	FS		51	63.6	51	0	0%	93.1%	1.6	5.3%	0.1	0.9
#33Eric Weddle	FS		109	63.5	109	0	0%	115%	5.2	21.4%	0.1	0.7
#34Kevin Byard	FS		168	63.5	168	0	0%	157.6%	4.2	49.1%	0.1	1.2
#35Eric Reid	S		99	63.5	99	0	0%	111.5%	5.4	22.9%	0.2	1.8
#36Andrew Mukuba	SAF	PHI	15	63.3	15	0	0%	94.7%	0	0%	0.1	0.3
#37Dawan Landry	S	NYJ	32	63.3	32	0	0%	95.6%	10.5	35.4%	0	0.5
#38Jalen Ramsey	CB		156	63.3	156	0.1	0.1%	135.2%	3.5	27.7%	0.3	3.4
#39Troy Polamalu	S	PIT	28	63.2	28	0.6	0.9%	97%	4.4	14.8%	0.4	2.8
#40Xavien Howard	CB		104	63.1	104	0	0%	217.7%	1	6%	0.4	3.5
#41Devon Witherspoon	CB	SEA	47	63.1	47	0	0%	286.6%	2	23%	0.3	3.2
#42Devin McCourty	FS	NE	159	63.1	159	0	0%	159.8%	7.4	37.4%	0	0.4
#43Xavier McKinney	SAF		86	63	86	0	0.1%	186.2%	5.9	76.9%	0.1	1.4
#44Kenny Vaccaro	S		110	63	110	0.3	0.4%	94.4%	3.7	17.5%	0.3	2.7
#45Harrison Smith	FS	MIN	195	62.9	195	0	0.1%	125.2%	3.1	16.8%	0.1
#46Joe Haden	CB		116	62.9	116	0	0%	107%	6	28.4%	0.3	3.1
#47Marcus Peters	CB		116	62.9	116	0	0%	148.4%	0.1	0.9%	0.4	4.3
#48Malaki Starks	SAF	BAL	21	62.8	21	0	0%	94.6%	9.5	35.3%	0.1	0.6
#49Donte Whitner	S		57	62.8	57	0.1	0.1%	91.9%	0.6	2.2%	0.1	1.2
#50Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	S		98	62.7	98	0	0%	94.6%	4.6	20.1%	0.1	1.6
#51Antoine Winfield Jr.	SAF	TB	89	62.6	89	0	0%	135.4%	2.1	33.6%	0.1
#52Prince Amukamara	CB		93	62.6	93	0	0%	92.2%	3.4	14%	0.3	3.4
#53Tarell Brown	CB		30	62.5	30	0	0%	90.8%	5.6	18.7%	0.4	4.4
#54Preston Brown	MLB		81	62.4	81	0	0%	103.7%	8.4	33.3%	0.1	1.1
#55Minkah Fitzpatrick	FS		122	62.4	122	0.3	0.6%	129.4%	4.8	33.5%	0.3	3.2
#56Brandon Browner	CB		33	62.4	33	0	0%	91.1%	1.7	5.9%	1.2	12.5
#57Demario Davis	OLB		215	62.2	215	0	0%	101.4%	2.9	14.9%	0.1	1.1
#58A.J. Terrell	CB	ATL	95	62.2	95	0	0%	261.3%	1.6	17.6%	0.3	4.4
#59Byron Murphy	CB		108	62.2	108	0	0%	144.8%	2.1	40.6%	0.3	2.3
#60Lawrence Timmons	OLB		78	62.1	78	0.1	0.2%	94.3%	3.5	12.2%	0.1	1.2
#61Ike Taylor	CB	PIT	21	62.1	21	0	0%	94.2%	5.5	18.3%	0.2	2.5
#62Pat Surtain II	CB	DEN	84	62.1	84	0.1	0.1%	117.4%	1.5	26.1%	0.4	4.3
#63Julian Blackmon	SAF		71	62.1	71	0	0%	118.3%	5.6	137.3%	0	0.2
#64Sauce Gardner	CB		62	62	62	0	0%	183.4%	1.9	29.6%	0.4	3.8
#65Landon Collins	LB		100	62	100	0	0%	96.2%	3.9	17.3%	0.1	1.4
#66Reggie Nelson	FS		90	61.9	90	0	0%	93%	5.2	18.4%	0.1	1.7
#67Luke Kuechly	ILB	CAR	102	61.9	102	0	0%	114.1%	4.8	20.4%	0.1
#68Earl Thomas	FS		92	61.8	92	0	0%	113.7%	2.6	11.1%	0.1	1.4
#69Jerrell Freeman	ILB		54	61.8	54	0	0%	90.7%	0.5	1.7%	0.1	0.9
#70Antonio Cromartie	CB		51	61.8	51	0	0%	92.4%	3.5	11.8%	0.3	4.1
#71Alec Ogletree	ILB		111	61.8	111	0	0%	106.4%	2	8.1%	0.3	2.5
#72Jaquan Brisker	SAF		56	61.6	56	0	0%	98.3%	4	35.4%	0.1	1.5
#73Roquan Smith	ILB		129	61.5	129	0	0%	149.1%	1.1	15%	0.1	1.5
#74Glover Quin	FS	DET	96	61.4	96	0	0%	94.7%	4	14.4%	0.1	0.9
#75Tyrann Mathieu	FS		180	61.4	180	0	0%	125.9%	2.8	21.4%	0.2	1.9
#76Kam Chancellor	DB	SEA	62	61.4	62	0	0%	96.1%	6.2	22.3%	0.2	2.6
#77Carson Schwesinger	LB	CLE	20	61.4	20	0	0%	97.5%	8.2	150.9%	0.1
#78Derwin James	FS	LAC	101	61.3	101	0	0%	173.1%	0.9	8.3%	0.3	3.1
#79Budda Baker	S	ARI	142	61.3	142	0	0%	194%	5	51.3%	0.1	1
#80Justin Reid	S		125	61.2	125	0	0%	183.2%	5.4	69.4%	0.1	2
#81Tyler Nubin	SAF	NYG	29	61.1	29	0	0%	93.9%	9	63.2%	0.1	1.4
#82Kevin Burnett	OLB	LV	16	61.1	16	0	0%	91%	4.3	14%	0.1	1.3
#83T.J. Ward	DB		69	61	69	0	0%	87.6%	2.3	7.8%	0.3	3.5
#84Tim Jennings	CB		38	60.9	38	0	0%	92.6%	5.2	18%	0.2	3.7
#85Trevon Diggs	CB		68	60.9	68	0	0%	254.1%	0.3	6.9%	0.3	2.6
#86Devin White	LB		102	60.9	102	0	0%	104.7%	2.3	49.1%	0.2	2.1
#87Jaycee Horn	CB	CAR	56	60.9	56	0	0%	150.2%	1.1	10.2%	0.4	2.6
#88Karlos Dansby	ILB		76	60.9	76	0	0%	89.9%	4.8	16.9%	0.1	0.8
#89Justin Simmons	FS		134	60.8	134	0.1	0.1%	118.6%	6.5	41.7%	0.1	1
#90Telvin Smith	OLB	JAX	76	60.8	76	0	0%	89.9%	6.1	20.6%	0.2	2
#91Eric Kendricks	MLB		150	60.8	150	0	0%	129%	4.1	24%	0.1	0.6
#92Chris Houston	CB	DET	12	60.8	12	0	0%	90.8%	0.7	2.2%	0.1	0.3
#93Marcus Williams	FS		111	60.7	111	0.2	0.3%	100.8%	2.5	15.5%	0.1	1.7
#94Fred Warner	MLB	SF	125	60.7	125	0	0%	129.2%	3.4	59.3%	0.1
#95Chris Harris	CB		141	60.6	141	0	0%	99.7%	0.8	3.8%	0.3	2.3
#96Kyle Fuller	CB		113	60.5	113	0	0%	107.5%	5.1	32.5%	0.3	3.9
#97Tremaine Edmunds	MLB		123	60.5	123	0	0%	151.2%	2.7	25.9%	0	0.5
#98Aqib Talib	CB		84	60.5	84	0	0%	90%	1.8	6.4%	0.3	2.7
#99Chandler Jones	DE		140	60.5	140	0	0%	112%	4.5	20.9%	0.2	1.7
#100Aaron Williams	S	BUF	39	60.4	39	0	0%	86%	5.5	18.3%	0.3	4