NFL Penalties leaders, 2000–2026

The NFL players with the most penalties since 2000.

Player	POS	Team	GP	PEN	GP	OFF SNAPS	OFF %	DEF SNAPS	DEF %	ST SNAPS	ST %	PENYDS
#1Andrew Whitworth	OT		176	104	133	8,610	96.2%	0	0%	533	19.8%	818
#2Jason Peters	OT		170	102	121	7,255	86.4%	0	0%	0	0%	655
#3Flozell Adams	OT		84	93	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	680
#3Philip Rivers	QB		247	93	131	8,601	97.8%	0	0%	1	0%	662
#5Laremy Tunsil	OT		139	90	139	8,318	95.3%	0	0%	506	31.5%	572
#6Patrick Peterson	CB		201	89	169	38	0.4%	11,060	137.2%	1,188	37.8%	777
#6Trent Williams	OT		187	89	168	10,571	94.9%	0	0%	136	4.9%	711
#8Ndamukong Suh	NT		198	85	153	0	0%	8,004	87.6%	376	13.7%	551
#9Jeff Backus	OT	DET	78	84	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	604
#10Tyron Smith	OT		148	83	136	8,741	96.4%	0	0%	514	21.3%	629
#11Morgan Moses	OT		187	81	187	10,837	90%	0	0%	524	17.6%	555
#12Drew Brees	QB		287	80	117	7,855	97.3%	0	0%	0	0%	536
#12Jason Witten	TE		268	80	112	6,368	85.9%	0	0%	507	22.8%	522
#12Jawaan Taylor	OT		115	80	115	7,472	113.4%	0	0%	348	42.3%	595
#15Donovan Smith	OT		136	78	136	9,220	97.6%	0	0%	542	30.6%	625
#16Garett Bolles	OT	DEN	137	77	137	8,903	98.8%	0	0%	516	25.1%	632
#17Richie Incognito	G		111	76	68	4,408	98.5%	0	0%	282	17.6%	758
#18Kelvin Beachum	OT		191	75	189	11,008	96.1%	0	0%	530	18%	533
#18Stephon Gilmore	CB		180	75	164	0	0%	9,906	131.4%	298	9.9%	709
#20Quentin Jammer	CB		181	74	11	0	0%	216	27.9%	144	41.3%	816
#21Charles Woodson	FS		220	73	48	1	0%	3,279	98.2%	186	12.7%	645
#22Chad Clifton	OT	GB	62	72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	443
#22Dion Dawkins	OT	BUF	147	72	147	9,227	93.9%	0	0%	630	35%	566
#22Shaun Rogers	DT		158	72	7	0	0%	223	42.7%	46	21.3%	539
#22Von Miller	OLB		207	72	176	0	0%	7,976	78.1%	20	0.6%	501
#26Eli Manning	QB	NYG	235	71	99	6,539	98.5%	0	0%	1	0%	480
#26Terrell Suggs	OLB		240	71	94	0	0%	4,729	89.8%	1	0%	509
#28Buster Skrine	CB		154	70	126	0	0%	6,920	93.7%	906	34%	819
#29Chris McAlister	DB		117	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	559
#29Fred Miller	OT		58	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	471
#29Jerry Hughes	DE		214	68	185	0	0%	7,757	76.1%	229	7.2%	558
#29Luke Petitgout	OT	NYG	53	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	465
#29Michael Bennett	DE		149	68	106	0	0%	5,009	85.5%	146	5.7%	461
#29Ronde Barber	FS	TB	206	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	594
#29Tarik Glenn	OT	IND	55	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	432
#36Al Harris	CB		151	67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	552
#36Jake Matthews	OT	ATL	200	67	200	12,939	97.4%	0	0%	879	27.8%	518
#36Lane Johnson	OT	PHI	171	67	171	10,986	101.8%	0	0%	348	10.8%
#39Chester Pitts	G		55	66	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	540
#40Alex Barron	OT		50	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	422
#40Anquan Boldin	WR		202	65	62	3,344	84.3%	0	0%	8	0.5%	572
#40Carson Palmer	QB		182	65	60	4,033	96.7%	0	0%	0	0%	436
#40Russell Okung	OT		108	65	94	5,664	92.7%	0	0%	359	15.1%	463
#44Jadeveon Clowney	DE		155	64	155	0	0%	7,169	95.1%	310	10.4%
#44Tony Gonzalez	TE		222	64	16	1,003	93.1%	0	0%	0	0%	454
#46Demar Dotson	OT		110	63	100	6,372	94.2%	0	0%	354	14.9%	488
#46Doug Free	OT	DAL	89	63	59	3,781	98.8%	0	0%	265	15.9%	440
#46Duane Brown	OT		168	63	144	9,091	103.1%	0	0%	341	12.5%	468
#46Everson Griffen	DE		165	63	127	0	0%	6,624	87.2%	466	14.7%	410
#46Janoris Jenkins	CB		144	63	129	0	0%	8,255	104.9%	618	21.3%	694
#46Leonard Davis	G		59	63	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	417
#46Robert Gallery	G		51	63	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	485
#53Charles Leno Jr.	OT		143	62	143	9,304	110.2%	0	0%	560	32.4%	431
#53Jared Veldheer	OT		96	62	71	4,695	96.9%	0	0%	244	12%	468
#53Olin Kreutz	C		67	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	490
#56Charles Tillman	CB		166	61	22	0	0%	1,239	82.4%	117	17.6%	688
#56Jason Taylor	OLB		179	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	441
#56Joe Thomas	OT	CLE	115	61	71	4,756	99.4%	0	0%	144	7.1%	401
#56Todd Steussie	G		53	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	414
#56Willie Colon	G		62	61	32	2,118	99%	0	0%	126	13.3%	452
#61Antonio Cromartie	CB		153	60	51	0	0%	3,153	92.4%	176	11.8%	631
#61Brandon Browner	CB		60	60	33	0	0%	2,058	91.1%	57	5.9%	601
#61Donald Penn	OT		135	60	98	6,092	95.7%	0	0%	275	9.7%	464
#61Jermaine Gresham	TE		132	60	87	4,366	73.9%	0	0%	152	6%	481
#61Rodger Saffold	G		160	60	141	8,335	90.8%	0	0%	491	21.5%	397
#61Ryan Diem	G	IND	56	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	370
#61Vernon Davis	TE		194	60	94	4,364	71.5%	0	0%	11	0.4%	439
#68Cam Robinson	OT		117	59	117	6,867	110.1%	0	0%	247	22.6%	382
#68Drayton Florence	CB		145	59	14	0	0%	584	66.8%	55	14.8%	522
#68Jason Kelce	C	PHI	181	59	175	11,866	97%	0	0%	15	0.5%	460
#68Travis Kelce	TE	KC	195	59	195	10,877	91.7%	5	0.1%	161	5.8%	495
#72Alex Smith	QB		174	58	94	5,893	96.9%	0	0%	0	0%	350
#72Antonio Smith	DE		176	58	60	0	0%	2,104	52.5%	209	11.7%	431
#72David Bakhtiari	OT	GB	129	58	129	8,351	109.7%	0	0%	447	15.7%
#72DeMarcus Ware	OLB		178	58	50	0	0%	2,082	59.6%	48	3.2%	365
#72Xavier Rhodes	CB		135	58	135	0	0%	7,584	93.6%	212	7.1%	768
#77Barry Sims	OT		53	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	325
#77Germain Ifedi	OT		100	57	100	6,020	106.9%	0	0%	417	33%	396
#77Jahri Evans	G		111	57	71	4,967	99.3%	0	0%	336	16.6%	469
#77Jason Babin	DE		139	57	34	0	0%	1,251	54.7%	35	3.5%
#77Khalif Barnes	OT		83	57	44	1,910	66.7%	0	0%	165	12.2%	400
#77Randy Moss	WR		179	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	460
#77Roddy White	WR	ATL	167	57	43	2,587	87%	0	0%	6	0.5%	534
#84Aaron Rodgers	QB		268	56	183	11,540	104.9%	0	0%	1	0%	406
#84Adrian Wilson	S	ARI	179	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	521
#84Bashaud Breeland	CB		107	56	107	0	0%	6,002	111.1%	496	21.4%	591
#84Chad Johnson	WR		164	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	393
#84Chris Jones	DE	KC	159	56	159	0	0%	7,371	133.5%	239	12.5%	400
#84Chris Samuels	OT	WAS	55	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	382
#84David Diehl	G	NYG	71	56	11	706	100%	0	0%	26	8.3%	357
#84Jeremy Trueblood	OT		59	56	15	628	61.5%	0	0%	63	14.7%	401
#84Logan Mankins	G		79	56	47	3,115	96.9%	0	0%	194	14.5%	422
#93D.J. Fluker	G		108	55	108	6,364	101%	0	0%	333	15%	448
#93Marcedes Lewis	TE		282	55	181	5,516	56.1%	0	0%	367	15.2%	392
#93Richard Sherman	CB		142	55	112	0	0%	6,752	93%	367	14.3%	601
#93Ronnie Stanley	OT	BAL	122	55	122	7,622	97.8%	0	0%	209	12.2%
#93Taylor Lewan	OT	TEN	100	55	100	5,659	88.4%	0	0%	325	13.4%
#98Ahmad Brooks	OLB		136	54	71	0	0%	3,575	74.5%	184	9.1%	377
#98Andy Levitre	G		104	54	77	4,878	96.9%	0	0%	178	8.2%	414
#98Carlton Davis III	CB		109	54	109	0	0%	6,504	121.3%	363	41%	607