This is a list of National Football League (NFL) players who have led the regular season in forced fumbles each year. Robert Mathis currently holds the record for most seasons leading the league in forced fumbles with 3.
Symbol | Meaning |
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Leader | The player who recorded the most forced fumbles in the NFL |
FF | The total number of forced fumbles the player had |
GP | The number of games played by a player during the season |
† | Pro Football Hall of Fame member |
^ | The player is an active player |
* | Player set the single-season record for forced fumbles |
(#) | Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list |
Count | Player | Seasons | Team | Refs |
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3 | Robert Mathis | 2004, 2005, 2013 | Indianapolis Colts | [2] [25] |
2 | Tony Brackens | 1996, 1999 | Jacksonville Jaguars | [2] [12] |
Leonard Little | 2002, 2003 | St. Louis Rams | [2] [22] | |
Greg Lloyd | 1994, 1995 | Pittsburgh Steelers | [2] [6] | |
Bruce Smith | 1994, 1996 | Buffalo Bills | [2] [8] |
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