List of NFL career tackles leaders

This is a list of National Football League (NFL) players with the most tackles in their careers. Tackles have officially been recorded since 1978, with solo tackles being tracked since 1994.

Top 20 players

Key

^	Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
*	Denotes player who is still active

List of career NFL combined tackle leaders

Rank	Pos.	Player	Tackles [1]	Career	Ref.
1	LB	Ray Lewis ^	2,059	Baltimore Ravens (1996 – 2012)	[2]
2	LB	London Fletcher	2,039	St. Louis Rams (1998 – 2001) Buffalo Bills (2002 – 2006) Washington Redskins (2007 – 2013)	[3]
3	LB	Junior Seau ^	1,847	San Diego Chargers (1990 – 2002) Miami Dolphins (2003 – 2005) New England Patriots (2006 – 2009)	[4]
4	LB	Bobby Wagner *	1,838	Seattle Seahawks (2012 – 2021) Los Angeles Rams (2022) Seattle Seahawks (2023) Washington Commanders (2024–present)	[5]
5	LB	Jessie Tuggle	1,805	Atlanta Falcons (1987 – 2000)	[6]
6	LB	Zach Thomas ^	1,734	Miami Dolphins (1996 – 2007) Dallas Cowboys (2008)	[7]
7	LB	Derrick Brooks ^	1,713	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1995 – 2008)	[8]
8	LB	Clay Matthews Jr.	1,595	Cleveland Browns (1978 – 1993) Atlanta Falcons (1994 – 1996)	[9]
9	LB	Hardy Nickerson	1,586	Pittsburgh Steelers (1987 – 1992) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1993 – 1999) Jacksonville Jaguars (2000 – 2001) Green Bay Packers (2002)	[10]
10	LB	Lavonte David *	1,565	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2012–present)	[11]
11	LB	Donnie Edwards	1,501	Kansas City Chiefs (1996 – 2001) San Diego Chargers (2002 – 2006) Kansas City Chiefs (2007 – 2008)	[12]
12	LB	Kyle Clifton	1,484	New York Jets (1984 – 1996)	[13]
13	LB	Keith Brooking	1,440	Atlanta Falcons (1998 – 2008) Dallas Cowboys (2009 – 2011) Denver Broncos (2012)	[14]
14	LB	James Farrior		New York Jets (1997 – 2001) Pittsburgh Steelers (2002 – 2011)	[15]
15	S	Lawyer Milloy	1,439	New England Patriots (1996 – 2002) Buffalo Bills (2003 – 2005) Atlanta Falcons (2006 – 2008) Seattle Seahawks (2009 – 2010)	[16]
16	LB	Takeo Spikes	1,431	Cincinnati Bengals (1998 – 2002) Buffalo Bills (2003 – 2006) Philadelphia Eagles (2007) San Francisco 49ers (2008 – 2010) San Diego Chargers (2011 – 2012)	[17]
17	LB	Karlos Dansby	1,422	Arizona Cardinals (2004 – 2009) Miami Dolphins (2010 – 2012) Arizona Cardinals (2013) Cleveland Browns (2014 – 2015) Cincinnati Bengals (2016) Arizona Cardinals (2017)	[18]
18	S	Eugene Robinson	1,413	Seattle Seahawks (1985 – 1995) Green Bay Packers (1996 – 1997) Atlanta Falcons (1998 – 1999) Carolina Panthers (2000)	[19]
19	LB	Chris Spielman	1,363	Detroit Lions (1988 – 1995) Buffalo Bills (1996 – 1997)	[20]
20	LB	Brian Urlacher ^	1,361	Chicago Bears (2000 – 2012)	[21]

See also

• List of NFL annual tackles leaders

References

1. "NFL Career Tackles Combined Leaders". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
2. "Ray Lewis stats". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
3. "London Fletcher stats". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
4. "Junior Seau stats". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
5. "Bobby Wagner stats". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on July 7, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
6. "Jessie Tuggle stats". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
7. "Zach Thomas stats". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
8. "Derrick Brooks stats". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
9. "Clay Matthews Jr. stats". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
10. "Hardy Nickerson stats". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
11. "Lavonte David stats". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
12. "Donnie Edwards stats". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
13. "Kyle Clifton stats". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
14. "Keith Brooking stats". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
15. "James Farrior stats". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
16. "Lawyer Milloy stats". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
17. "Takeo Spikes stats". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
18. "Karlos Dansby stats". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
19. "Eugene Robinson stats". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
20. "Chris Spielman stats". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
21. "Brian Urlacher stats". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.