NFL Defense Leaders as Favorites

2026-2027 Season

Rk	Player	GP	SOLO	AST	COMB	SACK	TFL	INT	PD	FF	FR
1	Ernest Jones IVE. Jones IVSEA	4	21	20	41	1.0	1	1	2	0	0
2	Nick BoltonN. BoltonKC	4	20	17	37	0.0	2	0	2	0	0
3	Roquan SmithR. SmithBAL	4	11	23	34	1.0	1	1	2	1	0
4	Kyle HamiltonK. HamiltonBAL	4	20	13	33	0.0	3	0	3	1	0
5	Dorian WilliamsD. WilliamsBUF	4	17	15	32	0.0	3	0	1	0	0
6	Drake ThomasD. ThomasSEA	4	18	12	30	1.0	4	1	1	0	0
T7	Fred WarnerF. WarnerSF	3	11	18	29	0.5	1	0	2	1	0
T7	Drue TranquillD. TranquillKC	4	14	15	29	0.0	5	0	2	0	0
T7	Terrel BernardT. BernardBUF	4	17	12	29	0.0	2	0	1	0	1
T10	Dre GreenlawD. GreenlawSF	3	15	13	28	0.0	0	0	0	1	0
T10	Devon WitherspoonD. WitherspoonSEA	4	17	11	28	0.0	2	0	0	0	0
T10	Jihaad CampbellJ. CampbellPHI	3	15	13	28	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	Nate LandmanN. LandmanLAR	4	13	14	27	0.0	1	0	1	0	0
T14	Quentin LakeQ. LakeLAR	4	17	9	26	0.0	0	1	7	1	0
T14	Trenton SimpsonT. SimpsonBAL	4	15	11	26	0.0	5	1	1	0	1
T14	Jack CampbellJ. CampbellDET	3	14	12	26	0.0	1	0	0	0	1
T17	Zaire FranklinZ. FranklinGB	3	8	17	25	0.0	1	0	0	0	0
T17	Zack BaunZ. BaunPHI	3	14	11	25	0.0	4	0	3	0	0
T17	L'Jarius SneedL. SneedKC	4	16	9	25	0.0	0	0	2	1	1
T17	Barrett CarterB. CarterCIN	3	12	13	25	0.5	2	0	2	1	0
T17	Evan WilliamsE. WilliamsGB	3	14	11	25	1.0	2	1	4	0	0
T17	Cole BishopC. BishopBUF	4	15	10	25	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
T23	D.J. Reed Jr.D.J. Reed Jr.DET	3	17	7	24	0.0	0	0	2	0	0
T23	Reed BlankenshipR. BlankenshipHOU	3	13	11	24	0.0	0	1	2	0	0
25	Azeez Al-ShaairA. Al-ShaairHOU	2	8	15	23	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

About this leaderboard

Compare NFL defensive production in games where each player's team was favored during the 2026 season. This leaderboard isolates combined tackles in the favorite role and includes solo tackles, assists, sacks, tackles for loss, interceptions, and forced fumbles. Use the split to examine historical defensive workload when teams were expected to win. It does not guarantee future results.