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	2	12	9	21	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
T2	Roquan SmithR. SmithBAL	2	7	12	19	0.0	0	1	2	0	0
T2	Jihaad CampbellJ. CampbellPHI	2	11	8	19	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	Kyle HamiltonK. HamiltonBAL	2	10	8	18	0.0	1	0	0	0	0
T5	Derwin James Jr.D. James Jr.LAC	2	9	8	17	0.0	0	0	1	0	0
T5	Terrel BernardT. BernardBUF	2	9	8	17	0.0	2	0	1	0	1
T7	Zack BaunZ. BaunPHI	2	9	7	16	0.0	2	0	2	0	0
T7	Drake ThomasD. ThomasSEA	2	9	7	16	1.0	2	0	0	0	0
T7	Anthony Hill Jr.A. Hill Jr.TEN	1	2	14	16	0.0	0	0	2	0	0
T10	Dorian WilliamsD. WilliamsBUF	2	9	6	15	0.0	2	0	1	0	0
T10	Dillon ThienemanD. ThienemanCHI	2	9	6	15	0.0	0	0	2	0	0
T12	Jalen ThompsonJ. ThompsonDAL	2	6	8	14	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
T12	Tyrique Stevenson Sr.T. Stevenson Sr.CHI	2	9	5	14	0.0	1	0	1	0	0
T12	Caleb DownsC. DownsDAL	2	8	6	14	1.0	0	0	1	1	0
T15	DaRon BlandD. BlandDAL	2	7	6	13	0.0	0	0	1	0	0
T15	Christian BenfordC. BenfordBUF	2	8	5	13	0.0	0	0	2	0	0
T15	Devon WitherspoonD. WitherspoonSEA	2	4	9	13	0.0	1	0	0	0	0
T15	Dee WintersD. WintersDAL	2	11	2	13	0.0	2	0	0	0	1
T15	Cooper DeJeanC. DeJeanPHI	2	6	7	13	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
T15	Cole BishopC. BishopBUF	2	7	6	13	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
T15	Donovan EzeiruakuD. EzeiruakuDAL	2	6	7	13	0.5	1	0	0	1	0
T15	Jaishawn BarhamJ. BarhamDAL	2	7	6	13	0.0	2	0	0	1	0
T23	Del'Shawn PhillipsD. PhillipsLAC	2	6	6	12	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
T23	Payton WilsonP. WilsonPIT	1	4	8	12	0.0	2	0	0	0	0
25	Cam LewisC. LewisCHI	2	8	3	11	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.