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Updated: Thursday September 4, 4:12 AM
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| NFL Defense | AFC Defense | NFC Defense |
| Rank | Player | Team | G | Tk | Ast | Sck | Stf | FF | FR | PD | Int | Yds | TD |
| 1 | Derrick Johnson | KC | 16 | 82 | 11 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| 2 | Lance Briggs | CHI | 14 | 84 | 19 | 2.0 | 12.5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Henderson | MIN | 16 | 94 | 25 | 4.5 | 12.5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Marques Douglas | SF | 16 | 56 | 16 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Pat Williams | MIN | 16 | 44 | 20 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Trent Cole | PHI | 16 | 49 | 21 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Cory Redding | DET | 15 | 27 | 10 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jared Allen | KC | 14 | 56 | 9 | 15.5 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Davis | CAR | 16 | 70 | 16 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D.J. Williams | DEN | 16 | 108 | 33 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Bart Scott | BAL | 16 | 62 | 32 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | DAL | 16 | 60 | 24 | 14.0 | 8.5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Michael Strahan | NYG | 15 | 45 | 12 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tuck | NYG | 16 | 46 | 17 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Albert Haynesworth | TEN | 11 | 32 | 8 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Suggs | BAL | 16 | 52 | 26 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Larry Foote | PIT | 15 | 43 | 36 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | NO | 14 | 39 | 10 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Harrison | PIT | 16 | 66 | 20 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | |
| Joey Porter | MIA | 16 | 57 | 9 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 0 | |
| Lofa Tatupu | SEA | 16 | 83 | 26 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 116 | 0 | |
| 22 | Jonathan Babineaux | ATL | 13 | 41 | 4 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Dockett | ARI | 16 | 43 | 15 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Gocong | PHI | 16 | 41 | 13 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Kelsay | BUF | 13 | 34 | 10 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| John McCargo | BUF | 14 | 20 | 9 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kerry Rhodes | NYJ | 16 | 52 | 16 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 76 | 1 | |
| Will Smith | NO | 15 | 47 | 19 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Taylor | MIA | 15 | 46 | 9 | 11.0 | 6.5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 1 | |
| Patrick Willis | SF | 16 | 135 | 39 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | John DiGiorgio | BUF | 16 | 85 | 27 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Donnie Edwards | KC | 16 | 87 | 19 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 0 | |
| Grady Jackson | JAC | 12 | 26 | 3 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jarret Johnson | BAL | 14 | 42 | 16 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Leber | MIN | 16 | 50 | 15 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kirk Morrison | OAK | 16 | 95 | 25 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 94 | 0 | |
| Antonio Pierce | NYG | 16 | 76 | 26 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 0 | |
| Warren Sapp | OAK | 15 | 38 | 13 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior Seau | NE | 16 | 57 | 16 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 0 | |
| Ernie Sims | DET | 16 | 97 | 37 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| Adalius Thomas | NE | 16 | 58 | 21 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 65 | 1 | |
| Will Witherspoon | STL | 16 | 92 | 18 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | Brodrick Bunkley | PHI | 15 | 25 | 7 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hall | STL | 13 | 39 | 14 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leroy Hill | SEA | 14 | 58 | 23 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Anthony Montgomery | WAS | 15 | 31 | 11 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Robison | MIN | 10 | 18 | 5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Rucker | CAR | 16 | 33 | 14 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hollis Thomas | NO | 16 | 38 | 12 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Thornton | TEN | 16 | 93 | 29 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 0 |

