| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | POS | YEAR | TEAM | def total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | Jones | Ints | 1977 | Cleveland | 144 |
| John | Anderson | Ints | 1978 | Green Bay | 139 |
| Charlie | Weaver | Ints | 1972 | Detroit | 136 |
| Mike H | Williams | PRs | 1976 | San Diego | 127 |
| Nate | Borden | Sacks | 1955 | Green Bay | 126 |
| Whitney | Paul | Ints | 1977 | Kansas City | 124 |
| Sonny | Gandee | Ints | 1953 | Detroit | 123 |
| Rex | Berry | PRs | 1953 | San Francisco | 117 |
| Clay | Matthews Sr | Ints | 1955 | San Francisco | 117 |
| Bibbles | Bawel | KRs | 1955 | Philadelphia | 114 |
| Jim H | Mitchell | Ints | 1972 | Detroit | 113 |
| Mike | Gaechter | PRs | 1962N | Dallas | 111 |
| Clark | Miller | Ints | 1967N | San Francisco | 111 |
| Frank | Warren | Ints | 1983 | New Orleans | 107 |
| Herb | Rich | KRs | 1950 | Baltimore | 105 |
| Dennis | Winston | Ints | 1977 | Pittsburgh | 103 |
| Jim H | Duncan | Ints | 1951 | New York | 102 |
| Steve A | Wilson | KRs | 1979 | Dallas | 99 |
| Andy | Dorris | Sacks | 1973 | St Louis | 98 |
| Ed | Meadows | Sacks | 1954 | Chicago | 98 |
| Andy | Stynchula | Kickers | 1965N | New York | 98 |
| Earnest | Rhone | Ints | 1975 | Miami | 95 |
| Dave | Washington | Ints | 1971 | Denver | 93 |
| Fred | McNeil | Ints | 1975 | Minnesota | 92 |
| Ken | Gorgal | PRs | 1950 | Cleveland | 89 |
| Carl | Allen | Ints | 1977 | St Louis | 87 |
| Brison | Manor | Ints | 1981 | Denver | 87 |
| Ray | Ramsey | WRs | 1951 | Chicago | 87 |
| Tim A | Johnson | WRs | 1988 | Pittsburgh | 85 |
| Chuck | Shonta | Ints | 1960A | Boston | 84 |
| Michael | Stewart | Ints | 1988 | Los Angeles | 84 |
| Duane | Wood | Ints | 1960A | Dallas | 84 |
| Jim | Kearney | Ints | 1968A | Kansas City | 83 |
| SJ | Whitman | Ints | 1951 | Chicago | 82 |
| Al C | Harris | Ints | 1981 | Chicago | 81 |
| Fletcher | Smith | Punters | 1968A | Cincinnati | 81 |
| Val Joe | Walker | Ints | 1953 | Green Bay | 81 |
| Bill | Jobko | Ints | 1959 | Los Angeles | 80 |
| Elbert | Kimbrough | Ints | 1963N | San Francisco | 80 |
| Mike | Dowdle | Ints | 1961N | Dallas | 78 |
| Tom | Hannon | Ints | 1978 | Minnesota | 78 |
| Bill | Laskey | Ints | 1969A | Oakland | 78 |
| Gerard | Williams | Ints | 1977 | Washington | 78 |
| Walt C | Barnes | Sacks | 1966N | Washington | 77 |
| Mel | Lunsford | Sacks | 1974 | New England | 77 |
| Ernie | Price | Sacks | 1973 | Detroit | 77 |
| Bobby | Richards | Sacks | 1962N | Philadelphia | 77 |
| Billy | Andrews | KRs | 1975 | San Diego | 76 |
| Jim A | Bradshaw | PRs | 1965N | Pittsburgh | 75 |
| Mike | Lewis | Ints | 1972 | Atlanta | 75 |
| Randy | Robbins | Ints | 1984 | Denver | 75 |
| Bob | Dove | Ints | 1950 | Chicago | 74 |
| Bobby | Freeman | Ints | 1957 | Cleveland | 73 |
| Bob | Horn | Ints | 1976 | San Diego | 72 |
| Jackie | Wallace | PRs | 1974 | Minnesota | 71 |
| Marty | Baccaglio | Sacks | 1968A | San Diego | 70 |
| Steve | Baumgartner | Sacks | 1973 | New Orleans | 70 |
| Tim | Collier | Ints | 1976 | Kansas City | 70 |
| Jerry | Hennessey | Sacks | 1951 | Chicago | 70 |
| Bill | Kollar | Sacks | 1974 | Cincinnati | 70 |
| Dave | Long | Sacks | 1966N | St Louis | 70 |
| Milton | Mack | Ints | 1987 | New Orleans | 70 |
| Pete | Shaw | KRs | 1981 | San Diego | 70 |
| Kim | Anderson | KRs | 1980 | Baltimore | 69 |
| Willie | Daniel | Ints | 1961N | Pittsburgh | 69 |
| Charlie | Johnson | Ints | 1980 | Philadelphia | 69 |
| Steve | Luke | KRs | 1975 | Green Bay | 69 |
| Odis | McKinney | Ints | 1978 | New York | 69 |
| Jeff | Wright | Ints | 1972 | Minnesota | 69 |
| Larry | Braziel | Ints | 1979 | Baltimore | 68 |
| Reggie | Wilkes | Ints | 1979 | Philadelphia | 68 |
| Tim | Gray | Ints | 1976 | Kansas City | 67 |
| Melvin | Jenkins | Ints | 1987 | Seattle | 67 |
| Floyd | Rice | Ints | 1973 | San Diego | 67 |
| Jim | Shorter | KRs | 1963N | Cleveland | 67 |
| Ted B | Washington | Ints | 1975 | Houston | 67 |
| Jeff | Yeates | Ints | 1980 | Atlanta | 67 |
| Calvin | Jones | Ints | 1973 | Denver | 66 |
| Ben | Scotti | Ints | 1960N | Washington | 66 |
| CL | Whittington | PRs | 1976 | Houston | 66 |
| Howie | Williams | Ints | 1964A | Oakland | 66 |
| Mike | Davis | Ints | 1978 | Oakland | 65 |
| John | Kissell | Sacks | 1950 | Cleveland | 65 |
| Jamie | Rivers | Ints | 1968N | St Louis | 65 |
| Frank | Wattelet | Ints | 1981 | New Orleans | 65 |