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

Updated through the 2024 NFL season.

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	Jessie Tuggle	1,805	Atlanta Falcons (1987–2000)	[5]
5	LB	Bobby Wagner*	1,750	Seattle Seahawks (2012–2021) Los Angeles Rams (2022) Seattle Seahawks (2023) Washington Commanders (2024–present)	[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*	1,517	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

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2. "Ray Lewis stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
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