List of National Football league annual interceptions leaders - wikipedia List of National Football league annual interceptions leaders An interception, also known as a pick, is a gridiron football concept involving a pass being caught by an opposition player, who usually gains possession for his team. Record - keeping for interception counts in the National Football League ( NFL ) began in 1940. The record for most interceptions in a single season is held by Night Train Lane, who logged 14 interceptions as a rookie in 1952, while playing for the Los Angeles Rams. Previously Dan Sandifer of the Washington Redskins and Spec Sanders jointly held the record, earning 13 interceptions, in 1948 and 1950, respectively. The record for most league - leading seasons in interceptions is 3. This was first achieved by Everson Walls, who led the league in interceptions in 1981, 1982, and again in 1985. Ed Reed was later able to match Walls, by leading the league in 2004, 2008, and 2010. Bill Bradley became the first player to led the league in interceptions in consecutive seasons ( 1971 and 1972 ). The aforementioned Walls matched Bradley with his 1981 and 1982 efforts. The most recent players to lead the league in interceptions are Kevin Byard and Darius Slay with 8 in 2017. Additionally, New York Giants players have led the league in interceptions in more seasons ( 7 ), than any other team. Interception leaders Don Huston co-led the league in interceptions in 1940. As a rookie, Dick Lane set the record for interceptions in a season in 1952. Paul Kruase led the league in interceptions as a rookie in 1964 and holds the career record for interceptions. Ed Reed led the league a co-record thrice -- in 2004, 2008, and 2010. Set record * Year Player Ints Team 1940 Don Hutson Ace Parker Kent Ryan 6 Green Bay Packers Brooklyn Dodgers Detroit Lions 1941 Marshall Goldberg Art Jones 7 Chicago Cardinals Pittsburgh Steelers 1942 Bulldog Turner 8 Chicago Bears 1943 Sammy Baugh 11 Washington Redskins 1944 Howie Livingston 9 New York Giants 1945 Roy Zimmerman 7 Philadelphia Eagles 1946 Bill Dudley 10 Pittsburgh Steelers 1947 Frank Reagan Frank Seno 10 New York Giants Boston Yanks 1948 Dan Sandifer 13 Washington Redskins 1949 Bob Nussbaumer 12 Chicago Cardinals 1950 Spec Sanders 13 New York Yanks 1951 Otto Schnellbacher 11 New York Giants 1952 Dick Lane 14 * Los Angeles Rams 1953 Jack Christiansen 12 Detroit Lions 1954 Dick Lane 10 Chicago Cardinals 1955 Will Sherman 11 Los Angeles Rams 1956 Lindon Crow 11 Chicago Cardinals 1957 Jack Butler Jack Christiansen Milt Davis 10 Pittsburgh Steelers Detroit Lions Baltimore Colts 1958 Jimmy Patton 11 New York Giants 1959 Milt Davis Dean Derby Don Shinnick 7 Baltimore Colts Pittsburgh Steelers Baltimore Colts 1960 Dave Baker Jerry Norton 10 San Francisco 49ers St. Louis Cardinals 1961 Dick Lynch 9 New York Giants 1962 Willie Wood 9 Green Bay Packers 1963 Dick Lynch Rosey Taylor 9 New York Giants Chicago Bears 1964 Paul Krause 12 Washington Redskins 1965 Bobby Boyd 9 Baltimore Colts 1966 Larry Wilson 10 St. Louis Cardinals 1967 Lem Barney Dave Whitsell 10 Detroit Lions New Orleans Saints 1968 Willie Williams 10 New York Giants 1969 Mel Renfro 10 Dallas Cowboys 1970 Johnny Robinson 10 Kansas City Chiefs 1971 Bill Bradley 11 Philadelphia Eagles 1972 Bill Bradley 9 Philadelphia Eagles 1973 Dick Anderson Mike Wagner 8 Miami Dolphins Pittsburgh Steelers Emmitt Thomas 12 Kansas City Chiefs Mel Blount 11 Pittsburgh Steelers 1976 Monte Jackson 10 Los Angeles Rams 1977 Lyle Blackwood 10 Baltimore Colts 1978 Thom Darden 10 Cleveland Browns 1979 Mike Reinfeldt 12 Houston Oilers 1980 Lester Hayes 13 Oakland Raiders 1981 Everson Walls 11 Dallas Cowboys 1982 Everson Walls 7 Dallas Cowboys Mark Murphy 9 Washington Redskins 1984 Kenny Easley 10 Seattle Seahawks 1985 Everson Walls 9 Dallas Cowboys 1986 Ronnie Lott 10 San Francisco 49ers Barry Wilburn 9 Washington Redskins Scott Case 10 Atlanta Falcons Felix Wright 9 Cleveland Browns Mark Carrier 10 Chicago Bears 1991 Ronnie Lott 8 Oakland Raiders Henry Jones Audray McMillian 8 Buffalo Bills Minnesota Vikings Nate Odomes Eugene Robinson 9 Buffalo Bills Seattle Seahawks Eric Turner Aeneas Williams 9 Cleveland Browns Arizona Cardinals 1995 Orlando Thomas 9 Minnesota Vikings Tyrone Braxton Keith Lyle 9 Denver Broncos St. Louis Rams Ryan McNeil 9 St. Louis Rams 1998 Ty Law 9 New England Patriots 1999 Donnie Abraham James Hasty Sam Madison Troy Vincent Rod Woodson 7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins Philadelphia Eagles Baltimore Ravens 2000 Darren Sharper 9 Green Bay Packers Ronde Barber Anthony Henry 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cleveland Browns 2002 Brian Kelly Rod Woodson 8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Oakland Raiders 2003 Tony Parrish Brian Russell 9 San Francisco 49ers Minnesota Vikings Ed Reed 9 Baltimore Ravens 2005 Ty Law Deltha O'Neal 10 New York Jets Cincinnati Bengals 2006 Champ Bailey Asante Samuel 10 Denver Broncos New England Patriots 2007 Antonio Cromartie 10 San Diego Chargers 2008 Ed Reed 9 Baltimore Ravens 2009 Jarius Byrd Asante Samuel Darren Sharper Charles Woodson 9 Buffalo Bills Philadelphia Eagles New Orleans Saints Green Bay Packers Ed Reed 8 Baltimore Ravens 2011 Kyle Arrington Eric Weddle Charles Woodson 7 New England Patriots San Diego Chargers Green Bay Packers 2012 Tim Jennings 9 Chicago Bears 2013 Richard Sherman 8 Seattle Seahawks 2014 Glover Quin 7 Detroit Lions 2015 Reggie Nelson Marcus Peters 8 Cincinnati Bengals Kansas City Chiefs 2016 Casey Hayward 7 San Diego Chargers 2017 Kevin Byard Darius Slay 8 Tennessee Titans Detroit Lions Other leagues All - America Football Conference ( AAFC ) : Year Player Ints Team 1946 Tommy Colella 10 Cleveland Browns 1947 Tommy Colella Len Eshmont Bill Kellagher 6 Cleveland Browns San Francisco 49ers Chicago Rockets 1948 Otto Schnellbacher 11 New York Yankees 1949 Jim Cason 9 San Francisco 49ers American Football League ( AFL ) : Year Player Ints Team 1960 Goose Gonsoulin 11 Denver Broncos 1961 Billy Atkins 10 Buffalo Bills 1962 Lee Riley 11 Titans of New York 1963 Fred Glick 12 Houston Oilers 1964 Dainard Paulson 12 New York Jets 1965 W.K. Hicks 9 Houston Oilers 1966 Bobby Hunt Johnny Robinson 10 Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Miller Farr Tom Janik Dick Westmoreland 10 Houston Oilers Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins 1968 Dave Grayson 10 Oakland Raiders 1969 Emmitt Thomas 9 Kansas City Chiefs References Jump up ^ Hunter, Justin ( July 8, 2012 ). `` Why Dick Lane 's Interception Record Will Never Fall ''. Football Nation. Retrieved October 10, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Everson Walls ''. Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 10, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Texans cut Ed Reed ; Foster to IR ''. ESPN. November 13, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2014. Jump up ^ Richards, Matt ( September 24, 2004 ). `` Bradley 's legend starts new chapter at Baylor ''. Baylor.edu. Retrieved October 10, 2014. NFL annual interceptions leaders 1940 : Hutson, Parker & Ryan 1941 : Goldberg & A. Jones 1942 : B. Turner 1943 : Baugh 1944 : Livingston 1945 : Zimmerman 1946 : Dudley 1947 : Reagan & Seno 1948 : Sandifer 1949 : Nussbaumer 1950 : Sanders 1951 : Schnellbacher 1952 : Lane 1953 : Christiansen 1954 : Lane 1955 : W. Sherman 1956 : Crow 1957 : Butler, Christiansen & Davis 1958 : Patton 1959 : Davis, Derby & Shinnick 1960 : Baker & Norton 1961 : Lynch 1962 : Wood 1963 : Lynch & Taylor 1964 : Krause 1965 : Boyd 1966 : Wilson 1967 : Barney & Whitsell 1968 : W. Williams 1969 : Renfro 1970 : J. Robinson 1971 : Bradley 1972 : Bradley 1973 : Anderson & Wagner 1974 : E. Thomas 1975 : Blount 1976 : Jackson 1977 : Blackwood 1978 : Darden 1979 : Reinfeldt 1980 : Hayes 1981 : Walls 1982 : Walls 1983 : Murphy 1984 : Easley 1985 : Walls 1986 : Lott 1987 : Wilburn 1988 : Case 1989 : Wright 1990 : Carrier 1991 : Lott 1992 : H. Jones & McMillian 1993 : Odomes & E. Robinson 1994 : E. Turner & A. Williams 1995 : O. Thomas 1996 : Braxton & Lyle 1997 : McNeil 1998 : Law 1999 : Abraham, Hasty, Madison, Vincent & R. Woodson 2000 : Sharper 2001 : Barber & Henry 2002 : Kelly & R. Woodson 2003 : Parrish & Russell 2004 : Reed 2005 : Law & O'Neal 2006 : Bailey & Samuel 2007 : Cromartie 2008 : Reed 2009 : Byrd, Samuel, Sharper & C. Woodson 2010 : Reed 2011 : Arrington, Weddle & C. Woodson 2012 : Jennings 2013 : R. Sherman 2014 : Quin 2015 : Nelson & Peters 2016 : Hayward 2017 : Byard & Slay AFL annual interceptions leaders 1960 : Gonsoulin 1961 : Atkins 1962 : Riley 1963 : Glick 1964 : Paulson 1965 : Hicks 1966 : Hunt & Robinson 1967 : Farr, Janik & Westmoreland 1968 : Grayson 1969 : Thomas National Football League records and leaders General Super Bowl records Team playoff records Team records Individual records Games played Consecutive games and starts 99 - yard pass play All - purpose yards Scoring Passing Career Touchdowns Regular season Playoffs Yards 5,000 passing yards Completions Passer rating Wins Playoff win -- loss records Consecutive starts Consecutive games with a TD pass Annual Touchdowns Yards Completion percentage Rating Game Touchdowns Perfect passer rating 400 passing yards Rushing Career Touchdowns Yards Attempts Annual Touchdowns Yards 2,000 - yard club 1,000 - yard duos Receiving Career Touchdowns Yards Receptions Annual Touchdowns Yards Receptions Defense Career Sacks Interceptions Annual Sacks Interceptions Special teams Annual Punting yards Punt return yards Kickoff return yards Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_National_Football_League_annual_interceptions_leaders&oldid=818900367 '' Categories : National Football League records and achievements Talk About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 6 January 2018, at 07 : 14. 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Question: who holds the nfl record for most interceptions in a season
Answer: Night Train Lane