# List of NFL annual tackles leaders

This is a list of National Football League (NFL) players who have led the regular season in solo and combined tackles each year.
The record for most solo tackles is held by Ray Lewis, who made 156 in the 1997 season, while the record for most combined tackles belongs to Hardy Nickerson, who made 214 in 1993.
According to Pro-Football-Reference.com, the solo tackles are counted since 1994, and the combined tackles since 1978.

## Solo tackles leaders

* Set record*
| Year | Player | Solo tackles | Team |
| 1994 | Junior Seau | 124* | San Diego Chargers |
| 1994 | Chris Spielman | 124* | Detroit Lions |
| 1995 | Terry Wooden | 114 | Seattle Seahawks |
| 1996 | Victor Green | 123 | New York Jets |
| 1997 | Ray Lewis | 156* | Baltimore Ravens |
| 1998 | Derrick Brooks | 123 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 1999 | Ray Lewis (2) | 130 | Baltimore Ravens |
| 2000 | Derrick Brooks (2) | 123 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2001 | Ray Lewis (3) | 114 | Baltimore Ravens |
| 2002 | Brian Urlacher | 117 | Chicago Bears |
| 2003 | Keith Brooking | 126 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 2004 | Derrick Brooks (3) | 109 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2005 | Jonathan Vilma | 128 | New York Jets |
| 2006 | DeMeco Ryans | 126 | Houston Texans |
| 2007 | Patrick Willis | 136 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2008 | Jon Beason | 110 | Carolina Panthers |
| 2009 | Patrick Willis (2) | 114 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2010 | Jerod Mayo | 113 | New England Patriots |
| 2011 | D'Qwell Jackson | 116 | Cleveland Browns |
| 2012 | James Laurinaitis | 117 | St. Louis Rams |
| 2013 | Paul Posluszny | 122 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 2014 | DeAndre Levy | 117 | Detroit Lions |
| 2015 | NaVorro Bowman | 116 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2016 | Kwon Alexander | 108 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2017 | Demario Davis | 97 | New York Jets |
| 2017 | Bobby Wagner | 97 | Seattle Seahawks |
| 2018 | Shaquille Leonard | 111 | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2019 | Budda Baker | 104 | Arizona Cardinals |
| 2020 | Zach Cunningham | 106 | Houston Texans |
| 2021 | Jordyn Brooks | 109 | Seattle Seahawks |
| 2022 | Foyesade Oluokun | 128 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 2023 | Foyesade Oluokun (2) | 111 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 2024 | Jamien Sherwood | 98 | New York Jets |
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## Combined tackles leaders

* Set record*
| Year | Player | Combined tackles | Team |
| 1978 | Clay Matthews Jr. | 34* | Cleveland Browns |
| 1979 | Clay Matthews Jr. (2) | 103* | Cleveland Browns |
| 1980 | Monte Coleman | 118* | Washington Redskins |
| 1981 | Clay Matthews Jr. (3) | 128* | Cleveland Browns |
| 1982 | Ronnie Lott | 68 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1983 | Dennis Smith | 114 | Denver Broncos |
| 1984 | Clay Matthews Jr. (4) | 126 | Cleveland Browns |
| 1985 | Kyle Clifton | 160* | New York Jets |
| 1986 | John Grimsley | 199* | Houston Oilers |
| 1987 | Jesse Solomon | 126 | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1988 | Kyle Clifton (3) | 162 | New York Jets |
| 1989 | Byron Evans | 184* | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1990 | Jessie Tuggle | 201* | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1991 | Jessie Tuggle (2) | 207* | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1992 | Jessie Tuggle (3) | 193 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1993 | Hardy Nickerson | 214* | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 1994 | Jeff Herrod | 200 | Indianapolis Colts |
| 1995 | Jessie Tuggle (4) | 152 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1996 | Victor Green | 165 | New York Jets |
| 1997 | Ray Lewis | 184 | Baltimore Ravens |
| 1998 | Derrick Brooks | 158 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 1999 | Ray Lewis (2) | 165 | Baltimore Ravens |
| 2000 | Mike Peterson | 160 | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2001 | Ray Lewis (3) | 162 | Baltimore Ravens |
| 2002 | Zach Thomas | 156 | Miami Dolphins |
| 2003 | Jamie Sharper | 166 | Houston Texans |
| 2004 | Keith Bulluck | 152 | Tennessee Titans |
| 2004 | Donnie Edwards | 152 | San Diego Chargers |
| 2005 | Jonathan Vilma | 173 | New York Jets |
| 2006 | Zach Thomas (2) | 165 | Miami Dolphins |
| 2007 | Patrick Willis | 174 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2008 | D'Qwell Jackson | 154 | Cleveland Browns |
| 2009 | Patrick Willis (2) | 152 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2010 | Jerod Mayo | 174 | New England Patriots |
| 2011 | London Fletcher | 166 | Washington Redskins |
| 2012 | Luke Kuechly | 164 | Carolina Panthers |
| 2013 | Vontaze Burfict | 171 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 2014 | Luke Kuechly (2) | 164 | Carolina Panthers |
| 2015 | NaVorro Bowman | 154 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2016 | Bobby Wagner | 167 | Seattle Seahawks |
| 2017 | Blake Martinez | 144 | Green Bay Packers |
| 2017 | Joe Schobert | 144 | Cleveland Browns |
| 2018 | Shaquille Leonard | 163 | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2019 | Bobby Wagner (2) | 159 | Seattle Seahawks |
| 2020 | Zach Cunningham | 164 | Houston Texans |
| 2021 | Foyesade Oluokun | 192 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 2022 | Foyesade Oluokun (2) | 184 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 2023 | Bobby Wagner (3) | 183 | Seattle Seahawks |
| 2024 | Zaire Franklin | 173 | Indianapolis Colts |
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