2001 NFL Rookie Tackles Leaders

Every 2001 NFL rookie with tackles, ranked, with the pick each was drafted at.

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Eric Kelly, the No. 69 pick, led 2001 NFL rookies in tackles with 71, ahead of Idrees Bashir (69) and Tommy Polley (65). That ranked 75th among all NFL players.

#	Player	Team	TKL	Pos	Drafted	G
1	Eric Kelly	MIN	71	CB	Rd 3, No. 69	15
2	Idrees Bashir	IND	69	DB	Rd 2, No. 37	15
3	Tommy Polley	LA	65	LB	Rd 2, No. 42	15
4	Kendrell Bell	PIT	64	OLB	Rd 2, No. 39	14
5	Shaun Rogers	DET	63	DT	Rd 2, No. 61	16
6	Dan Morgan	CAR	62	MLB	Rd 1, No. 11	11
6	Nate Clements	BUF	62	S	Rd 1, No. 21	16
8	Tay Cody	LAC	55	CB	Rd 3, No. 67	13
9	Morlon Greenwood	MIA	53	OLB	Rd 3, No. 88	13
10	Gerard Warren	CLE	52	DT	Rd 1, No. 3	15
11	Andre Dyson	TEN	51	CB	Rd 2, No. 60	14
12	Anthony Henry	CLE	50	CB	Rd 4, No. 97	16
13	William James	NYG	49	DB	Rd 3, No. 78	15
14	Adam Archuleta	LA	48	S	Rd 1, No. 20	13
14	Rashad Holman	SF	48	CB	Rd 6, No. 179	14
16	Brandon Spoon	BUF	46	MLB	Rd 4, No. 110	13
16	Ken Lucas	SEA	46	CB	Rd 2, No. 40	14
16	Antonio Pierce	WAS	46	MLB	Undrafted	14
19	Jamie Winborn	SF	45	OLB	Rd 2, No. 47	13
19	Justin Smith	CIN	45	DE	Rd 1, No. 4	15
21	Marlon McCree	JAX	44	FS	Rd 7, No. 233	12
21	Will Allen	NYG	44	DB	Rd 1, No. 22	13
23	Andre Carter	SF	42	DE	Rd 1, No. 7	13
24	Bhawoh Jue	GB	41	DB	Rd 3, No. 71	14
25	Markus Steele	DAL	38	OLB	Rd 4, No. 122	12

Top 25 of 227 rookies with tackles. A rookie is a player in his first NFL season. Every player's 2001 tackles →