2006 NFL Rookie Tackles Leaders
Every 2006 NFL rookie with tackles, ranked, with the pick each was drafted at.
DeMeco Ryans, the No. 33 pick, led 2006 NFL rookies in tackles with 117, ahead of Ernie Sims (110) and A.J. Hawk (103). That ranked 3rd among all NFL players.
| # | Player | Team | TKL | Pos | Drafted | G |
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HOU | 117 | ILB | Rd 2, No. 33 | 16 |
| 2 | Ernie Sims | DET | 110 | OLB | Rd 1, No. 9 | 16 |
| 3 |
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GB | 103 | LB | Rd 1, No. 5 | 16 |
| 4 |
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LV | 92 | LB | Rd 2, No. 38 | 16 |
| 5 |
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BUF | 80 | S | Rd 1, No. 8 | 15 |
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CAR | 79 | CB | Rd 2, No. 58 | 16 |
| 7 |
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IND | 75 | FS | Rd 6, No. 207 | 13 |
| 8 |
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CLE | 70 | ILB | Rd 2, No. 34 | 13 |
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LV | 69 | FS | Rd 1, No. 7 | 16 |
| 10 | Daniel Bullocks | DET | 67 | S | Rd 2, No. 40 | 13 |
| 11 | Ko Simpson | BUF | 66 | S | Rd 4, No. 105 | 16 |
| 12 | Clint Ingram | JAX | 65 | LB | Rd 3, No. 80 | 14 |
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BAL | 63 | S | Rd 5, No. 146 | 16 |
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CHI | 62 | S | Rd 2, No. 42 | 16 |
| 15 |
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PHI | 60 | MLB | Rd 5, No. 168 | 15 |
| 16 |
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TEN | 57 | DB | Rd 7, No. 215 | 15 |
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KC | 57 | OLB | Rd 1, No. 20 | 16 |
| 18 | Keith Ellison | BUF | 56 | ILB | Rd 6, No. 178 | 13 |
| 19 | Rashad Jeanty | CIN | 54 | OLB | Undrafted | 12 |
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CIN | 54 | CB | Rd 1, No. 24 | 16 |
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CLE | 53 | OLB | Rd 1, No. 13 | 16 |
| 22 |
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LA | 49 | DB | Rd 1, No. 15 | 15 |
| 23 |
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SF | 48 | OLB | Rd 1, No. 22 | 16 |
| 24 |
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TEN | 44 | OLB | Rd 4, No. 116 | 12 |
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HOU | 43 | DE | Rd 1, No. 1 | 16 |
Top 25 of 217 rookies with tackles. A rookie is a player in his first NFL season. Every player's 2006 tackles →