2009 NFL Rookie Passes Defended Leaders

Jacob Lacey, an undrafted rookie, led 2009 NFL rookies in passes defended with 13, ahead of Sean Smith (12) and Jairus Byrd (11). That ranked 24th among all NFL players.

#	Player	Team	PD	Pos	Drafted	G
1	JL Jacob Lacey	IND	13	DB	Undrafted	15
2	Sean Smith	MIA	12	CB	Rd 2, No. 61	15
3	Jairus Byrd	BUF	11	DB	Rd 2, No. 42	13
3	Vontae Davis	MIA	11	CB	Rd 1, No. 25	15
3	Glover Quin	HOU	11	FS	Rd 4, No. 112	15
3	Derek Cox	JAX	11	CB	Rd 3, No. 73	16
7	Jerraud Powers	IND	10	DB	Rd 3, No. 92	12
7	Brian Cushing	HOU	10	ILB	Rd 1, No. 15	16
9	Darius Butler	NE	8	FS	Rd 2, No. 41	13
9	Louis Delmas	DET	8	FS	Rd 2, No. 33	15
11	AA Al Afalava	CHI	7	S	Rd 6, No. 190	12
11	BJ Bruce Johnson	NYG	7	DB	Undrafted	15
11	Clay Matthews	GB	7	OLB	Rd 1, No. 26	16
14	Lardarius Webb	BAL	6	FS	Rd 3, No. 88	12
14	Aaron Curry	SEA	6	LB	Rd 1, No. 4	14
16	Michael Johnson	CIN	5	DE	Rd 3, No. 70	12
16	Deandre Levy	DET	5	OLB	Rd 3, No. 76	15
16	James Laurinaitis	LA	5	ILB	Rd 2, No. 35	16
19	Sherrod Martin	CAR	4	DB	Rd 2, No. 59	10
19	Malcolm Jenkins	NO	4	S	Rd 1, No. 14	11
19	Morgan Trent	CIN	4	CB	Rd 6, No. 179	13
19	Connor Barwin	HOU	4	ILB	Rd 2, No. 46	14
23	Paul Kruger	BAL	3	DE	Rd 2, No. 57	7
23	Brice McCain	HOU	3	CB	Rd 6, No. 188	9
23	Kevin Ellison	LAC	3	S	Rd 6, No. 189	11

Top 25 of 66 rookies with passes defended. A rookie is a player in his first NFL season. Every player's 2009 passes defended →