2016 NFL Defensive Line Leaders
Every 2016 board defensive linemen are read on, one page, top ten in each.
Vic Beasley led all defensive linemen in sacks in 2016, with 15.5. Vic Beasley also led in forced fumbles (6).
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Sacks
SK- 1 Vic Beasley 15.5
- 2 Danielle Hunter 12.5
- 3 Cliff Avril 11.5
- 4 Chandler Jones 11.0
- 4 Ryan Kerrigan 11.0
- 6 Joey Bosa 10.5
- 7 Dee Ford 10.0
- 8 Mario Addison 9.5
- 9 Trent Murphy 9.0
- 9 Geno Atkins 9.0
Interceptions
INT- 1 Calais Campbell 1
- 1 Yannick Ngakoue 1
- 1 Jordan Phillips 1
- 1 Preston Smith 1
- 1 Kony Ealy 1
- 1 Timmy Jernigan 1
- 1 Tom Johnson 1
- 1 Brandon Mebane 1
Tackles
TKL- 1 Linval Joseph 77
- 2 DeForest Buckner 68
- 3 Ndamukong Suh 67
- 4 Leonard Williams 66
- 5 Sheldon Richardson 60
- 6 Damon Harrison 59
- 7 Brandon Graham 58
- 8 Danny Shelton 57
- 9 Muhammad Wilkerson 56
- 10 Danielle Hunter 54
Tackles for Loss
TFL- 1 Joey Bosa 17
- 2 Olivier Vernon 16
- 2 Jadeveon Clowney 16
- 4 Aaron Donald 15
- 4 Chandler Jones 15
- 6 Brandon Graham 14
- 7 Sheldon Richardson 13
- 7 Geno Atkins 13
- 7 Ryan Kerrigan 13
- 7 Michael Bennett 13
Solo Tackles
SOLO- 1 Brandon Graham 40
- 1 Jadeveon Clowney 40
- 3 Chandler Jones 38
- 3 DeForest Buckner 38
- 5 Linval Joseph 37
- 6 Everson Griffen 36
- 6 Sheldon Richardson 36
- 8 Ndamukong Suh 35
- 8 Olivier Vernon 35
- 10 Calais Campbell 34
- 1 Carlos Dunlap 15
- 2 Jason Pierre-Paul 8
- 3 A'Shawn Robinson 7
- 4 Calais Campbell 6
- 4 Jared Crick 6
- 4 Ndamukong Suh 6
- 7 Aaron Donald 5
- 7 Jurrell Casey 5
- 7 Dante Fowler Jr. 5
- 7 Gerald McCoy 5
- 1 Vic Beasley 6
- 2 Cliff Avril 5
- 3 Chandler Jones 4
- 3 Yannick Ngakoue 4
- 3 David Irving 4
- 6 Carlos Dunlap 3
- 6 Linval Joseph 3
- 6 Trent Murphy 3
- 6 Ahtyba Rubin 3
- 6 Brian Robison 3
Quarterback Hits
QBH- 1 Aaron Donald 31
- 2 Cliff Avril 26
- 2 Geno Atkins 26
- 4 Trent Murphy 24
- 5 Carlos Dunlap 23
- 5 Olivier Vernon 23
- 5 Tom Johnson 23
- 8 Nick Fairley 22
- 8 Brandon Graham 22
- 8 Everson Griffen 22