2018 NFL Defensive Line Leaders
Every 2018 board defensive linemen are read on, one page, top ten in each.
Aaron Donald led all defensive linemen in sacks in 2018, with 20.5. Calais Campbell led in tackles (69) and solo tackles (50). Aaron Donald also led in tackles for loss (24) and quarterback hits (41).
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Sacks
SK- 1 Aaron Donald 20.5
- 2 J.J. Watt 16.0
- 3 Chris Jones 15.5
- 4 Danielle Hunter 14.5
- 5 Myles Garrett 13.5
- 6 Dee Ford 13.0
- 6 Chandler Jones 13.0
- 6 Ryan Kerrigan 13.0
- 9 Jason Pierre-Paul 12.5
- 10 DeForest Buckner 12.0
Interceptions
INT- 1 Samson Ebukam 1
- 1 Leonard Floyd 1
- 1 Shelby Harris 1
- 1 Derek Wolfe 1
- 1 Jack Crawford 1
- 1 Chris Jones 1
- 1 Preston Smith 1
- 1 Isaac Rochell 1
- 1 Michael Johnson 1
- 1 Efe Obada 1
Tackles
TKL- 1 Calais Campbell 69
- 2 Damon Harrison 68
- 2 Danielle Hunter 68
- 4 DeForest Buckner 59
- 5 J.J. Watt 56
- 6 Jonathan Allen 55
- 6 Lawrence Guy 55
- 8 Ndamukong Suh 54
- 9 Aaron Donald 53
- 9 Jurrell Casey 53
Tackles for Loss
TFL- 1 Aaron Donald 24
- 2 Danielle Hunter 20
- 3 Calais Campbell 19
- 3 Chris Jones 19
- 5 J.J. Watt 18
- 6 Michael Bennett 15
- 6 DeForest Buckner 15
- 6 Jadeveon Clowney 15
- 6 Jason Pierre-Paul 15
- 10 Jabaal Sheard 13
Solo Tackles
SOLO- 1 Calais Campbell 50
- 2 Danielle Hunter 47
- 3 J.J. Watt 42
- 4 Damon Harrison 39
- 4 Jason Pierre-Paul 39
- 6 DeForest Buckner 36
- 6 Dee Ford 36
- 6 Chandler Jones 36
- 9 Aaron Donald 35
- 9 Akiem Hicks 35
- 1 Carlos Dunlap 8
- 1 Emmanuel Ogbah 8
- 3 Derek Wolfe 6
- 3 Adam Gotsis 6
- 3 Julius Peppers 6
- 6 Akiem Hicks 5
- 6 Chris Jones 5
- 6 Shaq Lawson 5
- 6 Chris Wormley 5
- 10 Henry Anderson 4
- 1 Dee Ford 7
- 1 J.J. Watt 7
- 3 Aaron Donald 4
- 4 Samson Ebukam 3
- 4 Myles Garrett 3
- 4 Akiem Hicks 3
- 4 Chandler Jones 3
- 4 Jerry Hughes 3
- 4 Ryan Kerrigan 3
- 4 Grady Jarrett 3
Quarterback Hits
QBH- 1 Aaron Donald 41
- 2 Fletcher Cox 34
- 3 Yannick Ngakoue 33
- 4 Michael Bennett 30
- 5 Dee Ford 29
- 5 Myles Garrett 29
- 5 Chris Jones 29
- 8 Za'Darius Smith 25
- 8 J.J. Watt 25
- 10 Jarran Reed 24