2021 NFL Defensive Line Leaders
Every 2021 board defensive linemen are read on, one page, top ten in each.
Robert Quinn led all defensive linemen in sacks in 2021, with 18.5.
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Sacks
SK- 1 Robert Quinn 18.5
- 2 Myles Garrett 16.0
- 3 Nick Bosa 15.5
- 4 Aaron Donald 12.5
- 5 Joey Bosa 10.5
- 5 Chandler Jones 10.5
- 7 Cameron Heyward 10.0
- 7 Yannick Ngakoue 10.0
- 9 Leonard Floyd 9.5
- 10 Jonathan Allen 9.0
Interceptions
INT- 1 Angelo Blackson 1
- 1 Leonard Floyd 1
- 1 Cameron Heyward 1
- 1 Josh Hines-Allen 1
- 1 Maliek Collins 1
- 1 John Franklin-Myers 1
- 1 Zach Allen 1
- 1 Carlos Watkins 1
- 1 Tershawn Wharton 1
- 1 Shaq Lawson 1
Tackles
TKL- 1 Aaron Donald 76
- 2 Cameron Heyward 75
- 2 Christian Wilkins 75
- 4 Leonard Williams 74
- 5 Austin Johnson 66
- 6 Leonard Floyd 63
- 7 Javon Hargrave 61
- 7 Josh Hines-Allen 61
- 9 Sam Hubbard 59
- 10 Davon Godchaux 58
Tackles for Loss
TFL- 1 Nick Bosa 20
- 2 Myles Garrett 17
- 3 Aaron Donald 16
- 3 Robert Quinn 16
- 5 Cameron Heyward 14
- 6 Jeffery Simmons 12
- 7 Maxx Crosby 11
- 7 Josh Hines-Allen 11
- 7 Sam Hubbard 11
- 7 Chandler Jones 11
Solo Tackles
SOLO- 1 Cameron Heyward 39
- 2 Nick Bosa 38
- 3 Josh Hines-Allen 36
- 4 Christian Wilkins 35
- 5 Jeffery Simmons 34
- 5 D.J. Jones 34
- 7 Robert Quinn 32
- 8 Myles Garrett 31
- 9 Aaron Donald 30
- 9 Leonard Floyd 30
- 1 Emmanuel Ogbah 12
- 2 Cameron Heyward 9
- 3 Maxx Crosby 7
- 3 Carlos Dunlap 7
- 5 Jeffery Simmons 6
- 5 Denico Autry 6
- 7 Chris Jones 5
- 8 Aaron Donald 4
- 8 Rasheem Green 4
- 8 Dean Lowry 4
- 1 Joey Bosa 7
- 2 Chandler Jones 6
- 3 Nick Bosa 4
- 3 Aaron Donald 4
- 3 Robert Quinn 4
- 6 Dante Fowler Jr. 3
- 6 Marcus Davenport 3
- 6 Montez Sweat 3
- 9 Quinton Jefferson 2
- 9 Leonard Williams 2
Quarterback Hits
QBH- 1 Myles Garrett 33
- 2 Nick Bosa 32
- 3 Jonathan Allen 30
- 3 Maxx Crosby 30
- 5 Chandler Jones 26
- 6 Aaron Donald 25
- 7 Emmanuel Ogbah 24
- 8 Yannick Ngakoue 23
- 9 Robert Quinn 22
- 10 Joey Bosa 20