List of National Football League annual forced fumbles leaders

This is a list of National Football League (NFL) players who have led the regular season in forced fumbles each year. There are only 8 players who have led the league in forced fumbles in multiple seasons. Rickey Jackson currently holds the record for most seasons leading the league in forced fumbles with 4. There are only 7 other players who have managed to lead the league in forced fumbles multiple times, Robert Mathis with 3, and then 6 players having led the league twice each.

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NFL annual forced fumble leaders
Key
Symbol Meaning
Leader The player who recorded the most forced fumbles in the NFL
GP The number of games played by the player during the season
FF The total number of forced fumbles the player had
^ Pro Football Hall of Fame member
* The player is an active player
(#) Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list

Table includes all seasons from 1981 up to the 2022 season.

Year Player Team FF GP Ref
1981 Rickey Jackson^ New Orleans Saints 2 16 [1]
1982 Rickey Jackson^ (2) New Orleans Saints 1 9 [1]
Ronnie Lott^ San Francisco 49ers [1]
1983 Clay Matthews Jr. Cleveland Browns 4 16 [1]
1984 Richard Dent^ Chicago Bears 4 16 [1]
Rickey Jackson^ (3) New Orleans Saints [1]
1985 Richard Dent^ (2) Chicago Bears 7 16 [1]
1986 Rickey Jackson^ (4) New Orleans Saints 6 16 [1]
1987 Chris Doleman^ Minnesota Vikings 6 12 [1]
1988 Henry Thomas Minnesota Vikings 4 15 [1]
Jim Jeffcoat Dallas Cowboys 16
Tim McDonald Philadelphia Eagles
1989 Greg Townsend Los Angeles Raiders 6 16 [1]
1990 Derrick Thomas^ Kansas City Chiefs 6 15 [1]
1991 Broderick Thomas Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7 16 [1]
1992 Derrick Thomas^ (2) Kansas City Chiefs 8 16 [1]
1993 Lonnie Marts Kansas City Chiefs 6 16 [1]
1994 Neil Smith Kansas City Chiefs 5 14 [1]
Bruce Smith^ Buffalo Bills 15
Greg Lloyd Pittsburgh Steelers
1995 Clyde Simmons Arizona Cardinals 6 16 [1]
Anthony Pleasant Cleveland Browns
Ed McDaniel Minnesota Vikings
Greg Lloyd (2) Pittsburgh Steelers
1996 Bruce Smith^ (2) Buffalo Bills 5 16 [1]
Tony Brackens Jacksonville Jaguars
Jason Sehorn New York Giants
Kevin Carter St. Louis Rams
1997 Roy Barker San Francisco 49ers 8 13 [1]
1998 Michael Sinclair Seattle Seahawks 6 16 [1]
1999 Tony Brackens (2) Jacksonville Jaguars 8 16 [1]
Jevon Kearse Tennessee Titans
2000 Trace Armstrong Miami Dolphins 7 16 [1]
2001 Michael Strahan^ New York Giants 6 16 [1]
John Abraham New York Jets
2002 Dwight Freeney Indianapolis Colts 9 16 [1]
Leonard Little St. Louis Rams
2003 Leonard Little (2) St. Louis Rams 6 12 [1]
Simeon Rice Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16
LaVar Arrington Washington Redskins
2004 Robert Mathis Indianapolis Colts 6 16 [1]
Will Smith New Orleans Saints
2005 Robert Mathis (2) Indianapolis Colts 8 13 [1]
2006 Jason Taylor^ Miami Dolphins 9 16 [1]
2007 Chris Harris Carolina Panthers 8 15 [1]
2008 James Harrison Pittsburgh Steelers 7 15 [1]
2009 Shaun Phillips San Diego Chargers 7 16 [1]
2010 Osi Umenyiora New York Giants 10 16 [1]
2011 Terrell Suggs Baltimore Ravens 7 16 [1]
2012 Charles Tillman Chicago Bears 10 16 [1]
2013 Robert Mathis (3) Indianapolis Colts 10 16 [1]
2014 Daryl Smith Baltimore Ravens 5 16 [1]
Robert Quinn* St. Louis Rams
Ryan Kerrigan Washington Redskins
2015 Jamie Collins* New England Patriots 5 12 [1]
2016 Vic Beasley Atlanta Falcons 6 16 [1]
Bruce Irvin* Oakland Raiders
2017 Yannick Ngakoue* Jacksonville Jaguars 6 16 [1]
2018 J. J. Watt Houston Texans 7 16 [1]
Dee Ford* Kansas City Chiefs
2019 Chandler Jones* Arizona Cardinals 8 16 [1]
T. J. Watt* Pittsburgh Steelers
2020 Marlon Humphrey* Baltimore Ravens 8 15 [1]
2021 Shaquille Leonard* Indianapolis Colts 8 17 [1]
2022 Alex Highsmith* Pittsburgh Steelers 5 17 [1]
Haason Reddick* Philadelphia Eagles

Multi-time leaders
Player # Position Team Seasons
Rickey Jackson 4 Linebacker/Defensive end [2] New Orleans Saints 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986
Robert Mathis 3 Defensive end [3] Indianapolis Colts 2004, 2005, 2013
Tony Brackens 2 Defensive end [4] Jacksonville Jaguars 1996, 1999
Richard Dent 2 Defensive end [5] Chicago Bears 1984, 1985
Leonard Little 2 Defensive end [6] St. Louis Rams 2002, 2003
Greg Lloyd 2 Linebacker [7] Pittsburgh Steelers 1994, 1995
Bruce Smith 2 Defensive end [8] Buffalo Bills 1994, 1996
Derrick Thomas 2 Linebacker [9] Kansas City Chiefs 1990, 1992

See also

References
  1. "NFL Fumbles Forced Year-by-Year Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  2. "Rickey Jackson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. "Robert Mathis Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  4. "Tony Brackens Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  5. "Richard Dent Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  6. "Leonard Little Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  7. "Greg Lloyd Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  8. "Bruce Smith Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  9. "Derrick Thomas Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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