5 players with the most tackles in NFL history

NFL all-time leaders in career tackles

#3 - Junior Seau - 1,847 tackles

Hall of Fame linebacker Junior Seau

Hall of Fame linebacker Junior Seau is one of the most dominant to ever play the game. He spent the prime 13 years of his 20-year career with the San Diego Chargers before joining both the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots later down the road.

Junior Seau finished in the top three for the Rookie of the Year award and then immediately followed that up with 12 consecutive Pro Bowl selections. He was also chosen as a first-team All-Pro linebacker six times while also finishing in the top ten for the Defensive Player of the Year award four times.

#2 - London Fletcher - 2,039 tackles

Washington linebacker London Fletcher

London Fletcher is one of the most consistently solid and reliable players in NFL history. He has never missed a single game in his entire 16 year career, consisting of playing 256 games while starting 240 of them, all as a middle or inside linebacker.

Fletcher put together an incredible stretch of 14 consecutive seasons, recording at least 100 tackles. During that run, he exceeded 125 tackles 12 different times while also surpassing 150 tackles twice. He is one of only two players in NFL history with more than 2,000 career tackles.

#1 - Ray Lewis - 2,059 tackles

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis

Ray Lewis has the most tackles of all time and is one of the best defensive players in NFL history. During his legendary Hall of Fame career, he won two Defensive Player of the Year awards and also won a Super Bowl MVP award while winning two rings. He spent all 17 years of his career with the Baltimore Ravens as a 4-3 middle linebacker, being selected to 12 Pro Bowls and seven first-team All-Pros.