List of NFL 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. Robert Mathis currently holds the record for most seasons leading the league in forced fumbles with 3.

Robert Mathis led the league three times throughout his career and is the all-time leader in forced fumbles.^[1][2]

NFL annual forced fumble leaders

Charles "Peanut" Tillman, who led the league in 2012, was known for his ability to force fumbles with a well-timed punch commonly known as the "Peanut Punch".^[3][4]

Key

Symbol	Meaning
Leader	The player who recorded the most forced fumbles in the NFL
FF	The total number of forced fumbles the player had
GP	The number of games played by a player during the season
†	Pro Football Hall of Fame member
^	The player is an active player
*	Player set the single-season record for forced fumbles
(#)	Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list

NFL annual forced fumbles leaders by season

Season	Leader	FF	GP	Team	Refs
1993	Lonnie Marts	6	16	Kansas City Chiefs	[2][5]
1994	Greg Lloyd	5	15	Pittsburgh Steelers	[2][6]
	Neil Smith		14	Kansas City Chiefs	[2][7]
	Bruce Smith†		15	Buffalo Bills	[2][8]
1995	Greg Lloyd (2)	6	16	Pittsburgh Steelers	[2][6]
	Ed McDaniel			Minnesota Vikings	[2][9]
	Anthony Pleasant			Cleveland Browns	[2][10]
	Clyde Simmons			Arizona Cardinals	[2][11]
1996	Tony Brackens	5	16	Jacksonville Jaguars	[2][12]
	Kevin Carter			St. Louis Rams	[2][13]
	Jason Sehorn			New York Giants	[2][14]
	Bruce Smith† (2)			Buffalo Bills	[2][8]
1997	Roy Barker	8	13	San Francisco 49ers	[2][15]
1998	Michael Sinclair	6	16	Seattle Seahawks	[2][16]
1999	Tony Brackens (2)	8	16	Jacksonville Jaguars	[2][12]
	Jevon Kearse			Tennessee Titans	[2][17]
2000	Trace Armstrong	7	16	Miami Dolphins	[2][18]
2001	John Abraham	6	16	New York Jets	[2][19]
	Michael Strahan†			New York Giants	[2][20]
2002	Dwight Freeney†	9*	16	Indianapolis Colts	[2][21]
	Leonard Little			St. Louis Rams	[2][22]
2003	LaVar Arrington	6	12	Washington Redskins	[2][23]
	Leonard Little (2)		16	St. Louis Rams	[2][22]
	Simeon Rice		16	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	[2][24]
2004	Robert Mathis	6	16	Indianapolis Colts	[2][25]
	Will Smith			New Orleans Saints	[2][26]
2005	Robert Mathis (2)	8	13	Indianapolis Colts	[2][25]
2006	Jason Taylor†	9	16	Miami Dolphins	[2][27]
2007	Chris Harrison	8	15	Carolina Panthers	[2][28]
2008	James Harrison	7	15	Pittsburgh Steelers	[2][29]
2009	Shaun Phillips	7	16	San Diego Chargers	[2][30]
2010	Osi Umenyiora	10*	16	New York Giants	[2][31]
2011	Terrell Suggs	7	16	Baltimore Ravens	[2][32]
2012	Charles Tillman	10	16	Chicago Bears	[2][33]
2013	Robert Mathis (3)	10	16	Indianapolis Colts	[2][25]
2014	Ryan Kerrigan	5	16	Washington Redskins	[2][34]
	Robert Quinn			St. Louis Rams	[2][35]
	Daryl Smith			Baltimore Ravens	[2][36]
2015	Jamie Collins	5	12	New England Patriots	[2][37]
2016	Vic Beasley	6	16	Atlanta Falcons	[2][38]
	Bruce Irvin			Oakland Raiders	[2][39]
2017	Yannick Ngakoue^	6	16	Jacksonville Jaguars	[2][40]
2018	Dee Ford	7	16	Kansas City Chiefs	[2][41]
	J. J. Watt			Houston Texans	[2][42]
2019	Chandler Jones	8	16	Arizona Cardinals	[2][43]
	T. J. Watt^			Pittsburgh Steelers	[2][44]
2020	Marlon Humphrey^	8	15	Baltimore Ravens	[2][45]
2021	Shaquille Leonard	8	17	Indianapolis Colts	[2][46]
2022	Alex Highsmith^	5	17	Pittsburgh Steelers	[2][47]
	Haason Reddick^			Philadelphia Eagles	[2][48]
2023	Bradley Chubb^	6	16	Miami Dolphins	[2][49]
	Antoine Winfield Jr^		17	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	[2][50]
2024	T. J. Watt^ (2)	6	17	Pittsburgh Steelers	[2][44]

Most seasons leading the league

Most seasons leading the league in forced fumbles

Count	Player	Seasons	Team	Refs
3	Robert Mathis	2004, 2005, 2013	Indianapolis Colts	[2][25]
2	Tony Brackens	1996, 1999	Jacksonville Jaguars	[2][12]
	Leonard Little	2002, 2003	St. Louis Rams	[2][22]
	Greg Lloyd	1994, 1995	Pittsburgh Steelers	[2][6]
	Bruce Smith	1994, 1996	Buffalo Bills	[2][8]
	T. J. Watt	2019, 2024	Pittsburgh Steelers	[2][44]

See also

• List of NFL annual sacks leaders
• List of NFL annual interceptions leaders
• List of NFL individual records