Nakobe Dean’s 18-tackle game cuts Alex Singleton’s lead to nine, and Xavier McKinney ties Amani Hooker for the interception lead after Week 9

Nakobe Dean made 18 tackles in the Raiders’ 38–17 loss at San Francisco on Sunday, the most by any player in Week 9, and moved from fourth to second in the NFL tackle race. The Las Vegas linebacker has 98 through nine games. Denver’s Alex Singleton still leads with 107, but his margin is down to nine. A week ago he led Tennessee’s Anthony Hill Jr. by 19.

Singleton had six tackles in the Broncos’ 26–21 win at Carolina, his fewest in a game this season. His previous low was eight, in Weeks 3 and 5. He averages 11.9 a game, a pace of about 202 over 17 games, and Dean is next among the leaders at 10.9.

NFL tackle leaders after Week 9

Rank	Player	Team	Pos	G	Tackles	Per game	Week 9	After Week 8	Week 10 (Cairo time)
1	Alex Singleton	Denver	LB	9	107	11.9	6	101	Bye
2	Nakobe Dean	Las Vegas	LB	9	98	10.9	18	80	vs. Seattle, Sun 23:05
3	Carson Schwesinger	Cleveland	LB	9	89	9.9	15	74	vs. Houston, Sun 20:00
4	Ernest Jones IV	Seattle	LB	9	88	9.8	7	81	at Las Vegas, Sun 23:05
5	Anthony Hill Jr.	Tennessee	LB	8	82	10.2	Bye	82	vs. Jacksonville, Sun 20:00
6	Nick Bolton	Kansas City	LB	8	80	10.0	12	68	at Atlanta, Sun 20:00
7	Jacob Rodriguez	Miami	LB	8	79	9.9	10	69	at Indianapolis, Sun 20:00
T-8	Fred Warner	San Francisco	LB	8	77	9.6	5	72	at Dallas, Sun 23:25
T-8	Jamien Sherwood	NY Jets	LB	9	77	8.6	9	68	vs. Buffalo, Sun 20:00
T-10	Blake Cashman	Minnesota	LB	8	76	9.5	12	64	at Green Bay, Sun 20:00
T-10	Dane Belton	NY Jets	S	9	76	8.4	8	68	vs. Buffalo, Sun 20:00
T-10	Evan Williams	Green Bay	S	9	76	8.4	5	71	vs. Minnesota, Sun 20:00
T-10	Josiah Trotter	Tampa Bay	LB	8	76	9.5	8	68	Bye
14	Jordyn Brooks	Miami	LB	8	75	9.4	12	63	at Indianapolis, Sun 20:00
15	Roquan Smith	Baltimore	LB	9	74	8.2	8	66	vs. LA Chargers, Tue 03:15

Cleveland’s Carson Schwesinger also climbed, with 15 tackles in the Browns’ 23–22 overtime loss at New Orleans. That took him from 74 to 89 and from fifth to third. Seattle’s Ernest Jones IV had seven against Arizona and is fourth with 88. Hill is fifth with 82 after Tennessee’s bye.

Dean’s 18 tackles are tied for the second-most by any player in a game this season. Only Singleton’s 19 at Arizona in Week 7 is higher, and Miami’s Jacob Rodriguez also had 18, at Minnesota in Week 4.

The biggest tackle games of Week 9

Player	Team	Game	Tackles
Nakobe Dean	Las Vegas	at San Francisco (L 17–38)	18
Hunter Wohler	Indianapolis	Dallas (L 23–27)	16
Carson Schwesinger	Cleveland	at New Orleans (L 22–23)	15
Frankie Luvu	Washington	LA Rams (L 13–20)	15
Jessie Bates III	Atlanta	vs. Cincinnati (L 17–34)	14
Drue Tranquill	Kansas City	NY Jets (W 35–12)	13
Sonny Styles	Washington	LA Rams (L 13–20)	13
Andrew Wingard	Arizona	at Seattle (L 3–17)	12
Arvell Reese	NY Giants	at Philadelphia (W 19–11)	12
Blake Cashman	Minnesota	Buffalo (L 6–23)	12
Bryce Boettcher	Indianapolis	Dallas (L 23–27)	12
Jordyn Brooks	Miami	Detroit (L 9–19)	12
Nick Bolton	Kansas City	NY Jets (W 35–12)	12

Thirteen players made at least 12 tackles in Week 9. Indianapolis’s Hunter Wohler had 16 in the 27–23 loss to Dallas, the second-highest total of the week. Washington had two players on the list, Frankie Luvu with 15 and Sonny Styles with 13, in the 20–13 loss to the Rams.

Xavier McKinney joins Amani Hooker at five interceptions

Green Bay safety Xavier McKinney intercepted New England twice in the Packers’ 45–27 win, which gave him five for the season and a share of the league lead with Tennessee’s Amani Hooker, who was on a bye. Four players have four: Tampa Bay’s Alex Anzalone and Zyon McCollum, Minnesota’s Byron Murphy Jr. and San Francisco’s Renardo Green.

Rank	Player	Team	Pos	INT	Return yards	Week 9	Week 10 (Cairo time)
T-1	Amani Hooker	Tennessee	S	5	114	Bye	vs. Jacksonville, Sun 20:00
T-1	Xavier McKinney	Green Bay	S	5	46	2	vs. Minnesota, Sun 20:00
T-3	Byron Murphy Jr.	Minnesota	CB	4	67	1	at Green Bay, Sun 20:00
T-3	Alex Anzalone	Tampa Bay	LB	4	26	1	Bye
T-3	Zyon McCollum	Tampa Bay	CB	4	18	2	Bye
T-3	Renardo Green	San Francisco	CB	4	2	1	at Dallas, Sun 23:25
T-7	Hezekiah Masses	Las Vegas	CB	3	67	0	vs. Seattle, Sun 23:05
T-7	Jourdan Lewis	Jacksonville	CB	3	49	1	at Tennessee, Sun 20:00
T-7	Quentin Lake	LA Rams	S	3	45	0	at Arizona, Sun 23:05
T-7	Jordan Battle	Cincinnati	S	3	18	0	vs. Pittsburgh, Mon 03:20
T-7	Evan Williams	Green Bay	S	3	17	1	vs. Minnesota, Sun 20:00
T-7	Denzel Ward	Cleveland	CB	3	0	0	vs. Houston, Sun 20:00
T-7	Jevon Holland	NY Giants	S	3	0	0	vs. Washington, Fri 03:15

McCollum intercepted Chicago twice on Sunday night and Anzalone once, part of the Buccaneers’ five takeaways in the 27–24 loss. Murphy Jr. returned his interception 54 yards in the Vikings’ 23–6 loss to Buffalo on Monday night, and Green had one of San Francisco’s three interceptions against Las Vegas. Hooker’s 114 return yards are the most among the leaders, and none of the 13 players with three or more has returned one for a touchdown.

Defenses intercepted 27 passes in Week 9. McKinney’s two were part of Green Bay’s four takeaways at New England, and Evan Williams added another to reach three. It was the Packers’ sixth game in a row with at least two takeaways.

The SIXTH consecutive game with multiple takeaways@kwiktrip

— Green Bay Packers (@packers) November 9, 2026

What to watch in Week 10

Denver is on a bye, so Singleton cannot add to his total this week. Dean and the Raiders host Seattle and Jones IV on Sunday at 23:05 Cairo time, and Dean needs 10 tackles to pass Singleton. Schwesinger and the Browns host Houston at 20:00.

McKinney and the Packers host Minnesota and Murphy Jr. on Sunday at 20:00, and Hooker’s Titans host Jacksonville at the same time. Tampa Bay is on a bye, and Green plays at Dallas at 23:25.

These totals match the league’s player statistics and a second, independent count. Week 9 figures come from the box scores of all 15 games.