Alex Singleton is the first player in the NFL to 100 tackles this season. The Denver Broncos linebacker had 14 in the 28–24 win over Kansas City on Sunday and has 101 through eight games, 19 more than Tennessee’s Anthony Hill Jr., who is second with 82. A week ago Singleton led San Francisco’s Fred Warner by 16, and he has now led after four of the last five weeks.
Singleton averages 12.6 tackles a game, which is a pace of about 215 over 17 games. He has had at least eight in every game this season and 13 or more in five of the eight. Warner is next at 10.3 a game, in seven games, and Hill averages 10.2.
NFL tackle leaders after Week 8
| Rank | Player | Team | Pos | G | Tackles | Per game | Week 8 | After Week 7 | Week 9 (Cairo time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Singleton | DEN | LB | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 14 | 87 | at Carolina, Sun 20:00 |
| 2 | Anthony Hill Jr. | TEN | LB | 8 | 82 | 10.2 | 14 | 68 | Bye |
| 3 | Ernest Jones IV | SEA | LB | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 13 | 68 | vs. Arizona, Sun 23:25 |
| 4 | Nakobe Dean | LV | LB | 8 | 80 | 10.0 | 12 | 68 | at San Francisco, Sun 23:25 |
| 5 | Carson Schwesinger | CLE | LB | 8 | 74 | 9.2 | 10 | 64 | at New Orleans, Sun 20:00 |
| 6 | Fred Warner | SF | LB | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | Bye | 71 | vs. Las Vegas, Sun 23:25 |
| 7 | Evan Williams | GB | S | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 10 | 61 | at New England, Sun 23:25 |
| T-8 | Jacob Rodriguez | MIA | LB | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 8 | 61 | vs. Detroit, Sun 20:00 |
| T-8 | Payton Wilson | PIT | LB | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 8 | 61 | Bye |
| T-10 | Dane Belton | NYJ | S | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 12 | 56 | at Kansas City, Sun 20:00 |
| T-10 | Jamien Sherwood | NYJ | LB | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 14 | 54 | at Kansas City, Sun 20:00 |
| T-10 | Josiah Trotter | TB | LB | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 6 | 62 | at Chicago, Mon 03:20 |
| T-10 | Nick Bolton | KC | LB | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 9 | 59 | vs. NY Jets, Sun 20:00 |
Hill made the biggest move of the week. His 14 tackles in Tennessee’s 43–36 loss at Cincinnati took him from 68 to 82, and from a tie for third to second. Seattle’s Ernest Jones IV (13 tackles) and Las Vegas’s Nakobe Dean (12) also went from 68 to 81 and 80, and Cleveland’s Carson Schwesinger went from 64 to 74. Warner’s total is 72, one more than the 71 he had after Week 7, and San Francisco was on a bye in Week 8.
The list is nearly all linebackers. Of the top 25 in tackles, 23 are linebackers, and the exceptions are safeties: Green Bay’s Evan Williams, who has 71, and the Jets’ Dane Belton, who has 68 and had 12 against Las Vegas.
Singleton’s lead, week by week
| Week | Singleton tackles | Singleton total | Leader after the week | Second place | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 16 | Alex Singleton and Anthony Hill Jr. tied (16) | Jacob Rodriguez (14) | Tied |
| 2 | 9 | 25 | Anthony Hill Jr. (26) | Alex Singleton (25) | 1 |
| 3 | 8 | 33 | Anthony Hill Jr. (34) | Alex Singleton (33) | 1 |
| 4 | 14 | 47 | Alex Singleton (47) | Jacob Rodriguez (46) | 1 |
| 5 | 8 | 55 | Jacob Rodriguez (57) | Alex Singleton (55) | 2 |
| 6 | 13 | 68 | Alex Singleton (68) | Ernest Jones IV (59) | 9 |
| 7 | 19 | 87 | Alex Singleton (87) | Fred Warner (71) | 16 |
| 8 | 14 | 101 | Alex Singleton (101) | Anthony Hill Jr. (82) | 19 |
Singleton shared the lead with Hill at 16 after Week 1 and trailed Hill by one after Weeks 2 and 3. He led by one over Miami’s Jacob Rodriguez after Week 4, then fell behind Rodriguez by two after Week 5. He has led every week since, and the lead has grown from 9 to 16 to 19 over the last three. His 19 tackles at Arizona in Week 7 are the most by any player in a game this season.
The biggest tackle games of the season
| Player | Team | Week | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Singleton | DEN | 7 | 19 |
| Jacob Rodriguez | MIA | 4 | 18 |
| Fred Warner | SF | 3 | 17 |
| Alex Singleton | DEN | 1 | 16 |
| Anthony Hill Jr. | TEN | 1 | 16 |
| Minkah Fitzpatrick | NYJ | 4 | 16 |
| Jeremiah Trotter Jr. | PHI | 4 | 15 |
Singleton has two of the seven biggest games, 19 in Week 7 and 16 at Kansas City in Week 1. Rodriguez’s 18 at Minnesota in Week 4 and Warner’s 17 against Arizona in Week 3 are the others at the top. Week 8 did not crack the list, with the top games at 14: Singleton, Hill and the Jets’ Jamien Sherwood.
The biggest tackle games in Week 8
| Player | Team | Opponent | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Singleton | DEN | 14 | Kansas City (W 28–24) |
| Anthony Hill Jr. | TEN | 14 | at Cincinnati (L 36–43) |
| Jamien Sherwood | NYJ | 14 | Las Vegas (L 33–38) |
| Ernest Jones IV | SEA | 13 | Chicago (L 17–34) |
| Joshua Metellus | MIN | 13 | at Detroit (L 15–19) |
| Kendal Daniels | ATL | 13 | at Tampa Bay (L 0–16) |
| Dane Belton | NYJ | 12 | Las Vegas (L 33–38) |
| Jordan Battle | CIN | 12 | Tennessee (W 43–36) |
| Nakobe Dean | LV | 12 | at NY Jets (W 38–33) |
| Patrick Queen | PIT | 12 | Cleveland (W 27–6) |
Ten players made at least 12 tackles in Week 8. Six of them were on teams that lost, including Sherwood and Belton in the Jets’ 38–33 loss to Las Vegas, and Atlanta’s Kendal Daniels, who had 13 in the 16–0 loss at Tampa Bay. Minnesota’s Joshua Metellus made 13 in the 19–15 loss at Detroit.
What to watch in Week 9
Singleton and the Broncos visit Carolina on Sunday at 20:00 Cairo time. Hill and Tennessee are on a bye, so Singleton’s lead over him cannot shrink this week. Cleveland’s Schwesinger plays at New Orleans at the same time, and Jones IV hosts Arizona at 23:25. Dean visits San Francisco at 23:25, where Warner and the 49ers return from their bye.
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