| Index | ||||||||
| American Football | ||||||||
| Defence Titles | ||||||||
| Tackles | ||||||||
| Underlined Player is NFL Leader | ||||||||
| AFC | NFC | |||||||
| 2001 | Ray Lewis | Baltimore Ravens | 161 | Ronald McKinnon | Arizona Cardinals | 145 | ||
| 2002 | Zach Thomas | Miami Dolphins | 156 | Brian Urlacher | Chicago Bears | 151 | ||
| 2003 | Jamie Sharper | Houston Texans | 164 | Micheal Barrow | New York Giants | 148 | ||
| 2004 | Keith Bulluck | Tennessee Titans | 152 | Nick Barnett | Green Bay Packers | 123 | ||
| 2005 | Jonathan Wilma | New York Jets | 169 | Nick Barnett | Green Bay Packers | 138 | ||
| 2006 | Zach Thomas | Miami Dolphins | 165 | Brian Urlacher | Chicago Bears | 141 | ||
| 2007 | D.J. Williams | Denver Broncos | 141 | Patrick Willis | San Francisco 49ers | 174 | ||
| 2008 | D'Qwell Jackson | Cleveland Browns | 154 | Patrick Willis | San Francisco 49ers | 141 | ||
| 2009 | Brian Cushing | Houston Texans | 134 | Patrick Willis | San Francisco 49ers | 152 | ||
| 2010 | Jerod Mayo | New England Patriots | 175 | Chad Greenway | Minnesota Vikings | 144 | ||
| 2011 | D'Qwell Jackson | Cleveland Browns | 158 | London Fletcher | Washington Redskins | 166 | ||