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Tim Weaver

Seahawks have 2 of NFL’s top 50 leaders in tackles

The Seahawks defense has improved dramatically since the first month of the season when they were on pace to be historically bad. A big part of the turnaround has been improvement at linebacker, where Jordyn Brooks and Cody Barton have tightened up and are making more stops.

Here are the league’s top 50 leaders in tackles heading into Week 12, including those two.

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Oct 30, 2022; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Washington Commanders running back Antonio Gibson (24) runs the ball…
Nov 10, 2022; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Panthers running back D'Onta Foreman (33) is tackled…
Nov 6, 2022; Phoenix, Ariz., United States; Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Rondale Moore (4) is tackled…
Nov 6, 2022; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley (57) breaks…
Oct 9, 2022; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Philadelphia Eagles linebacker T.J. Edwards (57) against the Arizona Cardinals…
Nov 13, 2022; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Foyesade Oluokun (23) gets ready to…
Oct 30, 2022; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Washington Commanders running back Antonio Gibson (24) evades a tackle…
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Roquan Smith #18 of the Baltimore Ravens pushes Baker Mayfield #6…
Nov 13, 2022; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr. (1) runs…
Oct 9, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Chicago Bears wide receiver Velus Jones Jr. (12) dives for…
Oct 9, 2022; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James Jr. (3) and cornerback…
Sep 11, 2022; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Texans safety Jonathan Owens (36) reacts after Indianapolis Colts…
November 13, 2022; Santa Clara, California, USA; Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Drue Tranquill (49) after the…
Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone celebrates a stop against the Bills during the second half of the…
Oct 11, 2020; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) escapes from Minnesota Vikings…
Nov 6, 2022; Cardinals strong safety Budda Baker (03) brings down quarterback Geno Smith (7) after Smith…
Aug 19, 2022; Inglewood, California, USA; Former NFL player Richard Sherman talks to Los Angeles Rams…
Nov 6, 2022; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) is tackled by…
Oct 23, 2022; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Panthers linebacker Shaq Thompson (7) reacts in the…
Nov 24, 2022; Arlington, Texas, USA; New York Giants safety Julian Love (20) celebrates an interception…
Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (22) gets past Denver Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton (49) during…
Green Bay Packers linebacker Quay Walker (7) tackles New England Patriots running back Damien Harris (37)…
Nov 20, 2022; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Cincinnati Bengals running back Samaje Perine (34) is tackled by…
Tennessee Titans linebacker David Long Jr. (51) stops Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87)…
Sep 25, 2022; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bears free safety Eddie Jackson (4) celebrates a defensive…
Nov 13, 2022; Munich, Germany, DEU; Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Devin White (45) sacks Seattle Seahawks…
Jul 29, 2022; Flowery Branch, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons safety Richie Grant (27) breaks up a…
Oct 30, 2022; Arlington, Texas, USA; Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery (32) stiff arms Dallas…
September 18, 2022; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner (54) during the…
September 18, 2022; Santa Clara, California, USA; Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III (9) is…
Oct 10, 2022; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Divine Deablo (5) tackles Kansas…
Oct 9, 2022; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Saints linebacker Pete Werner (20) reacts after…
Detroit Lions safety DeShon Elliott (5) stops Buffalo Bills running back Devin Singletary (26) during the…
Sep 25, 2022; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bears safety Jaquan Brisker (9) walks off the field…
New England linebackers Matthew Judon and Ja'Whaun Bentley roar as they celebrate one of many quarterback…
Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Devin Lloyd (33) takes to the field with the Navy flag, during Salute…
Nov 6, 2022; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Seattle Seahawks linebacker Cody Barton (57) tackles Arizona Cardinals running…
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) makes a catch for a first down against…
Nov 6, 2022; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Arizona Cardinals linebacker Zaven Collins (25) tackles Seattle Seahawks wide…
Nov 3, 2019; Seattle, WA, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Vita Vea (50) and Tampa…
Oct 30, 2022; Arlington, Texas, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) passes around Dallas Cowboys…
Oct 9, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings tight end Johnny Mundt (86) falls to the…
Nov 20, 2022; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Ravens linebacker Patrick Queen (6) and linebacker Odafe Oweh…
Los Angeles Rams linebacker Ernest Jones follows the movement of the football during the first half…
Oct 23, 2022; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders linebacker Cole Holcomb (55) and injured Washington Commanders…
Nov 3, 2022; Houston, Texas, USA; Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Kyzir White (43) and linebacker T.J. Edwards…
Oct 2, 2022; Tampa, Florida, USA; Kansas City Chiefs cornerback L'Jarius Sneed (38) sacks Tampa Bay…
Nov 20, 2022; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Texans safety Jalen Pitre (5) attempts to intercept a…
Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt (57) celebrates a tackle for loss in the third quarter during…
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 25: Demario Davis #56 and Cameron Jordan #94 of the New Orleans…
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