Dallas Cowboys Tackles Leaders

Career totals with the Cowboys and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through October 19: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning.

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Sean Lee holds the Cowboys career record with 746 tackles. The single-season record is 152, by Jaylon Smith in 2020.

SK INT TKL TFL SOLO PD FF QBH TD

All-time Cowboys leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	TKL	G
1	Sean Lee	2010–2020	746	110
2	Bradie James	2003–2011	667	131
3	DeMarcus Ware	2005–2013	535	141
4	Terence Newman	2003–2011	518	132
5	Jaylon Smith	2017–2021	502	68
6	Roy Williams	2002–2008	477	97
7	Dat Nguyen	1999–2005	468	88
8	Barry Church	2010–2016	463	81
9	Leighton Vander Esch	2018–2023	444	70
10	DeMarcus Lawrence	2014–2024	428	135
11	Donovan Wilson	2019–2025	425	88
12	Orlando Scandrick	2008–2017	386	121
13	Jourdan Lewis	2017–2024	375	106
14	Anthony Spencer	2007–2014	353	100
15	Jeff Heath	2013–2019	326	91
16	Byron Jones	2015–2019	325	78
17	Anthony Brown	2016–2022	311	89
18	Brandon Carr	2012–2020	304	81
19	Malik Hooker	2021–2026	283	77
20	Anthony Hitchens	2014–2017	276	55
21	DaRon Bland	2022–2026	256	54
21	Gerald Sensabaugh	2009–2012	256	60
23	Xavier Woods	2017–2020	237	58
24	Micah Parsons	2021–2024	234	62
25	Jayron Kearse	2021–2023	232	46

Single-season Cowboys records

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	TKL	G
1	Jaylon Smith	2020	152	16
2	Jaylon Smith	2019	139	16
3	Sean Lee	2016	135	15
3	Leighton Vander Esch	2018	135	16
5	Barry Church	2013	128	16
5	Eric Kendricks	2024	128	15
7	Sean Lee	2015	117	14
8	Jaylon Smith	2018	115	16
9	Barry Church	2015	109	15
9	Dat Nguyen	2003	109	16
11	Dat Nguyen	2001	108	16
12	Bradie James	2010	102	16
13	Bradie James	2008	101	15
14	Bradie James	2009	99	16
14	Dat Nguyen	2004	99	16
16	Dexter Coakley	2002	98	16
17	Donovan Wilson	2022	97	17
18	Bradie James	2006	96	16
19	Sean Lee	2017	95	11
20	Jayron Kearse	2021	94	16
20	Sean Lee	2013	94	11
20	Anthony Spencer	2012	94	14
23	Sean Lee	2011	93	14
24	Bruce Carter	2013	91	15
24	Barry Church	2014	91	16