2017 NFL Special Teams Tackles Leaders

Tackles credited on punt and kickoff plays. Long snappers cover punts, so a good one adds value after the snap.

The count is for the season, not split by regular season and playoffs. In 2017, Zak DeOssie (6) led NFL long snappers in special teams tackles, ahead of Jon Weeks (4) and Nick Sundberg (4). 29 long snappers qualify.

Final 2017 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	Tackles	Snaps	FG snaps	ST tackles	Unit points
1	Zak DeOssie	New York Giants	6	145	18-25	6	−48.5
2	Jon Weeks	Houston Texans	4	152	20-25	4	−7.1
3	Nick Sundberg	Washington Commanders	4	150	24-28	4	−15.6
4	Thomas Hennessy	New York Jets	4	146	25-30	4	−5.7
5	Joe Cardona	New England Patriots	4	145	37-40	4	+15.3
6	Clark Harris	Cincinnati Bengals	4	143	18-20	4	−11.4
7	Tyler Ott	Seattle Seahawks	3	159	21-29	3	−14.2
8	Rick Lovato	Philadelphia Eagles	3	146	29-34	3	+2.3
9	Charley Hughlett	Cleveland Browns	3	128	15-20	3	−13.5
10	Beau Brinkley	Tennessee Titans	2	150	35-42	2	+16.1
11	Kyle Nelson	San Francisco 49ers	2	146	39-41	2	+20.9
12	Mike Windt	Los Angeles Chargers	2	146	20-30	2	−19.4
13	Casey Kreiter	Denver Broncos	2	135	24-32	2	−18.9
14	John Denney	Miami Dolphins	2	135	21-23	2	+10.3
15	Josh Harris	Atlanta Falcons	2	127	34-39	2	+2.7
16	Aaron Brewer	Arizona Cardinals	2	73	19-22	2	−10.1
17	Eric Tomlinson	New York Jets	2	7	0-0	2	−3.0
18	Tommy Bohanon	Jacksonville Jaguars	2	3	0-0	2	−1.1
19	Morgan Cox	Baltimore Ravens	1	161	34-37	1	+15.1
20	James Winchester	Kansas City Chiefs	1	150	41-45	1	+20.8
21	Zach Wood	New Orleans Saints	1	146	31-36	1	+0.6
22	Kameron Canaday	Pittsburgh Steelers	1	141	35-38	1	+4.6
23	Reid Ferguson	Buffalo Bills	1	141	29-33	1	+14.4
24	J.J. Jansen	Carolina Panthers	1	138	29-30	1	+8.0
25	Andrew DePaola	Chicago Bears	1	137	16-22	1	−3.8
26	Jon Condo	Las Vegas Raiders	1	124	16-21	1	+17.9
27	Justin Drescher	Arizona Cardinals	1	74	13-17	1	−3.7
28	Colin Holba	Jacksonville Jaguars	1	73	12-13	1	−0.2
29	Derek Hart	Green Bay Packers	1	17	4-6	1	−4.7

All 2017 NFL long snapper rankings

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