TacklesTOT

TOT stands for total tackles in football. Plays a defender stopped, counting the ones he made alone and the ones he shared. Also called combined tackles. Other sites write it COMB.

How TOT is calculated

TOT = SOLO + AST

Jordyn Brooks, 2025: 99 + 84 = 183

Tackles are assigned by home-team statisticians and are the least standardised number in football — the same play is scored differently in different stadiums, so cross-team tackle comparisons are shaky.

What counts as a good TOT?

Half of the 1103 qualified NFL players in 2025 were at or below 20. Clearing 78 put a season in the top tenth of the league.

Median
20
Top 10%
78
Leader
183

By position, the median was 57 for S, 40 for LB, 37 for CB, 32 for DT, 29.5 for DE and 9 for FB.

Qualified: 8+ games, non-zero, 2025 regular season.

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