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Snap data · 2012+

Career Starter Games SG*

Most games started in NFL history — derived from snap share data since official GS is not in the free feed. A player who took ≥50% of team snaps counts as a starter for that game proportion.

SG* = Estimated Starter Games. SG* is an estimate. Official GS not available in the free nflverse feed. Snap% from nflverse snap_counts (2012+).
All PositionsQBWRRBTEOLBMLBILBLBDEDTCBSFSDBOTCGFBKLSNTOLPSAF
1
Harrison SmithFS
191 games played96%start rate
183
SG*
2
Tyrann MathieuFS
180 games played88%start rate
159
SG*
3
Tashaun GipsonFS
172 games played91%start rate
156
SG*
4
Devin McCourtyFS
159 games played95%start rate
151
SG*
5
Kevin ByardFS
148 games played95%start rate
141
SG*
6
Rodney McLeod Jr.FS
164 games played86%start rate
141
SG*
7
Jordan PoyerFS
169 games played77%start rate
130
SG*
8
Jessie BatesFS
130 games played99%start rate
129
SG*
9
Justin SimmonsFS
134 games played90%start rate
120
SG*
10
Xavier WoodsFS
134 games played90%start rate
120
SG*
11
Eric WeddleFS
109 games played98%start rate
107
SG*
12
Marcus WilliamsFS
108 games played92%start rate
99
SG*
13
Minkah FitzpatrickFS
104 games played95%start rate
99
SG*
14
Antoine BetheaFS
102 games played95%start rate
97
SG*
15
Eddie JacksonFS
100 games played96%start rate
96
SG*
16
Derwin JamesFS
98 games played95%start rate
93
SG*
17
Jordan WhiteheadFS
105 games played89%start rate
93
SG*
18
Glover QuinFS
96 games played95%start rate
91
SG*
19
Earl ThomasFS
92 games played97%start rate
89
SG*
20
Reggie NelsonFS
90 games played94%start rate
85
SG*
21
Malik HookerFS
110 games played76%start rate
84
SG*
22
Mike AdamsFS
98 games played84%start rate
82
SG*
23
Reshad JonesFS
84 games played96%start rate
81
SG*
24
Tre BostonFS
104 games played77%start rate
80
SG*
25
Marcus MayeFS
77 games played99%start rate
76
SG*

5,648 players with snap coverage · nflverse snap_counts CC-BY 4.0

Rankings as of 2026-08-10, as declared by the corpus that produced them.