The 2017-18 All-Penalties Team – Top Penalized NFL Players by Position

Below you will find the top penalized player by each position for both offense and defense over the 2017-18 NFL season. Of course two CBs top the list, a position where essentially two or three big pass interference calls can juice the numbers. But then there are guys like Germain Ifedi of the infamous Seattle Seahawks offensive line, who put up 120 yards of penalties with almost entirely just false starts and holds (not that we’re bitter or anything).

Also notable, on the front seven side of things, how dominant that defense would be all on one team. Goes to show that taking some penalty risk with timing the snap might be worth it when it comes to overall production.

See the full roster below:

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Total penalties by position (defense)

Position	Player First Name	Player Last Name	Team	Total Penalties	Penalty Yards
CB	Ken	Crawley	Saints	9	169
CB	Dre	Kirkpatrick	Bengals	7	155
FS	Jalen	Mills	Eagles	9	101
SS	Kenny	Vaccaro	Saints	7	69
DE/OLB	Jadeveon	Clowney	Texans	13	82
OLB	Von	Miller	Broncos	8	60
MLB	Bobby	Wagner	Seahawks	2	30
DE	Yannick	Ngakoue	Jaguars	8	110
DE	Joey	Bosa	Chargers	8	79
DT	Maliek	Collins	Cowboys	7	65
DT	Eddie	Goldman	Bears	6	68

Total penalties by position (offense)

Position	Player First Name	Player Last Name	Team	Total Penalties	Penalty Yards
QB	Philip	Rivers	Chargers	13	101
RB	Devonta	Freeman	Falcons	4	50
WR	Johnny	Holton	Raiders	7	65
WR	Kenny	Stills	Dolphins	7	65
WR	JuJu	Smith-Schuster	Steelers	6	60
TE	Jermaine	Gresham	Cardinals	10	80
T	Germain	Ifedi	Seahawks	16	120
T	Garett	Bolles	Broncos	12	106
G	T.J. Lang	Detroit	Lions	7	70
G	Brian	Winters	Jets	8	65
C	Mike	Pouncey	Dolphins	8	70

Total penalties by position (special teams)

Position	Player First Name	Player Last Name	Team	Total Penalties	Penalty Yards
K	Giorgio	Tavecchio	Raiders	1	5
P	Drew	Kaser	Chargers	3	15
LS	Kameron	Canaday	Steelers	2	10