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Dwayne Rudd Career Stats
- Primary starter for 5 seasons.
Career Totals
| Games | Solo Tkl | Sacks | Def INT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | 391 | 11.5 | 1 |
Defense
| Season | Team | G | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | INT | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | MIN | 16 | 74 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 2000 | MIN | 14 | 43 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | CLE | 16 | 51 | 28 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | CLE | 15 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | TB | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Since 1999 | 69 | 220 | 89 | 17 | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.
Season-by-season detail is available from 1999 on; career totals above cover the full career.
Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026
Dwayne Rudd is a former linebacker out of Alabama, selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 20th overall pick (round 1) in the 1997 NFL Draft. He played 109 regular-season games from 1997 to 2003. From 1999 on, he played for the Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | LA | Orlando Pace | OT | Ohio State |
| 1 | 2 | LV | Darrell Russell | DT | USC |
| 1 | 3 | SEA | Shawn Springs | CB | Ohio State |
| 1 | 4 | BAL | Peter Boulware | LB | Florida State |
| 1 | 5 | DET | Bryant Westbrook | DB | Texas |
| 1 | 6 | SEA | Walter Jones | OT | Florida State; Holmes County JC |
| 1 | 7 | NYG | Ike Hilliard | WR | Florida |
| 1 | 8 | NYJ | James Farrior | ILB | Virginia |
| 1 | 9 | ARI | Tom Knight | DB | Iowa |
| 1 | 9 | ARI | Tommy Knight | DB | Iowa |
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