2012 Defensive Leaders
| Season | Stats |
| Rank | Player | Team | GP | Tkl | Ast | Total | Sack | Yds | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Sfty |
| 51. | Yeremiah Bell, S | ARI | 16 | 70 | 17 | 87 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 52. | Perry Riley, LB | WAS | 16 | 70 | 55 | 125 | 3.5 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53. | Harrison Smith, S | MIN | 16 | 69 | 28 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 87 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54. | J.J. Watt, DE | HOU | 16 | 69 | 12 | 81 | 20.5 | 139 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 55. | Chris Clemons, S | MIA | 16 | 69 | 26 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| 56. | Kam Chancellor, SS | SEA | 16 | 69 | 22 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57. | Zach Brown, LB | TEN | 16 | 68 | 24 | 92 | 5.5 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 156 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 58. | Cary Williams, CB | PHI | 16 | 67 | 8 | 75 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59. | Dunta Robinson, CB | KCC | 15 | 67 | 13 | 80 | 1.5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60. | Kurt Coleman, FS | PHI | 14 | 67 | 22 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61. | Dannell Ellerbe, LB | MIA | 13 | 66 | 23 | 89 | 4.5 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62. | Thomas Davis, LB | CAR | 15 | 66 | 35 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| 63. | K.J. Wright, LB | SEA | 14 | 66 | 30 | 96 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64. | Glover Quin, SS | DET | 16 | 65 | 20 | 85 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65. | Akeem Ayers, LB | TEN | 16 | 65 | 37 | 102 | 6 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66. | Malcolm Jenkins, S | NOS | 12 | 65 | 29 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67. | DeAngelo Hall, CB | WAS | 16 | 64 | 26 | 90 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68. | Buster Skrine, DB | CLE | 15 | 64 | 8 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69. | Janoris Jenkins, CB | STL | 15 | 64 | 9 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 70. | D'Qwell Jackson, LB | CLE | 16 | 63 | 51 | 114 | 3.5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71. | Thomas DeCoud, S | ATL | 16 | 62 | 14 | 76 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72. | Rey Maualuga, LB | CIN | 16 | 62 | 60 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73. | Antoine Cason, CB | ARI | 16 | 62 | 11 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74. | Miles Burris, LB | OAK | 15 | 62 | 34 | 96 | 1.5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75. | Jasper Brinkley, LB | ARI | 16 | 62 | 35 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76. | Chase Blackburn, LB | CAR | 15 | 61 | 33 | 94 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77. | Donte Whitner, S | SFO | 16 | 61 | 21 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78. | Champ Bailey, CB | DEN | 16 | 61 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79. | Mike Adams, S | DEN | 16 | 60 | 20 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80. | Devin McCourty, CB | NEP | 16 | 60 | 19 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81. | William Moore, S | ATL | 12 | 60 | 16 | 76 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82. | Michael Griffin, S | TEN | 16 | 59 | 19 | 78 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83. | Danieal Manning, S | HOU | 16 | 59 | 18 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 84. | Rahim Moore, S | DEN | 16 | 59 | 12 | 71 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85. | Alterraun Verner, CB | TEN | 16 | 59 | 18 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 0 |
| 86. | Cassius Vaughn, CB | IND | 15 | 58 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87. | Mychal Kendricks, LB | PHI | 15 | 58 | 17 | 75 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88. | Craig Dahl, SS | SFO | 16 | 56 | 15 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89. | Craig Robertson, LB | CLE | 16 | 56 | 27 | 83 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 90. | Brandon Spikes, LB | NEP | 14 | 56 | 35 | 91 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91. | Jameel McClain, LB | BAL | 13 | 56 | 22 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92. | Brad Jones, LB | GBP | 11 | 56 | 21 | 77 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93. | Stevie Brown, S | NYG | 16 | 56 | 10 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 307 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 94. | Nate Allen, FS | PHI | 13 | 56 | 13 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95. | Anthony Spencer, DE | DAL | 14 | 55 | 40 | 95 | 11 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96. | Tim Jennings, CB | CHI | 14 | 55 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97. | Derek Cox, CB | SDC | 12 | 55 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98. | Von Miller, LB | DEN | 16 | 55 | 13 | 68 | 18.5 | 130 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99. | DeAndre Levy, LB | DET | 14 | 55 | 25 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100. | Josh Wilson, DB | WAS | 16 | 54 | 20 | 74 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
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