2012 Defensive Leaders
| Season | Stats |
| Rank | Player | Team | GP | Tkl | Ast | Total | Sack | Yds | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Sfty |
| 101. | Ropati Pitoitua, DE | TEN | 15 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102. | Jurrell Casey, DT | TEN | 15 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103. | Calvin Pace, LB | NYJ | 16 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104. | Glover Quin, SS | DET | 16 | 65 | 20 | 85 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105. | Brett Keisel, DE | PIT | 15 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 4.5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106. | Greg Hardy, DE | CAR | 14 | 41 | 20 | 61 | 11 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 107. | Danny McCray, S | DAL | 13 | 43 | 20 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108. | Josh Wilson, DB | WAS | 16 | 54 | 20 | 74 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 109. | Tyvon Branch, SS | OAK | 14 | 74 | 20 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110. | Vince Wilfork, NT | NEP | 16 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 111. | Mike Adams, S | DEN | 16 | 60 | 20 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 112. | Arthur Jones, DE | BAL | 14 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 4.5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 113. | Sean Lissemore, DE | DAL | 10 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114. | Lamarr Houston, DE | OAK | 16 | 48 | 19 | 67 | 4.5 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115. | Michael Huff, FS | BAL | 16 | 37 | 19 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 116. | Frostee Rucker, DE | ARI | 15 | 29 | 19 | 48 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 117. | Bryan Scott, S | BUF | 16 | 44 | 19 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 118. | Kyle Williams, NT | BUF | 16 | 27 | 19 | 46 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 119. | Michael Griffin, S | TEN | 16 | 59 | 19 | 78 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 120. | Erik Walden, LB | IND | 13 | 27 | 19 | 46 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 121. | Major Wright, S | CHI | 16 | 52 | 19 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 122. | Jason McCourty, CB | TEN | 16 | 73 | 19 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 123. | Bruce Carter, LB | DAL | 11 | 51 | 19 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 124. | Devin McCourty, CB | NEP | 16 | 60 | 19 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 125. | Marcus Spears, DT | BAL | 13 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 126. | T.J. Ward, DB | CLE | 14 | 50 | 18 | 68 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 127. | Alterraun Verner, CB | TEN | 16 | 59 | 18 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 0 |
| 128. | Danieal Manning, S | HOU | 16 | 59 | 18 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 129. | Justin Smith, DE | SFO | 14 | 47 | 18 | 65 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 130. | Dawan Landry, S | NYJ | 16 | 81 | 18 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 131. | Corey Graham, CB | BAL | 14 | 36 | 18 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 132. | Justin Tuck, DE | NYG | 14 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 133. | Kaluka Maiava, LB | OAK | 15 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 134. | Cortland Finnegan, CB | STL | 16 | 83 | 18 | 101 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 135. | Robert Geathers, DE | CIN | 13 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 136. | Ziggy Hood, DE | PIT | 14 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 137. | Haloti Ngata, NT | BAL | 13 | 33 | 17 | 50 | 5 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 138. | Haruki Nakamura, S | CAR | 13 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 139. | Michael Johnson, DE | CIN | 14 | 35 | 17 | 52 | 11.5 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 140. | Mark Barron, S | TBB | 16 | 72 | 17 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 141. | Dont'a Hightower, LB | NEP | 14 | 43 | 17 | 60 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 142. | Kavell Conner, LB | IND | 13 | 35 | 17 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 143. | Jabaal Sheard, LB | CLE | 16 | 36 | 17 | 53 | 7 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 144. | Yeremiah Bell, S | ARI | 16 | 70 | 17 | 87 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 145. | Shaun Phillips, LB | DEN | 16 | 33 | 17 | 50 | 9.5 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 146. | Mychal Kendricks, LB | PHI | 15 | 58 | 17 | 75 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 147. | Jonathan Vilma, LB | NOS | 11 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 148. | Usama Young, S | OAK | 13 | 36 | 16 | 52 | 1.5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 149. | John Hughes, DT | CLE | 13 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 150. | Aldon Smith, LB | SFO | 16 | 49 | 16 | 65 | 19.5 | 145 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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