2012 Defensive Leaders
| Season | Stats |
| Rank | Player | Team | GP | Tkl | Ast | Total | Sack | Yds | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Sfty |
| 51. | Rob Ninkovich, DL | NEP | 15 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 52. | Linval Joseph, DT | NYG | 16 | 33 | 26 | 59 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 53. | Cameron Jordan, DE | NOS | 16 | 40 | 26 | 66 | 8 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54. | DeAngelo Hall, CB | WAS | 16 | 64 | 26 | 90 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55. | Dan Connor, LB | NYG | 13 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56. | Daryl Washington, LB | ARI | 16 | 108 | 26 | 134 | 9 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 57. | Mike DeVito, DE | KCC | 14 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58. | DeAndre Levy, LB | DET | 14 | 55 | 25 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59. | Brandon Mebane, DT | SEA | 16 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60. | Antoine Bethea, S | IND | 16 | 75 | 25 | 100 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61. | Charles Godfrey, S | CAR | 15 | 44 | 25 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62. | Will Smith, DE | NOS | 15 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63. | George Wilson, S | TEN | 16 | 73 | 25 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64. | Sean Weatherspoon, LB | ATL | 13 | 70 | 25 | 95 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65. | LaRon Landry, S | IND | 16 | 75 | 25 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 66. | James Laurinaitis, LB | STL | 16 | 117 | 25 | 142 | 0.5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 67. | Stephen Nicholas, LB | ATL | 15 | 71 | 24 | 95 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68. | Ryan Pickett, DE | GBP | 16 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69. | Reed Doughty, S | WAS | 16 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70. | Jason Hatcher, DE | DAL | 16 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 71. | Zach Brown, LB | TEN | 16 | 68 | 24 | 92 | 5.5 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 156 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 72. | Russell Allen, LB | JAX | 16 | 105 | 24 | 129 | 0.5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73. | Derrick Morgan, DE | TEN | 16 | 35 | 24 | 59 | 6.5 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74. | Jo-Lonn Dunbar, LB | STL | 16 | 88 | 24 | 112 | 4.5 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75. | Kelvin Sheppard, LB | IND | 15 | 53 | 24 | 77 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76. | Jason Pierre-Paul, DE | NYG | 16 | 43 | 23 | 66 | 6.5 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 77. | Jairus Byrd, S | BUF | 16 | 53 | 23 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 110 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78. | Dannell Ellerbe, LB | MIA | 13 | 66 | 23 | 89 | 4.5 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79. | Mason Foster, LB | TBB | 16 | 80 | 23 | 103 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 80. | DeMarcus Ware, LB | DAL | 16 | 33 | 23 | 56 | 11.5 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81. | Kam Chancellor, SS | SEA | 16 | 69 | 22 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82. | Earl Thomas, FS | SEA | 16 | 39 | 22 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83. | Kurt Coleman, FS | PHI | 14 | 67 | 22 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84. | Barry Cofield, NT | WAS | 14 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 2.5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85. | Jameel McClain, LB | BAL | 13 | 56 | 22 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86. | Elvis Dumervil, LB | BAL | 15 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 11 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87. | Donte Whitner, S | SFO | 16 | 61 | 21 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88. | Tommy Kelly, DL | NEP | 16 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 1.5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89. | Sean Lee, LB | DAL | 6 | 36 | 21 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90. | Antrel Rolle, S | NYG | 16 | 71 | 21 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91. | Justin Durant, LB | DAL | 16 | 82 | 21 | 103 | 0.5 | 5 | 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. | Nigel Bradham, LB | BUF | 13 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94. | Courtney Upshaw, LB | BAL | 15 | 34 | 21 | 55 | 1.5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 95. | Akeem Dent, LB | ATL | 15 | 40 | 21 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96. | Josh Norman, CB | CAR | 15 | 50 | 21 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97. | James Harrison, LB | CIN | 12 | 49 | 21 | 70 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98. | Chandler Jones, DE | NEP | 13 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99. | Terence Newman, CB | CIN | 14 | 52 | 21 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 100. | Reshad Jones, S | MIA | 16 | 74 | 21 | 95 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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