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2012 Defensive Leaders

Season

Stats

Rank	Player	Team	GP	Tkl	Ast	Total	Sack	Yds	PD	Int	Yds	TD	FF	FR	Yds	TD	Sfty
1.	Charles Tillman, CB	CHI	15	73	12	85	0	0	16	3	71	3	10	2	0	0	0
2.	Charles Johnson, DE	CAR	16	31	11	42	12.5	100	4	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0
3.	Elvis Dumervil, LB	BAL	15	32	22	54	11	83	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0
4.	Von Miller, LB	DEN	16	55	13	68	18.5	130	2	1	26	1	6	0	0	0	0
5.	DeMarcus Ware, LB	DAL	16	33	23	56	11.5	65	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0
6.	Rob Ninkovich, DL	NEP	15	32	26	58	8	51	1	0	0	0	5	4	3	0	0
7.	Jamarca Sanford, S	MIN	15	47	14	61	0	0	5	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0
8.	LaRon Landry, S	IND	16	75	25	100	0	0	8	2	42	1	4	0	9	0	0
9.	Derrick Johnson, LB	KCC	16	110	15	125	2	10	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
10.	Jerod Mayo, LB	NEP	16	87	60	147	3	24	3	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0
11.	Geno Atkins, DT	CIN	15	39	15	54	12.5	90	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
12.	Carlos Dunlap, DE	CIN	14	34	7	41	6	55	3	1	14	1	4	3	2	0	0
13.	Brandon Spikes, LB	NEP	14	56	35	91	1	2	7	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
14.	J.J. Watt, DE	HOU	16	69	12	81	20.5	139	16	0	0	0	4	2	7	0	0
15.	Jairus Byrd, S	BUF	16	53	23	76	0	0	6	5	110	0	4	2	0	0	0
16.	Jason Babin, DE	JAX	15	28	9	37	7	39	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0
17.	Vince Wilfork, NT	NEP	16	29	20	49	3	32	6	0	0	0	3	4	2	0	0
18.	Chase Blackburn, LB	CAR	15	61	33	94	3	19	6	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
19.	Muhammad Wilkerson, DL	NYJ	16	38	32	70	5	25	4	0	0	0	3	1	21	1	0
20.	Brian Robison, DE	MIN	15	26	11	37	8.5	42	7	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0
21.	Michael Bennett, DE	SEA	16	34	7	41	9	57	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
22.	Brandon Browner, CB	SEA	11	35	9	44	0	0	6	3	39	0	3	1	0	0	0
23.	Jasper Brinkley, LB	ARI	16	62	35	97	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
24.	Richard Sherman, CB	SEA	16	53	10	63	1	16	24	8	57	1	3	1	0	0	0
25.	Josh Wilson, DB	WAS	16	54	20	74	1	12	13	2	8	0	3	2	30	1	0
26.	Danieal Manning, S	HOU	16	59	18	77	1	0	8	2	59	1	3	1	1	0	0
27.	T.J. Ward, DB	CLE	14	50	18	68	1	10	4	1	37	0	3	0	0	0	0
28.	Chris Clemons, DE	SEA	15	31	9	40	11.5	87	4	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0
29.	William Gay, CB	PIT	15	45	12	57	1	9	6	2	7	0	3	1	0	0	0
30.	Cameron Wake, DE	MIA	16	38	15	53	15	93	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
31.	Sean Smith, CB	KCC	15	53	6	59	0	0	12	2	31	0	3	0	0	0	0
32.	Cameron Jordan, DE	NOS	16	40	26	66	8	54	3	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0
33.	Aldon Smith, LB	SFO	16	49	16	65	19.5	145	1	1	6	0	3	0	0	0	0
34.	Cortez Allen, CB	PIT	15	38	9	47	0	0	10	2	6	0	3	1	21	0	0
35.	Chandler Jones, DE	NEP	13	24	21	45	6	33	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
36.	James Harrison, LB	CIN	12	49	21	70	6	26	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
37.	Osi Umenyiora, DE	ATL	16	27	15	42	6	36	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
38.	Greg Hardy, DE	CAR	14	41	20	61	11	86	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0
39.	Steve Gregory, S	NEP	11	31	6	37	0	0	5	3	50	0	2	2	30	1	0
40.	Donte Whitner, S	SFO	16	61	21	82	0	0	5	1	42	1	2	1	0	0	0
41.	Antoine Cason, CB	ARI	16	62	11	73	0	0	11	2	34	0	2	0	0	0	0
42.	Da'Norris Searcy, SS	BUF	13	22	13	35	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
43.	Jo-Lonn Dunbar, LB	STL	16	88	24	112	4.5	41	4	2	63	0	2	0	0	0	0
44.	Daryl Washington, LB	ARI	16	108	26	134	9	51	2	1	7	0	2	1	3	0	0
45.	Mario Williams, DE	BUF	16	37	9	46	10.5	51	4	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0
46.	Rob Jackson, LB	WAS	15	26	9	35	4.5	22	7	4	19	1	2	1	0	0	0
47.	Lawrence Timmons, LB	PIT	16	75	31	106	6	51	5	3	80	1	2	1	1	0	0
48.	Morgan Burnett, S	GBP	16	87	35	122	2	25	5	2	1	0	2	1	0	0	0
49.	Brandon Graham, DE	PHI	13	30	8	38	5.5	33	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0
50.	D'Qwell Jackson, LB	CLE	16	63	51	114	3.5	5	7	2	31	1	2	2	0	0	0

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