2012 Defensive Leaders
| Season | Stats |
| Rank | Player | Team | GP | Tkl | Ast | Total | Sack | Yds | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Sfty |
| 101. | Sen'Derrick Marks, DT | JAX | 14 | 30 | 11 | 41 | 1.5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102. | Barry Cofield, NT | WAS | 14 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 2.5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103. | Vance Walker, DT | OAK | 15 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104. | Kamerion Wimbley, DE | TEN | 13 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105. | Earl Thomas, FS | SEA | 16 | 39 | 22 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106. | Fletcher Cox, DT | PHI | 14 | 32 | 7 | 39 | 5.5 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 107. | Melvin Ingram, LB | SDC | 14 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108. | Brooks Reed, LB | HOU | 11 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 2.5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109. | Antwan Barnes, LB | NYJ | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 110. | Dashon Goldson, S | TBB | 16 | 53 | 14 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
| 111. | Sione Fua, DT | CAR | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 112. | Jeron Johnson, DB | SEA | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 113. | Kenrick Ellis, DT | NYJ | 8 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114. | Ahmad Black, S | TBB | 13 | 26 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115. | Akeem Ayers, LB | TEN | 16 | 65 | 37 | 102 | 6 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 116. | Tim Shaw, LB | TEN | 13 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 117. | Shareece Wright, CB | SDC | 8 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 118. | Aaron Williams, DB | BUF | 11 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 119. | Wesley Woodyard, LB | DEN | 15 | 70 | 44 | 114 | 5.5 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 120. | Jabaal Sheard, LB | CLE | 16 | 36 | 17 | 53 | 7 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 121. | Robert Quinn, DE | STL | 13 | 24 | 5 | 29 | 10.5 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 122. | Lawrence Jackson, DE | MIN | 11 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 2.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 123. | Erin Henderson, LB | MIN | 14 | 50 | 29 | 79 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 124. | Quentin Groves, LB | CLE | 13 | 34 | 7 | 41 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 125. | Wallace Gilberry, DE | CIN | 14 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 6.5 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| 126. | Mario Addison, DE | CAR | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 127. | Nick Roach, LB | OAK | 16 | 50 | 15 | 65 | 1.5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 128. | Stephen Nicholas, LB | ATL | 15 | 71 | 24 | 95 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 129. | LaMarr Woodley, LB | PIT | 11 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 130. | Jerrell Freeman, LB | IND | 16 | 90 | 55 | 145 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 131. | Cortland Finnegan, CB | STL | 16 | 83 | 18 | 101 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 132. | Darius Butler, CB | IND | 10 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 101 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 133. | Junior Galette, LB | NOS | 9 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 134. | Keenan Lewis, CB | NOS | 16 | 54 | 15 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 135. | Jason McCourty, CB | TEN | 16 | 73 | 19 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 136. | Frostee Rucker, DE | ARI | 15 | 29 | 19 | 48 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 137. | Ropati Pitoitua, DE | TEN | 15 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 138. | K.J. Wright, LB | SEA | 14 | 66 | 30 | 96 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 139. | Martez Wilson, LB | NOS | 12 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 140. | David Harris, LB | NYJ | 16 | 79 | 44 | 123 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 141. | Justin Houston, LB | KCC | 16 | 53 | 13 | 66 | 10 | 69 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 142. | Josh Brent, DT | DAL | 11 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 1.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 143. | Reggie Nelson, S | CIN | 13 | 53 | 29 | 82 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 144. | Cory Greenwood, LB | DET | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 145. | Ray McDonald, DT | SFO | 14 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 2.5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 146. | Kyle Arrington, CB | NEP | 15 | 54 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 147. | Rafael Bush, DB | NOS | 13 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 148. | Dezman Moses, LB | GBP | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 149. | Perry Riley, LB | WAS | 16 | 70 | 55 | 125 | 3.5 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 150. | Derrick Morgan, DE | TEN | 16 | 35 | 24 | 59 | 6.5 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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