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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.	Rob Ninkovich, DL	NEP	15	32	26	58	8	51	1	0	0	0	5	4	3	0	0
2.	Vince Wilfork, NT	NEP	16	29	20	49	3	32	6	0	0	0	3	4	2	0	0
3.	Julius Peppers, DE	CHI	15	32	7	39	11.5	75	2	0	0	0	1	4	6	0	0
4.	Tim Dobbins, LB	HOU	13	25	11	36	0	0	4	1	7	0	0	4	32	0	0
5.	Yeremiah Bell, S	ARI	16	70	17	87	1	8	2	0	0	0	0	3	18	0	0
6.	Luke Kuechly, LB	CAR	16	103	62	165	1	4	8	2	22	0	0	3	9	0	0
7.	Shaun Phillips, LB	DEN	16	33	17	50	9.5	64	3	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0
8.	Ed Reed, FS	HOU	15	49	9	58	0	0	15	4	78	1	0	3	30	0	0
9.	Carlos Dunlap, DE	CIN	14	34	7	41	6	55	3	1	14	1	4	3	2	0	0
10.	Kelvin Hayden, CB	CHI	12	24	11	35	0	0	5	1	39	0	0	3	15	0	0
11.	C.J. Mosley, DL	DET	15	36	9	45	2.5	27	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0
12.	Carlos Rogers, CB	SFO	15	50	6	56	1	7	7	1	63	0	0	3	63	1	0
13.	Quentin Jammer, DB	DEN	16	55	9	64	0	0	9	3	89	1	1	3	0	1	0
14.	Wallace Gilberry, DE	CIN	14	15	9	24	6.5	48	0	0	0	0	1	3	31	1	0
15.	Billy Winn, DL	CLE	14	19	7	26	1	6	3	1	0	0	0	2	35	0	0
16.	Bryan Scott, S	BUF	16	44	19	63	0	0	8	4	66	1	1	2	8	0	0
17.	Terence Newman, CB	CIN	14	52	21	73	0	0	10	2	0	0	1	2	8	0	0
18.	Charles Tillman, CB	CHI	15	73	12	85	0	0	16	3	71	3	10	2	0	0	0
19.	Robert McClain, CB	ATL	14	48	7	55	0	0	10	1	32	0	0	2	28	0	0
20.	Curtis Lofton, LB	NOS	16	82	41	123	1	12	7	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0
21.	Tavon Wilson, FS	NEP	15	25	11	36	0	0	6	4	87	0	0	2	0	0	0
22.	Joselio Hanson, CB	OAK	15	48	12	60	0	0	5	2	24	0	1	2	1	0	0
23.	Frank Alexander, DE	CAR	13	10	8	18	2.5	21	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
24.	Albert McClellan, LB	BAL	14	29	13	42	1	11	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
25.	Cameron Jordan, DE	NOS	16	40	26	66	8	54	3	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0
26.	Kevin Williams, DT	MIN	16	20	11	31	2	20	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
27.	Mario Williams, DE	BUF	16	37	9	46	10.5	51	4	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0
28.	Chad Greenway, LB	MIN	16	96	50	146	3	14	4	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0
29.	Craig Robertson, LB	CLE	16	56	27	83	1	10	3	2	1	0	0	2	2	0	0
30.	D'Qwell Jackson, LB	CLE	16	63	51	114	3.5	5	7	2	31	1	2	2	0	0	0
31.	Steve Gregory, S	NEP	11	31	6	37	0	0	5	3	50	0	2	2	30	1	0
32.	Mike Adams, S	DEN	16	60	20	80	1	2	12	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0
33.	Josh Wilson, DB	WAS	16	54	20	74	1	12	13	2	8	0	3	2	30	1	0
34.	Zach Brown, LB	TEN	16	68	24	92	5.5	29	5	3	156	2	1	2	6	0	0
35.	Dont'a Hightower, LB	NEP	14	43	17	60	4	21	3	0	0	0	0	2	6	1	0
36.	Courtney Upshaw, LB	BAL	15	34	21	55	1.5	10	2	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0
37.	Dashon Goldson, S	TBB	16	53	14	67	0	0	10	3	21	0	1	2	71	0	0
38.	Antwan Barnes, LB	NYJ	10	7	2	9	3	24	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0
39.	Mike Daniels, DE	GBP	8	12	0	12	2	11	1	0	0	0	0	2	43	1	0
40.	J.J. Watt, DE	HOU	16	69	12	81	20.5	139	16	0	0	0	4	2	7	0	0
41.	Stephen Tulloch, LB	DET	16	74	38	112	0.5	5	6	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0
42.	Jairus Byrd, S	BUF	16	53	23	76	0	0	6	5	110	0	4	2	0	0	0
43.	Ziggy Hood, DE	PIT	14	25	17	42	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
44.	Everson Griffen, DE	MIN	12	20	3	23	8	77	2	1	29	1	0	2	5	0	0
45.	Jermaine Cunningham, LB	NEP	12	16	8	24	2.5	21	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
46.	Reshad Jones, S	MIA	16	74	21	95	1	5	9	4	28	0	2	2	24	0	0
47.	Morris Claiborne, CB	DAL	15	43	12	55	0	0	8	1	0	0	1	2	50	1	0
48.	Linval Joseph, DT	NYG	16	33	26	59	4	17	0	0	0	0	1	2	16	0	0
49.	Major Wright, S	CHI	16	52	19	71	0	0	8	4	45	1	1	2	0	0	0
50.	Larry Foote, LB	PIT	16	75	38	113	4	29	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0

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