2012 Defensive Leaders
| Season | Stats |
| Rank | Player | Team | GP | Tkl | Ast | Total | Sack | Yds | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Sfty |
| 51. | Jermelle Cudjo, DT | STL | 11 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52. | Kellen Heard, DT | IND | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53. | Kyle Love, DT | JAX | 12 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54. | Sergio Brown, FS | IND | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55. | Aaron Morgan, DE | TBB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56. | Sam Shields, CB | GBP | 10 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57. | Jeromy Miles, S | CIN | 13 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58. | Martin Tevaseu, NT | IND | 6 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59. | Cory Greenwood, LB | DET | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60. | Josh Brent, DT | DAL | 11 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 1.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61. | Karl Klug, DT | TEN | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62. | Jarvis Jenkins, DE | WAS | 11 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63. | Lawrence Guy, DE | IND | 7 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64. | Sione Fua, DT | CAR | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65. | Kenrick Ellis, DT | NYJ | 8 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66. | Jurrell Casey, DT | TEN | 15 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67. | Christian Ballard, DT | MIN | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68. | Marvin Austin, DT | NYG | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69. | Isaiah Trufant, CB | NYJ | 7 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70. | Darian Stewart, S | STL | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71. | Junior Galette, DE | NOS | 9 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72. | Phillip Adams, DB | OAK | 14 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73. | R.J. Stanford, CB | MIA | 12 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74. | Jordan Pugh, SS | WAS | 11 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75. | Nolan Carroll, CB | MIA | 13 | 41 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76. | Kendrick Lewis, DB | KCC | 9 | 24 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77. | T.J. Ward, DB | CLE | 14 | 50 | 18 | 68 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78. | Eugene Sims, DE | STL | 11 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79. | Earl Thomas, FS | SEA | 16 | 39 | 22 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80. | Darrell Stuckey, S | SDC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81. | Sean Lissemore, DE | DAL | 10 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82. | Ricardo Mathews, DT | IND | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83. | Austin Spitler, LB | MIA | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84. | Cassius Vaughn, CB | IND | 15 | 58 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85. | Andre Neblett, DT | TBB | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86. | Marshay Green, CB | IND | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87. | Bryan McCann, CB | ARI | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88. | Danny McCray, S | DAL | 13 | 43 | 20 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89. | Josh Gordy, CB | IND | 9 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90. | Jacob Cutrera, LB | TBB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91. | Josh Hull, LB | STL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92. | Taylor Mays, S | CIN | 10 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93. | Torell Troup, DT | BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94. | Tyrone McKenzie, LB | MIN | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95. | Patrick Chung, S | PHI | 11 | 29 | 15 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96. | David Bruton, S | DEN | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97. | Ndamukong Suh, DT | DET | 15 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 8 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98. | Jason Phillips, LB | PHI | 13 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99. | Josh Mauga, LB | NYJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100. | Dannell Ellerbe, LB | MIA | 13 | 66 | 23 | 89 | 4.5 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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