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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.	Tim Jennings, CB	CHI	14	55	5	60	0	0	21	9	105	1	0	0	0	0	0
2.	Stevie Brown, S	NYG	16	56	10	66	0	0	11	8	307	0	2	1	9	0	0
3.	Richard Sherman, CB	SEA	16	53	10	63	1	16	24	8	57	1	3	1	0	0	0
4.	Patrick Peterson, CB	ARI	16	52	3	55	0	0	17	7	64	0	0	1	60	0	0
5.	Casey Hayward, CB	GBP	16	35	13	48	0	0	21	6	81	0	1	0	0	0	0
6.	Thomas DeCoud, S	ATL	16	62	14	76	1	2	9	6	42	0	0	1	0	0	0
7.	Devin McCourty, CB	NEP	16	60	19	79	0	0	13	5	53	0	1	0	0	0	0
8.	London Fletcher, LB	WAS	16	78	63	141	3	22	11	5	29	0	1	0	0	0	0
9.	Asante Samuel, CB	ATL	14	34	2	36	0	0	18	5	110	1	0	0	0	0	0
10.	Jairus Byrd, S	BUF	16	53	23	76	0	0	6	5	110	0	4	2	0	0	0
11.	Bryan Scott, S	BUF	16	44	19	63	0	0	8	4	66	1	1	2	8	0	0
12.	Reshad Jones, S	MIA	16	74	21	95	1	5	9	4	28	0	2	2	24	0	0
13.	Kareem Jackson, DB	HOU	15	45	6	51	0	0	16	4	71	1	0	0	0	0	0
14.	Michael Griffin, S	TEN	16	59	19	78	1	8	4	4	59	0	2	0	0	0	0
15.	Ed Reed, FS	HOU	15	49	9	58	0	0	15	4	78	1	0	3	30	0	0
16.	Rob Jackson, LB	WAS	15	26	9	35	4.5	22	7	4	19	1	2	1	0	0	0
17.	William Moore, S	ATL	12	60	16	76	1	13	8	4	51	0	2	1	0	0	0
18.	Corey Webster, CB	NYG	16	52	6	58	0	0	13	4	45	0	0	0	0	0	0
19.	Janoris Jenkins, CB	STL	15	64	9	73	0	0	14	4	150	3	0	1	2	1	0
20.	DeAngelo Hall, CB	WAS	16	64	26	90	1	7	14	4	62	0	0	1	0	0	0
21.	Darius Butler, CB	IND	10	20	8	28	0	0	8	4	101	2	1	1	0	0	0
22.	Jason McCourty, CB	TEN	16	73	19	92	0	0	15	4	29	0	1	1	0	0	0
23.	Cary Williams, CB	PHI	16	67	8	75	1	9	17	4	90	1	0	0	0	0	0
24.	Tavon Wilson, FS	NEP	15	25	11	36	0	0	6	4	87	0	0	2	0	0	0
25.	Major Wright, S	CHI	16	52	19	71	0	0	8	4	45	1	1	2	0	0	0
26.	Derek Cox, CB	SDC	12	55	5	60	0	0	11	4	18	0	1	0	0	0	0
27.	Joe Haden, DB	CLE	11	40	11	51	0	0	10	3	64	0	1	0	0	0	0
28.	Brandon Carr, CB	DAL	16	48	5	53	0	0	11	3	120	1	0	0	0	0	0
29.	Charles Tillman, CB	CHI	15	73	12	85	0	0	16	3	71	3	10	2	0	0	0
30.	Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB	DEN	16	43	8	51	0	0	17	3	14	0	0	0	0	0	0
31.	Vontae Davis, CB	IND	10	46	5	51	1	3	8	3	26	0	0	0	0	0	0
32.	Steve Gregory, S	NEP	11	31	6	37	0	0	5	3	50	0	2	2	30	1	0
33.	Earl Thomas, FS	SEA	16	39	22	61	0	0	9	3	80	1	1	0	0	0	0
34.	Wesley Woodyard, LB	DEN	15	70	44	114	5.5	48	6	3	40	0	1	1	12	0	0
35.	Sam Shields, CB	GBP	10	22	4	26	1	8	10	3	32	0	0	0	0	0	0
36.	Harrison Smith, S	MIN	16	69	28	97	1	0	11	3	87	2	1	1	0	0	0
37.	Chris Harris, CB	DEN	15	51	10	61	2.5	18	12	3	144	2	0	0	0	0	0
38.	Brandon Flowers, CB	KCC	15	40	8	48	1	2	13	3	28	0	0	1	64	0	0
39.	Leonard Johnson, CB	TBB	12	32	5	37	0	0	9	3	86	1	1	1	1	0	0
40.	Zach Brown, LB	TEN	16	68	24	92	5.5	29	5	3	156	2	1	2	6	0	0
41.	Reggie Nelson, S	CIN	13	53	29	82	1	8	9	3	10	0	1	0	0	0	0
42.	Cortland Finnegan, CB	STL	16	83	18	101	1	7	9	3	68	1	1	0	0	0	0
43.	Alfonzo Dennard, CB	NEP	10	34	1	35	0	0	7	3	95	1	1	0	0	0	0
44.	Lawrence Timmons, LB	PIT	16	75	31	106	6	51	5	3	80	1	2	1	1	0	0
45.	Brandon Browner, CB	SEA	11	35	9	44	0	0	6	3	39	0	3	1	0	0	0
46.	Paul Posluszny, LB	JAX	16	106	33	139	2	10	7	3	20	0	2	0	0	0	0
47.	Jabari Greer, CB	NOS	14	36	15	51	0	0	13	3	31	0	0	0	0	0	0
48.	Antoine Winfield, CB	SEA	15	71	29	100	0.5	0	12	3	37	0	0	1	0	0	0
49.	Patrick Robinson, CB	NOS	16	52	11	63	1	9	18	3	99	1	1	0	0	0	0
50.	Dashon Goldson, S	TBB	16	53	14	67	0	0	10	3	21	0	1	2	71	0	0

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