2012 Defensive Leaders
| Season | Stats |
| Rank | Player | Team | GP | Tkl | Ast | Total | Sack | Yds | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Sfty |
| 1. | Chimdi Chekwa, CB | OAK | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | Pernell McPhee, DE | BAL | 10 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 1.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. | Cliff Matthews, DE | ATL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. | Lazarius Levingston, DE | TBB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | Jason Trusnik, LB | MIA | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6. | Mike DeVito, DE | KCC | 14 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7. | Chris Long, DE | STL | 15 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 11.5 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8. | Wallace Gilberry, DE | CIN | 14 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 6.5 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| 9. | Darius Reynaud, RB | TEN | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10. | Edgar Jones, LB | KCC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 11. | Antwan Barnes, LB | NYJ | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12. | Antonio Johnson, DT | TEN | 10 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13. | Will Herring, LB | NOS | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14. | Anthony Sherman, RB | KCC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15. | Stanley Havili, FB | IND | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16. | John Wendling, S | DET | 11 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17. | Zac Diles, LB | KCC | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18. | Marvin Mitchell, LB | MIN | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19. | Chris Lewis-Harris, CB | CIN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20. | Quentin Groves, LB | CLE | 13 | 34 | 7 | 41 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21. | Cameron Heyward, DE | PIT | 11 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22. | Jarvis Jenkins, DE | WAS | 11 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23. | Glenn Dorsey, DL | SFO | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24. | Lawrence Guy, DE | IND | 7 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25. | Sione Fua, DT | CAR | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26. | Kenrick Ellis, DT | NYJ | 8 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27. | Ryan Torain, RB | NYG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28. | Jurrell Casey, DT | TEN | 15 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29. | Christian Ballard, DT | MIN | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30. | Justin Forsett, RB | JAX | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31. | Drake Nevis, DT | IND | 8 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32. | Jonathan Freeny, LB | MIA | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33. | Phillip Merling, DE | WAS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34. | Lawrence Jackson, DE | MIN | 11 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 2.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35. | Allen Bailey, DE | KCC | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36. | Mario Addison, DE | CAR | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37. | Ian Williams, DT | SFO | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38. | Cedric Thornton, DT | PHI | 11 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39. | Phil Taylor, DL | CLE | 8 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40. | Marcus Easley, WR | BUF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41. | Jerrell Powe, NT | KCC | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42. | Stephen Paea, DT | CHI | 14 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 2.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43. | Marvin Austin, DT | NYG | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44. | Kevin Rutland, CB | JAX | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45. | Danny Aiken, LS | NEP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46. | David Carter, DE | ARI | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47. | Aldrick Robinson, WR | WAS | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48. | Chris White, LB | BUF | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49. | Brent Grimes, CB | MIA | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50. | Blake Costanzo, LB | CHI | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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