2012 Defensive Leaders
| Season | Stats |
| Rank | Player | Team | GP | Tkl | Ast | Total | Sack | Yds | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Sfty |
| 1. | Richard Sherman, CB | SEA | 16 | 53 | 10 | 63 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | Keenan Lewis, CB | NOS | 16 | 54 | 15 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. | Tim Jennings, CB | CHI | 14 | 55 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. | Casey Hayward, CB | GBP | 16 | 35 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | Asante Samuel, CB | ATL | 14 | 34 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6. | Patrick Robinson, CB | NOS | 16 | 52 | 11 | 63 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7. | Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB | DEN | 16 | 43 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8. | Cary Williams, CB | PHI | 16 | 67 | 8 | 75 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9. | Patrick Peterson, CB | ARI | 16 | 52 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 10. | J.J. Watt, DE | HOU | 16 | 69 | 12 | 81 | 20.5 | 139 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 11. | Stephon Gilmore, DB | BUF | 16 | 51 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12. | Charles Tillman, CB | CHI | 15 | 73 | 12 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 71 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13. | Kareem Jackson, DB | HOU | 15 | 45 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14. | Jason McCourty, CB | TEN | 16 | 73 | 19 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15. | Tramon Williams, CB | GBP | 16 | 52 | 9 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16. | Ed Reed, FS | HOU | 15 | 49 | 9 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 17. | Chris Culliver, CB | SFO | 16 | 36 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18. | DeAngelo Hall, CB | WAS | 16 | 64 | 26 | 90 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19. | Glover Quin, SS | DET | 16 | 65 | 20 | 85 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20. | Janoris Jenkins, CB | STL | 15 | 64 | 9 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21. | Josh Wilson, DB | WAS | 16 | 54 | 20 | 74 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 22. | Corey Webster, CB | NYG | 16 | 52 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23. | Michael Huff, FS | BAL | 16 | 37 | 19 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24. | Brandon Flowers, CB | KCC | 15 | 40 | 8 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
| 25. | Devin McCourty, CB | NEP | 16 | 60 | 19 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26. | Antonio Cromartie, CB | NYJ | 15 | 30 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27. | Ike Taylor, CB | PIT | 12 | 25 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28. | Jabari Greer, CB | NOS | 14 | 36 | 15 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29. | Tarell Brown, CB | SFO | 15 | 50 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30. | Sean Smith, CB | KCC | 15 | 53 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31. | Antoine Winfield, CB | SEA | 15 | 71 | 29 | 100 | 0.5 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32. | Mike Adams, S | DEN | 16 | 60 | 20 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33. | Chris Harris, CB | DEN | 15 | 51 | 10 | 61 | 2.5 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 144 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34. | Tony Carter, CB | DEN | 12 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| 35. | Nnamdi Asomugha, CB | SFO | 16 | 47 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 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. | London Fletcher, LB | WAS | 16 | 78 | 63 | 141 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38. | Chris Houston, CB | DET | 14 | 44 | 11 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39. | Lance Briggs, LB | CHI | 16 | 73 | 29 | 102 | 1.5 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 110 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40. | Leon Hall, CB | CIN | 14 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41. | Derek Cox, CB | SDC | 12 | 55 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42. | Antoine Cason, CB | ARI | 16 | 62 | 11 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43. | Buster Skrine, DB | CLE | 15 | 64 | 8 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44. | Roman Harper, S | NOS | 16 | 89 | 27 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45. | Johnathan Joseph, CB | HOU | 14 | 53 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46. | Stevie Brown, S | NYG | 16 | 56 | 10 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 307 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 47. | Brandon Carr, CB | DAL | 16 | 48 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48. | Kyle Arrington, CB | NEP | 15 | 54 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49. | Mark Barron, S | TBB | 16 | 72 | 17 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50. | Eric Berry, DB | KCC | 16 | 73 | 13 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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