2012 Defensive Leaders
| Season | Stats |
| Rank | Player | Team | GP | Tkl | Ast | Total | Sack | Yds | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Sfty |
| 51. | Robert McClain, CB | ATL | 14 | 48 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 52. | Sam Shields, CB | GBP | 10 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53. | Cortez Allen, CB | PIT | 15 | 38 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 54. | Joe Haden, DB | CLE | 11 | 40 | 11 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55. | Terence Newman, CB | CIN | 14 | 52 | 21 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 56. | Dashon Goldson, S | TBB | 16 | 53 | 14 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
| 57. | Cortland Finnegan, CB | STL | 16 | 83 | 18 | 101 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58. | Thomas DeCoud, S | ATL | 16 | 62 | 14 | 76 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59. | Karlos Dansby, LB | ARI | 16 | 101 | 33 | 134 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60. | Eric Weddle, FS | SDC | 16 | 83 | 14 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61. | Chris Conte, S | CHI | 15 | 51 | 16 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62. | Earl Thomas, FS | SEA | 16 | 39 | 22 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63. | Reshad Jones, S | MIA | 16 | 74 | 21 | 95 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 64. | Reggie Nelson, S | CIN | 13 | 53 | 29 | 82 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65. | Captain Munnerlyn, CB | CAR | 16 | 46 | 13 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66. | Patrick Willis, LB | SFO | 16 | 88 | 32 | 120 | 0.5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 67. | Adam Jones, CB | CIN | 15 | 32 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68. | Aqib Talib, CB | NEP | 9 | 33 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69. | Corey Liuget, DT | SDC | 15 | 35 | 15 | 50 | 7 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70. | Cassius Vaughn, CB | IND | 15 | 58 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71. | Mychal Kendricks, LB | PHI | 15 | 58 | 17 | 75 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72. | Leonard Johnson, CB | TBB | 12 | 32 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 73. | Champ Bailey, CB | DEN | 16 | 61 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74. | Alterraun Verner, CB | TEN | 16 | 59 | 18 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 0 |
| 75. | Greg Toler, CB | IND | 9 | 25 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76. | Eric Wright, CB | TBB | 10 | 34 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77. | Brice McCain, CB | HOU | 11 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 0.5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78. | Bradley Fletcher, CB | PHI | 12 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79. | Javier Arenas, CB | ARI | 16 | 52 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80. | Ryan Kerrigan, LB | WAS | 16 | 42 | 12 | 54 | 8.5 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81. | Jerraud Powers, CB | ARI | 8 | 33 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82. | LaRon Landry, S | IND | 16 | 75 | 25 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 83. | William Moore, S | ATL | 12 | 60 | 16 | 76 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84. | Danieal Manning, S | HOU | 16 | 59 | 18 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 85. | Dunta Robinson, CB | KCC | 15 | 67 | 13 | 80 | 1.5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86. | Major Wright, S | CHI | 16 | 52 | 19 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87. | Akeem Ayers, LB | TEN | 16 | 65 | 37 | 102 | 6 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88. | Luke Kuechly, LB | CAR | 16 | 103 | 62 | 165 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 89. | Vontae Davis, CB | IND | 10 | 46 | 5 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90. | Trumaine Johnson, CB | STL | 13 | 28 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91. | Corey Graham, CB | BAL | 14 | 36 | 18 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92. | Bryan Scott, S | BUF | 16 | 44 | 19 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 93. | Morris Claiborne, CB | DAL | 15 | 43 | 12 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 0 |
| 94. | Darius Butler, CB | IND | 10 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 101 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95. | Malcolm Jenkins, S | NOS | 12 | 65 | 29 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96. | Rob Jackson, LB | WAS | 15 | 26 | 9 | 35 | 4.5 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97. | Aaron Williams, DB | BUF | 11 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98. | Curtis Lofton, LB | NOS | 16 | 82 | 41 | 123 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99. | Prince Amukamara, CB | NYG | 12 | 45 | 8 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100. | Antoine Bethea, S | IND | 16 | 75 | 25 | 100 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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