2012 Defensive Leaders
| Season | Stats |
| Rank | Player | Team | GP | Tkl | Ast | Total | Sack | Yds | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Sfty |
| 1. | David Sims, DB | PHI | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | Craig Steltz, S | CHI | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. | Robert James, LB | ATL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. | Brandon Carr, CB | DAL | 16 | 48 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | Orlando Scandrick, CB | DAL | 11 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6. | Kevin Rutland, CB | JAX | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7. | Matthew Slater, WR | NEP | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8. | Justin Rogers, DB | BUF | 15 | 31 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 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. | Johnny Patrick, DB | SDC | 10 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11. | Geno Hayes, LB | JAX | 7 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12. | Curtis Marsh, CB | PHI | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13. | Ryan Mundy, S | NYG | 13 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14. | Tyvon Branch, SS | OAK | 14 | 74 | 20 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15. | Buster Skrine, DB | CLE | 15 | 64 | 8 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16. | Kenny Phillips, S | PHI | 5 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17. | Stevan Ridley, RB | NEP | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18. | Keith Rivers, LB | NYG | 11 | 29 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19. | Shaun Draughn, RB | KCC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20. | Ryan Torain, RB | NYG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21. | Dan Connor, LB | NYG | 13 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22. | David Hawthorne, LB | NOS | 11 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23. | Nate Solder, T | NEP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24. | James Carpenter, T | SEA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25. | Shareece Wright, CB | SDC | 8 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26. | Aaron Williams, DB | BUF | 11 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27. | Darrin Walls, DB | NYJ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28. | Jimmy Smith, CB | BAL | 8 | 27 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29. | Tyrell Johnson, S | DET | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30. | Lex Hilliard, RB | NYJ | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31. | Haruki Nakamura, S | CAR | 13 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32. | Malcolm Jenkins, S | NOS | 12 | 65 | 29 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33. | Keenan Lewis, CB | NOS | 16 | 54 | 15 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34. | Jason McCourty, CB | TEN | 16 | 73 | 19 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35. | D.J. Moore, CB | CAR | 11 | 25 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36. | Captain Munnerlyn, CB | CAR | 16 | 46 | 13 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37. | Jalil Brown, DB | KCC | 11 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38. | Sean Smith, CB | KCC | 15 | 53 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39. | Curtis Brown, DB | PIT | 14 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40. | Chykie Brown, CB | BAL | 14 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41. | Pannel Egboh, DE | JAX | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42. | Prince Amukamara, CB | NYG | 12 | 45 | 8 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43. | Cortez Allen, CB | PIT | 15 | 38 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 44. | Anthony Sherman, RB | KCC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45. | Brandon Hughes, CB | PHI | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46. | Roc Carmichael, CB | HOU | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47. | Jairus Byrd, S | BUF | 16 | 53 | 23 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 110 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48. | Stevie Johnson, WR | BUF | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49. | Brandon Harris, CB | HOU | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50. | Kyle Arrington, CB | NEP | 15 | 54 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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