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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.	J.J. Watt, DE	HOU	16	69	12	81	20.5	139	16	0	0	0	4	2	7	0	0
2.	Aldon Smith, LB	SFO	16	49	16	65	19.5	145	1	1	6	0	3	0	0	0	0
3.	Von Miller, LB	DEN	16	55	13	68	18.5	130	2	1	26	1	6	0	0	0	0
4.	Cameron Wake, DE	MIA	16	38	15	53	15	93	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
5.	Clay Matthews, LB	GBP	12	32	11	43	13	84	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
6.	Charles Johnson, DE	CAR	16	31	11	42	12.5	100	4	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0
7.	Geno Atkins, DT	CIN	15	39	15	54	12.5	90	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
8.	Jared Allen, DE	MIN	15	36	10	46	12	63	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
9.	Chris Clemons, DE	SEA	15	31	9	40	11.5	87	4	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0
10.	DeMarcus Ware, LB	DAL	16	33	23	56	11.5	65	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0
11.	Chris Long, DE	STL	15	25	8	33	11.5	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12.	Michael Johnson, DE	CIN	14	35	17	52	11.5	71	2	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
13.	Julius Peppers, DE	CHI	15	32	7	39	11.5	75	2	0	0	0	1	4	6	0	0
14.	Greg Hardy, DE	CAR	14	41	20	61	11	86	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0
15.	Anthony Spencer, DE	DAL	14	55	40	95	11	83	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0
16.	Elvis Dumervil, LB	BAL	15	32	22	54	11	83	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0
17.	Mario Williams, DE	BUF	16	37	9	46	10.5	51	4	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0
18.	Robert Quinn, DE	STL	13	24	5	29	10.5	61	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
19.	Justin Houston, LB	KCC	16	53	13	66	10	69	5	1	32	0	1	1	4	0	1
20.	Cliff Avril, DE	SEA	15	28	7	35	9.5	61	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
21.	Shaun Phillips, LB	DEN	16	33	17	50	9.5	64	3	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0
22.	Paul Kruger, LB	CLE	15	30	12	42	9	47	6	1	0	0	1	1	9	0	0
23.	Tamba Hali, LB	KCC	15	43	8	51	9	57	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
24.	Michael Bennett, DE	SEA	16	34	7	41	9	57	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
25.	Daryl Washington, LB	ARI	16	108	26	134	9	51	2	1	7	0	2	1	3	0	0
26.	Ryan Kerrigan, LB	WAS	16	42	12	54	8.5	52	8	1	28	1	2	1	0	0	0
27.	Brian Robison, DE	MIN	15	26	11	37	8.5	42	7	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0
28.	Rob Ninkovich, DL	NEP	15	32	26	58	8	51	1	0	0	0	5	4	3	0	0
29.	Robert Mathis, LB	IND	15	22	11	33	8	54	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
30.	Everson Griffen, DE	MIN	12	20	3	23	8	77	2	1	29	1	0	2	5	0	0
31.	Bruce Irvin, DE	SEA	13	10	7	17	8	60	0	0	0	0	1	1	35	0	0
32.	Cameron Jordan, DE	NOS	16	40	26	66	8	54	3	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0
33.	Ndamukong Suh, DT	DET	15	25	10	35	8	67	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34.	Antonio Smith, DE	HOU	15	24	7	31	7	51	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0
35.	Corey Wootton, DE	CHI	15	20	7	27	7	42	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
36.	Corey Liuget, DT	SDC	15	35	15	50	7	56	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
37.	William Hayes, DE	STL	15	29	6	35	7	29	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
38.	Jason Babin, DE	JAX	15	28	9	37	7	39	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0
39.	Jabaal Sheard, LB	CLE	16	36	17	53	7	55	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
40.	Calais Campbell, DE	ARI	13	50	13	63	6.5	28	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41.	Derrick Morgan, DE	TEN	16	35	24	59	6.5	42	6	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
42.	Wallace Gilberry, DE	CIN	14	15	9	24	6.5	48	0	0	0	0	1	3	31	1	0
43.	Ahmad Brooks, LB	SFO	16	35	12	47	6.5	50	6	1	50	1	2	0	0	0	0
44.	Jason Pierre-Paul, DE	NYG	16	43	23	66	6.5	67	5	1	28	1	1	1	10	0	0
45.	Henry Melton, DL	CHI	13	31	12	43	6	50	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
46.	Osi Umenyiora, DE	ATL	16	27	15	42	6	36	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
47.	Will Smith, DE	NOS	15	33	25	58	6	40	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
48.	Dwan Edwards, DE	CAR	15	30	27	57	6	34	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
49.	Lawrence Timmons, LB	PIT	16	75	31	106	6	51	5	3	80	1	2	1	1	0	0
50.	Kamerion Wimbley, DE	TEN	13	16	14	30	6	43	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0

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