2012 Defensive Leaders
| Season | Stats |
| Rank | Player | Team | GP | Tkl | Ast | Total | Sack | Yds | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Sfty |
| 51. | Kareem Jackson, DB | HOU | 15 | 45 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52. | Dominique Franks, CB | ATL | 16 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53. | Perrish Cox, DB | SFO | 14 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54. | Marcus Easley, WR | BUF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55. | Bryan McCann, CB | ARI | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56. | Brooks Reed, LB | HOU | 11 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 2.5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57. | Ian Williams, DT | SFO | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58. | Muhammad Wilkerson, DL | NYJ | 16 | 38 | 32 | 70 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 59. | Cedric Thornton, DT | PHI | 11 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60. | Phil Taylor, DL | CLE | 8 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61. | Jerrell Powe, NT | KCC | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62. | Stephen Paea, DT | CHI | 14 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 2.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63. | Drake Nevis, DT | IND | 8 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64. | Corey Liuget, DT | SDC | 15 | 35 | 15 | 50 | 7 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65. | Karl Klug, DT | TEN | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66. | Jarvis Jenkins, DE | WAS | 11 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67. | Lawrence Guy, DE | IND | 7 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68. | Sione Fua, DT | CAR | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69. | Nick Fairley, DT | DET | 11 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 5.5 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70. | Marcell Dareus, DT | BUF | 16 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 5.5 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71. | Pernell McPhee, DE | BAL | 10 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 1.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72. | Cliff Matthews, DE | ATL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73. | Lazarius Levingston, DE | TBB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74. | Ryan Kerrigan, LB | WAS | 16 | 42 | 12 | 54 | 8.5 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75. | Cameron Jordan, DE | NOS | 16 | 40 | 26 | 66 | 8 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76. | Cameron Heyward, DE | PIT | 11 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77. | Jonathan Freeny, LB | MIA | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78. | Adrian Clayborn, DE | TBB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79. | Da'Quan Bowers, DE | TBB | 8 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80. | Allen Bailey, DE | KCC | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 81. | Mario Addison, DE | CAR | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82. | Sam Acho, LB | ARI | 16 | 32 | 12 | 44 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83. | Kenrick Ellis, DT | NYJ | 8 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84. | Jurrell Casey, DT | TEN | 15 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85. | Sergio Brown, FS | IND | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86. | Aaron Morgan, DE | TBB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87. | Sam Shields, CB | GBP | 10 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88. | Jeromy Miles, S | CIN | 13 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89. | Albert McClellan, LB | BAL | 14 | 29 | 13 | 42 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90. | Junior Galette, LB | NOS | 9 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91. | Cassius Vaughn, CB | IND | 15 | 58 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92. | Andre Neblett, DT | TBB | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93. | Rafael Bush, DB | NOS | 13 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 94. | Marshay Green, CB | IND | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95. | Kyle Love, DT | JAX | 12 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96. | Kellen Heard, DT | IND | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97. | Christian Ballard, DT | MIN | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98. | Marvin Austin, DT | NYG | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99. | Isaiah Trufant, CB | NYJ | 7 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100. | Darian Stewart, S | STL | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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