2012 Defensive Leaders
| Season | Stats |
| Rank | Player | Team | GP | Tkl | Ast | Total | Sack | Yds | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Sfty |
| 101. | Rahim Moore, S | DEN | 16 | 59 | 12 | 71 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102. | Craig Dahl, SS | SFO | 16 | 56 | 15 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103. | Muhammad Wilkerson, DL | NYJ | 16 | 38 | 32 | 70 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 104. | Bruce Carter, LB | DAL | 11 | 51 | 19 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105. | James Harrison, LB | CIN | 12 | 49 | 21 | 70 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106. | Nate Allen, FS | PHI | 13 | 56 | 13 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 107. | Keenan Lewis, CB | NOS | 16 | 54 | 15 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108. | Charles Godfrey, S | CAR | 15 | 44 | 25 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109. | T.J. Ward, DB | CLE | 14 | 50 | 18 | 68 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110. | Von Miller, LB | DEN | 16 | 55 | 13 | 68 | 18.5 | 130 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 111. | Chris Conte, S | CHI | 15 | 51 | 16 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 112. | Dashon Goldson, S | TBB | 16 | 53 | 14 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
| 113. | Lamarr Houston, DE | OAK | 16 | 48 | 19 | 67 | 4.5 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114. | Champ Bailey, CB | DEN | 16 | 61 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115. | Justin Houston, LB | KCC | 16 | 53 | 13 | 66 | 10 | 69 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 116. | Stevie Brown, S | NYG | 16 | 56 | 10 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 307 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 117. | Jason Pierre-Paul, DE | NYG | 16 | 43 | 23 | 66 | 6.5 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 118. | Cassius Vaughn, CB | IND | 15 | 58 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 119. | Cameron Jordan, DE | NOS | 16 | 40 | 26 | 66 | 8 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 120. | Nick Roach, LB | OAK | 16 | 50 | 15 | 65 | 1.5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 121. | Justin Smith, DE | SFO | 14 | 47 | 18 | 65 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 122. | Aldon Smith, LB | SFO | 16 | 49 | 16 | 65 | 19.5 | 145 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 123. | Calais Campbell, DE | ARI | 13 | 50 | 13 | 63 | 6.5 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 124. | Patrick Robinson, CB | NOS | 16 | 52 | 11 | 63 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 125. | Richard Sherman, CB | SEA | 16 | 53 | 10 | 63 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 126. | Danny McCray, S | DAL | 13 | 43 | 20 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 127. | Kyle Arrington, CB | NEP | 15 | 54 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 128. | Bryan Scott, S | BUF | 16 | 44 | 19 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 129. | Tramon Williams, CB | GBP | 16 | 52 | 9 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 130. | Earl Thomas, FS | SEA | 16 | 39 | 22 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 131. | Chris Harris, CB | DEN | 15 | 51 | 10 | 61 | 2.5 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 144 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 132. | Greg Hardy, DE | CAR | 14 | 41 | 20 | 61 | 11 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 133. | Jamarca Sanford, S | MIN | 15 | 47 | 14 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 134. | Akeem Dent, LB | ATL | 15 | 40 | 21 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 135. | Dont'a Hightower, LB | NEP | 14 | 43 | 17 | 60 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 136. | Tim Jennings, CB | CHI | 14 | 55 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 137. | Koa Misi, LB | MIA | 14 | 47 | 13 | 60 | 3.5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 138. | Stephon Gilmore, DB | BUF | 16 | 51 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 139. | Joselio Hanson, CB | OAK | 15 | 48 | 12 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 140. | Derek Cox, CB | SDC | 12 | 55 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 141. | Derrick Morgan, DE | TEN | 16 | 35 | 24 | 59 | 6.5 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 142. | Linval Joseph, DT | NYG | 16 | 33 | 26 | 59 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 143. | Captain Munnerlyn, CB | CAR | 16 | 46 | 13 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 144. | Sean Smith, CB | KCC | 15 | 53 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 145. | Javier Arenas, CB | ARI | 16 | 52 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 146. | Will Smith, DE | NOS | 15 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 147. | Corey Webster, CB | NYG | 16 | 52 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 148. | Ed Reed, FS | HOU | 15 | 49 | 9 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 149. | Rob Ninkovich, DL | NEP | 15 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 150. | Johnathan Joseph, CB | HOU | 14 | 53 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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