2012 Defensive Leaders
| Season | Stats |
| Rank | Player | Team | GP | Tkl | Ast | Total | Sack | Yds | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Sfty |
| 151. | Sean Lee, LB | DAL | 6 | 36 | 21 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 152. | Dwan Edwards, DE | CAR | 15 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 6 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 153. | William Gay, CB | PIT | 15 | 45 | 12 | 57 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 154. | Carlos Rogers, CB | SFO | 15 | 50 | 6 | 56 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 1 | 0 |
| 155. | Michael Huff, FS | BAL | 16 | 37 | 19 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 156. | Reed Doughty, S | WAS | 16 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 157. | DeMarcus Ware, LB | DAL | 16 | 33 | 23 | 56 | 11.5 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 158. | Brandon Mebane, DT | SEA | 16 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 159. | Courtney Upshaw, LB | BAL | 15 | 34 | 21 | 55 | 1.5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 160. | Nnamdi Asomugha, CB | SFO | 16 | 47 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 161. | Tarell Brown, CB | SFO | 15 | 50 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 162. | Marcus Gilchrist, CB | SDC | 16 | 46 | 9 | 55 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 163. | Patrick Peterson, CB | ARI | 16 | 52 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 164. | Chris Houston, CB | DET | 14 | 44 | 11 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 165. | Morris Claiborne, CB | DAL | 15 | 43 | 12 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 0 |
| 166. | Robert McClain, CB | ATL | 14 | 48 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 167. | Dan Connor, LB | NYG | 13 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 168. | Jurrell Casey, DT | TEN | 15 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 169. | Calvin Pace, LB | NYJ | 16 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 170. | Adrian Wilson, S | NEP | 15 | 39 | 15 | 54 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 171. | Geno Atkins, DT | CIN | 15 | 39 | 15 | 54 | 12.5 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 172. | Corey Graham, CB | BAL | 14 | 36 | 18 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 173. | Ryan Kerrigan, LB | WAS | 16 | 42 | 12 | 54 | 8.5 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 174. | Elvis Dumervil, LB | BAL | 15 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 11 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 175. | Prince Amukamara, CB | NYG | 12 | 45 | 8 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 176. | Domata Peko, DT | CIN | 16 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 177. | Brandon Carr, CB | DAL | 16 | 48 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 178. | Jabaal Sheard, LB | CLE | 16 | 36 | 17 | 53 | 7 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 179. | Cameron Wake, DE | MIA | 16 | 38 | 15 | 53 | 15 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 180. | Josh Robinson, CB | MIN | 15 | 49 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 181. | Usama Young, S | OAK | 13 | 36 | 16 | 52 | 1.5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 182. | Kavell Conner, LB | IND | 13 | 35 | 17 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 183. | Mike DeVito, DE | KCC | 14 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 184. | Michael Johnson, DE | CIN | 14 | 35 | 17 | 52 | 11.5 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 185. | Ropati Pitoitua, DE | TEN | 15 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 186. | Jabari Greer, CB | NOS | 14 | 36 | 15 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 187. | Tamba Hali, LB | KCC | 15 | 43 | 8 | 51 | 9 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 188. | Kareem Jackson, DB | HOU | 15 | 45 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 189. | Joe Haden, DB | CLE | 11 | 40 | 11 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 190. | Vontae Davis, CB | IND | 10 | 46 | 5 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 191. | Ryan Pickett, DE | GBP | 16 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 192. | Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB | DEN | 16 | 43 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 193. | Jason Hatcher, DE | DAL | 16 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 194. | Haloti Ngata, NT | BAL | 13 | 33 | 17 | 50 | 5 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 195. | Shaun Phillips, LB | DEN | 16 | 33 | 17 | 50 | 9.5 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 196. | Corey Liuget, DT | SDC | 15 | 35 | 15 | 50 | 7 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 197. | Nigel Bradham, LB | BUF | 13 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 198. | Chris Prosinski, S | JAX | 15 | 39 | 10 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 199. | Vince Wilfork, NT | NEP | 16 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 200. | Brandon Flowers, CB | KCC | 15 | 40 | 8 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
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