2012 Defensive Leaders
| Season | Stats |
| Rank | Player | Team | GP | Tkl | Ast | Total | Sack | Yds | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Sfty |
| 51. | Darryl Tapp, DE | WAS | 9 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 52. | Justin Houston, LB | KCC | 16 | 53 | 13 | 66 | 10 | 69 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 53. | Rob Ninkovich, DL | NEP | 15 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 54. | Jason Jones, DE | DET | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 55. | Jim Leonhard, S | NOS | 17 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 56. | Daryl Washington, LB | ARI | 16 | 108 | 26 | 134 | 9 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 57. | Jerron McMillian, S | GBP | 14 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 58. | Patrick Willis, LB | SFO | 16 | 88 | 32 | 120 | 0.5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 59. | Carlos Dunlap, DE | CIN | 14 | 34 | 7 | 41 | 6 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 60. | Craig Robertson, LB | CLE | 16 | 56 | 27 | 83 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 61. | Usama Young, S | OAK | 13 | 36 | 16 | 52 | 1.5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 62. | Ryan Clark, FS | PIT | 15 | 74 | 28 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 63. | Janoris Jenkins, CB | STL | 15 | 64 | 9 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 64. | Vince Wilfork, NT | NEP | 16 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 65. | Danieal Manning, S | HOU | 16 | 59 | 18 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 66. | Leonard Johnson, CB | TBB | 12 | 32 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 67. | Rafael Bush, DB | NOS | 13 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 68. | Ziggy Hood, DE | PIT | 14 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 69. | Zack Bowman, CB | CHI | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 70. | Antwan Barnes, LB | NYJ | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 71. | Lawrence Timmons, LB | PIT | 16 | 75 | 31 | 106 | 6 | 51 | 5 | 3 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 72. | Joselio Hanson, CB | OAK | 15 | 48 | 12 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 73. | Allen Bailey, DE | KCC | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 74. | Drake Nevis, DT | IND | 8 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75. | Sione Fua, DT | CAR | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76. | Jordan Pugh, SS | WAS | 11 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77. | Lawrence Guy, DE | IND | 7 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78. | Darrell Stuckey, S | SDC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79. | Jarvis Jenkins, DE | WAS | 11 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80. | Jerrell Powe, NT | KCC | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81. | Nolan Carroll, CB | MIA | 13 | 41 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82. | Kendrick Lewis, DB | KCC | 9 | 24 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83. | Karl Klug, DT | TEN | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84. | Stephen Paea, DT | CHI | 14 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 2.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85. | Corey Liuget, DT | SDC | 15 | 35 | 15 | 50 | 7 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86. | T.J. Ward, DB | CLE | 14 | 50 | 18 | 68 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87. | Nate Allen, FS | PHI | 13 | 56 | 13 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88. | Morgan Burnett, S | GBP | 16 | 87 | 35 | 122 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89. | Kam Chancellor, SS | SEA | 16 | 69 | 22 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90. | Mario Addison, DE | CAR | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91. | Sam Acho, LB | ARI | 16 | 32 | 12 | 44 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92. | Marcell Dareus, DT | BUF | 16 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 5.5 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93. | Kurt Coleman, FS | PHI | 14 | 67 | 22 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94. | Robert Johnson, S | TEN | 10 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95. | Nick Fairley, DT | DET | 11 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 5.5 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96. | Myron Lewis, CB | TBB | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97. | Taylor Mays, S | CIN | 10 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98. | Ian Williams, DT | SFO | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99. | Cedric Thornton, DT | PHI | 11 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100. | Earl Thomas, FS | SEA | 16 | 39 | 22 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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