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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.	Charles Tillman, CB	CHI	15	73	12	85	0	0	16	3	71	3	10	2	0	0	0
2.	Janoris Jenkins, CB	STL	15	64	9	73	0	0	14	4	150	3	0	1	2	1	0
3.	Lance Briggs, LB	CHI	16	73	29	102	1.5	8	11	2	110	2	2	0	0	0	0
4.	Darius Butler, CB	IND	10	20	8	28	0	0	8	4	101	2	1	1	0	0	0
5.	Chris Harris, CB	DEN	15	51	10	61	2.5	18	12	3	144	2	0	0	0	0	0
6.	Zach Brown, LB	TEN	16	68	24	92	5.5	29	5	3	156	2	1	2	6	0	0
7.	Captain Munnerlyn, CB	CAR	16	46	13	59	0	0	9	2	107	2	0	0	0	0	0
8.	Harrison Smith, S	MIN	16	69	28	97	1	0	11	3	87	2	1	1	0	0	0
9.	Earl Thomas, FS	SEA	16	39	22	61	0	0	9	3	80	1	1	0	0	0	0
10.	Donte Whitner, S	SFO	16	61	21	82	0	0	5	1	42	1	2	1	0	0	0
11.	Richard Sherman, CB	SEA	16	53	10	63	1	16	24	8	57	1	3	1	0	0	0
12.	Antonio Cromartie, CB	NYJ	15	30	5	35	0	0	13	3	53	1	0	0	0	0	0
13.	Johnathan Joseph, CB	HOU	14	53	5	58	0	0	11	2	88	1	0	0	0	0	0
14.	Jonathan Vilma, LB	NOS	11	20	17	37	1	8	2	1	18	1	0	0	0	0	0
15.	Major Wright, S	CHI	16	52	19	71	0	0	8	4	45	1	1	2	0	0	0
16.	Brandon Carr, CB	DAL	16	48	5	53	0	0	11	3	120	1	0	0	0	0	0
17.	Danieal Manning, S	HOU	16	59	18	77	1	0	8	2	59	1	3	1	1	0	0
18.	Quentin Jammer, DB	DEN	16	55	9	64	0	0	9	3	89	1	1	3	0	1	0
19.	Tim Jennings, CB	CHI	14	55	5	60	0	0	21	9	105	1	0	0	0	0	0
20.	Alfonzo Dennard, CB	NEP	10	34	1	35	0	0	7	3	95	1	1	0	0	0	0
21.	Cary Williams, CB	PHI	16	67	8	75	1	9	17	4	90	1	0	0	0	0	0
22.	Leonard Johnson, CB	TBB	12	32	5	37	0	0	9	3	86	1	1	1	1	0	0
23.	Everson Griffen, DE	MIN	12	20	3	23	8	77	2	1	29	1	0	2	5	0	0
24.	Jason Pierre-Paul, DE	NYG	16	43	23	66	6.5	67	5	1	28	1	1	1	10	0	0
25.	Carlos Dunlap, DE	CIN	14	34	7	41	6	55	3	1	14	1	4	3	2	0	0
26.	Von Miller, LB	DEN	16	55	13	68	18.5	130	2	1	26	1	6	0	0	0	0
27.	Jerrell Freeman, LB	IND	16	90	55	145	2	17	2	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
28.	Bryan Scott, S	BUF	16	44	19	63	0	0	8	4	66	1	1	2	8	0	0
29.	Colin McCarthy, LB	TEN	7	25	13	38	0	0	1	1	49	1	0	0	0	0	0
30.	Cassius Vaughn, CB	IND	15	58	8	66	0	0	9	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
31.	Asante Samuel, CB	ATL	14	34	2	36	0	0	18	5	110	1	0	0	0	0	0
32.	Eric Weddle, FS	SDC	16	83	14	97	1	0	9	3	52	1	2	0	0	0	0
33.	Malcolm Jenkins, S	NOS	12	65	29	94	0	0	7	1	55	1	0	1	0	0	0
34.	D'Qwell Jackson, LB	CLE	16	63	51	114	3.5	5	7	2	31	1	2	2	0	0	0
35.	Ahmad Brooks, LB	SFO	16	35	12	47	6.5	50	6	1	50	1	2	0	0	0	0
36.	Charles Godfrey, S	CAR	15	44	25	69	0	0	6	2	9	1	0	1	0	0	0
37.	Eric Wright, CB	TBB	10	34	5	39	0	0	8	1	60	1	0	1	0	0	0
38.	LaRon Landry, S	IND	16	75	25	100	0	0	8	2	42	1	4	0	9	0	0
39.	Rashad Johnson, S	ARI	11	11	2	13	0	0	2	2	87	1	0	1	-1	0	0
40.	Greg Toler, CB	IND	9	25	1	26	0	0	9	2	102	1	0	0	0	0	0
41.	Cortland Finnegan, CB	STL	16	83	18	101	1	7	9	3	68	1	1	0	0	0	0
42.	Kareem Jackson, DB	HOU	15	45	6	51	0	0	16	4	71	1	0	0	0	0	0
43.	Tracy Porter, CB	OAK	5	16	5	21	0	0	6	1	43	1	0	0	0	0	0
44.	M.D. Jennings, S	GBP	12	32	13	45	0	0	2	1	72	1	0	0	0	0	0
45.	Aqib Talib, CB	NEP	9	33	7	40	0	0	9	2	59	1	0	1	0	0	0
46.	Patrick Robinson, CB	NOS	16	52	11	63	1	9	18	3	99	1	1	0	0	0	0
47.	Lawrence Timmons, LB	PIT	16	75	31	106	6	51	5	3	80	1	2	1	1	0	0
48.	Rob Jackson, LB	WAS	15	26	9	35	4.5	22	7	4	19	1	2	1	0	0	0
49.	Leon Hall, CB	CIN	14	23	14	37	0	0	11	2	61	1	0	0	0	0	0
50.	Ed Reed, FS	HOU	15	49	9	58	0	0	15	4	78	1	0	3	30	0	0

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