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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.	Stevie Brown, S	NYG	16	56	10	66	0	0	11	8	307	0	2	1	9	0	0
2.	Zach Brown, LB	TEN	16	68	24	92	5.5	29	5	3	156	2	1	2	6	0	0
3.	Janoris Jenkins, CB	STL	15	64	9	73	0	0	14	4	150	3	0	1	2	1	0
4.	Chris Harris, CB	DEN	15	51	10	61	2.5	18	12	3	144	2	0	0	0	0	0
5.	Brandon Carr, CB	DAL	16	48	5	53	0	0	11	3	120	1	0	0	0	0	0
6.	Jairus Byrd, S	BUF	16	53	23	76	0	0	6	5	110	0	4	2	0	0	0
7.	Asante Samuel, CB	ATL	14	34	2	36	0	0	18	5	110	1	0	0	0	0	0
8.	Lance Briggs, LB	CHI	16	73	29	102	1.5	8	11	2	110	2	2	0	0	0	0
9.	Captain Munnerlyn, CB	CAR	16	46	13	59	0	0	9	2	107	2	0	0	0	0	0
10.	Tim Jennings, CB	CHI	14	55	5	60	0	0	21	9	105	1	0	0	0	0	0
11.	Greg Toler, CB	IND	9	25	1	26	0	0	9	2	102	1	0	0	0	0	0
12.	Darius Butler, CB	IND	10	20	8	28	0	0	8	4	101	2	1	1	0	0	0
13.	Patrick Robinson, CB	NOS	16	52	11	63	1	9	18	3	99	1	1	0	0	0	0
14.	Alfonzo Dennard, CB	NEP	10	34	1	35	0	0	7	3	95	1	1	0	0	0	0
15.	Cary Williams, CB	PHI	16	67	8	75	1	9	17	4	90	1	0	0	0	0	0
16.	Johnathan Joseph, CB	HOU	14	53	5	58	0	0	11	2	88	1	0	0	0	0	0
17.	Rashad Johnson, S	ARI	11	11	2	13	0	0	2	2	87	1	0	1	-1	0	0
18.	Harrison Smith, S	MIN	16	69	28	97	1	0	11	3	87	2	1	1	0	0	0
19.	Tavon Wilson, FS	NEP	15	25	11	36	0	0	6	4	87	0	0	2	0	0	0
20.	Brice McCain, CB	HOU	11	15	4	19	0.5	4	8	1	86	0	0	0	0	0	0
21.	Leonard Johnson, CB	TBB	12	32	5	37	0	0	9	3	86	1	1	1	1	0	0
22.	Casey Hayward, CB	GBP	16	35	13	48	0	0	21	6	81	0	1	0	0	0	0
23.	Lawrence Timmons, LB	PIT	16	75	31	106	6	51	5	3	80	1	2	1	1	0	0
24.	Earl Thomas, FS	SEA	16	39	22	61	0	0	9	3	80	1	1	0	0	0	0
25.	Ed Reed, FS	HOU	15	49	9	58	0	0	15	4	78	1	0	3	30	0	0
26.	M.D. Jennings, S	GBP	12	32	13	45	0	0	2	1	72	1	0	0	0	0	0
27.	Kareem Jackson, DB	HOU	15	45	6	51	0	0	16	4	71	1	0	0	0	0	0
28.	Charles Tillman, CB	CHI	15	73	12	85	0	0	16	3	71	3	10	2	0	0	0
29.	Chris Conte, S	CHI	15	51	16	67	0	0	9	2	70	0	0	1	0	0	0
30.	Josh Robinson, CB	MIN	15	49	3	52	0	0	3	2	68	0	0	0	0	0	0
31.	Cortland Finnegan, CB	STL	16	83	18	101	1	7	9	3	68	1	1	0	0	0	0
32.	Bryan Scott, S	BUF	16	44	19	63	0	0	8	4	66	1	1	2	8	0	0
33.	Patrick Peterson, CB	ARI	16	52	3	55	0	0	17	7	64	0	0	1	60	0	0
34.	Joe Haden, DB	CLE	11	40	11	51	0	0	10	3	64	0	1	0	0	0	0
35.	Carlos Rogers, CB	SFO	15	50	6	56	1	7	7	1	63	0	0	3	63	1	0
36.	Jo-Lonn Dunbar, LB	STL	16	88	24	112	4.5	41	4	2	63	0	2	0	0	0	0
37.	DeAngelo Hall, CB	WAS	16	64	26	90	1	7	14	4	62	0	0	1	0	0	0
38.	Leon Hall, CB	CIN	14	23	14	37	0	0	11	2	61	1	0	0	0	0	0
39.	Eric Wright, CB	TBB	10	34	5	39	0	0	8	1	60	1	0	1	0	0	0
40.	Aqib Talib, CB	NEP	9	33	7	40	0	0	9	2	59	1	0	1	0	0	0
41.	Michael Griffin, S	TEN	16	59	19	78	1	8	4	4	59	0	2	0	0	0	0
42.	Danieal Manning, S	HOU	16	59	18	77	1	0	8	2	59	1	3	1	1	0	0
43.	Richard Sherman, CB	SEA	16	53	10	63	1	16	24	8	57	1	3	1	0	0	0
44.	Tony Carter, CB	DEN	12	20	4	24	0	0	12	2	55	1	0	1	65	1	0
45.	Malcolm Jenkins, S	NOS	12	65	29	94	0	0	7	1	55	1	0	1	0	0	0
46.	Bobby Wagner, LB	SEA	16	85	54	139	2	11	4	3	55	0	0	0	0	0	0
47.	Antonio Cromartie, CB	NYJ	15	30	5	35	0	0	13	3	53	1	0	0	0	0	0
48.	Devin McCourty, CB	NEP	16	60	19	79	0	0	13	5	53	0	1	0	0	0	0
49.	Eric Weddle, FS	SDC	16	83	14	97	1	0	9	3	52	1	2	0	0	0	0
50.	William Moore, S	ATL	12	60	16	76	1	13	8	4	51	0	2	1	0	0	0

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