2012 Defensive Leaders
| Season | Stats |
| Rank | Player | Team | GP | Tkl | Ast | Total | Sack | Yds | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Sfty |
| 51. | Don Carey, S | DET | 9 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52. | Ahmad Brooks, LB | SFO | 16 | 35 | 12 | 47 | 6.5 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53. | Steve Gregory, S | NEP | 11 | 31 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 54. | DeJon Gomes, DB | WAS | 11 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 55. | Colin McCarthy, LB | TEN | 7 | 25 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56. | Dawan Landry, S | NYJ | 16 | 81 | 18 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57. | Corey Webster, CB | NYG | 16 | 52 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58. | Major Wright, S | CHI | 16 | 52 | 19 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59. | Usama Young, S | OAK | 13 | 36 | 16 | 52 | 1.5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 60. | Tracy Porter, CB | OAK | 5 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61. | LaRon Landry, S | IND | 16 | 75 | 25 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 62. | Thomas DeCoud, S | ATL | 16 | 62 | 14 | 76 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63. | Donte Whitner, S | SFO | 16 | 61 | 21 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64. | Antrel Rolle, S | NYG | 16 | 71 | 21 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65. | Roman Harper, S | NOS | 16 | 89 | 27 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66. | Rafael Bush, DB | NOS | 13 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 67. | Wesley Woodyard, LB | DEN | 15 | 70 | 44 | 114 | 5.5 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 68. | Kelvin Hayden, CB | CHI | 12 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 69. | Brandon Browner, CB | SEA | 11 | 35 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70. | Haruki Nakamura, S | CAR | 13 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71. | Craig Dahl, SS | SFO | 16 | 56 | 15 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72. | Tramon Williams, CB | GBP | 16 | 52 | 9 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73. | T.J. Ward, DB | CLE | 14 | 50 | 18 | 68 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74. | Antoine Winfield, CB | SEA | 15 | 71 | 29 | 100 | 0.5 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75. | Ahmad Black, S | TBB | 13 | 26 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76. | Antoine Cason, CB | ARI | 16 | 62 | 11 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77. | Sam Shields, CB | GBP | 10 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78. | Robert McClain, CB | ATL | 14 | 48 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 79. | Justin Houston, LB | KCC | 16 | 53 | 13 | 66 | 10 | 69 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 80. | D'Qwell Jackson, LB | CLE | 16 | 63 | 51 | 114 | 3.5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81. | Sean Smith, CB | KCC | 15 | 53 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82. | Jabari Greer, CB | NOS | 14 | 36 | 15 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83. | Everson Griffen, DE | MIN | 12 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 84. | Drayton Florence, DB | CAR | 7 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85. | Jason McCourty, CB | TEN | 16 | 73 | 19 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86. | London Fletcher, LB | WAS | 16 | 78 | 63 | 141 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87. | Chris Clemons, S | MIA | 16 | 69 | 26 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| 88. | Brandon Flowers, CB | KCC | 15 | 40 | 8 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
| 89. | Ryan Kerrigan, LB | WAS | 16 | 42 | 12 | 54 | 8.5 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90. | Jason Pierre-Paul, DE | NYG | 16 | 43 | 23 | 66 | 6.5 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 91. | Reshad Jones, S | MIA | 16 | 74 | 21 | 95 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 92. | Lavonte David, LB | TBB | 16 | 112 | 27 | 139 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93. | Patrick Chung, S | PHI | 11 | 29 | 15 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94. | Ryan Clark, FS | PIT | 15 | 74 | 28 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 95. | Vontae Davis, CB | IND | 10 | 46 | 5 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96. | Ricardo Silva, S | DET | 9 | 28 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97. | Von Miller, LB | DEN | 16 | 55 | 13 | 68 | 18.5 | 130 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98. | Brandon Meriweather, FS | WAS | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99. | Joselio Hanson, CB | OAK | 15 | 48 | 12 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 100. | K.J. Wright, LB | SEA | 14 | 66 | 30 | 96 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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