Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Andre Drummond  DET | 848 |
| 42 |  | Tobias Harris DET/ LAC | 379 |
| 55 |  | Blake Griffin LAC/DET | 355 |
| 148 |  | Stanley Johnson DET | 219 |
| 172 |  | Ish Smith DET | 197 |
| 174 |  | Eric Moreland DET | 197 |
| 184 |  | Anthony Tolliver DET | 191 |
| 223 |  | Luke Kennard DET | 155 |
| 227 |  | James Ennis III  MEM/DET | 151 |
| 259 |  | Reggie Bullock Jr. DET | 127 |
| 306 |  | Reggie Jackson DET | 96 |
| 307 |  | Boban Marjanovic DET/LAC | 96 |
| 308 |  | Avery Bradley DET/LAC | 94 |
| 310 |  | Jameer Nelson  NOP/DET | 91 |
| 317 |  | Willie Reed LAC/DET | 86 |
| 325 |  | Langston Galloway DET | 79 |
| 339 |  | Henry Ellenson DET | 71 |
| 402 |  | Dwight Buycks DET | 29 |
| 417 |  | Jon Leuer DET | 25 |
| 425 |  | Brice Johnson LAC/DET/MEM | 22 |
| 444 |  | Kay Felder  CHI/DET | 15 |
| 505 |  | Luis Montero DET | 2 |
| 531 |  | Reggie Hearn DET | 0 |
Top defensive rebounds leaders
The current 2017-18 Season NBA leaders in defensive rebounds are Andre Drummond (848, DET), DeAndre Jordan (842, LAC), Karl-Anthony Towns (774, MIN), Dwight Howard (757, CHA), and Russell Westbrook (652, OKC).