Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  | Clint Capela   HOU | 561 |
| 51 |  | P.J. Tucker HOU | 364 |
| 60 |  | James Harden HOU | 348 |
| 102 |  | Chris Paul HOU | 276 |
| 109 |  | Trevor Ariza HOU | 261 |
| 128 |  | Ryan Anderson HOU | 237 |
| 206 |  | Luc Mbah a Moute HOU | 164 |
| 218 |  | Joe Johnson   UTA/HOU | 158 |
| 232 |  | Eric Gordon HOU | 145 |
| 265 |  | Nene HOU | 122 |
| 270 |  | Gerald Green HOU | 118 |
| 301 |  | Tarik Black HOU | 100 |
| 354 |  | Brandan Wright  MEM/HOU | 62 |
| 380 |  | Troy Williams HOU/ NYK | 41 |
| 382 |  | Isaiah Canaan HOU/ PHX | 39 |
| 413 |  | Briante Weber HOU/MEM | 27 |
| 440 |  | Zhou Qi HOU | 16 |
| 474 |  | Bobby Brown HOU | 7 |
| 479 |  | Demetrius Jackson HOU/ PHI | 7 |
| 488 |  | R.J. Hunter HOU | 5 |
| 492 |  | Markel Brown HOU | 4 |
| 497 |  | Chinanu Onuaku HOU | 3 |
| 498 |  | Tim Quarterman HOU | 3 |
| 524 |  | Aaron Jackson HOU | 1 |
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).