Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  | Giannis Antetokounmpo  MIL | 597 |
| 41 |  | Khris Middleton MIL | 384 |
| 52 |  | John Henson MIL | 363 |
| 124 |  | Greg Monroe MIL/ PHX/ BOS | 241 |
| 131 |  | Eric Bledsoe PHX/MIL | 233 |
| 178 |  | Tyler Zeller  BKN/MIL | 195 |
| 229 |  | Thon Maker MIL | 150 |
| 246 |  | Malcolm Brogdon MIL | 133 |
| 248 |  | Tony Snell MIL | 132 |
| 276 |  | Sterling Brown MIL | 116 |
| 289 |  | Jabari Parker MIL | 109 |
| 323 |  | Sean Kilpatrick BKN/MIL/ LAC/ CHI | 82 |
| 343 |  | DeAndre Liggins MIL/ NOP | 68 |
| 366 |  | Shabazz Muhammad  MIN/MIL | 53 |
| 375 |  | Matthew Dellavedova MIL | 50 |
| 378 |  | Jason Terry MIL | 43 |
| 398 |  | Gary Payton II MIL/ LAL | 31 |
| 414 |  | Brandon Jennings MIL | 26 |
| 428 |  | Mirza Teletovic MIL | 20 |
| 433 |  | Rashad Vaughn MIL/BKN/ ORL | 18 |
| 452 |  | Marshall Plumlee MIL | 13 |
| 472 |  | D.J. Wilson MIL | 8 |
| 493 |  | Joel Bolomboy MIL | 4 |
| 534 |  | Xavier Munford MIL | 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).