Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |  | Anthony Davis  NOP | 644 |
| 15 |  | DeMarcus Cousins NOP | 512 |
| 61 |  | Nikola Mirotic  CHI/NOP | 346 |
| 87 |  | Jrue Holiday NOP | 303 |
| 134 |  | Rajon Rondo NOP | 232 |
| 146 |  | Dante Cunningham NOP/ BKN | 220 |
| 192 |  | E'Twaun Moore NOP | 181 |
| 208 |  | Cheick Diallo NOP | 164 |
| 231 |  | Darius Miller NOP | 146 |
| 273 |  | Ian Clark NOP | 117 |
| 310 |  | Jameer Nelson NOP/ DET | 91 |
| 330 |  | Mike James  PHX/NOP | 77 |
| 336 |  | Emeka Okafor NOP | 73 |
| 343 |  | DeAndre Liggins  MIL/NOP | 68 |
| 384 |  | Omer Asik NOP/CHI | 38 |
| 410 |  | Tony Allen NOP | 27 |
| 412 |  | Solomon Hill NOP | 27 |
| 419 |  | Jalen Jones NOP/ DAL | 25 |
| 502 |  | Jordan Crawford NOP | 2 |
| 506 |  | Walt Lemon Jr. NOP | 2 |
| 508 |  | Charles Cooke NOP | 2 |
| 510 |  | Josh Smith NOP | 1 |
| 529 |  | Larry Drew II  PHI/NOP | 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).