Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  | Giannis Antetokounmpo  MIL | 739 |
| 37 |  | Khris Middleton MIL | 411 |
| 52 |  | Brook Lopez MIL | 363 |
| 93 |  | Eric Bledsoe MIL | 280 |
| 94 |  | Nikola Mirotic  NOP/MIL | 279 |
| 141 |  | Malcolm Brogdon MIL | 223 |
| 159 |  | Ersan Ilyasova MIL | 208 |
| 175 |  | Pat Connaughton MIL | 197 |
| 203 |  | D.J. Wilson MIL | 177 |
| 228 |  | Thon Maker MIL/ DET | 161 |
| 236 |  | Sterling Brown MIL | 155 |
| 270 |  | Tony Snell MIL | 128 |
| 271 |  | Tim Frazier NOP/MIL | 127 |
| 287 |  | Pau Gasol  SAS/MIL | 115 |
| 295 |  | George Hill  CLE/MIL | 109 |
| 348 |  | Matthew Dellavedova MIL/CLE | 71 |
| 355 |  | Christian Wood MIL/NOP | 66 |
| 369 |  | John Henson MIL | 55 |
| 375 |  | Isaiah Canaan  PHX/ MIN/MIL | 52 |
| 384 |  | Donte DiVincenzo MIL | 49 |
| 408 |  | Jason Smith  WAS/MIL/NOP | 36 |
| 438 |  | Bonzie Colson MIL | 22 |
| 485 |  | Jaylen Morris MIL | 5 |
| 517 |  | Trevon Duval MIL | 1 |
Top defensive rebounds leaders
The current 2018-19 Season NBA leaders in defensive rebounds are Andre Drummond (809, DET), Giannis Antetokounmpo (739, MIL), Nikola Vučević (736, ORL), Rudy Gobert (732, UTA), and Joel Embiid (711, PHI).