Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 |  | Mason Plumlee  DET | 374 |
| 56 |  | Isaiah Stewart DET | 294 |
| 62 |  | Saddiq Bey DET | 275 |
| 117 |  | Jerami Grant DET | 214 |
| 119 |  | Hamidou Diallo  OKC/DET | 213 |
| 135 |  | Delon Wright DET/ SAC | 205 |
| 144 |  | Josh Jackson DET | 197 |
| 151 |  | Blake Griffin DET/ BKN | 190 |
| 228 |  | Svi Mykhailiuk DET/OKC | 139 |
| 255 |  | Cory Joseph SAC/DET | 124 |
| 277 |  | Derrick Rose DET/ NYK | 110 |
| 285 |  | Sekou Doumbouya DET | 105 |
| 336 |  | Saben Lee DET | 77 |
| 347 |  | Wayne Ellington DET | 73 |
| 351 |  | Frank Jackson DET | 71 |
| 356 |  | Tyler Cook BKN/DET | 68 |
| 358 |  | Killian Hayes DET | 63 |
| 399 |  | Jahlil Okafor DET | 43 |
| 400 |  | Dennis Smith Jr. NYK/DET | 43 |
| 429 |  | Deividas Sirvydis DET | 29 |
| 466 |  | Rodney McGruder DET | 14 |
Top defensive rebounds leaders
The current 2020-21 Season NBA leaders in defensive rebounds are Rudy Gobert (720, UTA), Nikola Vučević (671, CHI), Russell Westbrook (641, WAS), Julius Randle (639, NYK), and Clint Capela (605, ATL).