Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 |  | Kelly Olynyk  MIA/  HOU | 401 |
| 41 |  | Christian Wood HOU | 319 |
| 47 |  | James Harden HOU/ BKN | 313 |
| 91 |  | Jae'Sean Tate HOU | 242 |
| 124 |  | DeMarcus Cousins HOU/ LAC | 210 |
| 159 |  | Sterling Brown HOU | 186 |
| 171 |  | Caris LeVert BKN/HOU/ IND | 181 |
| 184 |  | KJ Martin HOU | 169 |
| 201 |  | P.J. Tucker HOU/ MIL | 153 |
| 210 |  | Victor Oladipo IND/HOU/MIA | 148 |
| 270 |  | Danuel House Jr. HOU | 114 |
| 273 |  | John Wall HOU | 112 |
| 311 |  | D.J. Wilson MIL/HOU | 92 |
| 321 |  | Ben McLemore HOU/ LAL | 85 |
| 331 |  | Kevin Porter Jr.  CLE/HOU | 79 |
| 332 |  | David Nwaba HOU | 78 |
| 342 |  | D.J. Augustin MIL/HOU | 74 |
| 369 |  | Armoni Brooks HOU | 58 |
| 377 |  | DaQuan Jeffries  SAC/HOU/ SAS | 52 |
| 382 |  | Eric Gordon HOU | 50 |
| 384 |  | Avery Bradley MIA/HOU | 49 |
| 388 |  | Mason Jones HOU/ PHI | 48 |
| 396 |  | Brodric Thomas HOU/CLE | 45 |
| 402 |  | Anthony Lamb HOU | 43 |
| 413 |  | Justin Patton HOU | 35 |
| 452 |  | Rodions Kurucs BKN/HOU/MIL | 18 |
| 458 |  | Cameron Oliver HOU | 16 |
| 460 |  | Danté Exum CLE/HOU | 15 |
| 480 |  | Bruno Caboclo HOU | 11 |
| 481 |  | Khyri Thomas HOU | 11 |
| 523 |  | Cameron Reynolds SAS/HOU | 3 |
| 528 |  | Ray Spalding HOU | 2 |
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).