Traditional stats
Min. 9
GP (10% of team's games)
Relax qualifiers
Defensive rebounds
Min. 9 GP (10% of team's games)
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  | Christian Wood   HOU | 8.5 |
| 127 |  | Kevin Porter Jr. HOU | 3.7 |
| 131 |  | Jae'Sean Tate HOU | 3.7 |
| 133 |  | Daniel Theis HOU/ BOS | 3.6 |
| 151 |  | Alperen Sengun HOU | 3.5 |
| 216 |  | Jalen Green HOU | 2.9 |
| 220 |  | Dennis Schröder BOS/HOU | 2.8 |
| 244 |  | KJ Martin HOU | 2.7 |
| 263 |  | Usman Garuba HOU | 2.6 |
| 284 |  | David Nwaba HOU | 2.4 |
| 288 |  | Garrison Mathews HOU | 2.4 |
| 316 |  | Danuel House Jr. HOU/ NYK/  UTA | 2.2 |
| 360 |  | Josh Christopher HOU | 1.8 |
| 362 |  | Eric Gordon HOU | 1.7 |
| 397 |  | Armoni Brooks HOU/ TOR | 1.5 |
| 439 |  | Bruno Fernando BOS/HOU | 1.2 |
| 459 |  | Daishen Nix HOU | 1.1 |
| 464 |  | D.J. Augustin HOU/ LAL | 1.0 |
| 477 |  | Trevelin Queen HOU | 0.9 |
Top defensive rebounds leaders
The current 2021-22 Season NBA leaders in defensive rebounds are Rudy Gobert (11.0, UTA), Nikola Jokić (11.0, DEN), Giannis Antetokounmpo (9.6, MIL), Joel Embiid (9.5, PHI), and Nikola Vučević (9.1, CHI).