Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 |  | Jayson Tatum  BOS | 524 |
| 30 |  | Al Horford BOS | 422 |
| 46 |  | Jaylen Brown BOS | 351 |
| 49 |  | Robert Williams III BOS | 350 |
| 128 |  | Marcus Smart BOS | 228 |
| 138 |  | Derrick White  SAS/BOS | 222 |
| 151 |  | Grant Williams BOS | 210 |
| 188 |  | Dennis Schröder BOS/  HOU | 179 |
| 212 |  | Daniel Theis HOU/BOS | 168 |
| 245 |  | Josh Richardson BOS/SAS | 143 |
| 305 |  | Payton Pritchard BOS | 102 |
| 307 |  | Enes Kanter BOS | 100 |
| 345 |  | Romeo Langford BOS/SAS | 78 |
| 352 |  | Aaron Nesmith BOS | 74 |
| 357 |  | Juancho Hernangomez BOS/SAS/  UTA | 72 |
| 404 |  | PJ Dozier  DEN/BOS | 49 |
| 420 |  | Kelan Martin  IND/BOS | 38 |
| 423 |  | Bruno Fernando BOS/HOU | 37 |
| 456 |  | Sam Hauser BOS | 24 |
| 458 |  | Jabari Parker BOS | 23 |
| 478 |  | Luke Kornet  CLE/ MIL/BOS | 16 |
| 481 |  | Bol Bol DEN/ DET/BOS/ ORL | 16 |
| 484 |  | Malik Fitts UTA/BOS | 15 |
| 516 |  | Brodric Thomas BOS | 8 |
| 522 |  | Justin Jackson BOS/ PHX | 6 |
| 548 |  | Norvel Pelle BOS/UTA | 3 |
| 554 |  | Nik Stauskas  MIA/BOS | 2 |
| 564 |  | Juwan Morgan  TOR/BOS | 2 |
| 583 |  | Joe Johnson BOS | 0 |
| 584 |  | CJ Miles BOS | 0 |
| 598 |  | Matt Ryan BOS | 0 |
Top defensive rebounds leaders
The current 2021-22 Season NBA leaders in defensive rebounds are Nikola Jokić (812, DEN), Rudy Gobert (727, UTA), Nikola Vučević (661, CHI), Joel Embiid (649, PHI), and Giannis Antetokounmpo (644, MIL).