Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Nikola Jokić  DEN | 812 |
| 66 |  | Aaron Gordon DEN | 314 |
| 76 |  | Will Barton DEN | 296 |
| 161 |  | JaMychal Green DEN | 200 |
| 164 |  | Monté Morris DEN | 199 |
| 169 |  | DeMarcus Cousins  MIL/DEN | 196 |
| 173 |  | Jeff Green DEN | 190 |
| 200 |  | Bones Hyland DEN | 174 |
| 319 |  | Austin Rivers DEN | 95 |
| 323 |  | Davon Reed DEN | 94 |
| 324 |  | Facundo Campazzo DEN | 94 |
| 328 |  | Zeke Nnaji DEN | 91 |
| 334 |  | Bryn Forbes  SAS/DEN | 83 |
| 341 |  | Rodney McGruder  DET/DEN | 80 |
| 402 |  | Michael Porter Jr. DEN | 50 |
| 404 |  | PJ Dozier DEN/ BOS | 49 |
| 460 |  | Vlatko Čančar DEN | 23 |
| 481 |  | Bol Bol DEN/DET/BOS/ ORL | 16 |
| 498 |  | Markus Howard DEN | 10 |
| 518 |  | James Ennis III  BKN/ LAC/DEN | 7 |
| 519 |  | Petr Cornelie DEN | 7 |
| 531 |  | Rayjon Tucker  MIN/DEN/MIL | 5 |
| 568 |  | Carlik Jones  DAL/DEN | 2 |
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).