Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  | Christian Wood   HOU | 577 |
| 87 |  | Jae'Sean Tate HOU | 285 |
| 102 |  | Alperen Sengun HOU | 254 |
| 133 |  | Kevin Porter Jr. HOU | 225 |
| 144 |  | KJ Martin HOU | 217 |
| 171 |  | Jalen Green HOU | 194 |
| 188 |  | Dennis Schröder  BOS/HOU | 179 |
| 212 |  | Daniel Theis HOU/BOS | 168 |
| 224 |  | Garrison Mathews HOU | 158 |
| 253 |  | Josh Christopher HOU | 134 |
| 290 |  | David Nwaba HOU | 110 |
| 313 |  | Eric Gordon HOU | 97 |
| 326 |  | Danuel House Jr. HOU/ NYK/  UTA | 93 |
| 336 |  | Armoni Brooks HOU/ TOR | 83 |
| 378 |  | Usman Garuba HOU | 62 |
| 385 |  | D.J. Augustin HOU/ LAL | 57 |
| 423 |  | Bruno Fernando BOS/HOU | 37 |
| 451 |  | Daishen Nix HOU | 26 |
| 506 |  | Trevelin Queen HOU | 9 |
| 577 |  | Anthony Lamb  SAS/HOU | 1 |
| 603 |  | DeJon Jarreau  IND/HOU | 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).