Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  | Julius Randle  NYK | 592 |
| 47 |  | Alec Burks NYK | 350 |
| 50 |  | RJ Barrett NYK | 342 |
| 62 |  | Mitchell Robinson NYK | 322 |
| 146 |  | Immanuel Quickley NYK | 216 |
| 166 |  | Obi Toppin NYK | 199 |
| 196 |  | Evan Fournier NYK | 175 |
| 248 |  | Taj Gibson NYK | 141 |
| 296 |  | Jericho Sims NYK | 108 |
| 314 |  | Kemba Walker NYK | 97 |
| 322 |  | Nerlens Noel NYK | 94 |
| 326 |  | Danuel House Jr.   HOU/NYK/  UTA | 93 |
| 342 |  | Cam Reddish  ATL/NYK | 80 |
| 364 |  | Quentin Grimes NYK | 70 |
| 384 |  | Derrick Rose NYK | 57 |
| 425 |  | Miles McBride NYK | 37 |
| 440 |  | Kevin Knox II NYK/ATL | 30 |
| 475 |  | Solomon Hill ATL/NYK | 17 |
| 512 |  | Ryan Arcidiacono NYK | 8 |
| 558 |  | Damyean Dotson NYK | 2 |
| 570 |  | Wayne Selden NYK | 1 |
| 592 |  | Matt Mooney NYK | 0 |
| 593 |  | Tyler Hall NYK | 0 |
| 604 |  | Feron Hunt  NOP/NYK | 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).