Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |  | Dejounte Murray  SAS | 484 |
| 41 |  | Keldon Johnson SAS | 377 |
| 43 |  | Jakob Poeltl SAS | 371 |
| 99 |  | Devin Vassell SAS | 262 |
| 104 |  | Drew Eubanks SAS/ POR | 252 |
| 138 |  | Derrick White SAS/ BOS | 222 |
| 209 |  | Keita Bates-Diop SAS | 169 |
| 219 |  | Lonnie Walker IV SAS | 162 |
| 245 |  | Josh Richardson BOS/SAS | 143 |
| 257 |  | Thaddeus Young SAS/ TOR | 129 |
| 265 |  | Tre Jones SAS | 126 |
| 298 |  | Zach Collins SAS | 107 |
| 310 |  | Tomas Satoransky  NOP/POR/SAS/ WAS | 99 |
| 315 |  | Doug McDermott SAS | 97 |
| 334 |  | Bryn Forbes SAS/ DEN | 83 |
| 339 |  | Joshua Primo SAS | 81 |
| 345 |  | Romeo Langford BOS/SAS | 78 |
| 350 |  | Jock Landale SAS | 75 |
| 357 |  | Juancho Hernangomez BOS/SAS/  UTA | 72 |
| 394 |  | Goran Dragic TOR/SAS/ BKN | 52 |
| 432 |  | Devontae Cacok SAS | 34 |
| 500 |  | Joe Wieskamp SAS | 10 |
| 501 |  | Tyler Johnson  PHI/SAS | 9 |
| 525 |  | Robert Woodard II  SAC/SAS | 6 |
| 559 |  | Jaylen Morris SAS | 2 |
| 577 |  | Anthony Lamb SAS/  HOU | 1 |
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).