Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |  | Kyle Kuzma  WAS | 492 |
| 42 |  | Deni Avdija WAS | 372 |
| 68 |  | Kristaps Porziņģis  DAL/WAS | 309 |
| 88 |  | Montrezl Harrell WAS/ CHA | 283 |
| 105 |  | Daniel Gafford WAS | 252 |
| 118 |  | Spencer Dinwiddie WAS/DAL | 235 |
| 141 |  | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope WAS | 219 |
| 226 |  | Corey Kispert WAS | 155 |
| 231 |  | Bradley Beal WAS | 151 |
| 252 |  | Rui Hachimura WAS | 135 |
| 270 |  | Raul Neto WAS | 121 |
| 282 |  | Ish Smith CHA/WAS | 116 |
| 302 |  | Davis Bertans WAS/DAL | 104 |
| 310 |  | Tomas Satoransky  NOP/ POR/ SAS/WAS | 99 |
| 311 |  | Aaron Holiday WAS/ PHX | 98 |
| 338 |  | Thomas Bryant WAS | 82 |
| 399 |  | Anthony Gill WAS | 52 |
| 430 |  | Greg Monroe  MIN/WAS/ MIL/  UTA | 34 |
| 431 |  | Brad Wanamaker  IND/WAS | 34 |
| 434 |  | Alize Johnson  CHI/WAS/NOP | 33 |
| 505 |  | Isaiah Todd WAS | 9 |
| 527 |  | Jordan Schakel WAS | 6 |
| 543 |  | Tremont Waters  TOR/WAS | 4 |
| 544 |  | Vernon Carey Jr. CHA/WAS | 4 |
| 566 |  | Joel Ayayi WAS | 2 |
| 576 |  | Cassius Winston WAS | 1 |
| 582 |  | Jordan Goodwin WAS | 1 |
| 588 |  | Craig Sword WAS | 0 |
| 605 |  | Jaime Echenique WAS | 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).