Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 |  | Nic Claxton  BKN | 310 |
| 63 |  | Michael Porter Jr. BKN | 298 |
| 102 |  | Day'Ron Sharpe BKN | 242 |
| 124 |  | Danny Wolf BKN | 224 |
| 126 |  | Noah Clowney BKN | 221 |
| 236 |  | Egor Dëmin BKN | 144 |
| 254 |  | Terance Mann BKN | 130 |
| 292 |  | Josh Minott  BOS/BKN | 109 |
| 302 |  | Ziaire Williams BKN | 104 |
| 317 |  | Jalen Wilson BKN | 97 |
| 321 |  | Ochai Agbaji  TOR/BKN | 95 |
| 327 |  | Drake Powell BKN | 90 |
| 337 |  | Nolan Traore BKN | 85 |
| 340 |  | Tyrese Martin BKN/ PHI | 82 |
| 354 |  | Ben Saraf BKN | 72 |
| 380 |  | Cam Thomas BKN/ MIL | 60 |
| 392 |  | E.J. Liddell BKN | 55 |
| 412 |  | Chaney Johnson BKN | 46 |
| 429 |  | Malachi Smith BKN | 39 |
| 468 |  | Tyson Etienne BKN | 22 |
| 473 |  | Trevon Scott BKN | 21 |
| 525 |  | Haywood Highsmith BKN/ PHX | 7 |
| 539 | | Grant Nelson BKN | 5 |
Top defensive rebounds leaders
The current 2025-26 Season NBA leaders in defensive rebounds are Karl-Anthony Towns (656, NYK), Nikola Jokić (644, DEN), Jalen Johnson (640, ATL), Victor Wembanyama (606, SAS), and Bam Adebayo (583, MIA).