Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 |  | Nikola Vučević  CHI/ BOS | 412 |
| 22 |  | Jaylen Brown BOS | 412 |
| 24 |  | Neemias Queta BOS | 405 |
| 91 |  | Derrick White BOS | 254 |
| 99 |  | Sam Hauser BOS | 244 |
| 100 |  | Payton Pritchard BOS | 243 |
| 138 |  | Baylor Scheierman BOS | 212 |
| 166 |  | Jordan Walsh BOS | 187 |
| 175 |  | Hugo González BOS | 184 |
| 222 |  | Jayson Tatum BOS | 152 |
| 265 |  | Luka Garza BOS | 125 |
| 292 |  | Josh Minott BOS/ BKN | 109 |
| 300 |  | Anfernee Simons BOS/CHI | 104 |
| 435 |  | Charles Bassey  MEM/ PHI/BOS/ GSW | 34 |
| 437 |  | Ron Harper Jr. BOS | 33 |
| 446 |  | Amari Williams BOS | 31 |
| 461 |  | Xavier Tillman BOS/ CHA | 24 |
| 490 |  | Chris Boucher BOS | 16 |
| 535 |  | John Tonje   UTA/BOS | 6 |
| 550 |  | Dalano Banton  LAC/BOS | 3 |
| 554 |  | Max Shulga BOS | 3 |
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).