Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 |  | Nikola Vučević  CHI/ BOS | 412 |
| 31 |  | Josh Giddey CHI | 382 |
| 36 |  | Matas Buzelis CHI | 370 |
| 88 |  | Jalen Smith CHI | 257 |
| 145 |  | Kevin Huerter CHI/ DET | 206 |
| 163 |  | Ayo Dosunmu CHI/ MIN | 190 |
| 181 |  | Guerschon Yabusele  NYK/CHI | 178 |
| 194 |  | Patrick Williams CHI | 166 |
| 195 |  | Tre Jones CHI | 166 |
| 196 |  | Nick Richards  PHX/CHI | 166 |
| 219 |  | Coby White CHI/ CHA | 153 |
| 227 |  | Ousmane Dieng  OKC/CHI/ MIL | 151 |
| 263 |  | Leonard Miller MIN/CHI | 127 |
| 286 |  | Collin Sexton CHA/CHI | 114 |
| 290 |  | Rob Dillingham MIN/CHI | 112 |
| 300 |  | Anfernee Simons BOS/CHI | 104 |
| 301 |  | Isaac Okoro CHI | 104 |
| 350 |  | Jevon Carter CHI/ ORL | 75 |
| 366 |  | Jaden Ivey DET/CHI | 67 |
| 369 |  | Lachlan Olbrich CHI | 67 |
| 381 |  | Dalen Terry CHI/ PHI | 60 |
| 424 |  | Zach Collins CHI | 40 |
| 455 |  | Julian Phillips CHI/MIN | 26 |
| 456 |  | Yuki Kawamura CHI | 26 |
| 522 |  | Mac McClung  IND/CHI | 8 |
| 536 |  | Dario Šarić  SAC/CHI/DET | 5 |
| 543 |  | Mouhamadou Gueye CHI | 4 |
| 564 |  | Emanuel Miller CHI/ CLE/ SAS | 2 |
| 580 |  | Trentyn Flowers CHI | 0 |
| 581 |  | Noa Essengue CHI | 0 |
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).