Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 |  | Cedric Coward  MEM | 281 |
| 116 |  | Jaren Jackson Jr. MEM/  UTA | 230 |
| 127 |  | Santi Aldama MEM | 220 |
| 147 |  | Jock Landale MEM/ ATL | 204 |
| 169 |  | GG Jackson MEM | 186 |
| 198 |  | John Konchar MEM/UTA | 165 |
| 209 |  | Jaylen Wells MEM | 159 |
| 215 |  | Taylor Hendricks UTA/MEM | 156 |
| 239 |  | Cam Spencer MEM | 143 |
| 241 |  | Rayan Rupert  POR/MEM | 140 |
| 258 |  | Olivier-Maxence Prosper MEM | 128 |
| 281 |  | Vince Williams Jr. MEM/UTA | 116 |
| 288 |  | Walter Clayton Jr. UTA/MEM | 114 |
| 293 |  | Kyle Anderson UTA/MEM/ MIN | 108 |
| 295 |  | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope MEM | 105 |
| 326 |  | Javon Small MEM | 92 |
| 345 |  | Zach Edey MEM | 79 |
| 387 |  | Jahmai Mashack MEM | 58 |
| 388 |  | Ja Morant MEM | 57 |
| 402 |  | Christian Koloko  LAL/MEM/ATL | 50 |
| 419 |  | Tyler Burton MEM | 42 |
| 420 |  | P.J. Hall MEM/ CHA | 42 |
| 427 |  | DeJon Jarreau MEM | 39 |
| 435 |  | Charles Bassey MEM/ PHI/ BOS/ GSW | 34 |
| 441 |  | Ty Jerome MEM | 31 |
| 449 |  | Lucas Williamson MEM | 27 |
| 469 |  | Dariq Whitehead MEM | 22 |
| 480 |  | Adama Bal MEM | 19 |
| 489 |  | Taj Gibson MEM | 16 |
| 495 |  | Scotty Pippen Jr. MEM | 14 |
| 502 |  | Kobe Bufkin MEM/LAL | 12 |
| 507 | | Toby Okani MEM | 12 |
| 519 |  | Lawson Lovering MEM | 9 |
| 560 |  | Brandon Clarke MEM | 2 |
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).