Defensive Rebounds | NBA Player Stats

	Player	Position
1	Karl-Anthony Towns	C	74	15	37	58	-	45	29	74	53	663
2	Domantas Sabonis	F	71	2	24	42	-	22	49	71	49	152
3	Cameron Boozer	F	63	8	24	42	-	24	39	63	47	-
4	Giannis Antetokounmpo	F	59	11	36	48	-	33	26	44	26	254
4	Victor Wembanyama	F-C	59	10	26	39	-	41	18	59	27	612
4	Walker Kessler	C	59	11	29	42	-	38	21	38	32	31
7	Rudy Gobert	C	56	6	-	-	-	28	28	41	28	573
7	Jalen Johnson	F	56	-	-	-	-	21	35	51	44	639
7	Naz Reid	F-C	56	5	20	35	-	32	24	56	46	387
10	Anthony Davis	F-C	54	8	22	36	-	28	26	54	36	159
10	Luka Doncic	G-F	54	7	28	-	-	41	13	32	27	454
12	Wendell Carter Jr.	F	47	7	20	35	-	27	20	40	32	425
12	Cedric Coward	G	47	9	22	40	-	23	24	47	33	281
14	Derik Queen	C	46	6	14	31	-	28	18	31	18	436
15	Joel Embiid	F-C	45	6	-	-	-	27	18	45	25	218
15	Nikola Jokic	C	45	8	23	39	-	24	21	45	29	644
17	Michael Porter Jr.	F	44	5	20	31	-	13	31	44	31	298
18	Isaiah Hartenstein	F-C	43	7	23	38	-	18	25	43	28	294
18	Josh Hart	G	43	5	15	27	-	24	19	43	31	400
18	Bobby Portis	F	43	3	15	33	-	23	20	30	20	339
21	Jarrett Allen	C	42	3	16	33	-	25	17	32	17	332
21	Jabari Smith Jr.	F	42	8	19	33	-	31	11	22	14	421
21	Evan Mobley	F-C	42	5	12	27	-	28	14	31	14	430
21	Jalen Smith	F-C	42	6	24	30	-	12	30	42	30	257
25	Pascal Siakam	F	41	-	-	-	-	16	25	38	25	322
25	P.J. Washington	F	41	3	19	28	-	22	19	41	30	310
27	Julius Randle	F	40	5	15	27	-	19	21	40	21	400
27	VJ Edgecombe	G	40	2	15	-	-	23	17	40	23	312
29	LeBron James	F	39	7	-	-	-	26	13	39	21	321
29	Kevin Durant	F	39	3	10	23	-	21	18	27	24	385
31	Jayson Tatum	F	38	6	16	27	-	26	12	38	25	152
31	Jarace Walker	F	38	7	15	26	-	19	19	38	19	342
31	Donovan Clingan	C	38	9	18	33	-	9	29	38	29	550
34	Airious Bailey	F	37	5	16	28	-	29	8	37	15	198
34	Jaime Jaquez Jr.	G	37	5	13	23	-	21	16	35	35	284
34	Kel'el Ware	C	37	6	15	32	-	22	15	34	34	490
34	Ayo Dosunmu	G	37	10	23	26	-	21	16	25	16	190
38	Onyeka Okongwu	F-C	36	8	20	26	-	12	24	33	26	422
38	Kyle Kuzma	F	36	2	8	25	-	20	16	32	32	256
40	Cade Cunningham	G-F	35	5	14	30	-	9	26	35	26	299
40	Franz Wagner	F	35	3	11	25	-	16	19	30	27	144
40	Bam Adebayo	F-C	35	5	15	26	-	19	16	24	16	586
40	Ausar Thompson	G-F	35	5	19	-	-	16	19	35	19	268
44	Jaden McDaniels	F	34	2	8	19	-	17	17	26	17	234
44	Caleb Wilson	F	34	6	14	29	-	14	20	34	20	-
44	Scottie Barnes	G-F	34	10	14	21	-	12	22	34	22	451
44	Alperen Sengun	F-C	34	4	-	-	-	18	16	26	21	425
44	Jaylen Brown	G	34	6	-	-	-	18	16	34	16	411
44	Donovan Mitchell	G	34	5	11	19	-	18	16	25	16	266
50	Brandon Miller	F	33	1	8	23	-	16	17	33	29	254

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What are Defensive Rebounds?

Defensive Rebounds are rebounds collected on the defensive end after an opponent’s missed shot. For example, if a guard pulls down a missed three-pointer, it counts as a defensive rebound.

Which players lead the NBA in defensive rebounds in 2026?

Karl-Anthony Towns of New York is the 2026 NBA leader in defensive rebounds at 74, through games played November 2, 2026. Second is Domantas Sabonis of Sacramento at 71, then Cameron Boozer of Memphis third at 63 & Giannis Antetokounmpo of Miami, Victor Wembanyama of San Antonio and Walker Kessler of the Los Angeles Lakers are tied for fourth at 59. Towns's DREB total puts him 3 rebounds clear of second place & 33 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.

Karl-Anthony Towns of New York is the highest-ranked center on the board at 74 rebounds, first overall. Rudy Gobert of Minnesota, Jalen Johnson of Atlanta & Naz Reid of Charlotte are tied for seventh at 56, then Anthony Davis of Washington & Luka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers tied for tenth at 54.

Seven rebounds separate tenth from 12th, the widest single step anywhere below the top four. Wendell Carter Jr. of Orlando & Cedric Coward of Memphis are tied 12th at 47, then Derik Queen of New Orleans 14th at 46, Joel Embiid of Philadelphia & Nikola Jokic of Denver are tied 15th at 45, Michael Porter Jr. of Brooklyn is 17th at 44 & Isaiah Hartenstein of Oklahoma City, Josh Hart of New York and Bobby Portis of Miami are tied 18th at 43.

Nine players sit inside 3 rebounds of each other from 17th to 25th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Jarrett Allen of Cleveland, Jabari Smith Jr. of Houston, Evan Mobley of Cleveland & Jalen Smith of Chicago are tied 21st at 42, then Pascal Siakam of Indiana 25th at 41. Cleveland, Memphis, Miami, New York & the Los Angeles Lakers are the only teams with two players in the top 25. Nine of the 25 are forwards; the six centers are Towns first, Kessler fourth, Gobert seventh, Queen 14th, Jokic 15th & Allen 21st; the seven forward-centers are Wembanyama fourth, Reid seventh, Davis 10th, Embiid 15th, Hartenstein 18th, Mobley 21st & Smith 21st; the only guard-forward is Doncic 10th; the two guards are Coward 12th & Hart 18th. Seven ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one player.

How this ranking is measured

These 25 are drawn from 448 NBA players ranked in the 2026 regular season. Defensive Rebounds are rebounds collected on the defensive end after an opponent’s missed shot. DREB figures are as of November 2, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.