| Player | Team | Position | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl-Anthony Towns |  | C | 10.6 | 15.0 | 12.3 | 11.6 | - | 11.3 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 8.7 |
| 2 | Domantas Sabonis |  | F | 10.1 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.4 | - | 11.0 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Cameron Boozer |  | F | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.4 | - | 8.0 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 9.4 | - |
| 4 | Giannis Antetokounmpo |  | F | 8.4 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 9.6 | - | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 7.1 |
| 4 | Victor Wembanyama |  | F-C | 8.4 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 7.8 | - | 8.2 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 9.4 |
| 6 | Rudy Gobert |  | C | 8.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - | 7.0 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Jalen Johnson |  | F | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.9 |
| 8 | Cedric Coward | | G | 7.8 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 8.0 | - | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 4.5 |
| 9 | Anthony Davis |  | F-C | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.2 | - | 9.3 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Luka Doncic |  | G-F | 7.7 | 7.0 | 9.3 | - | - | 8.2 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| 11 | Joel Embiid |  | F-C | 7.5 | 6.0 | - | - | - | 6.8 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 5.7 |
| 11 | Nikola Jokic |  | C | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | - | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 9.9 |
| 13 | Walker Kessler | | C | 7.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 8.4 | - | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
| 14 | Naz Reid |  | F-C | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | - | 6.4 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 5.0 |
| 15 | Wendell Carter Jr. |  | F | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | - | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.3 |
| 16 | Derik Queen |  | C | 6.6 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 6.2 | - | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| 17 | LeBron James | | F | 6.5 | 7.0 | - | - | - | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 5.4 |
| 18 | Ivica Zubac |  | C | 6.3 | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.2 |
| 18 | Donovan Clingan |  | C | 6.3 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 6.6 | - | 4.5 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 |
| 18 | Michael Porter Jr. |  | F | 6.3 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 6.2 | - | 4.3 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 5.7 |
| 21 | Isaiah Hartenstein |  | F-C | 6.1 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.6 | - | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 6.3 |
| 21 | Josh Hart | | G | 6.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.4 | - | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| 21 | Bobby Portis | | F | 6.1 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.6 | - | 5.8 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 5.1 |
| 24 | Justin Champagnie | | F | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.5 |
| 24 | Jarrett Allen |  | C | 6.0 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 6.6 | - | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| 24 | Paolo Banchero | | F | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | - | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.1 |
| 24 | Evan Mobley | | F-C | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.4 | - | 7.0 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 6.6 |
| 24 | Jalen Smith |  | F-C | 6.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | - | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.8 |
| 29 | Pascal Siakam | | F | 5.9 | - | - | - | - | 5.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.2 |
| 29 | P.J. Washington |  | F | 5.9 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 5.6 | - | 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
| 31 | Ausar Thompson |  | G-F | 5.8 | 5.0 | 6.3 | - | - | 8.0 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.7 |
| 32 | Julius Randle | | F | 5.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.4 | - | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| 32 | VJ Edgecombe | | G | 5.7 | 2.0 | 5.0 | - | - | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 4.1 |
| 32 | Alperen Sengun |  | F-C | 5.7 | 4.0 | - | - | - | 4.5 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 5.9 |
| 35 | Jalen Duren | | C | 5.5 | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 6.7 |
| 35 | Cooper Flagg | | F | 5.5 | 4.0 | 5.7 | - | - | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| 37 | Jayson Tatum |  | F | 5.4 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.4 | - | 6.5 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 9.5 |
| 38 | Jabari Smith Jr. | | F | 5.3 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 6.6 | - | 7.8 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 5.5 |
| 38 | Airious Bailey |  | F | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.6 | - | 5.8 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 2.8 |
| 38 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. |  | G | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | - | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 3.7 |
| 38 | Kel'el Ware | | C | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.4 | - | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.3 |
| 42 | Deni Avdija | | F | 5.2 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | - | 7.5 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 5.8 |
| 43 | Kyle Kuzma | | F | 5.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 5.0 | - | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3.7 |
| 44 | Robert Williams III | | F-C | 5.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 44 | Cade Cunningham | | G-F | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 6.0 | - | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| 44 | Kawhi Leonard |  | F | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| 44 | Miles Bridges |  | F | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.0 | - | 6.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| 44 | Franz Wagner | | F | 5.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 5.0 | - | 4.0 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.0 |
| 44 | Rui Hachimura |  | F | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.7 |
| 44 | Bam Adebayo | | F-C | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | - | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 7.9 |
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The top player in defensive rebounds per game is Karl-Anthony Towns of New York, at 10.6 through games played November 2, 2026. Domantas Sabonis of Sacramento ranks second at 10.1, with Cameron Boozer of Memphis third at 9.0 and Giannis Antetokounmpo of Miami & Victor Wembanyama of San Antonio are tied for fourth at 8.4. Towns's average puts him 0.5 rebounds clear of second place & 4.6 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.
Justin Champagnie ranked 116th a season ago at 3.5 defensive rebounds per game, the largest climb to 24th place on the board. Rudy Gobert of Minnesota & Jalen Johnson of Atlanta are tied for sixth at 8.0, with Cedric Coward of Memphis eighth at 7.8 and Anthony Davis of Washington & Luka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers are tied for ninth at 7.7.
Coward has added more than anyone, up from 4.5 defensive rebounds a game to 7.8. He ranks eighth. Joel Embiid of Philadelphia & Nikola Jokic of Denver are tied 11th at 7.5, with Walker Kessler of the Los Angeles Lakers 13th at 7.4, Naz Reid of Charlotte 14th at 7.0, Wendell Carter Jr. of Orlando 15th at 6.7, Derik Queen of New Orleans 16th at 6.6, LeBron James of Philadelphia 17th at 6.5 & Ivica Zubac of Indiana, Donovan Clingan of Portland and Michael Porter Jr. of Brooklyn are tied 18th at 6.3.
All 8 players are within 0.3 rebounds of each other. Isaiah Hartenstein of Oklahoma City, Josh Hart of New York & Bobby Portis of Miami are tied 21st at 6.1, with Justin Champagnie of Washington & Jarrett Allen of Cleveland tied 24th at 6.0. Memphis, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Washington & the Los Angeles Lakers are the only teams with two players in the top 25. Nine of the 25 are forwards; the eight centers are Towns first, Gobert sixth, Jokic 11th, Kessler 13th, Queen 16th, Zubac 18th, Clingan 18th & Allen 24th; the five forward-centers are Wembanyama fourth, Davis ninth, Embiid 11th, Reid 14th & Hartenstein 21st; the two guards are Coward eighth & Hart 21st; the only guard-forward is Doncic ninth. Seven ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one player.
333 NBA players are ranked for the 2026 regular season. The top 25 appear above. A minimum of 5 minutes per team game is applied. Defensive Rebounds Per Game measures the average number of defensive rebounds a player collects per contest. Figures are as of November 2, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed. Prior-season figures are shown for comparison where a player has them.
