2012 Defensive Leaders | | Rnk | Player | Tackles | Assists | Total | Sack | Sack Yards | Forced Fumbles | Pass Deflect | Safeties | | 1 | Aldon Smith, SFX | 49 | 16 | 65 | 19.5 | 144.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | J.J. Watt, HOU | 69 | 12 | 81 | 20.5 | 138.5 | 4 | 16 | 0 | | 3 | Von Miller, DEN | 55 | 13 | 68 | 18.5 | 129.5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | | 4 | Charles Johnson, CAR | 31 | 11 | 42 | 12.5 | 99.5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 5 | Cameron Wake, MIA | 38 | 15 | 53 | 15 | 92 | 3 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Chris Clemons, SEA | 31 | 9 | 40 | 11.5 | 92 | 3 | 4 | 0 | | 7 | Geno Atkins, CIN | 39 | 15 | 54 | 12.5 | 90 | 4 | 2 | 0 | | 8 | Greg Hardy, CAR | 41 | 20 | 61 | 11 | 85.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | 9 | Clay Matthews, GBP | 32 | 11 | 43 | 13 | 83.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | 10 | Anthony Spencer, DAL | 55 | 40 | 95 | 11 | 83 | 2 | 3 | 0 | | 10 | Elvis Dumervil, BAL | 32 | 22 | 54 | 11 | 83 | 6 | 2 | 0 | | 12 | Everson Griffen, MIN | 20 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 13 | | 33 | 4 | 37 | 10 | 75 | 6 | 7 | 0 | | 14 | Chris Long, STL | 25 | 8 | 33 | 11.5 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 15 | Julius Peppers, CHI | 32 | 7 | 39 | 11.5 | 73.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |

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