2012 AFC Defensive Leaders | | Rnk | Player | Tackles | Assists | Total | Sack | Sack Yards | Forced Fumbles | Pass Deflect | Safeties | | 1 | Jerod Mayo, NEP | 88 | 60 | 148 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | | 2 | Jerrell Freeman, IND | 90 | 55 | 145 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | 3 | Paul Posluszny, JAC | 106 | 33 | 139 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | | 4 | Karlos Dansby, ARI | 101 | 33 | 134 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | | 5 | Russell Allen, JAC | 105 | 24 | 129 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | | 6 | Vontaze Burfict, CIN | 73 | 54 | 127 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 7 | Derrick Johnson, KAN | 110 | 15 | 125 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | | 8 | David Harris, NYJ | 79 | 44 | 123 | 3 | 15.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | | 9 | Rey Maualuga, CIN | 62 | 60 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | 10 | Wesley Woodyard, DEN | 70 | 44 | 114 | 5.5 | 47.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | | 10 | D'Qwell Jackson, CLE | 63 | 51 | 114 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | | 12 | Larry Foote, PIT | 75 | 38 | 113 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | 13 | | 72 | 40 | 112 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | | 14 | Kevin Burnett, OAK | 80 | 29 | 109 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | | 14 | Philip Wheeler, MIA | 78 | 31 | 109 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |

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