NBA Defensive Leaders as Favorites

2025-2026 Season

Rk	Player	GP	STK	STL	STL/G	BLK	BLK/G	PF
T76	Luke KornetL. KornetSAS	51	68	24	0.5	44	0.9	85
T76	Jaylin WilliamsJ. WilliamsOKC	61	68	30	0.5	38	0.6	119
T78	Julius RandleJ. RandleMIN	59	67	60	1.0	7	0.1	163
T78	Bruce Brown Jr.B. Brown Jr.DEN	58	67	54	0.9	13	0.2	143
T80	Jaylen BrownJ. BrownBOS	50	66	51	1.0	15	0.3	118
T80	Josh OkogieJ. OkogieHOU	66	66	54	0.8	12	0.2	89
T80	Goga BitadzeG. BitadzeORL	43	66	23	0.5	43	1.0	93
T83	Dominick BarlowD. BarlowPHI	41	65	32	0.8	33	0.8	83
T83	Matas BuzelisM. BuzelisCHI	29	65	15	0.5	50	1.7	66
T85	Jalen JohnsonJ. JohnsonATL	37	64	45	1.2	19	0.5	71
T85	Dru SmithD. SmithMIA	34	64	53	1.6	11	0.3	58
T85	Jaylon TysonJ. TysonCLE	53	64	42	0.8	22	0.4	131
T88	Oso IghodaroO. IghodaroPHO	38	63	29	0.8	34	0.9	101
T88	Nae'Qwan TomlinN. TomlinCLE	53	63	34	0.6	29	0.5	94
T90	Moses MoodyM. MoodyGSW	40	62	41	1.0	21	0.5	85
T90	Brandin PodziemskiB. PodziemskiGSW	49	62	54	1.1	8	0.2	86
T90	Daniss JenkinsD. JenkinsDET	57	62	50	0.9	12	0.2	88
T93	John CollinsJ. CollinsLAC	38	61	31	0.8	30	0.8	114
T93	Keon EllisK. EllisCLE	28	61	40	1.4	21	0.8	66
T93	Paolo BancheroP. BancheroORL	45	61	34	0.8	27	0.6	92
T96	Robert Williams IIIR. Williams IIIPOR	27	60	17	0.6	43	1.6	34
T96	Ryan KalkbrennerR. KalkbrennerCHA	33	60	11	0.3	49	1.5	47
T98	Devin VassellD. VassellSAS	52	59	41	0.8	18	0.3	79
T98	Moussa DiabateM. DiabateCHA	33	59	26	0.8	33	1.0	73
100	Derrick Jones Jr.D. Jones Jr.LAC	31	58	31	1.0	27	0.9	65

About this leaderboard

Compare NBA defensive production in games where each player's team was favored during the 2025-2026 season. This split isolates steals, blocks, and fouls in the favorite role. Use it to examine historical defense when teams were expected to win. It does not guarantee future results.