NBA Defensive Leaders as Underdogs

2025-2026 Season

Rk	Player	GP	STK	STL	STL/G	BLK	BLK/G	PF
1	Jay HuffJ. HuffIND	71	158	36	0.5	122	1.7	173
2	Alex SarrA. SarrWAS	46	131	39	0.8	92	2.0	98
3	Bilal CoulibalyB. CoulibalyWAS	53	119	69	1.3	50	0.9	125
4	Nic ClaxtonN. ClaxtonBKN	64	113	44	0.7	69	1.1	151
5	Derik QueenD. QueenNOR	62	112	59	1.0	53	0.9	171
6	Cooper FlaggC. FlaggDAL	52	110	60	1.2	50	1.0	102
7	Precious AchiuwaP. AchiuwaSAC	67	107	62	0.9	45	0.7	121
T8	Matas BuzelisM. BuzelisCHI	48	104	39	0.8	65	1.4	111
T8	Kyle FilipowskiK. FilipowskiUTH	72	104	67	0.9	37	0.5	214
10	Justin ChampagnieJ. ChampagnieWAS	66	102	59	0.9	43	0.7	111
11	Jeremiah FearsJ. FearsNOR	63	99	75	1.2	24	0.4	113
12	Trey Murphy IIIT. Murphy IIINOR	51	96	80	1.6	16	0.3	111
13	Yves MissiY. MissiNOR	52	94	16	0.3	78	1.5	92
14	Scottie BarnesS. BarnesTOR	35	93	46	1.3	47	1.3	98
15	Ace BaileyA. BaileyUTH	65	92	49	0.8	43	0.7	178
T16	Herbert JonesH. JonesNOR	41	91	69	1.7	22	0.5	135
T16	Kyshawn GeorgeK. GeorgeWAS	46	91	48	1.0	43	0.9	157
T18	Russell Westbrook IIIR. Westbrook IIISAC	58	90	78	1.3	12	0.2	139
T18	DeMar DeRozanD. DeRozanSAC	68	90	71	1.0	19	0.3	136
T18	Dyson DanielsD. DanielsATL	38	90	69	1.8	21	0.6	86
T21	Ryan RollinsR. RollinsMIL	48	89	69	1.4	20	0.4	131
T21	Dylan CardwellD. CardwellSAC	38	89	28	0.7	61	1.6	144
23	Myles TurnerM. TurnerMIL	45	86	29	0.6	57	1.3	116
T24	Ziaire WilliamsZ. WilliamsBKN	52	85	66	1.3	19	0.4	112
T24	Nique CliffordN. CliffordSAC	68	85	61	0.9	24	0.4	140

About this leaderboard

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