NBA Defensive Leaders as Underdogs

2025-2026 Season

Rk	Player	GP	STK	STL	STL/G	BLK	BLK/G	PF
T276	Sharife CooperS. CooperWAS	38	21	16	0.4	5	0.1	59
T276	Simone FontecchioS. FontecchioMIA	36	21	17	0.5	4	0.1	55
T276	Pete NanceP. NanceMIL	33	21	9	0.3	12	0.4	51
T276	Dylan HarperD. HarperSAS	17	21	18	1.1	3	0.2	37
T280	Buddy HieldB. HieldATL	16	20	16	1.0	4	0.3	27
T280	Ty JeromeTy JeromeMEM	15	20	16	1.1	4	0.3	31
T280	Killian HayesK. HayesSAC	20	20	18	0.9	2	0.1	31
T280	Jaden HardyJ. HardyWAS	42	20	14	0.3	6	0.1	68
T280	Christian KolokoC. KolokoATL	16	20	7	0.4	13	0.8	37
T280	Jabari Smith Jr.J. Smith Jr.HOU	13	20	12	0.9	8	0.6	34
T280	Nikola JovicN. JovicMIA	24	20	12	0.5	8	0.3	46
T280	Andre Jackson Jr.A. Jackson Jr.MIL	32	20	18	0.6	2	0.1	30
T280	Johnny FurphyJ. FurphyIND	30	20	16	0.5	4	0.1	57
T280	Hugo GonzalezH. GonzalezBOS	21	20	16	0.8	4	0.2	38
T280	Ryan NembhardR. NembhardDAL	44	20	18	0.4	2	0.0	66
T291	Stephen CurryS. CurryGSW	8	19	17	2.1	2	0.3	20
T291	Harrison BarnesH. BarnesSAS	19	19	16	0.8	3	0.2	24
T291	Gary HarrisG. HarrisMIL	30	19	14	0.5	5	0.2	33
T291	Dejounte MurrayD. MurrayNOR	12	19	17	1.4	2	0.2	28
T291	Payton PritchardP. PritchardBOS	23	19	16	0.7	3	0.1	42
T296	Tyler HerroT. HerroMIA	17	18	13	0.8	5	0.3	37
T296	Zeke NnajiZ. NnajiDEN	15	18	7	0.5	11	0.7	27
T296	DeJon JarreauD. JarreauMEM	11	18	10	0.9	8	0.7	28
T296	Oscar TshiebweO. TshiebweUTH	25	18	15	0.6	3	0.1	37
T296	Tre MannT. MannCHA	28	18	15	0.5	3	0.1	48

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.