NBA Defensive Leaders as Underdogs

2025-2026 Season

Rk	Player	GP	STK	STL	STL/G	BLK	BLK/G	PF
151	Kon KnueppelK. KnueppelCHA	45	39	28	0.6	11	0.2	101
T152	Deandre AytonD. AytonLAL	26	38	15	0.6	23	0.9	75
T152	Bruce Brown Jr.B. Brown Jr.DEN	24	38	31	1.3	7	0.3	52
T152	Jock LandaleJ. LandaleATL	38	38	23	0.6	15	0.4	86
T155	Andre DrummondA. DrummondPHI	27	37	17	0.6	20	0.7	63
T155	Julius RandleJ. RandleMIN	20	37	26	1.3	11	0.6	60
T155	Bobby Portis Jr.B. Portis Jr.MIL	42	37	31	0.7	6	0.1	70
T155	Derrick Jones Jr.D. Jones Jr.LAC	19	37	14	0.7	23	1.2	39
T155	Dillon BrooksD. BrooksPHO	29	37	34	1.2	3	0.1	116
T155	Jalen SmithJ. SmithCHI	30	37	17	0.6	20	0.7	71
T155	Santi AldamaS. AldamaMEM	28	37	20	0.7	17	0.6	45
T155	Ben SheppardB. SheppardIND	57	37	32	0.6	5	0.1	99
T163	James HardenJ. HardenCLE	23	36	29	1.3	7	0.3	44
T163	Anthony DavisA. DavisDAL	13	36	12	0.9	24	1.8	27
T163	Kentavious Caldwell-PopeK. Caldwell-PopeMEM	34	36	30	0.9	6	0.2	40
T163	Brandon IngramB. IngramTOR	34	36	19	0.6	17	0.5	67
T163	Luka DoncicL. DoncicLAL	16	36	29	1.8	7	0.4	40
T163	Wendell Carter Jr.W. Carter Jr.ORL	30	36	20	0.7	16	0.5	107
T163	Quentin GrimesQ. GrimesPHI	31	36	28	0.9	8	0.3	62
T163	Micah PotterM. PotterIND	43	36	21	0.5	15	0.3	75
T163	Gui SantosG. SantosGSW	29	36	30	1.0	6	0.2	73
T163	Vince Williams Jr.V. Williams Jr.UTH	30	36	24	0.8	12	0.4	64
T163	Devin CarterD. CarterSAC	32	36	28	0.9	8	0.3	40
T163	Tristan da SilvaT. da SilvaORL	29	36	26	0.9	10	0.3	53
175	Dwight PowellD. PowellDAL	44	35	22	0.5	13	0.3	99

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.