NBA Defensive Leaders as Underdogs

2025-2026 Season

Rk	Player	GP	STK	STL	STL/G	BLK	BLK/G	PF
T176	Luke KennardL. KennardLAL	39	35	32	0.8	3	0.1	50
T176	Grayson AllenG. AllenPHO	26	35	28	1.1	7	0.3	66
T176	Vit KrejciV. KrejciPOR	36	35	30	0.8	5	0.1	86
T176	AJ GreenAJ GreenMIL	52	35	30	0.6	5	0.1	112
T176	Quenton JacksonQ. JacksonIND	45	35	29	0.6	6	0.1	76
T176	Jamal SheadJ. SheadTOR	36	35	27	0.8	8	0.2	75
T176	Elijah HarklessE. HarklessUTH	25	35	29	1.2	6	0.2	49
T176	Will RichardW. RichardGSW	28	35	32	1.1	3	0.1	54
T184	Jevon CarterJ. CarterORL	27	34	25	0.9	9	0.3	29
T184	Bennedict MathurinB. MathurinLAC	34	34	28	0.8	6	0.2	95
T184	Kris MurrayK. MurrayPOR	32	34	24	0.8	10	0.3	55
T184	Sidy CissokoS. CissokoPOR	39	34	25	0.6	9	0.2	102
T184	Javon SmallJ. SmallMEM	30	34	28	0.9	6	0.2	49
T189	Ivica ZubacI. ZubacIND	26	33	11	0.4	22	0.8	54
T189	Drew EubanksD. EubanksSAC	37	33	12	0.3	21	0.6	53
T189	Jaime Jaquez Jr.J. Jaquez Jr.MIA	38	33	23	0.6	10	0.3	68
T189	Jamaree BouyeaJ. BouyeaPHO	27	33	20	0.7	13	0.5	24
T189	Victor WembanyamaV. WembanyamaSAS	11	33	10	0.9	23	2.1	35
T189	Jalen SlawsonJ. SlawsonIND	12	33	19	1.6	14	1.2	27
T189	Spencer JonesS. JonesDEN	20	33	20	1.0	13	0.7	61
T189	Bez MbengB. MbengUTH	13	33	28	2.2	5	0.4	41
T197	Al HorfordAl HorfordGSW	19	32	12	0.6	20	1.1	20
T197	Nikola VucevicN. VucevicBOS	28	32	19	0.7	13	0.5	58
T197	Draymond GreenD. GreenGSW	24	32	19	0.8	13	0.5	70
T197	Zach LaVineZ. LaVineSAC	34	32	25	0.7	7	0.2	71

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.