2011 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Won Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brodrick Brown | Okla St | JR | DB | 12 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 2 | David Amerson | NC State | SO | DB | 8 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Quandre Diggs | Texas | FR | DB | 8 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1.78 |
| 2 | Deron Wilson | USM | SO | DB | 12 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Merrill Noel | Wk Forest | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 6 | Desmond Marrow | Toledo | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 6 | Travis Carrie | Ohio | JR | DB | 10 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 6 | Justin Gilbert | Okla St | SO | DB | 12 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 10 | D.J. Hayden | Houston | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 11 | Royce Hill | N Texas | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 11 | Isaiah Frey | Nevada | SR | DB | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 |
| 11 | Keith Tandy | WVU | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 11 | Sanders Commings | Georgia | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 11 | Rashaan Melvin | N Illinois | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 11 | Dee Milliner | Alabama | SO | DB | 12 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Marquese Wheaton | USM | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Tharold Simon | LSU | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Terrance Mitchell | Oregon | FR | DB | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 11 | DeQuan Menzie | Alabama | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Morris Claiborne | LSU | JR | DB | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 22 | Desmond Trufant | Washington | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.57 |
| 22 | Carrington Byndom | Texas | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 22 | E.J. Gaines | Missouri | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 22 | Richard Crawford | SMU | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 22 | Bacarri Rambo | Georgia | JR | DB | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 22 | Nigel Malone | Kansas St | JR | DB | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 22 | Darryl Feemster | Ark St | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 29 | Steve Williams | California | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 29 | Milton Howell | Tulsa | SR | DB | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 29 | Chase Minnifield | Virginia | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 29 | Rod Sweeting | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 29 | Jamell Fleming | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 29 | Deven Drane | Cincinnati | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Brodrick Jenkins | WVU | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Tramain Thomas | Arkansas | SR | DB | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 29 | Stephon Gilmore | S Carolina | JR | DB | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 29 | Eddie Pleasant | Oregon | SR | LB | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 29 | J.T. Floyd | Michigan | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 29 | Markelle Martin | Okla St | SR | DB | 12 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 29 | Phillip Steward | Houston | JR | LB | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 29 | Thomas Bates | Houston | SO | DB | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 43 | Justin Halley | FIU | SO | DB | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 43 | Rashad Jackson | Marshall | SR | DB | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 43 | Tevin McDonald | UCLA | FR | DB | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 43 | Trey Wilson | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 43 | Derrius Brooks | Western Ky | SR | DB | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 43 | Mo Lee | Utah | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 43 | Jermaine Robinson | Toledo | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 43 | Jonathan Cyprien | FIU | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 43 | Ryan Lacy | Utah | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 43 | Nick Sukay | Penn State | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Lance Kelley | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Camerron Cheatham | Cincinnati | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 43 | Jayron Hosley | Va Tech | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 43 | Frank Alexander | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 43 | Nickell Robey | USC | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 43 | Preston Hadley | BYU | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 43 | Chaz Scales | Ark St | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 43 | Antone Exum | Va Tech | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 43 | Tyrann Mathieu | LSU | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 43 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 43 | Dre Kirkpatrick | Alabama | JR | DB | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 64 | Ty-Meer Brown | U Conn | FR | DB | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 64 | Marc Anthony | California | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 64 | Kareem Peterson | Western Ky | JR | DB | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 64 | Terry Hawthorne | Illinois | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 64 | Jeremiah Green | Nevada | JR | LB | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 64 | Larry Parker | SDSU | SR | DB | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Dexter McCoil | Tulsa | JR | DB | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Neiko Thorpe | Auburn | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Jamar Taylor | Boise St | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Richard Leonard | FIU | FR | DB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Demetrious Nicholson | Virginia | FR | DB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Mike Harris | FSU | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Leon McFadden | SDSU | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Luke Anderson | Wyoming | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Harrison Smith | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Kevin Kroboth | Temple | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 64 | Nathan Carpenter | Ohio | FR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 64 | Melvin White | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 64 | Daimion Stafford | Nebraska | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 64 | Mike Hicks | Baylor | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 64 | Jonathan Meeks | Clemson | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 64 | Drew Frey | Cincinnati | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 64 | Brandon Boykin | Georgia | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 64 | Coty Sensabaugh | Clemson | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 64 | Emmanuel Lamur | Kansas St | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 64 | Corby Eason | BYU | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 64 | Walter Stewart | Cincinnati | JR | DL | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 64 | Antonio Fenelus | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 64 | Johnny Adams | Mich St | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 64 | James Thomas | Okla St | SR | LB | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Jamie Blatnick | Okla St | SR | DL | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Ifo Ekpre-Olomu | Oregon | FR | DB | 12 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Ron Brooks | LSU | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 97 | Dayonne Nunley | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 97 | Josh Robinson | UCF | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 97 | Josh Pleasant | Kent State | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 97 | Deveron Carr | Ariz St | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.17 |