2012 National Leaders Interceptions - All Games through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Yards | TD | Int./G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillip Thomas | Fresno St | SR | DB | 13 | 8 | 98 | 3 | 0.62 |
| 2 | Jordan Poyer | Oregon St | SR | DB | 12 | 7 | 122 | 1 | 0.58 |
| 2 | Bené Benwikere | SJSU | JR | DB | 13 | 7 | 152 | 1 | 0.54 |
| 2 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 13 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0.54 |
| 5 | Jonathan Dowling | Western Ky | SO | DB | 12 | 6 | 111 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Derron Smith | Fresno St | SO | DB | 13 | 6 | 127 | 1 | 0.46 |
| 5 | Javon Harris | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 13 | 6 | 69 | 1 | 0.46 |
| 5 | Jason Hendricks | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 13 | 6 | 64 | 0 | 0.46 |
| 5 | Jason Verrett | TCU | JR | DB | 13 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0.46 |
| 5 | Ed Reynolds | Stanford | JR | DB | 14 | 6 | 301 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 11 | Ty Zimmerman | Kansas St | JR | DB | 11 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 11 | Byron Moore | Tennessee | JR | DB | 12 | 5 | 88 | 1 | 0.42 |
| 11 | Lorenzo Doss | Tulane | FR | DB | 12 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 11 | Zachary McMillian | Houston | JR | DB | 12 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 11 | Najja Johnson | Buffalo | JR | DB | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 11 | Sean Alston | Fresno St | SO | DB | 13 | 5 | 103 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 11 | Nigel Malone | Kansas St | SR | DB | 13 | 5 | 102 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 11 | Darius Slay | Miss St | SR | DB | 13 | 5 | 101 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 11 | Will Davis | Utah State | SR | DB | 13 | 5 | 100 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 11 | David Amerson | NC State | JR | DB | 13 | 5 | 82 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 11 | Erick Dargan | Oregon | SO | DB | 13 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 11 | Allen Chapman | Kansas St | SR | DB | 13 | 5 | 64 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 11 | Rodney Gillis | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 13 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 11 | Ross Cockrell | Duke | JR | DB | 13 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 11 | Antone Exum | Va Tech | JR | DB | 13 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 11 | Keelan Johnson | Ariz St | SR | DB | 13 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 11 | Brandon Jones | Rutgers | SR | DB | 13 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 11 | Dexter McCoil | Tulsa | SR | DB | 14 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 29 | D.J. Hayden | Houston | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 171 | 2 | 0.44 |
| 29 | Cortney Lester | Buffalo | SO | DB | 11 | 4 | 94 | 1 | 0.36 |
| 29 | Kevin Byard | MTSU | FR | DB | 12 | 4 | 167 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 29 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 12 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 29 | Travis Howard | Ohio State | SR | DB | 12 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 29 | Tim Scott | N Carolina | SO | DB | 12 | 4 | 50 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 29 | Tre Boston | N Carolina | JR | DB | 12 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 29 | Johnathan Cyprien | FIU | SR | DB | 12 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 29 | Deone Bucannon | Wash St | JR | DB | 12 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 29 | Darryl Morris | Texas St | SR | DB | 12 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 29 | Craig Mager | Texas St | SO | DB | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 29 | Jermaine Robinson | Toledo | SR | DB | 13 | 4 | 132 | 2 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | SR | DB | 13 | 4 | 124 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Nathan Herrold | Ark St | SR | LB | 13 | 4 | 119 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 13 | 4 | 110 | 2 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Elisha Olabode | TCU | JR | DB | 13 | 4 | 107 | 2 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Tyrell Pearson | South Ala | JR | DB | 13 | 4 | 94 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Matt Elam | Florida | JR | DB | 13 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Michael Carter | Minnesota | SR | DB | 13 | 4 | 61 | 1 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Bennett Jackson | Notre Dame | JR | DB | 13 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Ifo Ekpre-Olomu | Oregon | SO | DB | 13 | 4 | 54 | 1 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Jamar Taylor | Boise St | SR | DB | 13 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Sam Carter | TCU | SO | DB | 13 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Jahleel Addae | C Mich | SR | DB | 13 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Tharold Simon | LSU | JR | DB | 13 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Landon Feichter | Purdue | SO | DB | 13 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Isaiah Newsome | La-Monroe | JR | DB | 13 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Aaron Colvin | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 13 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Jude Adjei-Barimah | BGSU | SO | DB | 13 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Rashard Hall | Clemson | SR | DB | 13 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | JR | DB | 13 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Quandre Diggs | Texas | SO | DB | 13 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Jemarlous Moten | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Jelani Woseley | Ohio | SR | LB | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Dion Bailey | USC | SO | LB | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 29 | K'Waun Williams | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix | Alabama | SO | DB | 14 | 4 | 81 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 29 | Devin Smith | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 14 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 29 | Damian Swann | Georgia | SO | DB | 14 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 29 | Robert Lester | Alabama | SR | DB | 14 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 29 | Daimion Stafford | Nebraska | SR | DB | 14 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 29 | Andrew Abbott | UCLA | SR | OL | 14 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 29 | Luke Wollet | Kent State | JR | DB | 14 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 29 | Sheldon Price | UCLA | SR | DB | 14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 29 | Jemea Thomas | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 74 | Erik Brown | UTSA | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 74 | Chad Reese | Wyoming | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 127 | 0 | 0.30 |
| 74 | Avery Patterson | Oregon | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 111 | 2 | 0.30 |
| 74 | Bacarri Rambo | Georgia | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 0.30 |
| 74 | Nick VanHoose | N'western | FR | DB | 10 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 0.30 |
| 74 | Spenser Rositano | BC | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0.30 |
| 74 | Triston Wade | UTSA | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0.30 |
| 74 | Michael Mauti | Penn State | SR | LB | 11 | 3 | 125 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 74 | Darien Rankin | N Carolina | FR | DB | 11 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 74 | Dayonne Nunley | Miami (Oh) | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 74 | Kameron Jackson | California | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 74 | Brynden Trawick | Troy | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 123 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 74 | Craig Loston | LSU | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 103 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 74 | Greg Heban | Indiana | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 94 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 74 | Darren Thellen | U Mass | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 84 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 74 | Michael Lowe | California | SO | DB | 12 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 74 | Bradley McDougald | Kansas | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 74 | Senquez Golson | Miss | SO | DB | 12 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 74 | Tyler Patmon | Kansas | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 74 | John Hardy-Tuliau | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 74 | Durrell Givens | Iowa State | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 74 | Pat Hinkel | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 74 | Cyrus Coen | Wash St | SO | LB | 12 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 74 | Dwayne Gratz | U Conn | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 74 | Jajuan Harley | MTSU | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 74 | Ross Rasner | Arkansas | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 74 | Dehendret Collins | Miss | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0.25 |