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 |
| 1 | Ed Reynolds | Stanford | JR | DB | 14 | 6 | 301 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 3 | D.J. Hayden | Houston | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 171 | 2 | 0.44 |
| 3 | Kevin Byard | MTSU | FR | DB | 12 | 4 | 167 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 3 | Jermaine Robinson | Toledo | SR | DB | 13 | 4 | 132 | 2 | 0.31 |
| 3 | Eddie Lackey | Baylor | JR | LB | 13 | 4 | 110 | 2 | 0.31 |
| 3 | Elisha Olabode | TCU | JR | DB | 13 | 4 | 107 | 2 | 0.31 |
| 3 | Avery Patterson | Oregon | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 111 | 2 | 0.30 |
| 3 | Trey Wilson | Vanderbilt | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 182 | 2 | 0.23 |
| 3 | Leon McFadden | SDSU | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 124 | 2 | 0.23 |
| 3 | Taylor Reed | SMU | SR | LB | 13 | 3 | 82 | 2 | 0.23 |
| 3 | Christian Kirksey | Iowa | JR | LB | 12 | 2 | 86 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 13 | Jordan Poyer | Oregon St | SR | DB | 12 | 7 | 122 | 1 | 0.58 |
| 13 | Bené Benwikere | SJSU | JR | DB | 13 | 7 | 152 | 1 | 0.54 |
| 13 | Jonathan Dowling | Western Ky | SO | DB | 12 | 6 | 111 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Derron Smith | Fresno St | SO | DB | 13 | 6 | 127 | 1 | 0.46 |
| 13 | Javon Harris | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 13 | 6 | 69 | 1 | 0.46 |
| 13 | Byron Moore | Tennessee | JR | DB | 12 | 5 | 88 | 1 | 0.42 |
| 13 | Darius Slay | Miss St | SR | DB | 13 | 5 | 101 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 13 | Will Davis | Utah State | SR | DB | 13 | 5 | 100 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 13 | David Amerson | NC State | JR | DB | 13 | 5 | 82 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 13 | Allen Chapman | Kansas St | SR | DB | 13 | 5 | 64 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 13 | Ross Cockrell | Duke | JR | DB | 13 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 13 | Brandon Jones | Rutgers | SR | DB | 13 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 13 | Cortney Lester | Buffalo | SO | DB | 11 | 4 | 94 | 1 | 0.36 |
| 13 | Tim Scott | N Carolina | SO | DB | 12 | 4 | 50 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 13 | Tre Boston | N Carolina | JR | DB | 12 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 13 | Michael Carter | Minnesota | SR | DB | 13 | 4 | 61 | 1 | 0.31 |
| 13 | Ifo Ekpre-Olomu | Oregon | SO | DB | 13 | 4 | 54 | 1 | 0.31 |
| 13 | Landon Feichter | Purdue | SO | DB | 13 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 0.31 |
| 13 | Brynden Trawick | Troy | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 123 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Craig Loston | LSU | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 103 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Tyler Patmon | Kansas | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 13 | John Hardy-Tuliau | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Pat Hinkel | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Dwayne Gratz | U Conn | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Alden Darby | Ariz St | JR | DB | 13 | 3 | 154 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 13 | Jimmy Legree | S Carolina | JR | DB | 13 | 3 | 101 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 13 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 88 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 13 | Camerron Cheatham | Cincinnati | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 83 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 13 | Kenneth Acker | SMU | JR | DB | 13 | 3 | 82 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 13 | Josh Johnson | Purdue | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 74 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 13 | Jonathan McKnight | Arizona | SO | DB | 13 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 13 | Eric Pinkins | SDSU | JR | DB | 13 | 3 | 70 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 13 | Marcus Peters | Washington | FR | DB | 13 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 13 | Jeremy Ioane | Boise St | SO | DB | 13 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 13 | David Nwabuisi | N'western | SR | LB | 13 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 13 | Jaylen Watkins | Florida | JR | DB | 13 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 13 | Terell Floyd | Louisville | SO | DB | 13 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 13 | Carrington Byndom | Texas | JR | DB | 13 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 13 | Keon Lyn | Syracuse | JR | DB | 13 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 13 | Matt Warrick | Navy | SR | LB | 13 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 13 | A.J. Bouye | UCF | SR | DB | 14 | 3 | 111 | 1 | 0.21 |
| 13 | Mark Fackler | Kent State | JR | DL | 14 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0.21 |
| 13 | Jordon Byas | Duke | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 13 | DeAndre Elliott | CSU | FR | DB | 11 | 2 | 76 | 1 | 0.18 |
| 13 | Marc Anthony | California | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 64 | 1 | 0.18 |
| 13 | Bradley Roby | Ohio State | SO | DB | 11 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 0.18 |
| 13 | Jordan Haden | Toledo | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 105 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 13 | Ryan Travis | Tulane | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 96 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 13 | Pudge Cotton | E Mich | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 80 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 13 | Jerry Gates | BGSU | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 74 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 13 | D.J. Swearinger | S Carolina | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 72 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 13 | Mark Singer | Toledo | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 13 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 12 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 13 | Adarius Glanton | FAU | JR | LB | 12 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 13 | A.J. Marshall | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 13 | Deshazor Everett | Texas A&M | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 13 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 13 | 2 | 86 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 13 | Khalid Wooten | Nevada | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 78 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 13 | Paul Porras | Rice | JR | DB | 13 | 2 | 75 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 13 | Jonathan Meeks | Clemson | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 74 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 13 | Raymon Taylor | Michigan | SO | DB | 13 | 2 | 70 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 13 | Joe Stoner | New Mexico | SR | LB | 13 | 2 | 57 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 13 | Jason Wilson | C Mich | SO | DB | 13 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 13 | Ronald Martin | LSU | SO | DB | 13 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 13 | Arthur Brown | Kansas St | SR | LB | 13 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 13 | Aaron Hill | Minnesota | JR | LB | 13 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 13 | Jon Bostic | Florida | SR | LB | 13 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 13 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | SR | LB | 13 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 13 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | JR | LB | 13 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 13 | Wayne Warren | Rutgers | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 13 | Nathan Carpenter | Ohio | SO | DB | 13 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 13 | Lyle Dankenbring | UCF | SR | DB | 14 | 2 | 87 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 13 | Stanley Jean-Baptiste | Nebraska | JR | DB | 14 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 13 | C.J. Mosley | Alabama | JR | LB | 14 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 13 | Christian Birt | U Mass | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 13 | Patrick Su'a | Fresno St | JR | LB | 7 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 13 | Cameron Rogers | SMU | SR | LB | 9 | 1 | 96 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 13 | Denzel Perryman | Miami (Fl) | SO | LB | 9 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 13 | Michael Atkinson | Boise St | SR | DL | 9 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 13 | Vaughn Carraway | Temple | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 13 | Troy Hill | Oregon | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 13 | Zaviar Gooden | Missouri | SR | LB | 10 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 13 | Devin Arrington | Marshall | SR | LB | 10 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 13 | Trent Fisher | Auburn | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 13 | Jasen Oden | CSU | FR | DB | 11 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 13 | Anthony Jones | Ariz St | JR | LB | 11 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 13 | Joe Kruger | Utah | JR | DL | 11 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 13 | Reggie Hunt | USM | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0.09 |