2012 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ifo Ekpre-Olomu | Oregon | SO | DB | 9 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1.89 |
| 2 | Jason Verrett | TCU | JR | DB | 9 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1.78 |
| 3 | Dee Milliner | Alabama | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Kevin Johnson | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Antone Exum | Va Tech | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Rashaan Melvin | N Illinois | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.75 |
| 7 | Andre Hal | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 7 | Bradley Roby | Ohio State | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 7 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 7 | Sam Carter | TCU | SO | DB | 9 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 7 | Joe Williams | Baylor | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 12 | David Amerson | NC State | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Zac Whitfield | N Texas | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Phillip Gaines | Rice | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Devin Smith | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Steve Williams | California | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Rashaad Reynolds | Oregon St | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Josh Hill | California | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Tharold Simon | LSU | JR | DB | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 19 | Khalid Wooten | Nevada | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 19 | Josh Johnson | Purdue | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 19 | Keelan Johnson | Ariz St | SR | DB | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 19 | Aaron Colvin | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 19 | Darius Polk | Kent State | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 19 | Greg Brown | Kansas | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 19 | Eugene Neboh | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 19 | Jordan Richards | Stanford | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 28 | Will Davis | Utah State | SR | DB | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 28 | Erik Brown | UTSA | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 28 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | JR | DB | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 28 | Mike Edwards | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Kenneth Acker | SMU | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Ibraheim Campbell | N'western | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Michael Carter | Minnesota | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Christian Bryant | Ohio State | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Allen Chapman | Kansas St | SR | DB | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 28 | Nigel Malone | Kansas St | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 28 | Lowell Rose | Tulsa | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 28 | Osahon Irabor | Ariz St | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 28 | Terrence Brown | Stanford | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Jacobi Jenkins | ECU | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 41 | Bené Benwikere | SJSU | JR | DB | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 41 | Cortney Lester | Buffalo | SO | DB | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 41 | Dayonne Nunley | Miami (Oh) | JR | DB | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 41 | Blidi Wreh-Wilson | U Conn | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 41 | Najja Johnson | Buffalo | JR | DB | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 41 | Jordan Poyer | Oregon St | SR | DB | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 41 | Jude Adjei-Barimah | BGSU | SO | DB | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 41 | Zachary McMillian | Houston | JR | DB | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 41 | Chad Reese | Wyoming | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 41 | Cam Thomas | Western Ky | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 41 | Tim Scott | N Carolina | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 41 | Jordan Batiste | Tulane | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 41 | L.J. Jones | Fresno St | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 41 | Deron Wilson | USM | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 41 | Destry Berry | New Mexico | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 41 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 41 | Charles Sawyer | Miss | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 41 | Charles Garrett | Nevada | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 41 | Trent Matthews | CSU | FR | DB | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 41 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Stanley Jean-Baptiste | Nebraska | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Shaquille Richardson | Arizona | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Jeremy Reeves | Iowa State | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Justin Gilbert | Okla St | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 66 | Adrian Bushell | Louisville | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 66 | Dwayne Gratz | U Conn | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 66 | Isaiah Newsome | La-Monroe | JR | DB | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 66 | Rodney Gillis | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 66 | Jaylen Watkins | Florida | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 66 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 66 | Jemarlous Moten | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 66 | Brandan Bishop | NC State | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 66 | Desmond Trufant | Washington | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 66 | Deon Broomfield | Iowa State | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 66 | Lorenzo White | C Mich | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 66 | Adonis Armstrong | ECU | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 66 | Tyrell Pearson | South Ala | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 66 | Sean Evans | N Illinois | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 66 | Brock Vereen | Minnesota | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 66 | Demetrious Nicholson | Virginia | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 66 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 66 | Thomas Bates | Houston | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 66 | Javon Harris | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 66 | Daimion Stafford | Nebraska | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 66 | Marcus Peters | Washington | FR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 66 | Dexter McCoil | Tulsa | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 66 | Tra'Mayne Bondurant | Arizona | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 66 | Marcus Cromartie | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 66 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 91 | D.J. Hayden | Houston | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 91 | Nick VanHoose | N'western | FR | DB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 91 | Craig Mager | Texas St | SO | DB | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 91 | Deven Drane | Cincinnati | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 91 | Jeremy Harris | NMSU | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 91 | Ty Zimmerman | Kansas St | JR | DB | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Mark Singer | Toledo | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Phillip Thomas | Fresno St | SR | DB | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 91 | Jahleel Addae | C Mich | SR | DB | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 91 | Darqueze Dennard | Mich St | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.88 |