2017 Big 12 Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kris Boyd | Texas | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 1 | Ranthony Texada | TCU | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 3 | Duke Shelley | Kansas St | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 4 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | JR | DB | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Ramon Richards | Okla St | SR | S | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Rodarius Williams | Okla St | FR | CB | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 7 | DeShon Elliott | Texas | JR | DB | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 7 | Hasan Defense | Kansas | SO | CB | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 7 | Tre Flowers | Okla St | SR | S | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 10 | Grayland Arnold | Baylor | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Brian Peavy | Iowa State | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 10 | Mike Daniels Jr. | WVU | SR | CB | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 10 | Damarcus Fields | Texas Tech | FR | DB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 14 | Jeff Gladney | TCU | SO | CB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 14 | Parnell Motley | Oklahoma | SO | CB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 14 | Nick Orr | TCU | SR | S | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 14 | Hakeem Bailey | WVU | SO | CB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 18 | Justus Parker | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 18 | A.J. Green | Okla St | SO | CB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 18 | Travin Howard | TCU | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 18 | Harrison Hand | Baylor | FR | CB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 18 | Dravon Askew-Henry | WVU | JR | S | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 18 | Ridwan Issahaku | TCU | JR | S | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Ty Summers | TCU | JR | LB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Toyous Avery | WVU | JR | S | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 18 | David Long Jr. | WVU | SO | LB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Blake Lynch | Baylor | SO | WR | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 18 | Greg Roberts | Baylor | JR | DE | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 18 | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | Kansas | JR | DE | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 18 | Jah'Shawn Johnson | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 18 | Kolin Hill | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 18 | Elijah Battle | WVU | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 33 | Kyzir White | WVU | SR | S | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Kendall Adams | Kansas St | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 33 | Davante Davis | Texas | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 33 | Dakota Allen | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 33 | Kenny Robinson | WVU | FR | S | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 33 | Al-Rasheed Benton | WVU | SR | LB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 33 | Willie Harvey | Iowa State | JR | LB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 33 | Marcel Spears Jr. | Iowa State | SO | LB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 33 | Jason Hall | Texas | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 33 | Denzel Goolsby | Kansas St | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 33 | Jaylon Lane | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 33 | Shakial Taylor | Kansas | JR | CB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 33 | Tre Norwood | Oklahoma | FR | CB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 33 | Niko Small | TCU | JR | S | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 33 | De'Monte Ruth | Iowa State | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 33 | Kyle Mayberry | Kansas | SO | CB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 33 | Tyrone Miller Jr. | Kansas | JR | S | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 33 | Steven Parker | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |