2016 Big 12 Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Reid | Baylor | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 1 | Jordan Sterns | Okla St | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Ramon Richards | Okla St | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Rasul Douglas | WVU | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Charles Walker | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Fish Smithson | Kansas | SR | S | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 7 | Jah'Shawn Johnson | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 7 | Justis Nelson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 7 | John Bonney | Texas | SO | CB | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 10 | Duke Shelley | Kansas St | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 10 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 12 | P.J. Locke III | Texas | SO | S | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 12 | Jeff Gladney | TCU | FR | CB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 14 | Marnez Ogletree | Kansas | SR | CB | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 15 | Brian Peavy | Iowa State | SO | DB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Jomal Wiltz | Iowa State | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Paul Banks III | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Motekiai Maile | Okla St | SR | DT | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Grayland Arnold | Baylor | FR | CB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 19 | Chance Waz | Baylor | JR | S | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Dylan Haines | Texas | SR | S | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 21 | Nick Orr | TCU | JR | S | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 23 | Brandon Stewart | Kansas | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Tevin Shaw | Kansas | SR | S | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Kamari Cotton-Moya | Iowa State | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Donnie Starks | Kansas St | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Jordan Thomas | Oklahoma | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Ranthony Texada | TCU | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 29 | D'Andre Payne | Iowa State | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 30 | Mike Johnson | Iowa State | FR | DB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 30 | Jarnor Jones | Iowa State | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 30 | DeShon Elliott | Texas | SO | S | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 30 | Travon Blanchard | Baylor | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 30 | D.J. Polite-Bray | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 30 | Douglas Coleman | Texas Tech | FR | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 30 | Malik Jefferson | Texas | SO | LB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 30 | Jordan Burton | Okla St | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 30 | Ashton Lampkin | Okla St | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 30 | Justin Phillips | Okla St | SO | LB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 30 | Chad Whitener | Okla St | JR | LB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 30 | Tralund Webber | Okla St | JR | DE | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 30 | Kyzir White | WVU | JR | S | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 30 | Toyous Avery | WVU | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 30 | Maurice Fleming | WVU | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 45 | Keith Loneker Jr. | Kansas | SO | LB | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 46 | Edwin Freeman | Texas | SO | LB | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 46 | Niko Small | TCU | SO | S | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 46 | Ty Summers | TCU | SO | LB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 46 | Jordyn Brooks | Texas Tech | FR | LB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 46 | Davante Davis | Texas | SO | CB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.