2016 Big 12 Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramon Richards | Okla St | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Dylan Haines | Texas | SR | S | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Jordan Evans | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Jordan Thomas | Oklahoma | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Orion Stewart | Baylor | SR | S | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jah'Shawn Johnson | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Rasul Douglas | WVU | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Duke Shelley | Kansas St | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 8 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 8 | Brian Peavy | Iowa State | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 11 | Grayland Arnold | Baylor | FR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 11 | Ryan Reid | Baylor | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 11 | Verkedric Vaughns | Baylor | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 11 | Brandon Stewart | Kansas | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 11 | Marnez Ogletree | Kansas | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 11 | Niko Small | TCU | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 11 | Ranthony Texada | TCU | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 11 | Jeff Gladney | TCU | FR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 11 | D.J. Polite-Bray | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 11 | Davante Davis | Texas | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 11 | John Bonney | Texas | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Jomal Wiltz | Iowa State | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Donnie Starks | Kansas St | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Tre Flowers | Okla St | JR | S | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Maurice Fleming | WVU | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 26 | P.J. Locke III | Texas | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 26 | Chance Waz | Baylor | JR | S | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 26 | Travon Blanchard | Baylor | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 26 | Tyrone Miller Jr. | Kansas | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 26 | Derrick Neal | Kansas | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 26 | Fish Smithson | Kansas | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 26 | Mike Lee | Kansas | FR | S | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 26 | Tevin Shaw | Kansas | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 26 | Jerel Morrow | Okla St | JR | S | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 26 | Nick Orr | TCU | JR | S | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 26 | Travin Howard | TCU | JR | LB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 26 | L.J. Collier | TCU | SO | DT | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 26 | Paul Banks III | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 26 | Justis Nelson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 26 | Malik Jenkins | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 41 | Jhaustin Thomas | Iowa State | SR | DE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 41 | Elijah Lee | Kansas St | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 41 | Ashton Lampkin | Okla St | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 41 | Kevin Henry | Okla St | FR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 41 | D'Andre Payne | Iowa State | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 41 | Mike Johnson | Iowa State | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 41 | Brian Mills | Iowa State | JR | LB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 41 | Kane Seeley | Iowa State | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 41 | Demond Tucker | Iowa State | SR | DL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 41 | Kendall Adams | Kansas St | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.