2016 Big 12 Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasul Douglas | WVU | SR | CB | 11 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 2 | Fish Smithson | Kansas | SR | S | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 2 | Nick Orr | TCU | JR | S | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 2 | Orion Stewart | Baylor | SR | S | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 5 | Ryan Reid | Baylor | SR | CB | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jordan Sterns | Okla St | SR | S | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 5 | Jordan Evans | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 5 | Brandon Stewart | Kansas | SR | CB | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Donnie Starks | Kansas St | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 10 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 1.78 |
| 10 | Jeremy Tyler | WVU | SR | S | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 10 | Jomal Wiltz | Iowa State | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 10 | Niko Small | TCU | SO | S | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Kamari Cotton-Moya | Iowa State | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 10 | Steven Parker | Oklahoma | JR | S | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 10 | Jah'Shawn Johnson | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 10 | Jordan Burton | Okla St | SR | LB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 10 | Kendall Adams | Kansas St | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 10 | Edwin Freeman | Texas | SO | LB | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 20 | Jordan Thomas | Oklahoma | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 20 | Brian Peavy | Iowa State | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 20 | Maurice Fleming | WVU | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 20 | Douglas Coleman | Texas Tech | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 20 | P.J. Locke III | Texas | SO | S | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 20 | Kris Boyd | Texas | SO | CB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Ranthony Texada | TCU | JR | CB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Travon Blanchard | Baylor | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 20 | Jarnor Jones | Iowa State | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 20 | DeShon Elliott | Texas | SO | S | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 20 | Duke Shelley | Kansas St | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 20 | Evrett Edwards | Iowa State | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Elijah Lee | Kansas St | JR | LB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 20 | Dante Barnett | Kansas St | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 20 | Davion Hall | Baylor | JR | S | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 20 | Mike Lee | Kansas | FR | S | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 20 | Bazie Bates IV | Kansas | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 20 | Ramon Richards | Okla St | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 20 | Will Sunderland | Oklahoma | SO | S | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 20 | Keenon Ward | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 20 | Trent Tanking | Kansas St | JR | LB | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 20 | Matt Seiwert | Kansas St | JR | DT | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 20 | Lenzy Pipkins | Okla St | SR | CB | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 20 | Thierry Nguema | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 20 | Travin Howard | TCU | JR | LB | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 20 | Marvin Gross Jr. | WVU | JR | S | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 20 | Sean Walters | WVU | SR | LB | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 20 | Greg Allen | Kansas | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 20 | Kane Seeley | Iowa State | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 20 | DeQuinton Osborne | Okla St | JR | DT | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 20 | Justin Phillips | Okla St | SO | LB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 |