2017 Big 12 Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranthony Texada | TCU | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Kris Boyd | Texas | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 3 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 4 | DeShon Elliott | Texas | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Holton Hill | Texas | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jeff Gladney | TCU | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Parnell Motley | Oklahoma | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Hasan Defense | Kansas | SO | CB | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Octavious Morgan | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 10 | Mike Daniels Jr. | WVU | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 10 | Elijah Battle | WVU | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 12 | Denzel Goolsby | Kansas St | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 12 | Duke Shelley | Kansas St | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 14 | Harrison Hand | Baylor | FR | CB | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Damarcus Fields | Texas Tech | FR | DB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 16 | Tre Flowers | Okla St | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Rodarius Williams | Okla St | FR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Niko Small | TCU | JR | S | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Travin Howard | TCU | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Ty Summers | TCU | JR | LB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Justus Parker | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 21 | Desmon Smith | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 23 | Blake Lynch | Baylor | SO | WR | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 24 | Breckyn Hager | Texas | JR | LB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Kyzir White | WVU | SR | S | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Hakeem Bailey | WVU | SO | CB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 24 | D'Andre Payne | Iowa State | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Kendall Adams | Kansas St | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Jordan Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Tre Norwood | Oklahoma | FR | CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Kamari Cotton-Moya | Iowa State | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 31 | De'Monte Ruth | Iowa State | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Willie Harvey | Iowa State | JR | LB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Jayd Kirby | Kansas St | SR | LB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 31 | Trey Dishon | Kansas St | SO | DT | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 31 | David Long Jr. | WVU | SO | LB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 37 | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | Kansas | JR | DE | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 38 | Mike Lee | Kansas | SO | S | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Kenny Robinson | WVU | FR | S | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Al-Rasheed Benton | WVU | SR | LB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 38 | A.J. Green | Okla St | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Chad Whitener | Okla St | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Ramon Richards | Okla St | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Markell Simmons | TCU | JR | S | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Innis Gaines | TCU | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 46 | Jah'Shawn Johnson | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 46 | Vaughnte Dorsey | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 46 | Dakota Allen | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 46 | Eli Howard | Texas Tech | SO | DL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 50 | Greg Roberts | Baylor | JR | DE | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.27 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.