2021 Big 12 Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russ Yeast | Kansas St | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 2 | Dadrion Taylor-Demerson | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 3 | DaMarcus Fields | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 4 | Jalen Pitre | Baylor | SR | S | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 4 | Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson | TCU | JR | CB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 4 | Rayshad Williams | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 7 | Kenny Logan Jr. | Kansas | JR | S | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 8 | Charles Woods | WVU | JR | CB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 9 | Christian Holmes | Okla St | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 9 | Jarrick Bernard-Converse | Okla St | SR | CB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 11 | Al Walcott | Baylor | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 11 | Christian Morgan | Baylor | SR | S | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 13 | Ross Elder | Kansas St | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Daryl Porter Jr. | WVU | FR | CB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Isheem Young | Iowa State | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Anthony Johnson Jr. | Iowa State | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 17 | Dee Winters | TCU | JR | LB | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 17 | Eric Monroe | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 17 | C.J. Ceasar II | TCU | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 20 | Datrone Young | Iowa State | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 20 | Jerrin Thompson | Texas | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 22 | Kolby Harvell-Peel | Okla St | SR | S | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 22 | TJ Smith | Kansas St | FR | DB | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 22 | Jason Taylor II | Okla St | JR | S | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 22 | Sean Mahone | WVU | SR | S | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 22 | Tanner McCalister | Okla St | SR | S | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 27 | Greg Eisworth II | Iowa State | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Jake Hummel | Iowa State | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 29 | JT Woods | Baylor | SR | S | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 29 | Jacobee Bryant | Kansas | FR | CB | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 29 | O.J. Burroughs | Kansas | FR | S | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 29 | Colin Schooler | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 29 | Terrel Bernard | Baylor | SR | LB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 29 | Ochaun Mathis | TCU | JR | DE | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 35 | Patrick Fields | Oklahoma | SR | S | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 35 | Josh Chandler-Semedo | WVU | SR | LB | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 35 | Key Lawrence | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 35 | Alonzo Addae | WVU | SR | S | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 39 | Kym-Mani King | Iowa State | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 39 | T.J. Carter | TCU | SR | S | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 39 | Wyatt Harris | TCU | JR | LB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 39 | T'Vondre Sweat | Texas | JR | DL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 39 | Brenden Schooler | Texas | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 44 | Jairon McVea | Baylor | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 44 | Nook Bradford | TCU | JR | S | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 44 | T.J. Tampa | Iowa State | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 44 | Reggie Pearson Jr. | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 48 | Ra'Mello Dotson | Kansas | FR | CB | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 48 | D.J. Graham | Oklahoma | SO | CB | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 48 | Dillon Doyle | Baylor | JR | LB | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.22 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.