2025 Big 12 Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston Hodge | Colorado | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Zelmar Vedder | Houston | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Leroy Harris III | Kansas | SO | DE | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Phillip Dunnam | UCF | SR | DB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Adrian "Boogie" Wilson | Ariz St | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 7 | Ben Roberts | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Brice Pollock | Texas Tech | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Evan Johnson | BYU | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Zashon Rich | Kansas St | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Kenneth Harris | Okla St | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Will James | Houston | SO | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Treydan Stukes | Arizona | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Wrook Brown | Houston | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Genesis Smith | Arizona | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Bangally Kamara | Kansas | SR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Lyrik Rawls | Kansas | SR | S | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Blake Cotton | Utah | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Amier Boyd | Texas Tech | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 21 | Martell Hughes | Ariz St | SO | LB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Faletau Satuala | BYU | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Keith Abney II | Ariz St | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Daniel James | Cincinnati | FR | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Tawfiq Byard | Colorado | SO | S | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 26 | Christian Harrison | Cincinnati | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Tre Bell | Iowa State | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Montana Warren | Ariz St | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 26 | LeVar Thornton Jr. | Baylor | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Antione Jackson | UCF | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Jayden Bellamy | UCF | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 26 | RJ Jackson, Jr. | UCF | JR | DT | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Jiquan Sanks | Cincinnati | SO | STA | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Carter Stoutmire | Colorado | JR | S | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Quentin Taylor Jr. | Iowa State | FR | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Drew Surges | Iowa State | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Donovan McIntosh | Kansas St | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Landyn Cleveland | Okla St | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Jordan Lester | TCU | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 40 | Derek Carter Jr. | WVU | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 40 | Dontae Balfour | Texas Tech | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 40 | David Bailey | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 43 | Tanner Wall | BYU | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Therrian Alexander III | BYU | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Keanu Tanuvasa | BYU | JR | DT | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Logan Lutui | BYU | SR | DE | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Matthew McDoom | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 43 | DJ McKinney | Colorado | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Dalton Johnson | Arizona | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Taylor Davis | Kansas | SO | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.