2025 Big 12 Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/02/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Abney II | Ariz St | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 1 | Michael Dansby | Arizona | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Will James | Houston | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Smith Snowden | Utah | JR | CB | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 3 | Preston Hodge | Colorado | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 3 | Genesis Smith | Arizona | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 3 | Latrell McCutchin Sr. | Houston | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 8 | Dalton Johnson | Arizona | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 8 | Zashon Rich | Kansas St | SO | CB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 8 | Jayden Bellamy | UCF | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 8 | Ayden Garnes | Arizona | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 12 | Brice Pollock | Texas Tech | JR | CB | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 12 | Vernon Glover | TCU | SO | CB | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 12 | Montana Warren | Ariz St | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 12 | Logan Wilson | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 12 | Christian Harrison | Cincinnati | JR | S | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 12 | Michael Coats Jr. | WVU | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Bud Clark | TCU | SR | S | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Treydan Stukes | Arizona | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 19 | Jackson Bennee | Utah | SO | S | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 19 | LeVar Thornton Jr. | Baylor | SO | CB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Parker Robertson | Okla St | SR | S | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Caldra Williford | Baylor | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 19 | Kyndrich Breedlove | Ariz St | SR | S | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Cole Wisniewski | Texas Tech | SR | S | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Devean Deal | TCU | SR | E | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 19 | Blake Cotton | Utah | SR | CB | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 29 | Jay'Vion Cole | Arizona | JR | DB | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 29 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Riley Wilson | Arizona | SR | LB | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 29 | Donovan McIntosh | Kansas St | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Devin Dye | Kansas | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Lyrik Rawls | Kansas | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Derek Carter Jr. | WVU | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Jason Chambers | WVU | SR | CB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 29 | Ben Roberts | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Kentrell Webb | Houston | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 29 | Johnathan Hall | Utah | JR | LB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 29 | Tao Johnson | Utah | JR | S | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 29 | Ta’Shawn James | Iowa State | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Ryan Davis | Kansas St | SO | DE | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Ivan Yates | Colorado | SR | CB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Leroy Harris III | Kansas | SO | DE | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Javan Robinson | Ariz St | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 29 | DJ Bell | UCF | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 29 | Antione Jackson | UCF | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 29 | Quentin Taylor Jr. | Iowa State | FR | DB | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 29 | A.J. Holmes Jr. | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 29 | Zelmar Vedder | Houston | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 |