2011 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston Hadley | BYU | JR | DB | 13 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 2 | Corby Eason | BYU | SR | DB | 13 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 3 | Matt Daniels | Duke | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 3 | Harrison Smith | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Jayron Hosley | Va Tech | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 5 | John Carr | C Mich | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Jonte Green | NMSU | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 5 | Leon McFadden | SDSU | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 5 | Matt Warrick | Navy | JR | LB | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 10 | Larry Parker | SDSU | SR | DB | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 10 | Josh Robinson | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 10 | L.J. Jones | Fresno St | SO | DB | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Robert Blanton | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 10 | Daniel Sorensen | BYU | SO | DB | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 10 | Isaiah Frey | Nevada | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Dee Milliner | Alabama | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Jacques Washington | Iowa State | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Richard Crawford | SMU | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Terry Carter | La Tech | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Keith Tandy | WVU | SR | DB | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 20 | Josh Pleasant | Kent State | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 20 | Quandre Diggs | Texas | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 20 | Terry Hawthorne | Illinois | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 20 | Travis Carrie | Ohio | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 20 | Deven Drane | Cincinnati | SO | DB | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 20 | Cameron Truss | BGSU | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 20 | Tyrann Mathieu | LSU | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Royce Hill | N Texas | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Jamell Fleming | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Frank Alexander | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Aaron Grymes | Idaho | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 20 | D.J. Hayden | Houston | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 20 | Coty Sensabaugh | Clemson | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 20 | John Hardy-Tuliau | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Dre Kirkpatrick | Alabama | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 20 | Coryell Judie | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 20 | Rod Sweeting | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 20 | D'Anton Lynn | Penn State | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Joe Holland | Purdue | SR | LB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Cris Hill | Va Tech | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Jumanne Robertson | Utah State | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 43 | Travis Uale | BYU | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 43 | Desmond Trufant | Washington | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 43 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 43 | Jamar Taylor | Boise St | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Greg McCoy | TCU | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Gary Gray | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Jordan Poyer | Oregon St | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 43 | Jahleel Addae | C Mich | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 43 | Brock Vereen | Minnesota | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 43 | Tharold Simon | LSU | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 43 | D.J. Green | NC State | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 43 | Derrick Shelby | Utah | SR | DL | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 43 | Shakiel Smith | Tulane | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Chase Minnifield | Virginia | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Trey Wilson | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Tank Hopkins | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 43 | Josh Jackson | Army | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 43 | Ross Cockrell | Duke | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 43 | DeQuan Menzie | Alabama | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Najja Johnson | Buffalo | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Derek Blacknall | ECU | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Daytawion Lowe | Okla St | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Markelle Martin | Okla St | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Devon Lewis-Buchanan | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Prentiss Waggner | Tennessee | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Keenan Robinson | Texas | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Jordan Hicks | Texas | SO | LB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Taikwon Paige | Toledo | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Jerome Junior | U Conn | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 43 | Rashad Jackson | Marshall | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 43 | Andrew Green | Nebraska | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 43 | Daimion Stafford | Nebraska | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 43 | Josh Johnson | Purdue | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 43 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 43 | Melvin White | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 43 | Desmond Marrow | Toledo | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 43 | Steve Greer | Virginia | JR | LB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 43 | Mike Edwards | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 43 | Hakeem Smith | Louisville | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 43 | Antwuan Reed | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 43 | Johnny Fobbs | TCU | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 84 | David Amerson | NC State | SO | DB | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 84 | Donyae Coleman | NMSU | SR | DB | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 84 | Jerrell Gavins | Boise St | SR | DB | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 84 | Charles Sawyer | Miss | SO | DB | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 84 | Xavier Hughes | Ohio | SO | DB | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 84 | Dwight Bentley | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 84 | Dexter McCoil | Tulsa | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 84 | J.K. Schaffer | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | SO | LB | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 84 | Troy Stoudermire | Minnesota | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 84 | Dayonne Nunley | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 84 | Momo Thomas | CSU | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Zach Brown | N Carolina | SR | LB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Justin Gildea | Temple | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Jermaine Robinson | Toledo | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 84 | Kyle Fuller | Va Tech | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |