2011 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Amerson | NC State | SO | DB | 10 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Donyae Coleman | NMSU | SR | DB | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 2 | Dexter McCoil | Tulsa | JR | DB | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 2 | Bacarri Rambo | Georgia | JR | DB | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 5 | Isaiah Frey | Nevada | SR | DB | 10 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1.70 |
| 5 | Nigel Malone | Kansas St | JR | DB | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 5 | Phillip Steward | Houston | JR | LB | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 5 | Phillip Thomas | Syracuse | JR | DB | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Duron Harmon | Rutgers | JR | DB | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 10 | Travis Carrie | Ohio | JR | DB | 14 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1.21 |
| 10 | Quandre Diggs | Texas | FR | DB | 9 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1.78 |
| 10 | Brodrick Brown | Okla St | JR | DB | 9 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 10 | Jordan Poyer | Oregon St | JR | DB | 9 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 10 | Derrius Brooks | Western Ky | SR | DB | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 10 | Milton Howell | Tulsa | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 10 | Larry Parker | SDSU | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 10 | Darryl Feemster | Ark St | SR | DB | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 10 | Justin Halley | FIU | SO | DB | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Tramain Thomas | Arkansas | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 10 | Rodney McLeod | Virginia | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Ryan Travis | Tulane | JR | DB | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 10 | Danny Trevathan | Kentucky | SR | LB | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 10 | Brian Peters | N'western | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 10 | Kelcie McCray | Ark St | SR | DB | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 10 | Conroy Black | Utah | SR | DB | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 10 | Andrew Abbott | UCLA | JR | DB | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 10 | Omar Brown | Marshall | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 10 | Jay Dudley | La Tech | SR | LB | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 10 | Tony Jefferson | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 10 | Luke Wollet | Kent State | SO | DB | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 10 | James Orth | SJSU | JR | DB | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 10 | Jon Davis | Air Force | SR | DB | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 10 | Sean Parker | Washington | SO | DB | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 10 | Josh Bush | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Travaun Nixon | UTEP | SR | DB | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 10 | Brandan Bishop | NC State | JR | DB | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 37 | Desmond Marrow | Toledo | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 37 | Deron Wilson | USM | SO | DB | 13 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1.23 |
| 37 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 37 | John Hardy-Tuliau | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 13 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 37 | Tevin McDonald | UCLA | FR | DB | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 37 | Rashaan Melvin | N Illinois | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 37 | Rod Sweeting | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 37 | Terry Hawthorne | Illinois | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 37 | Deven Drane | Cincinnati | SO | DB | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 37 | Marquese Wheaton | USM | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 37 | Chase Minnifield | Virginia | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 37 | Lance Kelley | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 37 | Thomas Bates | Houston | SO | DB | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 37 | Kevin Kroboth | Temple | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 37 | Rashad Jackson | Marshall | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 37 | Trey Wilson | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 37 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 37 | Nick Sukay | Penn State | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 37 | Bryce Callahan | Rice | FR | DB | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 37 | Camerron Cheatham | Cincinnati | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 37 | Mo Lee | Utah | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 37 | Richard Leonard | FIU | FR | DB | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 37 | Charles Sawyer | Miss | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 37 | Kareem Peterson | Western Ky | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 37 | K.J. Morton | Baylor | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 37 | Stephon Gilmore | S Carolina | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 37 | Sio Moore | U Conn | JR | LB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 37 | Chad Boyd | La Tech | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 37 | J.K. Schaffer | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 37 | Xavier Hughes | Ohio | SO | DB | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 37 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 37 | Eddie Pleasant | Oregon | SR | LB | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 37 | Shawn Williams | Georgia | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 37 | Darius Prelow | La-Monroe | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 37 | Michael Thomas | Stanford | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 37 | Tashaun Gipson | Wyoming | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 37 | Blair Burns | Wyoming | FR | DB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 37 | Antonio Fenelus | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 37 | Jahleel Addae | C Mich | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 37 | Akeem Davis | Memphis | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 37 | Ricardo Allen | Purdue | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 37 | Travis Uale | BYU | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 37 | Richard Torres | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 37 | Dechane Durante | N Illinois | FR | DB | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 37 | Morris Claiborne | LSU | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 37 | Luke Kuechly | BC | JR | LB | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 37 | Clint Floyd | Ariz St | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 37 | Isaiah Johnson | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 37 | Khalid Wooten | Nevada | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 37 | Shelton Johnson | Wisconsin | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 37 | Zach Brown | N Carolina | SR | LB | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 37 | David Rowe | Rutgers | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 37 | Kyle Van Noy | BYU | SO | LB | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Aaron Brown | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Derrick Mathews | Houston | FR | LB | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 37 | Justin Gildea | Temple | JR | DB | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 37 | Korey Williams | USM | SR | LB | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Shaquille Richardson | Arizona | SO | DB | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 37 | Eric Bennett | Arkansas | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 37 | Alden Darby | Ariz St | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 37 | Tanner Miller | Iowa | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 37 | James Thomas | Okla St | SR | LB | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 37 | C.C. Whitlock | S Carolina | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 37 | Earl Wolff | NC State | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.50 |