2011 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Daniels | Duke | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 2 | Josh Robinson | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Desmond Trufant | Washington | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Trevin Wade | Arizona | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Dre Kirkpatrick | Alabama | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Bacarri Rambo | Georgia | JR | DB | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 6 | David Amerson | NC State | SO | DB | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Larry Parker | SDSU | SR | DB | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Trey Wilson | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Josh Pleasant | Kent State | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Brodrick Brown | Okla St | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Dee Milliner | Alabama | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Rashad Jackson | Marshall | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Corby Eason | BYU | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 15 | Jerrell Gavins | Boise St | SR | DB | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Cameron Truss | BGSU | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Casey Hayward | Vanderbilt | SR | DB | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 15 | J.K. Schaffer | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Xavier Hughes | Ohio | SO | DB | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 15 | L.J. Jones | Fresno St | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Donyae Coleman | NMSU | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Travis Carrie | Ohio | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Royce Hill | N Texas | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 25 | Ryan Lacy | Utah | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 25 | Korey Williams | USM | SR | LB | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Dwight Bentley | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Matt Elam | Florida | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Troy Stoudermire | Minnesota | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | E.J. Gaines | Missouri | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Robert Blanton | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Jayron Hosley | Va Tech | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | DeQuan Menzie | Alabama | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Sheldon Price | UCLA | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Steve Williams | California | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Deven Drane | Cincinnati | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Terry Hawthorne | Illinois | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Brock Vereen | Minnesota | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Tyrann Mathieu | LSU | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Tharold Simon | LSU | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Ja'Gared Davis | SMU | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Demetrious Nicholson | Virginia | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Najja Johnson | Buffalo | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Jonathan Cyprien | FIU | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Terry Carter | La Tech | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Harrison Smith | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Markelle Martin | Okla St | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Leon McFadden | SDSU | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Richard Crawford | SMU | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Lance Kelley | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Drew Thomas | UTEP | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Nigel Malone | Kansas St | JR | DB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 52 | Kwesi Mitchell | Navy | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 52 | Quandre Diggs | Texas | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 52 | Anthony Holmes | Akron | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 52 | Ross Cockrell | Duke | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 52 | Derek Blacknall | ECU | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 52 | Jacques Washington | Iowa State | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 52 | Terrence Frederick | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 52 | J.D. Ratliff | Tulsa | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 52 | Charles Sawyer | Miss | SO | DB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Lamarcus Joyner | FSU | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Monterius Lovett | Marshall | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Quinn Giles | La Tech | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Morris Claiborne | LSU | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Greg Heban | Indiana | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Justin Gilbert | Okla St | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Justin Gildea | Temple | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Javon Marshall | Vanderbilt | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Sean Baker | Ball State | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Supo Sanni | Illinois | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | D.J. Hayden | Houston | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Rod Sweeting | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Richard Torres | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Blidi Wreh-Wilson | U Conn | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | J.T. Floyd | Michigan | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Akeem Davis | Memphis | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Austin Cassidy | Nebraska | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | D.J. Green | NC State | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | C.J. Barnett | Ohio State | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Michael Mauti | Penn State | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Drew Astorino | Penn State | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Marquese Wheaton | USM | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Antone Exum | Va Tech | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Johnnie Simon | W Mich | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Manley Waller | Akron | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | John Carr | C Mich | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Deveron Carr | Ariz St | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Jelani Jenkins | Florida | SO | LB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Devon Lewis-Buchanan | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Jamie Collins | USM | JR | LB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Jumanne Robertson | Utah State | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Cris Hill | Va Tech | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Jason Hendricks | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 52 | Preston Hadley | BYU | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 97 | Duron Harmon | Rutgers | JR | DB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 97 | Javon Harris | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 97 | Derron Smith | Fresno St | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 97 | Craig Johnson | La Tech | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |