2011 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merrill Noel | Wk Forest | FR | DB | 12 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 2 | Brodrick Brown | Okla St | JR | DB | 11 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 2 | E.J. Gaines | Missouri | SO | DB | 11 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 4 | Casey Hayward | Vanderbilt | SR | DB | 11 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Quandre Diggs | Texas | FR | DB | 11 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Carrington Byndom | Texas | SO | DB | 11 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 7 | Nigel Malone | Kansas St | JR | DB | 11 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 8 | Bacarri Rambo | Georgia | JR | DB | 11 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 8 | Coty Sensabaugh | Clemson | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 10 | Trevin Wade | Arizona | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 10 | Justin Gilbert | Okla St | SO | DB | 11 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 10 | Terrence Frederick | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 14 | Marc Anthony | California | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 14 | Jordan Poyer | Oregon St | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 14 | Joe Williams | Baylor | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 14 | Tharold Simon | LSU | SO | DB | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 14 | Sanders Commings | Georgia | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 14 | Desmond Trufant | Washington | JR | DB | 11 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 14 | Morris Claiborne | LSU | JR | DB | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Jamell Fleming | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 21 | Brandon Boykin | Georgia | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Eddie Pleasant | Oregon | SR | LB | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Steve Williams | California | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Demontre Hurst | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Josh Bush | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 21 | Tevin McDonald | UCLA | FR | DB | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 21 | Terrance Mitchell | Oregon | FR | DB | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 21 | Nickell Robey | USC | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 31 | Jayron Hosley | Va Tech | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 31 | David Amerson | NC State | SO | DB | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 31 | K.J. Morton | Baylor | SO | DB | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Stephon Gilmore | S Carolina | JR | DB | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Drew Frey | Cincinnati | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Brodrick Jenkins | WVU | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Mike Harris | FSU | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Rod Sweeting | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 31 | Trey Wilson | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 31 | Kenny Okoro | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 41 | Shaquille Richardson | Arizona | SO | DB | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 41 | Quenton Washington | S Florida | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Brian Peters | N'western | SR | DB | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 41 | Rodney McLeod | Virginia | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 41 | Dee Milliner | Alabama | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 41 | Dexter McDougle | Maryland | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 41 | Matt Elam | Florida | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 41 | Hakeem Smith | Louisville | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 41 | Shawn Williams | Georgia | JR | DB | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 41 | Jemea Thomas | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 41 | Mo Lee | Utah | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 41 | Tyrann Mathieu | LSU | SO | DB | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 41 | Ryan Lacy | Utah | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 41 | Greg Henderson | Colorado | FR | DB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 41 | Broderick Binns | Iowa | SR | DL | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 41 | Eric Rowe | Utah | FR | DB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 41 | Deveron Carr | Ariz St | JR | DB | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 41 | Jeremy Reeves | Iowa State | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 59 | Kayvon Webster | S Florida | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 59 | Ty-Meer Brown | U Conn | FR | DB | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 59 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 59 | Nick Sukay | Penn State | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 59 | Josh Johnson | Purdue | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 59 | Tramain Thomas | Arkansas | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 59 | J.T. Floyd | Michigan | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 59 | Lance Mitchell | Oregon St | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 59 | Keith Tandy | WVU | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 59 | DeQuan Menzie | Alabama | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 59 | Rashaad Reynolds | Oregon St | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 59 | Christian Bryant | Ohio State | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 59 | Antonio Fenelus | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 59 | Aaron Henry | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 59 | Bradley Roby | Ohio State | FR | DB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 59 | James Thomas | Okla St | SR | LB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 59 | Robert Blanton | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 59 | Kenny Vaccaro | Texas | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 59 | Jamie Blatnick | Okla St | SR | DL | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 59 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 59 | Harrison Smith | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 59 | Markelle Martin | Okla St | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 59 | Leonard Johnson | Iowa State | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 59 | Jacques Washington | Iowa State | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 83 | L.J. Jones | Fresno St | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 83 | Cameron Chism | Maryland | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 83 | T'Sharvan Bell | Auburn | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 83 | Charles Sawyer | Miss | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 83 | Damante Horton | Wash St | SO | DB | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 83 | Dwayne Gratz | U Conn | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 83 | Sio Moore | U Conn | JR | LB | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 83 | Matt Daniels | Duke | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 83 | Greg Heban | Indiana | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 83 | Ross Cockrell | Duke | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 83 | Shelton Johnson | Wisconsin | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 83 | Camerron Cheatham | Cincinnati | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 83 | Terry Hawthorne | Illinois | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 83 | Greg Reid | FSU | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 83 | Calvin Pryor | Louisville | FR | DB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 83 | Chase Minnifield | Virginia | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 83 | Deven Drane | Cincinnati | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 83 | Tra'Mayne Bondurant | Arizona | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |