2012 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Edwards | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 2 | Khalid Wooten | Nevada | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 1.23 |
| 3 | Leon McFadden | SDSU | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 4 | Destry Berry | New Mexico | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 4 | L.J. Jones | Fresno St | JR | DB | 13 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 6 | Phillip Thomas | Fresno St | SR | DB | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Jamar Taylor | Boise St | SR | DB | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Charles Garrett | Nevada | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Blair Burns | Wyoming | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 8 | Trent Matthews | CSU | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 8 | Sean Alston | Fresno St | SO | DB | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 8 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 13 | Duke Williams | Nevada | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 14 | Chad Reese | Wyoming | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 14 | DeAndre Elliott | CSU | FR | DB | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Sidney Hodge | UNLV | JR | DB | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 17 | Shaq Bell | CSU | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Derron Smith | Fresno St | SO | DB | 13 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 19 | James Boyd | UNLV | JR | DL | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Marqueston Huff | Wyoming | JR | DB | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 19 | Nat Berhe | SDSU | JR | DB | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 19 | Steffon Batts | Air Force | JR | DB | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 23 | John Hardy-Tuliau | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Dallas Bollema | New Mexico | JR | LB | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 23 | Darian Thompson | Boise St | FR | DB | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 23 | Jerrell Gavins | Boise St | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 23 | King Holder | SDSU | SO | DB | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 23 | Tajh Hasson | UNLV | SO | DB | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 23 | Chris Miller | Air Force | JR | DB | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 30 | Patrick Su'a | Fresno St | JR | LB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 30 | Tony Grimes | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 30 | Marrell Jackson | Hawai'i | FR | DB | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 30 | Eric Pinkins | SDSU | JR | DB | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 30 | Jeremy Ioane | Boise St | SO | DB | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 30 | Derek Largent | SDSU | SO | LB | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 30 | Joe Stoner | New Mexico | SR | LB | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 30 | Marcus Andrews | SDSU | JR | DB | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 38 | Dextrell Simmons | Boise St | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 38 | Kenneth Penny | UNLV | SO | DB | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 38 | Ne'Quan Phillips | Hawai'i | FR | DB | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Darrenn White | Wyoming | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 38 | DeAndre Boughton | Nevada | SR | LB | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Charles Clay | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Tristan Okpalaugo | Fresno St | SR | LB | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.31 |
| 38 | Parker Holloway | UNLV | JR | DL | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.31 |
| 46 | Momo Thomas | CSU | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Bryson Keeton | Nevada | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Peni Vea | UNLV | FR | DB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 46 | Rashad Rainey | New Mexico | JR | LB | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 46 | Dee Maggitt | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 |