2012 Big East Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Hendricks | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Brandon Jones | Rutgers | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 2 | Dwayne Gratz | U Conn | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 2 | Arryn Chenault | Cincinnati | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Camerron Cheatham | Cincinnati | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Duron Harmon | Rutgers | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Ty-Meer Brown | U Conn | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 5 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Jarred Holley | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Jeremi Wilkes | Syracuse | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Marcus Smith | Louisville | JR | DL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 5 | Calvin Pryor | Louisville | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 5 | Tavon Young | Temple | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Vaughn Carraway | Temple | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Brandon Reddish | Syracuse | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Wayne Warren | Rutgers | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Jamal Merrell | Rutgers | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Shamarko Thomas | Syracuse | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |