2012 Big East Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Jones | Rutgers | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 2 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Jason Hendricks | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Terell Floyd | Louisville | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Adrian Bushell | Louisville | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Todd Thomas | Pittsburgh | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | K'Waun Williams | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Deven Drane | Cincinnati | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Nick Temple | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Arryn Chenault | Cincinnati | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Chris Williams | Cincinnati | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Drew Frey | Cincinnati | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Andrew Johnson | Louisville | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Ryne Giddins | S Florida | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Kayvon Webster | S Florida | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Reshard Cliett | S Florida | SO | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Deiontrez Mount | Louisville | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Byron Jones | U Conn | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Jermaine Reve | Louisville | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Jory Johnson | U Conn | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Hakeem Smith | Louisville | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Sio Moore | U Conn | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Duron Harmon | Rutgers | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Preston Brown | Louisville | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Steve Beauharnais | Rutgers | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Dwayne Gratz | U Conn | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Andrew Taglianetti | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Dominique Battle | Cincinnati | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Maalik Bomar | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Greg Blair | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.