2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Roby | Ohio State | SO | DB | 11 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 1 | Josh Johnson | Purdue | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 3 | Michael Carter | Minnesota | SR | DB | 12 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 4 | Devin Smith | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 13 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 6 | Ibraheim Campbell | N'western | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 6 | Christian Bryant | Ohio State | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 8 | Marcus Cromartie | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 9 | Greg Heban | Indiana | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Derrick Wells | Minnesota | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 9 | Brock Vereen | Minnesota | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 9 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 9 | Daimion Stafford | Nebraska | SR | DB | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 14 | Nick VanHoose | N'western | FR | DB | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 14 | Johnny Adams | Mich St | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 14 | Frankie Williams | Purdue | FR | DB | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 14 | Darqueze Dennard | Mich St | JR | DB | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 14 | Stanley Jean-Baptiste | Nebraska | JR | DB | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 14 | William Gholston | Mich St | JR | DL | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 20 | Travis Howard | Ohio State | SR | DB | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Orhian Johnson | Ohio State | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | SR | LB | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 23 | C.J. Barnett | Ohio State | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 23 | Brian Williams | Indiana | SO | DB | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 23 | P.J. Smith | Nebraska | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 23 | Isaiah Lewis | Mich St | JR | DB | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 23 | Will Compton | Nebraska | SR | LB | 13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 28 | David Nwabuisi | N'western | SR | LB | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 28 | Chi Chi Ariguzo | N'western | SO | LB | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 28 | Jared Carpenter | N'western | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 28 | Ciante Evans | Nebraska | JR | DB | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 32 | Terry Hawthorne | Illinois | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 32 | RJ Williamson | Mich St | FR | DB | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 32 | Ashante Williams | Illinois | SR | LB | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 32 | Michael Buchanan | Illinois | SR | DL | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 32 | Justin Green | Illinois | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 32 | Jacob Fagnano | Penn State | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 32 | Kurtis Drummond | Mich St | SO | DB | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 39 | Michael Mauti | Penn State | SR | LB | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 39 | James Morris | Iowa | JR | LB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 39 | Tanner Miller | Iowa | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 39 | Cedric Thompson | Minnesota | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 39 | Adrian Amos | Penn State | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 39 | Mike Hull | Penn State | SO | LB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 39 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 39 | J.T. Floyd | Michigan | SR | DB | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 39 | Stephon Morris | Penn State | SR | DB | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 39 | Taylor Richards | Purdue | SO | DB | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 39 | Max Bullough | Mich St | JR | LB | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 39 | Ethan Armstrong | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.38 |