2012 Western Athletic 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 | Will Davis | Utah State | SR | DB | 13 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 1.69 |
| 2 | Erik Brown | UTSA | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 3 | Levander Liggins | La Tech | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 4 | Craig Mager | Texas St | SO | DB | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jimmy Pruitt | SJSU | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Jeremy Harris | NMSU | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 6 | Bené Benwikere | SJSU | JR | DB | 13 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 8 | Nevin Lawson | Utah State | JR | DB | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 9 | Darryl Morris | Texas St | SR | DB | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 9 | Terrence Alston | Utah State | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 9 | Ronnie Yell | SJSU | SR | DB | 13 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 12 | Triston Wade | UTSA | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 12 | Chad Boyd | La Tech | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 12 | Keith Smith | SJSU | JR | LB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 12 | Dave Clark | La Tech | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Quinn Giles | La Tech | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 16 | Gary Walker | Idaho | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 16 | Brian Suite | Utah State | SO | DB | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 19 | Jason McLean | Texas St | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 19 | Solomon Dixon | Idaho | FR | DB | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Jamel Johnson | La Tech | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Cameron Fuller | NMSU | JR | DB | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Alexander LaVoy | NMSU | SR | DL | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Brice Abraham | La Tech | FR | DB | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Kyler Fackrell | Utah State | FR | LB | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 19 | Cullen Newsome | SJSU | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 27 | Nic Johnston | UTSA | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 27 | Tracy Carter | Idaho | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 27 | Trashaun Nixon | NMSU | JR | LB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 27 | Xavier Daniels | Texas St | JR | DB | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 27 | James Orth | SJSU | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Jake Doughty | Utah State | JR | LB | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 33 | Darien Johnson | NMSU | JR | DB | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 33 | McKade Brady | Utah State | SR | DB | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 33 | Maxx Forde | Idaho | SO | DL | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 33 | Sua Tuala | Idaho | SR | LB | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 33 | Travis Raciti | SJSU | SO | DL | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.31 |
| 38 | Crosby Adams | UTSA | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 38 | Jamie Clavell-Head | Texas St | JR | DL | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 38 | Jumanne Robertson | Utah State | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 38 | Javontay Crowe | La Tech | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 38 | Elan Richard | Idaho | FR | LB | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 38 | Phillip Benning | Texas St | JR | DB | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 38 | Homer Mauga | Idaho | SR | LB | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 38 | Bojay Filimoeatu | Utah State | SR | LB | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.23 |
| 38 | David Tuitupou | SJSU | SR | DL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.23 |
| 47 | Conrad Scheidt | Idaho | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 47 | David Mims II | Texas St | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 47 | Damon Ogburn, Jr. | SJSU | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 47 | Solomon Randle | La Tech | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |