2012 Western Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) 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 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 2 | Erik Brown | UTSA | JR | DB | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.57 |
| 3 | Levander Liggins | La Tech | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 4 | Jimmy Pruitt | SJSU | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 5 | Bené Benwikere | SJSU | JR | DB | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jeremy Harris | NMSU | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Craig Mager | Texas St | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 8 | Triston Wade | UTSA | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 9 | Nevin Lawson | Utah State | JR | DB | 12 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 10 | Ronnie Yell | SJSU | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 11 | Darryl Morris | Texas St | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Keith Smith | SJSU | JR | LB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 13 | Chad Boyd | La Tech | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 14 | Terrence Alston | Utah State | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Brice Abraham | La Tech | FR | DB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Cameron Fuller | NMSU | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 16 | Jason McLean | Texas St | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 18 | Brian Suite | Utah State | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 19 | Nic Johnston | UTSA | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 20 | Jamel Johnson | La Tech | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 20 | Dave Clark | La Tech | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 20 | Quinn Giles | La Tech | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 20 | Tracy Carter | Idaho | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 20 | Gary Walker | Idaho | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 25 | Trashaun Nixon | NMSU | JR | LB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Xavier Daniels | Texas St | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Cullen Newsome | SJSU | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 28 | Maxx Forde | Idaho | SO | DL | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 28 | Sua Tuala | Idaho | SR | LB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 30 | Kyler Fackrell | Utah State | FR | LB | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 31 | Alexander LaVoy | NMSU | SR | DL | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 32 | Crosby Adams | UTSA | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 33 | James Orth | SJSU | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 33 | McKade Brady | Utah State | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 35 | Homer Mauga | Idaho | SR | LB | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 35 | Solomon Dixon | Idaho | FR | DB | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 35 | Javontay Crowe | La Tech | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 35 | Phillip Benning | Texas St | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 39 | Darien Johnson | NMSU | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 39 | Jumanne Robertson | Utah State | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 41 | Travis Raciti | SJSU | SO | DL | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 42 | Bojay Filimoeatu | Utah State | SR | LB | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 42 | Jake Doughty | Utah State | JR | LB | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 42 | Brian King | UTSA | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 42 | Colby Targun | Texas St | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 42 | Trey Williams | Idaho | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 42 | Brandon Reeves | UTSA | SR | LB | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 48 | Chip Hester | La Tech | SR | LB | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 48 | Jamie Clavell-Head | Texas St | JR | DL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 48 | Mike Schrang | La Tech | SO | LB | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.22 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.