2012 Western Athletic 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 | Bené Benwikere | SJSU | JR | DB | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 2 | Will Davis | Utah State | SR | DB | 12 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Craig Mager | Texas St | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 3 | Darryl Morris | Texas St | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 3 | Kyler Fackrell | Utah State | FR | LB | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Triston Wade | UTSA | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 3 | Solomon Dixon | Idaho | FR | DB | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 8 | Erik Brown | UTSA | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.86 |
| 8 | Levander Liggins | La Tech | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 8 | Jamel Johnson | La Tech | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Jamie Clavell-Head | Texas St | JR | DL | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 8 | George Callender | NMSU | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 13 | Jimmy Pruitt | SJSU | FR | DB | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Terrence Alston | Utah State | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Keith Smith | SJSU | JR | LB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 13 | Chad Boyd | La Tech | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 13 | Dave Clark | La Tech | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Gary Walker | Idaho | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 13 | Brian Suite | Utah State | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 13 | Quinn Giles | La Tech | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 13 | Cullen Newsome | SJSU | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Nic Johnston | UTSA | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 13 | Tracy Carter | Idaho | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Trashaun Nixon | NMSU | JR | LB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 13 | James Orth | SJSU | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 13 | Jake Doughty | Utah State | JR | LB | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 13 | Bojay Filimoeatu | Utah State | SR | LB | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 13 | David Mims II | Texas St | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 13 | Solomon Randle | La Tech | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Robert Siavii | Idaho | SR | LB | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 13 | Colby Targun | Texas St | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 13 | Homer Mauga | Idaho | SR | LB | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 13 | Justin Iwuji | Texas St | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 13 | Chip Hester | La Tech | SR | LB | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 13 | B.J. Larsen | Utah State | JR | DL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 13 | Damon Ogburn, Jr. | SJSU | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 13 | Forrest Hightower | SJSU | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 13 | Bradley Njoku | Idaho | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 13 | Jerrid Jeter-Gilmon | Texas St | FR | LB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 13 | Shakeil Lucas | La Tech | JR | DL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 |