2012 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dee Milliner | Alabama | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Jordan Johnson | BYU | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 3 | Kevin Johnson | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Josh Hill | California | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Stanley Jean-Baptiste | Nebraska | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Marcus Cromartie | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 4 | Dontae Johnson | NC State | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Josh Johnson | Purdue | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Marcus Peters | Washington | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Jaylen Watkins | Florida | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 8 | Marcus Roberson | Florida | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 8 | Antone Exum | Va Tech | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 8 | D.J. Swearinger | S Carolina | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 14 | Sam Carter | TCU | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 14 | Darqueze Dennard | Mich St | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Blidi Wreh-Wilson | U Conn | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 14 | Leon McFadden | SDSU | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 14 | Desmond Trufant | Washington | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Devin Smith | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 14 | Max Bullough | Mich St | JR | LB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 14 | E.J. Gaines | Missouri | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 14 | Adonis Armstrong | ECU | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 14 | Blair Burns | Wyoming | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 14 | Shaquille Richardson | Arizona | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 14 | Jeremy Reeves | Iowa State | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 14 | Justin Green | Illinois | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 14 | David Amerson | NC State | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 14 | Brock Vereen | Minnesota | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 14 | Jordan Richards | Stanford | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Rohan Gaines | Arkansas | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 14 | John Fulton | Alabama | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Joshua Holsey | Auburn | FR | DB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 14 | Isaiah Lewis | Mich St | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 14 | William Gholston | Mich St | JR | DL | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 14 | Devin Taylor | S Carolina | SR | DL | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 14 | Victor Hampton | S Carolina | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 14 | Kony Ealy | Missouri | SO | DL | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Joe Williams | Baylor | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 38 | Ross Cockrell | Duke | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 38 | Josh Evans | Florida | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 38 | Elisha Olabode | TCU | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 38 | Jonathan McKnight | Arizona | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 38 | Travis Blanks | Clemson | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 38 | Dion Bailey | USC | SO | LB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 38 | Steve Williams | California | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Greg Brown | Kansas | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Sean Parker | Washington | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 38 | Tharold Simon | LSU | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 38 | Brison Williams | S Carolina | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Kip Edwards | Missouri | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 38 | Marrell Jackson | Hawai'i | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 38 | Dwayne Gratz | U Conn | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 38 | Erik Brown | UTSA | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 38 | Mark Singer | Toledo | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 38 | Osahon Irabor | Ariz St | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 38 | Aaron Foster | BGSU | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 38 | Lafayette Pitts | Pittsburgh | FR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 38 | Eugene Neboh | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Julien Obioha | Texas A&M | FR | DL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Tra'Mayne Bondurant | Arizona | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Gary Mason Jr. | Baylor | SR | DL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Dave Clark | La Tech | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Garry Peters | Clemson | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | DeAndre Elliott | CSU | FR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Troy Hill | Oregon | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Brandan Bishop | NC State | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | David Nwabuisi | N'western | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Ibraheim Campbell | N'western | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Jared Carpenter | N'western | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Andre Hal | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 38 | Jonathan Mathis | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 38 | Terrence Brown | Stanford | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 38 | DeQuinta Jones | Arkansas | SR | DL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 38 | Kaelon Kelleybrew | Arkansas | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 38 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | JR | LB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 38 | Eric Kendricks | UCLA | SO | LB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 38 | Zeke Motta | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 38 | Darius Slay | Miss St | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 38 | Tre Watson | Washington | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 38 | Ezekiel Ansah | BYU | SR | LB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 38 | Branden Smith | Georgia | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 38 | Jonathon Mincy | Auburn | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Johnny Adams | Mich St | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 87 | Greg Heban | Indiana | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 87 | Juston Burris | NC State | FR | DB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 87 | Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix | Alabama | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 87 | Senquez Golson | Miss | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 87 | Kurtis Drummond | Mich St | SO | DB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 87 | Jimmy Legree | S Carolina | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 87 | DeVonte Holloman | S Carolina | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 87 | Matt Elam | Florida | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 87 | Chad Reese | Wyoming | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 87 | Chuck Grace | FIU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 87 | Keelan Johnson | Ariz St | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 87 | Ty Zimmerman | Kansas St | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 87 | Craig Mager | Texas St | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 87 | Jason Verrett | TCU | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |