2012 National Leaders Interceptions - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Yards | TD | Int./G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillip Thomas | Fresno St | SR | DB | 5 | 5 | 59 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Darius Slay | Miss St | SR | DB | 4 | 4 | 86 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Jonathan Dowling | Western Ky | SO | DB | 4 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Byron Moore | Tennessee | JR | DB | 5 | 4 | 88 | 1 | 0.80 |
| 2 | Sheldon Price | UCLA | SR | DB | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.80 |
| 6 | Ed Reynolds | Stanford | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 144 | 1 | 0.75 |
| 6 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | SR | DB | 4 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 6 | Bennett Jackson | Notre Dame | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 6 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 4 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 6 | Jason Hendricks | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 6 | Quandre Diggs | Texas | SO | DB | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 6 | Dion Bailey | USC | SO | LB | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 6 | Leon McFadden | SDSU | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 124 | 2 | 0.60 |
| 6 | Jonathan McKnight | Arizona | SO | DB | 5 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 0.60 |
| 6 | Derron Smith | Fresno St | SO | DB | 5 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 6 | Pat Hinkel | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 0.60 |
| 6 | Ross Cockrell | Duke | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 0.60 |
| 6 | Travis Howard | Ohio State | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 6 | Deone Bucannon | Wash St | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 6 | Rashard Hall | Clemson | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 6 | Lewis Toler | W Mich | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 6 | David Amerson | NC State | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 23 | Carlos Mendoza | Ariz St | FR | LB | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Erik Brown | UTSA | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Cornelius Douglas | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Sanders Commings | Georgia | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Arryn Chenault | Cincinnati | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 88 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Elisha Olabode | TCU | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 79 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Kenneth Acker | SMU | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 77 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Josh Johnson | Purdue | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 74 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Steven Terrell | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Kenny Cain | TCU | SR | LB | 4 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Tyler Patmon | Kansas | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Steffon Batts | Air Force | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 4 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Ryan Smith | SMU | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Jeremy Ioane | Boise St | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Landon Feichter | Purdue | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Dee Milliner | Alabama | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Jawanza Starling | USC | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Jamar Taylor | Boise St | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Bradley McDougald | Kansas | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Jacques Washington | Iowa State | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Rodney Gillis | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Kenny Vaccaro | Texas | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Luke Wollet | Kent State | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Brandon Jones | Rutgers | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Matt Warrick | Navy | SR | LB | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Jordan Richards | Stanford | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Lonnie Ballentine | Memphis | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Darius Polk | Kent State | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 23 | DaCorris Ford | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Jason Verrett | TCU | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Jemarlous Moten | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Craig Mager | Texas St | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Michael Mauti | Penn State | SR | LB | 5 | 2 | 105 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Alden Darby | Ariz St | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 84 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 5 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Ifo Ekpre-Olomu | Oregon | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Tyrell Pearson | South Ala | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Ronald Martin | LSU | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Eric Pinkins | SDSU | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Dwayne Gratz | U Conn | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Shaq Wilson | S Carolina | SR | LB | 5 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Jared Tevis | Arizona | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Jermaine Robinson | Toledo | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Chip Thompson | ECU | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Stan McKay | UCLA | JR | OL | 5 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Tom Donatell | Iowa | SR | LB | 5 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Jalen Mills | LSU | FR | DB | 5 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Tim Scott | N Carolina | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Deion Belue | Alabama | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Eric Gordon | Tennessee | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Marcus Trice | N Texas | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Jelani Woseley | Ohio | SR | LB | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Solomon Dixon | Idaho | FR | DB | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Donald Celiscar | W Mich | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Antone Exum | Va Tech | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Kyle Fuller | Va Tech | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Steve Williams | California | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Xavier Rhodes | FSU | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Bryce Callahan | Rice | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Zac Whitfield | N Texas | FR | DB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Derrick Wells | Minnesota | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 86 | John Boyett | Oregon | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 86 | Lyndell Johnson | Okla St | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 86 | De'Ante Saunders | Florida | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Jordon Byas | Duke | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Alexander Webb | Indiana | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Nic Johnston | UTSA | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Martez Shabazz | Minnesota | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Tyler Dickson | Army | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Vladimir Emilien | Toledo | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Norman Wolfe Jr. | Kent State | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Cameron Rogers | SMU | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 96 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 86 | Vaughn Carraway | Temple | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 86 | Denzel Perryman | Miami (Fl) | SO | LB | 3 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 86 | Brian King | UTSA | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 86 | Joe Kruger | Utah | JR | DL | 3 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0.33 |