2012 National Leaders Interceptions - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Yards | TD | Int./G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Reynolds | Stanford | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 144 | 1 | 0.75 |
| 2 | Leon McFadden | SDSU | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 124 | 2 | 0.60 |
| 3 | Michael Mauti | Penn State | SR | LB | 5 | 2 | 105 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 4 | Trey Wilson | Vanderbilt | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Cameron Rogers | SMU | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 96 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 6 | Gary Walker | Idaho | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 94 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 7 | Byron Moore | Tennessee | JR | DB | 5 | 4 | 88 | 1 | 0.80 |
| 7 | Cody Davis | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 88 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 9 | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 10 | Darius Slay | Miss St | SR | DB | 4 | 4 | 86 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Alden Darby | Ariz St | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 84 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 12 | Elisha Olabode | TCU | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 79 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | SR | DB | 4 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Khalid Wooten | Nevada | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 78 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 15 | Kenneth Acker | SMU | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 77 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Josh Johnson | Purdue | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 74 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 17 | Darius Jones | Baylor | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 73 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 18 | Jonathan Dowling | Western Ky | SO | DB | 4 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Jonathan McKnight | Arizona | SO | DB | 5 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Kevin Byard | MTSU | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 20 | Christian Kirksey | Iowa | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 22 | Nickoe Whitley | Miss St | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 23 | Jordan Johnson | BYU | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 24 | Jordan Haden | Toledo | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 25 | Marc Anthony | California | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 26 | Ashante Williams | Illinois | SR | LB | 5 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 27 | Phillip Thomas | Fresno St | SR | DB | 5 | 5 | 59 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Steven Terrell | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Bennett Jackson | Notre Dame | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | SR | LB | 5 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 29 | Vaughn Carraway | Temple | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 32 | Kenny Cain | TCU | SR | LB | 4 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 33 | Jason Wilson | C Mich | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 33 | R.J. Young | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 35 | Derron Smith | Fresno St | SO | DB | 5 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 35 | Tyler Patmon | Kansas | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Ifo Ekpre-Olomu | Oregon | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 38 | Tyrell Pearson | South Ala | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 39 | Deon Broomfield | Iowa State | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Tevin McDonald | UCLA | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 41 | Pat Hinkel | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 0.60 |
| 41 | James Morris | Iowa | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 41 | Chi Chi Ariguzo | N'western | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 41 | Kenronte Walker | Missouri | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 45 | Anthony LaCoste | Air Force | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 46 | Ross Cockrell | Duke | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 0.60 |
| 46 | Steffon Batts | Air Force | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Doug Rigg | WVU | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 46 | Eric Patterson | Ball State | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 46 | Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix | Alabama | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 51 | Brandon Magee | Ariz St | SR | LB | 4 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 51 | Ronald Martin | LSU | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 51 | Eric Pinkins | SDSU | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 54 | Ryan Smith | SMU | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 54 | Avis Commack | Akron | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 54 | Tim Hasson | UNLV | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 57 | Jeremy Ioane | Boise St | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 57 | Bené Benwikere | SJSU | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 59 | Adarius Glanton | FAU | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 60 | Denzel Perryman | Miami (Fl) | SO | LB | 3 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 61 | Cornelius Douglas | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Trent Murphy | Stanford | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 61 | Isaiah Lewis | Mich St | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 64 | Ricardo Allen | Purdue | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 64 | A.J. Marshall | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 64 | Cranston Jones | New Mexico | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 67 | Kenneth Gilstrap | MTSU | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 67 | Christian Bryant | Ohio State | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 69 | Dwayne Gratz | U Conn | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 69 | Shaq Wilson | S Carolina | SR | LB | 5 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 69 | Jered Bell | Colorado | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 72 | Landon Feichter | Purdue | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 72 | Michael Atkinson | Boise St | SR | DL | 4 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 74 | Dee Milliner | Alabama | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 74 | Zach Davis | Tulane | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 74 | Amarlo Herrera | Georgia | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 77 | Jawanza Starling | USC | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 77 | Tre Watson | Washington | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 77 | Jimmy Legree | S Carolina | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 77 | Avery Patterson | Oregon | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 81 | Ross Rasner | Arkansas | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 82 | Jamar Taylor | Boise St | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 82 | Jared Tevis | Arizona | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 82 | Chip Hester | La Tech | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 82 | Christian Birt | U Mass | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 86 | Bradley McDougald | Kansas | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Marcus Roberson | Florida | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 86 | KeiVarae Russell | Notre Dame | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 89 | Brian King | UTSA | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 89 | Quinn Giles | La Tech | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 89 | Monterius Lovett | Marshall | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 92 | De'Ante Saunders | Florida | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 92 | Troy Hill | Oregon | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 92 | Lorenzo Doss | Tulane | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 92 | Ciante Evans | Nebraska | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 92 | Adonis Armstrong | ECU | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 97 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 4 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 97 | Pudge Cotton | E Mich | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 97 | Manuel Asprilla | BC | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 97 | Dior Mathis | Oregon | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0.20 |