2012 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. BCS non-Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillip Gaines | Rice | JR | DB | 11 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 2 | Rashaan Melvin | N Illinois | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 3 | Will Davis | Utah State | SR | DB | 10 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1.70 |
| 3 | Mike Edwards | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 5 | Erik Brown | UTSA | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.86 |
| 5 | Zac Whitfield | N Texas | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Destry Berry | New Mexico | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Leon McFadden | SDSU | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 7 | L.J. Jones | Fresno St | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 7 | Jimmy Pruitt | SJSU | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 7 | Jacobi Jenkins | ECU | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 7 | Melvin White | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Thomas Bates | Houston | JR | DB | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 14 | Tyrell Pearson | South Ala | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 14 | Levander Liggins | La Tech | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 14 | Khalid Wooten | Nevada | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 14 | Darius Polk | Kent State | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Kenneth Acker | SMU | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 14 | Trent Matthews | CSU | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Jordan Johnson | BYU | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Jeremy Harris | NMSU | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Ronnie Yell | SJSU | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 23 | Jemarlous Moten | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 23 | Lowell Rose | Tulsa | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Dexter McCoil | Tulsa | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Jermaine Robinson | Toledo | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Charles Garrett | Nevada | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Jordan Batiste | Tulane | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 23 | Adonis Armstrong | ECU | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 23 | Deron Wilson | USM | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 23 | Everett Daniels | Houston | SR | LB | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 23 | Larenzo Fisher | Ohio | SO | DB | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 33 | Jude Adjei-Barimah | BGSU | SO | DB | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 33 | Craig Mager | Texas St | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 33 | DeAndre Elliott | CSU | FR | DB | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 33 | Jamar Taylor | Boise St | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 33 | A.J. Bouye | UCF | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 33 | Ezekiel Ansah | BYU | SR | LB | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 33 | Sean Evans | N Illinois | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 33 | DeAundre Brown | Tulsa | SR | LB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 33 | Lorenzo White | C Mich | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 33 | Keith Smith | SJSU | JR | LB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 33 | Brandon Alexander | UCF | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Jay Scott | SMU | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 33 | Nevin Lawson | Utah State | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 33 | Ian Wells | Ohio | SO | DB | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 47 | Zachary McMillian | Houston | JR | DB | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 47 | Dayonne Nunley | Miami (Oh) | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 47 | D.J. Hayden | Houston | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 47 | Chad Reese | Wyoming | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Cam Thomas | Western Ky | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 47 | Jonathan Dowling | Western Ky | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 47 | Mark Singer | Toledo | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 47 | Jimmie Ward | N Illinois | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 47 | Alex Means | Air Force | SR | LB | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 47 | Julius White | Rice | SO | DB | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 47 | Keith Baxter | Marshall | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 47 | Blair Burns | Wyoming | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 47 | Ryan Travis | Tulane | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 47 | Eric Patterson | Ball State | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 47 | Jordan Hunt | FIU | SR | LB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 47 | Shaq Bell | CSU | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 47 | Damon Magazu | ECU | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 47 | Rob'Donovan Lewis | La-Monroe | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 47 | Trevon Stewart | Houston | FR | DB | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 47 | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 47 | James Boyd | UNLV | JR | DL | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 47 | Donald Celiscar | W Mich | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Lewis Toler | W Mich | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Marqus Baker | Buffalo | FR | DB | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 47 | D'Metrius Williams | U Mass | FR | DB | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 47 | D'Joun Smith | FAU | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 47 | DeShawn Grayson | UTEP | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 47 | Quinn Giles | La Tech | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 47 | Chris Parks | SMU | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 47 | Marqueston Huff | Wyoming | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Kiante Young | Western Ky | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Aaron Foster | BGSU | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Richard Leonard | FIU | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Leonard Paulk | ECU | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Cameron Fuller | NMSU | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Chris Miller | Air Force | JR | DB | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 83 | Phillip Thomas | Fresno St | SR | DB | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Cortney Lester | Buffalo | SO | DB | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 83 | Rodney Gillis | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 83 | Isaiah Newsome | La-Monroe | JR | DB | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 83 | Johnathan Cyprien | FIU | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 83 | Jelani Woseley | Ohio | SR | LB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 83 | Darren Woodard | UTEP | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 83 | Derek Akunne | N Texas | SO | LB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 83 | Sterling Young | Ark St | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 83 | Norman Wolfe Jr. | Kent State | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 83 | Shakiel Smith | Tulane | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 83 | Wesley Miller | UTEP | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 83 | Dominick LeGrande | Marshall | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 83 | Brian Suite | Utah State | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 83 | Chaz Scales | Ark St | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 83 | Luke Batton | Kent State | SR | LB | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 83 | Greg Heban | Indiana | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 83 | Bryce Callahan | Rice | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |