2012 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 5 | Oregon State | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 5 | San Diego State | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 5 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 5 | Texas | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Georgia | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Mississippi State | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Florida State | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 5 | Ohio | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Baylor | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 16 | Alabama | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 16 | Nevada | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 16 | Hawai'i | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 16 | Utah State | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 16 | Louisville | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 16 | Oregon | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 16 | West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 16 | SMU | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 16 | South Alabama | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 16 | Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 16 | Boise State | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 16 | Fresno State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 16 | Arizona | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 36 | TCU | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 36 | UCF | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 36 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 36 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 36 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 36 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 36 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 36 | Stanford | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 36 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 36 | Rice | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 36 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 36 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 36 | USC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 36 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 56 | San Jose State | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 56 | North Carolina State | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 56 | Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 56 | LSU | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Air Force | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Ball State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Toledo | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Purdue | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Duke | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | South Florida | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 56 | Washington | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 56 | Kent State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 56 | New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 56 | Army | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 56 | UCLA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Navy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |