2016 Big 12 Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Thomas | Oklahoma | JR | CB | 11 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 2 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | SO | DB | 11 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 3 | Justis Nelson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Brian Peavy | Iowa State | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 4 | John Bonney | Texas | SO | CB | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 6 | Niko Small | TCU | SO | S | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 7 | Ryan Reid | Baylor | SR | CB | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 7 | Jomal Wiltz | Iowa State | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 7 | Ranthony Texada | TCU | JR | CB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 7 | Maurice Fleming | WVU | SR | CB | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 7 | Tre Flowers | Okla St | JR | S | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 12 | Rasul Douglas | WVU | SR | CB | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Jordan Evans | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 12 | Jah'Shawn Johnson | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 12 | P.J. Locke III | Texas | SO | S | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 12 | Ramon Richards | Okla St | JR | CB | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 12 | Jeremy Tyler | WVU | SR | S | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 12 | D'Andre Payne | Iowa State | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 12 | Jeff Gladney | TCU | FR | CB | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 20 | Brandon Stewart | Kansas | SR | CB | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 20 | Fish Smithson | Kansas | SR | S | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 20 | Kris Boyd | Texas | SO | CB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Paul Banks III | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 20 | Kyzir White | WVU | JR | S | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Duke Shelley | Kansas St | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 25 | Nick Orr | TCU | JR | S | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 25 | Steven Parker | Oklahoma | JR | S | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 25 | Kamari Cotton-Moya | Iowa State | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 25 | Douglas Coleman | Texas Tech | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 25 | Travon Blanchard | Baylor | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 25 | Marnez Ogletree | Kansas | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 25 | Denzel Johnson | TCU | SR | S | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 25 | Toyous Avery | WVU | SO | S | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 34 | Orion Stewart | Baylor | SR | S | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 34 | Elijah Lee | Kansas St | JR | LB | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 34 | Mike Lee | Kansas | FR | S | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 34 | DeShon Elliott | Texas | SO | S | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 34 | Dante Barnett | Kansas St | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 34 | Ashton Lampkin | Okla St | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 34 | Charles Walker | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 34 | Michiah Quick | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Will Johnson | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 34 | Antonio Crawford | WVU | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 34 | Grayland Arnold | Baylor | FR | CB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 34 | Chance Waz | Baylor | JR | S | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 34 | Verkedric Vaughns | Baylor | SO | CB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 34 | Keith Loneker Jr. | Kansas | SO | LB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 34 | Jordan Parker | Oklahoma | FR | CB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 34 | D.J. Polite-Bray | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 34 | Jarnor Jones | Iowa State | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 |