The Big 12’s best defenders since 2004
Zack Sanchez and Bud Clark have the most interceptions of the 2,110 defenders who played in the Big 12 since 2004, 15 each.
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | interceptions |
|---|---|---|
| T1 |  Zack Sanchez2013 – 2015 | 15 |
| T1 |  Bud Clark2022 – 2025 | 15 |
| T3 | Sam Carter2012 – 2014 | 13 |
| T3 |  Dylan Haines2014 – 2016 | 13 |
| T5 | Chris Hackett2012 – 2014 | 12 |
| T5 |  Orion Stewart2013 – 2016 | 12 |
| T5 |  Mello Dotson2020 – 2024 | 12 |
| T8 | Quandre Diggs2011 – 2014 | 11 |
| T8 |  Douglas Coleman III2016 – 2019 | 11 |
| T10 |  Daryl Worley2013 – 2015 | 10 |
| T10 | Xavien Howard2013 – 2015 | 10 |
| T10 |  Ramon Richards2014 – 2017 | 10 |
| T10 | Dadrion Taylor-Demerson2019 – 2023 | 10 |
| T10 | Kolby Harvell-Peel2019 – 2021 | 10 |
| T10 | Cobee Bryant2021 – 2024 | 10 |
| T16 | Karl Joseph2012 – 2015 | 9 |
| T16 | Nick Orr2014 – 2017 | 9 |
| T16 | DeShon Elliott2015 – 2017 | 9 |
| T16 | Rasul Douglas2015 – 2016 | 9 |
| T16 | JT Woods2019 – 2021 | 9 |
| T16 | Billy Bowman Jr.2021 – 2023 | 9 |
| T22 |  Dante Barnett2013 – 2016 | 8 |
| T22 | Derrick Kindred2013 – 2015 | 8 |
| T22 | J.J. Gaines2013 – 2015 | 8 |
| T22 | Jordan Thomas2015 – 2017 | 8 |
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Method
- Every defender who played in the Big 12 since 2004, ranked by interceptions over his games there while his school was a member. Bowl and playoff games count.
- Tackles and sacks are only recorded since 2024, so the defenders are ranked by interceptions. A defender is in a box score only in a game he has a stat in, so his games aren’t counted.
- The numbers here start in 2004, so a defender who played in the Big 12 before then isn't here.