National Single-Season Interception Leaders From West

National Single-Season Interception Leaders From West

> All-time performers in interceptions, INT return yards, INT return TDs, and passes defended

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  By SuperWest Sports Staff

   May 17, 2025

The West has produced a multitude of great college defensive backs.

The all-time lists of the best single-season national interception and passes defended leaders include some of the country’s best.

The tables below rank the top returners in the past 65+ seasons in single-season interceptions, interception return yards, interception return touchdowns, and passes defended.

Let’s get to the lists.

Best in West Single-Season Interceptions Leaders

Year	Player	School	Int
2009	Rahim Moore	UCLA	10
1991	Carlton Gray	UCLA	10
1979	Sharay Fields	New Mexico	10
2019	Luqman Barcoo	San Diego State	9
2006	Stanley Franks	Idaho	9
2006	Dwight Lowery	San Jose State	9
1999	Deltha ONeal	California	9
1989	Walter Briggs	Hawaii	9
1987	Chuck Cecil	Arizona	9
1986	Teddy Johnson	Oregon State	9
2015	Damontae Kazee	San Diego State	8
2012	Phillip Thomas	Fresno State	8
2010	Mana Silva	Hawaii	8
2002	Gabe Franklin	Boise State	8
2002	Gerald Jones	San Jose State	8
2001	Lamont Thompson	Washington State	8
1997	Brian Lee	Wyoming	8
1996	Brian Lee	Wyoming	8
1992	Carlton Mcdonald	Air Force	8
1985	Mike Romero	Cal State Fullerton	8
1985	Tom Rotello	Air Force	8
1984	Ron Cross	Fresno State	8
1980	Ronnie Lott	USC	8
1980	Mike Richardson	Arizona State	8
1976	Dennis Thurman	USC	8
2024	Nohl Williams	Cal	7

Best in West Single-Season Interception Return Yards Leaders

Year	Player	School	Yds
2012	Ed Reynolds	Stanford	301
1999	Deltha ONeal	California	280
1990	Nathan LaDuke	Arizona State	255
1983	Lee Miller	Cal State Fullerton	233
1978	Anthony Washington	California	224
1984	Tory Nixon	San Diego State	223
2006	Stanley Franks	Idaho	220
1988	Tony Williams	Cal State Fullerton	217
1985	Erroll Tucker	Utah	215
2001	Kevin Thomas	UNLV	213
2005	Justin Phinisee	Oregon	206
2004	Richard Marshall	Fresno State	205
1995	Ricky Parker	San Diego State	199
2003	Jamaal Brimmer	UNLV	186
2002	Donald Strickland	Colorado	186
1987	Eric Allen	Arizona State	185
1996	Mikal Smith	Arizona	184
1994	Harold Lusk	Utah	184
1997	Frank Staine-Pyne	Air Force	182
1986	Harold Hicks	San Diego State	176
2022	Calen Bullock	USC	172
2007	Davon House	New Mexico State	171

Best in West Single-Season Interception Return Touchdowns Leaders

Year	Player	School	TD
1999	Deltha ONeal	California	4
2017	Jalen Davis	Utah State	3
2013	Damante Horton	Washington State	3
2012	Ed Reynolds	Stanford	3
2012	Phillip Thomas	Fresno State	3
2002	Hyrum Peters	Hawaii	3
2001	Kevin Thomas	UNLV	3
2000	Andre Dyson	Utah	3
1994	Reggie Tongue	Oregon State	3
1985	Erroll Tucker	Utah	3
1979	Ken Thomas	San Jose State	3
1978	Jeff Griffin	Utah	3
2023	Richard Toney	Nevada	2
2022	Cameron Oliver	UNLV	2
2022	Clark Phillips III	Utah	2
2022	Max Tooley	BYU	2
2021	Andrew Aleki	San Diego State	2
2021	Devin Lloyd	Utah	2
2021	Chad Muma	Wyoming	2
2018	Ugo Amadi	Oregon	2
2018	Anthoula Kelly	Fresno State	2
2016	Ron Smith	San Diego State	2
2015	Calvin Munson	San Diego State	2
2015	Kai Nacua	BYU	2
2014	Ishmael Adams	UCLA	2
2014	Donte Deayon	Boise State	2
2014	John Timu	Washington	2
2011	Boseko Lokombo	Oregon	2
2011	Richard Torres	Hawaii	2
2010	Aaron Brown	Hawaii	2
2009	Akeem Ayers	UCLA	2
2009	Kyle Wilson	Boise State	2
2009	Anthony Wright	Air Force	2
2008	Ward Dobbs	Wyoming	2
2008	Duke Ihenacho	San Jose State	2
2008	Troy Nolan	Arizona State	2
2008	Deshawn Richard	Utah	2
2007	Antoine Cason	Arizona	2
2007	Adam Leonard	Hawaii	2
2007	Troy Nolan	Arizona State	2
2006	Derrick Doggett	Oregon State	2
2006	Daymeion Hughes	California	2
2006	Leonard Peters	Hawaii	2
2006	Marty Tadman	Boise State	2
2006	Alterraun Verner	UCLA	2
2006	Eric Weddle	Utah	2
2004	Luke Adkins	Colorado State	2
2004	Nick Hawthrone	Nevada	2
2004	Richard Marshall	Fresno State	2
2004	Chris Solomona	Oregon	2
2003	Jason David	Washington State	2
2003	Gerald Jones	San Jose State	2
1998	Chris Claiborne	USC	2
1998	Antuan Simmons	USC	2
1997	Efrain Guizar	Fresno State	2
1997	Nate Kvamme	Colorado State	2
1996	Don Morgan	Nevada	2
1996	Mikal Smith	Arizona	2
1993	Andre Strode	Colorado State	2
1993	Brian Watkins	Air Force	2
1991	Walter Bailey	Washington	2
1991	Eric Castle	Oregon	2
1991	Ron Edwards	Utah State	2
1991	Eric Jack	New Mexico	2
1990	Nathan LaDuke	Arizona State	2
1990	Darryl Lewis	Arizona	2
1990	Jason Oliver	USC	2
1988	Tony Williams	Cal State Fullerton	2
1987	Eric Allen	Arizona State	2
1987	Ruben Harper	Pacific	2
1987	Chuck Kimbrough	Wyoming	2
1986	Chuck Cecil	Arizona	2
1984	Tory Nixon	San Diego State	2
1983	Ricky Hunley	Arizona	2
1983	Lee Miller	Cal State Fullerton	2
1983	Randy Robbins	Arizona	2
1982	Joey Browner	USC	2
1982	Victor Scott	Colorado	2
1982	Jake Simpson	New Mexico	2
1981	Todd Shell	BYU	2
1981	Ken Thomas	San Jose State	2
1980	Mike Richardson	Arizona State	2
1976	Greg Barnes	Long Beach State	2
1976	Sid Justin	Long Beach State	2
1976	Rayford Roberson	San Jose State	2
1976	Jerry Robinson	UCLA	2

Best in West Single-Season Passes Defended Leaders

Year	Player	School	PD
2016	Ahkello Witherspoon	Colorado	22
2018	Paulson Adebo	Stanford	20
2021	Cortez Davis	Hawaii	18
2017	Arrion Springs	Oregon	18
2014	Troy Hill	Oregon	18
2013	Kenneth Penny	UNLV	18
2015	Roland Ladipo	Air Force	17
2023	Jabbar Muhammad	Washington	16
2019	Luqman Barcoo	San Diego State	16
2019	Darren Hall	San Diego State	16
2024	A'Marion McCoy	Boise State	14
2011	Corby Eason	BYU	14
2011	Preston Hadley	BYU	14
2011	Isaiah Frey	Nevada	14