2016 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cordrea Tankersley | Clemson | SR | CB | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 2 | Jayshawn Jordan | Idaho | SR | CB | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | JR | S | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Damontae Kazee | SDSU | SR | CB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Cody Brown | Ark St | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Keith Brown | Western Ky | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Harold Landry | BC | JR | DE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Avonte Maddox | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Devin Abraham | S Florida | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Ryan Pulley | Arkansas | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Leon McQuay III | USC | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Chase Hansen | Utah | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Joshua Kalu | Nebraska | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Shaquill Griffin | UCF | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Chauncey Gardner | Florida | FR | DB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Jordan Thomas | Oklahoma | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Devon Earl | USA | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Kris Weatherspoon | Troy | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Savion Brown | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Bradd Ellis | Ohio | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Branden Leston | Western Ky | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Jordan Evans | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Chidobe Awuzie | Colorado | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Budda Baker | Washington | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Nick Dawson-Brents | Western Ky | SR | DL | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Juwan Gardner | Western Ky | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Patrick Forrestal | Navy | SR | NG | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Christian Wilkins | Clemson | SO | DL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Dallas Lloyd | Stanford | SR | SS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Tarvarius Moore | USM | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Kerwin Thomas | Tulsa | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Dayan Lake | BYU | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Darnell Savage, Jr. | Maryland | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Niles Clark | NC State | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Adekunle Ayinde | Minnesota | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Godwin Igwebuike | N'western | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Jared McGee | N'western | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Jalen Rogers | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Trayvon Henderson | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Vinny Mihota | Va Tech | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Ka'dar Hollman | Toledo | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Curtis Mikell | USM | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Deondre Daniels | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | John Johnson | BC | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Isaac Yiadom | BC | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Jerod Fernandez | NC State | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Nick McCloud | NC State | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Airius Moore | NC State | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Derrek Thomas | Temple | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Jalen Myrick | Minnesota | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Tyler Horton | Boise St | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Pasoni Tasini | Utah | SR | DT | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Justin Evans | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Jared Collins | Arkansas | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Quenton Meeks | Stanford | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Rashaan Gaulden | Tennessee | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Derek Barnett | Tennessee | JR | DE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Dymonte Thomas | Michigan | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | John Battle | LSU | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Corey Griffin | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Michael Minter | MTSU | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | D.J. Hampton | Idaho | SR | S | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Elijah Riley | Army | FR | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Toran Davis | Ohio | SR | S | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Taylor Rapp | Washington | FR | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Orion Stewart | Baylor | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Marvin Gross Jr. | WVU | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Trent Tanking | Kansas St | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Jalen Thompson | USA | SO | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Rhyan England | Army | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Kylan Nelson | Ohio | SO | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Tremaine Edmunds | Va Tech | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Sean Chandler | Temple | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Nate Hairston | Temple | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Brandon Bell | Penn State | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Ron Smith | SDSU | FR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Grayland Arnold | Baylor | FR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Ryan Reid | Baylor | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Jeff Gladney | TCU | FR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Cre Moore | Kansas St | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Ramon Richards | Okla St | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Armond Hawkins | Idaho | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Casey Sayles | Ohio | SR | DL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Tom Strobel | Ohio | SR | DL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Greg Stroman | Va Tech | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Tedric Thompson | Colorado | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Ahkello Witherspoon | Colorado | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Isaiah Oliver | Colorado | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Kevin King | Washington | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Joe Brown | Western Ky | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Chikwe Obasih | Wisconsin | JR | DE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Grant Haley | Penn State | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Minkah Fitzpatrick | Alabama | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Ryan Anderson | Alabama | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Tyris Wooten | Navy | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Ronnie Harrison | Alabama | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Carlos Watkins | Clemson | SR | DT | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 100 | DeMarcus Owens | NMSU | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |