2017 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah State | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Mississippi State | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 5 | Temple | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 7 | Alabama | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 9 | Troy | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 10 | New Mexico State | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 10 | Florida State | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 10 | North Carolina State | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 10 | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 10 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 10 | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 17 | Toledo | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 19 | Memphis | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 19 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 19 | Oregon | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 19 | Utah | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 19 | Washington | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 19 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 19 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 19 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 19 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 19 | Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Wyoming | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 29 | South Florida | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 34 | UCF | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 34 | Clemson | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 34 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 34 | TCU | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 34 | Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Arkansas State | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Florida International | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Auburn | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 39 | USC | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | UCLA | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Idaho | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Appalachian State | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 54 | Boise State | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 54 | Stanford | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 57 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | UAB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Arizona State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Boston College | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Duke | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Marshall | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 69 | Navy | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 69 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 72 | Akron | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 72 | Purdue | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 72 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 72 | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 72 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 72 | Missouri | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 72 | SMU | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 72 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 80 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 81 | North Texas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Army | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Penn State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |