2020 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 3 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 2 | Texas | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 2 | Army | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 5 | Syracuse | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 6 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 6 | SMU | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 6 | Texas State | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 10 | UTSA | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 13 | Florida State | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 13 | UAB | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 13 | Louisville | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Kansas State | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 17 | UCF | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 17 | Troy | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 17 | Duke | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 17 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 17 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 23 | Virginia | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 23 | LSU | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 23 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 23 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 23 | BYU | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 23 | UTEP | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 30 | Georgia State | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 30 | East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 30 | Boston College | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 30 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 35 | Georgia | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 35 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 35 | Marshall | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 35 | North Carolina State | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 35 | South Alabama | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 40 | Memphis | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 40 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 40 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 40 | Navy | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 40 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 40 | Clemson | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 40 | Tulane | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 47 | Mississippi State | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 47 | Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 47 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 47 | Baylor | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 51 | Auburn | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 51 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 51 | Wake Forest | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 51 | Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 51 | Kansas | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 56 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 56 | West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 56 | Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 56 | South Florida | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 56 | North Texas | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 61 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 61 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 61 | TCU | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 61 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 61 | Liberty | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 66 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 66 | Missouri | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 66 | South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 69 | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Alabama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Florida International | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |