2015 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/11/2016
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micah Hannemann | BYU | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Xavier Moss | Army | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Brandon Jackson | Army | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Jeremy Timpf | Army | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Jordan Smith | Army | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Cole Luke | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 6 | Sheldon Day | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 6 | Bronson Kaufusi | BYU | SR | DL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Devin Butler | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 10 | Elijah Shumate | Notre Dame | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 10 | Joe Schmidt | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 10 | Nick Watkins | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.