2016 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in November Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasul Douglas | WVU | SR | CB | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 2 | Leo Musso | Wisconsin | SR | S | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Tedric Thompson | Colorado | SR | DB | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 3 | Jordan Evans | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Terrance Winchester | Charlotte | SR | DB | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | JR | CB | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Montre Hartage | N'western | SO | CB | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Jalen Thompson | USA | SO | CB | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Jamari Bozeman | BGSU | SO | DB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Weston Steelhammer | Air Force | SR | DB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Donnie Starks | Kansas St | SR | DB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Jamal Parker | Kent State | FR | DB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Mike Edwards | Kentucky | SO | S | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 3 | Markus Bailey | Purdue | FR | LB | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Lance Austin | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 15 | Adoree' Jackson | USC | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Parker Baldwin | SDSU | SO | S | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Shawun Lurry | N Illinois | JR | CB | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 15 | Randall Goforth | UCLA | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Sidney Jones | Washington | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Sojourn Shelton | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Jeremy Cutrer | MTSU | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Shaquill Griffin | UCF | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Tyris Wooten | Navy | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 15 | John Johnson | BC | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 15 | Aarion Penton | Missouri | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 15 | Rodney Allen | Marshall | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 15 | Isaiah Brown | FIU | FR | CB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Tarvarus McFadden | FSU | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Taylor Rapp | Washington | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Deandre Baker | Georgia | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Micah Abernathy | Tennessee | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Horace Richardson | SMU | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Fish Smithson | Kansas | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Jonathan Crawford | Indiana | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Michael Minter | MTSU | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Daquan Lucas | Charlotte | SR | LB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Damontae Kazee | SDSU | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | DaQuan Pace | EMU | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Mike Tyson | Cincinnati | SR | S | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Torry McTyer | UNLV | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Ocie Rose | FAU | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Blace Brown | Troy | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Jalen Rountree | Troy | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Dylan Haines | Texas | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Delano Hill | Michigan | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Nate Brooks | N Texas | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Malik Hooker | Ohio State | SO | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Obi Melifonwu | UConn | SR | S | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Tacorian Darden | Western Ky | FR | DB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | JR | CB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | FR | DB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Justin Clifton | Ark St | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Ryan Santos | New Mexico | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Lawrence Austin | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Brant Mitchell | Ga Tech | SO | LB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Joey Alfieri | Stanford | JR | OLB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Daniel Thomas | Auburn | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 15 | A.J. Howard | App St | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Picasso Nelson Jr. | USM | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Ron Smith | SDSU | FR | CB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 63 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 63 | Brandon Addison | ODU | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 63 | Amari Coleman | CMU | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 63 | Niko Small | TCU | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 63 | Kevin King | Washington | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 63 | P.J. Locke III | Texas | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 63 | D.J. Killings | UCF | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 63 | Heath Harding | Miami (Oh) | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 63 | Ranthony Texada | TCU | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 63 | Chase Hansen | Utah | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 63 | Marc Walton | Ball State | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 63 | Connery Swift | Toledo | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 63 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 63 | Lukas Denis | BC | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 63 | Adonis Alexander | Va Tech | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 63 | Bryon Fields | Duke | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 63 | Rayshawn Jenkins | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 63 | Jessie Bates III | Wk Forest | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 63 | Dwayne Thomas | LSU | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 63 | Channing Stribling | Michigan | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 63 | Jesse Washington | Air Force | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 63 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 63 | DeAndre Scott | Akron | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 63 | Javon Hagan | Ohio | FR | S | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 63 | Andre Chachere | SJSU | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 63 | Avonte Maddox | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 63 | Joe Brown | Western Ky | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 63 | Josh Miller | Ball State | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 63 | Nate Godwin | S Florida | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 63 | Jomal Wiltz | Iowa State | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Cody Brown | Ark St | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Elijah Mitchell | Nevada | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Ryan Carter | Clemson | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Jack Tocho | NC State | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Dane Jackson | Pittsburgh | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Ryan Lewis | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Shalom Luani | Wash St | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Zach Edwards | Cincinnati | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |