2016 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado | 10 | 12 | 54 | 66 | 6.60 |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 8 | 50 | 58 | 7.25 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 11 | 49 | 60 | 6.67 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 9 | 8 | 46 | 54 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Indiana | 9 | 8 | 45 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 5 | USC | 9 | 8 | 45 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 10 | 18 | 43 | 61 | 6.10 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 8 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 6.75 |
| 8 | UCLA | 9 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 9 | 42 | 51 | 5.67 |
| 8 | Auburn | 8 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 6.13 |
| 12 | Alabama | 9 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 5.78 |
| 12 | LSU | 8 | 6 | 41 | 47 | 5.88 |
| 14 | San Diego State | 9 | 15 | 40 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 14 | UCF | 8 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 6.63 |
| 16 | Michigan | 9 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 16 | Houston | 8 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 18 | Ohio | 9 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 18 | TCU | 9 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 9 | 3 | 38 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 21 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 21 | Utah | 9 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 21 | Navy | 9 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 21 | UNLV | 8 | 3 | 37 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Northwestern | 9 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 25 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 25 | Iowa State | 9 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 25 | Iowa | 9 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 25 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 30 | Washington | 10 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 30 | Kansas State | 9 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 30 | Texas A&M | 8 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 30 | Arizona State | 9 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 30 | Penn State | 10 | 5 | 35 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Arizona | 9 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 30 | Ball State | 8 | 3 | 35 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 30 | Oregon State | 9 | 3 | 35 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 38 | Ohio State | 9 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 38 | Texas | 9 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 38 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 38 | FIU | 8 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 38 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 38 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 1 | 34 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 44 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 44 | Memphis | 8 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 44 | NC State | 8 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 47 | Clemson | 9 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 47 | West Virginia | 9 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 47 | Nebraska | 9 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 47 | Old Dominion | 8 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 47 | Oregon | 9 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 47 | Akron | 8 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 53 | Kansas | 9 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 53 | California | 9 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 53 | UTEP | 8 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 53 | UTSA | 8 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 57 | Western Michigan | 9 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 57 | Virginia | 8 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 57 | Minnesota | 9 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 57 | Marshall | 8 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 57 | Arkansas | 8 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 57 | Maryland | 9 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 57 | North Carolina | 8 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 64 | Kent State | 8 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 64 | Missouri | 8 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 64 | Boise State | 8 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 64 | Rutgers | 9 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 64 | East Carolina | 8 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 64 | New Mexico | 8 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 64 | Tulsa | 8 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 71 | Arkansas State | 8 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 71 | Central Michigan | 8 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 71 | Baylor | 9 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 71 | Toledo | 8 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 71 | Rice | 8 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 77 | Air Force | 8 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 77 | Georgia | 8 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 77 | Tennessee | 8 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 77 | Cincinnati | 8 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 77 | Wake Forest | 8 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 82 | Louisville | 8 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 82 | Troy | 8 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 82 | Bowling Green | 8 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 82 | Southern Miss | 8 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 86 | Florida State | 8 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 86 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 86 | Colorado State | 8 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 89 | Appalachian State | 8 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 89 | North Texas | 8 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 89 | Louisiana | 8 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 92 | Idaho | 8 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 92 | South Alabama | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 92 | South Carolina | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 92 | Washington State | 9 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 92 | Utah State | 8 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Florida | 9 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 97 | Stanford | 9 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 97 | Wyoming | 9 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 97 | Boston College | 8 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 97 | San Jose State | 8 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 97 | Michigan State | 9 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 97 | Georgia State | 8 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 97 | Buffalo | 8 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 97 | Fresno State | 8 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 106 | SMU | 8 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 106 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 108 | Connecticut | 8 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 109 | USF | 8 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 109 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 109 | Syracuse | 8 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 109 | Illinois | 9 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 2.67 |
| 109 | Ole Miss | 8 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 114 | Tulane | 8 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 114 | Kentucky | 8 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 116 | Temple | 9 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 2.56 |
| 116 | Duke | 8 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 116 | Nevada | 8 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 119 | Purdue | 9 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 119 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 119 | Mississippi State | 8 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 122 | New Mexico State | 8 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 123 | Hawaii | 8 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 2.38 |
| 124 | Texas State | 8 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 125 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 125 | Army | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 127 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 127 | Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |