2016 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 12 | 19 | 40 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 11 | 4 | 42 | 46 | 4.18 |
| 3 | Army | 12 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 11 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 5 | Clemson | 6 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 6.50 |
| 6 | Troy | 5 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 7 | Stanford | 4 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 5 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 9 | San Diego State | 5 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 9 | Boston College | 5 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 11 | Missouri | 4 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 11 | Auburn | 5 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 11 | UCF | 5 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 14 | Memphis | 5 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 4 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 17 | Baylor | 4 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | 5 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 5 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 21 | Kentucky | 5 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 21 | Boise State | 5 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 23 | SMU | 4 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 23 | UNLV | 4 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 23 | NC State | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 23 | Arkansas | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 28 | Northwestern | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 28 | Florida | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 28 | Indiana | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 28 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 28 | Air Force | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 33 | UCLA | 3 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 33 | West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 33 | Colorado | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 33 | Wake Forest | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 33 | Central Michigan | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 33 | Idaho | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 39 | Cincinnati | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 39 | Utah | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 39 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 39 | Ole Miss | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 39 | Wyoming | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 39 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 39 | Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 46 | Kansas | 3 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 46 | USC | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 46 | Florida State | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 46 | Ohio | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 46 | South Carolina | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 46 | USF | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 46 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 46 | Arkansas State | 5 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 54 | Nebraska | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 54 | Georgia State | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 54 | Virginia | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 54 | Louisville | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 58 | Iowa State | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 58 | Duke | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 58 | Penn State | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 58 | Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 58 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 58 | Marshall | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 58 | Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 58 | North Texas | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 58 | Temple | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 58 | Old Dominion | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 58 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 58 | Southern Miss | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 58 | Alabama | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 58 | Hawaii | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 72 | Appalachian State | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 72 | New Mexico | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 72 | Louisiana | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 72 | UTSA | 5 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 76 | Oregon | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 76 | LSU | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 76 | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 76 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 76 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 76 | North Carolina | 5 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 76 | Toledo | 5 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 83 | Rutgers | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 83 | Utah State | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 83 | San Jose State | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 83 | Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 83 | Maryland | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 83 | TCU | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 83 | Georgia | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 83 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 91 | Oregon State | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 91 | Texas Tech | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 91 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 91 | Ball State | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 91 | Kent State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 91 | Connecticut | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 97 | California | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 97 | Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 97 | Akron | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 97 | New Mexico State | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 97 | Houston | 5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 102 | Arizona | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 102 | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 102 | Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 102 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 102 | Rice | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 102 | Texas State | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 102 | UTEP | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 102 | South Alabama | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 110 | Texas | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 110 | Washington State | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 110 | Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 110 | FIU | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 110 | Western Michigan | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 115 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 115 | Nevada | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 115 | East Carolina | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 115 | Navy | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 119 | Purdue | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 119 | Washington | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 119 | Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 119 | Colorado State | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 123 | Illinois | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 123 | Syracuse | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 123 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 123 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 127 | Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 127 | Buffalo | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |