2016 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 9 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 2 | Kansas | 10 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 3 | UCLA | 8 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 4 | Indiana | 7 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 4 | UNLV | 8 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 8 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 6 | Fresno State | 11 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 3.27 |
| 8 | Rutgers | 10 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 8 | UCF | 7 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 8 | Arizona | 9 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 11 | Virginia | 10 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 3.40 |
| 11 | Iowa State | 9 | 2 | 31 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 13 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 13 | Ball State | 8 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 10 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 3.20 |
| 13 | East Carolina | 9 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | 7 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 18 | Oregon | 8 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 18 | FIU | 8 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 20 | Kent State | 9 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 8 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 21 | Georgia State | 9 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 21 | Akron | 7 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 24 | NC State | 6 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 24 | Rice | 9 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 24 | Oregon State | 8 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 27 | Missouri | 8 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 27 | Buffalo | 10 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 2.70 |
| 27 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 27 | TCU | 7 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 31 | Ohio | 6 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Michigan State | 9 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 31 | Utah State | 9 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 34 | Texas | 7 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 34 | North Texas | 8 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 34 | Arkansas | 6 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Arizona State | 7 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 34 | Maryland | 7 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 34 | UTSA | 7 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 40 | Bowling Green | 8 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 41 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 41 | Ole Miss | 7 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 43 | Louisiana | 7 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 43 | Notre Dame | 8 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 43 | Northwestern | 6 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 43 | Central Michigan | 7 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 43 | Wake Forest | 6 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 43 | Colorado | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 43 | North Carolina | 5 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 50 | California | 7 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 50 | UTEP | 8 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 50 | Tulane | 8 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 50 | Connecticut | 9 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 2.56 |
| 50 | Auburn | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 50 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 50 | Arkansas State | 5 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 50 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 58 | SMU | 7 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 58 | Duke | 8 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 58 | San Jose State | 8 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 58 | Illinois | 9 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 2.33 |
| 58 | Memphis | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 58 | Baylor | 6 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 58 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 2.38 |
| 65 | Syracuse | 8 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 65 | New Mexico State | 9 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 2.56 |
| 65 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 65 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 65 | Utah | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 65 | Texas State | 10 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 1.80 |
| 71 | Texas A&M | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Southern Miss | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 71 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Purdue | 9 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 2.56 |
| 74 | South Alabama | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 74 | Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 74 | Houston | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 78 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 2.22 |
| 78 | Florida | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 78 | Georgia | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 78 | Washington State | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 78 | Iowa | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 78 | Mississippi State | 7 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2.29 |
| 78 | Troy | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 78 | Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 78 | Navy | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 87 | South Carolina | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 87 | Louisville | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 87 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 87 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 91 | BYU | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 91 | Michigan | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 91 | LSU | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 91 | Boston College | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 91 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 97 | Wyoming | 6 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 97 | Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 97 | Appalachian State | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 97 | Idaho | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 97 | Air Force | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 102 | Hawaii | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.71 |
| 102 | Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 102 | New Mexico | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 102 | Toledo | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 106 | Nevada | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.57 |
| 106 | San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 106 | USC | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 106 | Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 106 | Colorado State | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 106 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 106 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 113 | Boise State | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 113 | Florida State | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 113 | Army | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 116 | Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 116 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 116 | Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 119 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 119 | Stanford | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 119 | West Virginia | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 122 | Washington | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 122 | Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 122 | Clemson | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 122 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 126 | Alabama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 126 | USF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |