2016 National Leaders Interceptions - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Int. | Yards | TD | Int./G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | 9 | 274 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Wyoming | 4 | 6 | 164 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Southern Miss | 4 | 4 | 161 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Troy | 4 | 10 | 154 | 0 | 2.50 |
| 5 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 145 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Oregon State | 3 | 4 | 144 | 1 | 1.33 |
| 7 | SMU | 4 | 10 | 136 | 1 | 2.50 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 4 | 10 | 135 | 1 | 2.50 |
| 9 | Memphis | 3 | 7 | 133 | 2 | 2.33 |
| 10 | Missouri | 4 | 7 | 124 | 1 | 1.75 |
| 11 | Baylor | 4 | 4 | 120 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 110 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Wake Forest | 4 | 6 | 107 | 1 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Appalachian State | 4 | 5 | 102 | 0 | 1.25 |
| 14 | Houston | 5 | 4 | 102 | 2 | 0.80 |
| 16 | BYU | 5 | 9 | 101 | 0 | 1.80 |
| 17 | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 100 | 2 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Purdue | 3 | 3 | 95 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 93 | 1 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Washington | 5 | 4 | 92 | 1 | 0.80 |
| 21 | UCLA | 4 | 5 | 89 | 0 | 1.25 |
| 21 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 89 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Central Michigan | 4 | 6 | 87 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Boise State | 3 | 1 | 85 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 25 | Alabama | 4 | 3 | 79 | 2 | 0.75 |
| 26 | Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 0.75 |
| 26 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 28 | Akron | 4 | 3 | 73 | 1 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Syracuse | 4 | 2 | 72 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 30 | USF | 4 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 31 | Nebraska | 4 | 9 | 70 | 1 | 2.25 |
| 32 | West Virginia | 3 | 4 | 69 | 1 | 1.33 |
| 32 | Arizona State | 4 | 4 | 69 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 34 | North Texas | 4 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 35 | California | 4 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 1.25 |
| 36 | San Jose State | 4 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 37 | Clemson | 4 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 1.75 |
| 38 | Idaho | 4 | 4 | 61 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 38 | LSU | 4 | 3 | 61 | 1 | 0.75 |
| 40 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Oregon | 4 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 1.25 |
| 41 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Ole Miss | 4 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 46 | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 1.50 |
| 47 | Indiana | 3 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 1.33 |
| 47 | Georgia State | 3 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 49 | San Diego State | 3 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 2.00 |
| 49 | Utah | 4 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 1.25 |
| 51 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 1.33 |
| 51 | Washington State | 3 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 1.33 |
| 53 | Louisville | 4 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 53 | UNLV | 4 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 55 | Ball State | 4 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 55 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 57 | Army | 4 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 1.50 |
| 57 | Ohio | 4 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 59 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 60 | Temple | 4 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 61 | Florida | 4 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 1.50 |
| 61 | Colorado | 4 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 61 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 61 | Nevada | 4 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 65 | Stanford | 4 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 65 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 67 | Georgia | 4 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 1.50 |
| 67 | Mississippi State | 4 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 69 | FIU | 4 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 70 | Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 1.50 |
| 71 | Arizona | 4 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 1.25 |
| 72 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 73 | Massachusetts | 4 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 74 | UCF | 4 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 75 | Maryland | 3 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 0.67 |
| 76 | NC State | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Utah State | 4 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Boston College | 4 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 79 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1.25 |
| 79 | New Mexico State | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 81 | South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Old Dominion | 4 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0.75 |
| 84 | Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 85 | TCU | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 87 | Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 87 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 89 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 89 | South Alabama | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 89 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 92 | East Carolina | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 93 | Marshall | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 94 | Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 94 | Virginia | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 96 | Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 97 | Duke | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1.25 |
| 98 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 98 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 100 | Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 101 | Florida State | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| 101 | Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 101 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 101 | Hawaii | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 101 | Kansas | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 101 | Kent State | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 101 | USC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 101 | Texas Tech | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 101 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 101 | Buffalo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 101 | Minnesota | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 101 | New Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 101 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 101 | Air Force | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 101 | Arkansas State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 101 | Auburn | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 101 | Rice | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 101 | Louisiana | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 101 | UTSA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 101 | Connecticut | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 121 | Illinois | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0.67 |