2016 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missouri | 4 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 2 | UCLA | 4 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Baylor | 4 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Kansas | 4 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 6 | Colorado | 4 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 6 | UNLV | 4 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 8 | Troy | 4 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 8 | UCF | 4 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 11 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 4 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 14 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 14 | TCU | 4 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 16 | Indiana | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 16 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 16 | Alabama | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 16 | Louisville | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 16 | Stanford | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 16 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 16 | Virginia | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 16 | Auburn | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 26 | San Diego State | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 26 | Oregon | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 26 | Houston | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 26 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 26 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 26 | Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Cincinnati | 4 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 32 | Wake Forest | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 32 | West Virginia | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 32 | Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 32 | Old Dominion | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 32 | Air Force | 3 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 38 | SMU | 4 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 38 | Ohio State | 3 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 38 | Nebraska | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 38 | Clemson | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 38 | Central Michigan | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 38 | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 38 | Southern Miss | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 38 | USC | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 38 | Texas Tech | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 38 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 38 | UTEP | 4 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 49 | Wyoming | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 49 | Duke | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 49 | LSU | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 49 | Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 49 | Arkansas State | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 49 | Connecticut | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 49 | North Carolina | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 56 | BYU | 5 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 56 | Georgia | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 56 | Appalachian State | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 56 | Idaho | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 56 | North Texas | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 56 | Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 56 | Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Boise State | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 56 | Rice | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 65 | Florida | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 65 | Arizona | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 65 | California | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 65 | Utah | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 65 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Mississippi State | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 65 | San Jose State | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 65 | Kent State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 65 | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 65 | USF | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 65 | Marshall | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 65 | South Alabama | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 65 | Louisiana | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 65 | UTSA | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 65 | Texas | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Toledo | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 83 | Memphis | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 83 | Army | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 83 | Oregon State | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 83 | Arizona State | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 83 | Ball State | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 83 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 83 | South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 83 | Akron | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 83 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 83 | Minnesota | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 83 | FIU | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 94 | Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 94 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 94 | Utah State | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 94 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 94 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 94 | Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 94 | New Mexico State | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 94 | East Carolina | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 94 | Ole Miss | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 103 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 103 | Temple | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 103 | Washington | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 103 | Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 103 | Maryland | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 103 | Nevada | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 103 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 110 | Washington State | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 110 | Ohio | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 110 | Georgia State | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 110 | Boston College | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 110 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 115 | Florida State | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 115 | Purdue | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 115 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 115 | Hawaii | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 115 | Illinois | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 115 | New Mexico | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 115 | Oklahoma | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 122 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 122 | Syracuse | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 122 | Buffalo | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 122 | Texas State | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 122 | Navy | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 127 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 128 | NC State | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2.33 |