2016 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 5 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 2 | Auburn | 4 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 5 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 4 | Memphis | 5 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 6 | Air Force | 5 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 6 | UNLV | 5 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 8 | UCF | 4 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 10 | Virginia | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 4 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 10 | Ohio | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 10 | Marshall | 5 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 15 | Utah | 5 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 15 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 15 | Kent State | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 15 | NC State | 5 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 15 | FIU | 5 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 20 | Western Michigan | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 20 | San Diego State | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 20 | Akron | 5 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Colorado | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 25 | USC | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Arizona | 4 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Georgia State | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 25 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 32 | Appalachian State | 4 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 32 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 32 | Clemson | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 32 | San Jose State | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 32 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 37 | Ball State | 4 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 37 | Minnesota | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 37 | Arizona State | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 37 | New Mexico | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 37 | Boise State | 5 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 37 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 43 | Louisville | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 43 | South Carolina | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 43 | Alabama | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 43 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 43 | UTEP | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 43 | Navy | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 43 | Central Michigan | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 43 | Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 51 | Nebraska | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 51 | Florida State | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 51 | Idaho | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 51 | Ole Miss | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 51 | Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 51 | UCLA | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 51 | East Carolina | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 51 | Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 51 | Connecticut | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 51 | UTSA | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 51 | Maryland | 5 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 51 | Oregon State | 5 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 63 | North Texas | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 63 | California | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 63 | Houston | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 63 | Texas Tech | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 63 | North Carolina | 4 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 63 | Kansas State | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 63 | Massachusetts | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 70 | LSU | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 70 | Cincinnati | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 70 | SMU | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 70 | Iowa | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 70 | Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 70 | Iowa State | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 70 | Texas | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 77 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 77 | Mississippi State | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 77 | Old Dominion | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 77 | Missouri | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 77 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 77 | Georgia | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 77 | Kansas | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 77 | Tulsa | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 77 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 77 | Hawaii | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 77 | Buffalo | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 88 | Army | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Boston College | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 91 | Florida | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 91 | Arkansas State | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 91 | New Mexico State | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 91 | Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 91 | Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 91 | TCU | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 91 | Oregon | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 91 | Rice | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 91 | Texas State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 91 | Washington State | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Stanford | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 101 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 101 | Bowling Green | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 101 | Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 101 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 101 | USF | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 101 | Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 101 | Fresno State | 5 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 109 | Baylor | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 109 | BYU | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 109 | Troy | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 109 | Washington | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 109 | Wyoming | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 114 | Louisiana | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 114 | Toledo | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 114 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 114 | Southern Miss | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 118 | Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 118 | Utah State | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 118 | Illinois | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 118 | Temple | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 122 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 122 | South Alabama | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 124 | Duke | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 124 | Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 124 | Purdue | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 127 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 127 | Nevada | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |