2016 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in November Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 1 | Colorado | 4 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 3 | Auburn | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 3 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 6 | Washington | 4 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 6 | Texas | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 6 | USC | 4 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 10 | UCF | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 11 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 11 | UCLA | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Michigan | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 16 | BYU | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 16 | West Virginia | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 16 | LSU | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 22 | Tennessee | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 22 | Stanford | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 22 | Troy | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 22 | Toledo | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 22 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 27 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 27 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 27 | Arkansas State | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Clemson | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 27 | UTSA | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 35 | Bowling Green | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 35 | Alabama | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 35 | Texas Tech | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 39 | TCU | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 39 | Utah | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 39 | Boise State | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Oregon | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Penn State | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 47 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 47 | Indiana | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 47 | Florida State | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 47 | Florida | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 47 | Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 47 | NC State | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 53 | Houston | 3 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 53 | Purdue | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Appalachian State | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Kansas | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Missouri | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Navy | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Washington State | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Ball State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 53 | California | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 65 | USF | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 65 | Ohio | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 65 | Southern Miss | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 65 | New Mexico | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 65 | Utah State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 65 | Louisiana | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 65 | Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 65 | Tulsa | 4 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 73 | Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 73 | Georgia | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 73 | Western Michigan | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 73 | Marshall | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 73 | North Texas | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 73 | South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 73 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 73 | UTEP | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 73 | Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 73 | Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 73 | Rice | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 73 | Wyoming | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 73 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 86 | South Alabama | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 86 | FIU | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 86 | Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 86 | Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 86 | Cincinnati | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 86 | Duke | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 86 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 86 | Nevada | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 86 | Illinois | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 86 | Nebraska | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 86 | East Carolina | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 97 | Kent State | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 97 | Akron | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 97 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 97 | Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Mississippi State | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Baylor | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Maryland | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 105 | UNLV | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 105 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 105 | Georgia State | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 105 | Air Force | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 105 | SMU | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 105 | Louisville | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 105 | Arizona | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 105 | Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 105 | Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 105 | North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 115 | Fresno State | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 115 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 115 | Virginia | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 115 | Buffalo | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 119 | Idaho | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 119 | Army | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 121 | New Mexico State | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 122 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 122 | Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 122 | Temple | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 122 | Hawaii | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 126 | Connecticut | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 127 | San Jose State | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 128 | Texas State | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |