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 | Kansas State | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 4 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Colorado | 4 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 4 | Auburn | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 9 | Washington | 4 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 9 | San Diego State | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 9 | Texas | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 9 | USC | 4 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 14 | UCF | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 15 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 15 | UCLA | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 15 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 15 | Northwestern | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 15 | Michigan | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 15 | TCU | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 15 | Utah | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 22 | Ohio State | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 22 | BYU | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 22 | West Virginia | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 22 | LSU | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 27 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 28 | Tennessee | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 28 | Stanford | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 28 | Troy | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 28 | Toledo | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 28 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 33 | Houston | 3 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 34 | Arkansas State | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Clemson | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 34 | UTSA | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 34 | USF | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Ohio | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 42 | Bowling Green | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 42 | Alabama | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 42 | Texas Tech | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 45 | Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 46 | Boise State | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 46 | Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 46 | Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 46 | Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 46 | Oregon | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 46 | Penn State | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 52 | South Alabama | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 52 | FIU | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 52 | Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 55 | Indiana | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 55 | Florida State | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 55 | Florida | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 55 | Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 55 | NC State | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 60 | Purdue | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Appalachian State | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Kansas | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Missouri | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Navy | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Washington State | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Ball State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | California | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Kent State | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Akron | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Southern Miss | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 74 | New Mexico | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 74 | Utah State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 74 | Louisiana | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 74 | Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 74 | Tulsa | 4 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 80 | UNLV | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 80 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 80 | Georgia State | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 83 | Georgia | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 83 | Western Michigan | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 83 | Marshall | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 83 | North Texas | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 83 | South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 83 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 83 | UTEP | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 83 | Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 83 | Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 83 | Rice | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 83 | Wyoming | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 83 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 95 | Fresno State | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 95 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 97 | Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 97 | Cincinnati | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 97 | Duke | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 97 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 97 | Nevada | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 97 | Illinois | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 97 | Nebraska | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 97 | East Carolina | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 105 | Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 105 | Mississippi State | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 105 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 105 | Baylor | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 105 | Maryland | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 105 | Idaho | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 105 | Army | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 112 | Air Force | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 112 | SMU | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 112 | Louisville | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 112 | Arizona | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 112 | Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 112 | Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 112 | North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 119 | New Mexico State | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 120 | Virginia | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 120 | Buffalo | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 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 |
| 125 | Connecticut | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 126 | Hawaii | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 127 | San Jose State | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 128 | Texas State | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |