2016 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 13 | 70 | 83 | 6.38 |
| 2 | Colorado | 13 | 14 | 67 | 81 | 6.23 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 13 | 25 | 55 | 80 | 6.15 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 14 | 22 | 58 | 80 | 5.71 |
| 5 | Clemson | 14 | 19 | 60 | 79 | 5.64 |
| 6 | UCF | 12 | 14 | 64 | 78 | 6.50 |
| 7 | Indiana | 13 | 13 | 64 | 77 | 5.92 |
| 8 | UCLA | 12 | 15 | 61 | 76 | 6.33 |
| 9 | Troy | 12 | 21 | 53 | 74 | 6.17 |
| 9 | USC | 13 | 14 | 60 | 74 | 5.69 |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 10 | 63 | 73 | 6.08 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 13 | 21 | 50 | 71 | 5.46 |
| 12 | Alabama | 14 | 16 | 55 | 71 | 5.07 |
| 14 | Auburn | 12 | 9 | 60 | 69 | 5.75 |
| 15 | Utah | 12 | 17 | 51 | 68 | 5.67 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 13 | 54 | 67 | 5.15 |
| 17 | Ohio | 13 | 15 | 51 | 66 | 5.08 |
| 17 | Michigan | 13 | 13 | 53 | 66 | 5.08 |
| 19 | Northwestern | 12 | 14 | 51 | 65 | 5.42 |
| 19 | Stanford | 13 | 14 | 51 | 65 | 5.00 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 13 | 9 | 55 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 22 | Charlotte | 11 | 14 | 49 | 63 | 5.73 |
| 22 | Memphis | 12 | 15 | 48 | 63 | 5.25 |
| 24 | Missouri | 11 | 13 | 49 | 62 | 5.64 |
| 25 | Tulsa | 12 | 8 | 53 | 61 | 5.08 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 13 | 16 | 45 | 61 | 4.69 |
| 27 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 13 | 47 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 4 | 56 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Boise State | 13 | 7 | 53 | 60 | 4.62 |
| 30 | LSU | 11 | 8 | 51 | 59 | 5.36 |
| 30 | Baylor | 12 | 12 | 47 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 30 | Boston College | 12 | 12 | 47 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 30 | Texas A&M | 12 | 11 | 48 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 30 | Iowa | 12 | 8 | 51 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 30 | Houston | 12 | 7 | 52 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 30 | Penn State | 14 | 10 | 49 | 59 | 4.21 |
| 37 | Kansas State | 12 | 15 | 43 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 37 | Air Force | 12 | 15 | 43 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 37 | West Virginia | 12 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 37 | NC State | 12 | 8 | 50 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 37 | TCU | 12 | 8 | 50 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 37 | Washington | 13 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 37 | Louisville | 13 | 15 | 43 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 44 | UNLV | 11 | 3 | 54 | 57 | 5.18 |
| 44 | BYU | 12 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 4.75 |
| 44 | Appalachian State | 13 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 4.38 |
| 44 | Florida | 13 | 16 | 41 | 57 | 4.38 |
| 48 | Texas | 12 | 10 | 46 | 56 | 4.67 |
| 49 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 5.00 |
| 49 | Iowa State | 11 | 9 | 46 | 55 | 5.00 |
| 49 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 49 | Minnesota | 12 | 9 | 46 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 49 | Arkansas | 12 | 8 | 47 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 49 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 6 | 49 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 55 | Arkansas State | 12 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 55 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 55 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 9 | 45 | 54 | 4.15 |
| 58 | Florida State | 12 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 4.42 |
| 58 | UTSA | 12 | 7 | 46 | 53 | 4.42 |
| 60 | Virginia | 11 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 60 | California | 12 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 60 | Old Dominion | 12 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 60 | Tennessee | 12 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 64 | Kansas | 11 | 9 | 42 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 64 | Marshall | 11 | 7 | 44 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 64 | Idaho | 12 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 64 | Wake Forest | 12 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 64 | Central Michigan | 12 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 64 | FIU | 12 | 6 | 45 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 64 | Western Michigan | 13 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 3.92 |
| 64 | Navy | 13 | 7 | 44 | 51 | 3.92 |
| 72 | Cincinnati | 11 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 72 | South Carolina | 12 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 72 | Wyoming | 13 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 3.85 |
| 75 | Akron | 11 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 75 | Oregon | 11 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 75 | Texas Tech | 11 | 3 | 46 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 75 | New Mexico | 12 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 79 | Arizona State | 11 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 79 | Georgia | 12 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 79 | Southern Miss | 12 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 82 | UTEP | 11 | 6 | 41 | 47 | 4.27 |
| 82 | Arizona | 11 | 5 | 42 | 47 | 4.27 |
| 82 | North Texas | 12 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 3.92 |
| 85 | Kent State | 10 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 85 | Louisiana | 12 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 85 | Maryland | 12 | 5 | 41 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 88 | Ole Miss | 11 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 88 | Ball State | 11 | 5 | 40 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 88 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 91 | SMU | 11 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 4.00 |
| 91 | Bowling Green | 11 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 4.00 |
| 91 | USF | 12 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 91 | Notre Dame | 12 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 91 | Toledo | 12 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 96 | Oregon State | 11 | 3 | 40 | 43 | 3.91 |
| 96 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 96 | Kentucky | 12 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 99 | Rutgers | 11 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 3.82 |
| 100 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 3.73 |
| 100 | Massachusetts | 11 | 3 | 38 | 41 | 3.73 |
| 100 | Mississippi State | 12 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 3.42 |
| 100 | Washington State | 12 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 3.42 |
| 104 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 104 | San Jose State | 11 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 104 | East Carolina | 11 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 104 | New Mexico State | 12 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 3.33 |
| 108 | South Alabama | 11 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 3.55 |
| 108 | Connecticut | 11 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 3.55 |
| 108 | North Carolina | 11 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 3.55 |
| 111 | Georgia State | 11 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 3.45 |
| 111 | Colorado State | 12 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 3.17 |
| 111 | Temple | 13 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 2.92 |
| 114 | Tulane | 11 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 114 | Rice | 11 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 116 | Army | 11 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 3.27 |
| 116 | Duke | 11 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 3.27 |
| 116 | Utah State | 11 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 3.27 |
| 116 | Fresno State | 11 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 3.27 |
| 120 | Syracuse | 11 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 3.18 |
| 121 | Michigan State | 11 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 3.09 |
| 122 | Hawaii | 13 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 2.46 |
| 123 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 2.82 |
| 124 | Purdue | 11 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 2.73 |
| 124 | Buffalo | 11 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 2.73 |
| 126 | Illinois | 11 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 2.64 |
| 126 | Nevada | 11 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 2.64 |
| 128 | Texas State | 11 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 1.73 |