2016 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 3 | Oregon State | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 3 | SMU | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 5 | Georgia State | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 5 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 7 | Mississippi State | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Ball State | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 7 | UNLV | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 13 | Central Michigan | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Cincinnati | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Missouri | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Memphis | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Toledo | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 26 | Hawai'i | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Rice | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | BYU | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Idaho | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Oregon | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | South Florida | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 37 | Army | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 38 | Arizona | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Purdue | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Charlotte | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 38 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 50 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 50 | San Jose State | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Temple | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Arkansas | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Fresno State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Georgia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Illinois | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Tulsa | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Marshall | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Kent State | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 69 | South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 69 | North Carolina State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Tulane | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Baylor | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | UTEP | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Air Force | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 86 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 86 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 86 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 86 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 86 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 86 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 86 | Akron | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 86 | Arizona State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 86 | Boston College | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 86 | Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 86 | Florida State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 86 | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 86 | Nevada | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 86 | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 86 | TCU | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 86 | UTSA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 86 | Navy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 103 | Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 103 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 103 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |