2016 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado | 12 | 12 | 63 | 75 | 6.25 |
| 2 | Clemson | 13 | 16 | 53 | 69 | 5.31 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 11 | 20 | 45 | 65 | 5.91 |
| 4 | Alabama | 12 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 5.33 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 11 | 14 | 47 | 61 | 5.55 |
| 5 | USC | 11 | 12 | 49 | 61 | 5.55 |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 13 | 47 | 60 | 5.45 |
| 7 | Indiana | 11 | 9 | 51 | 60 | 5.45 |
| 9 | Utah | 10 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 5.90 |
| 9 | UCLA | 10 | 12 | 47 | 59 | 5.90 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 11 | 9 | 50 | 59 | 5.36 |
| 12 | Auburn | 10 | 8 | 50 | 58 | 5.80 |
| 12 | Michigan | 11 | 11 | 47 | 58 | 5.27 |
| 14 | LSU | 10 | 8 | 49 | 57 | 5.70 |
| 15 | Washington | 12 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 16 | Iowa | 11 | 8 | 46 | 54 | 4.91 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 11 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 17 | Kansas State | 11 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 19 | Minnesota | 11 | 8 | 44 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 19 | TCU | 11 | 6 | 46 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 10 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 11 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 23 | Florida State | 11 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 23 | Stanford | 11 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 25 | Oregon | 11 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 25 | Penn State | 12 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 28 | Texas | 10 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 4.80 |
| 28 | Nebraska | 11 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 30 | NC State | 9 | 6 | 41 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 30 | Louisville | 10 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 32 | Arkansas | 10 | 6 | 40 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 32 | Florida | 11 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 4.18 |
| 34 | Arizona State | 10 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 35 | Texas Tech | 10 | 3 | 41 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 35 | Georgia | 11 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 4.00 |
| 37 | California | 10 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 37 | Tennessee | 10 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 37 | Iowa State | 10 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 37 | Oregon State | 10 | 3 | 40 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 41 | Wake Forest | 9 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 41 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 4 | 38 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 41 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 2 | 40 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 44 | Missouri | 9 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 44 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 3.73 |
| 44 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 3.73 |
| 47 | Boston College | 9 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 48 | Kansas | 9 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 48 | Virginia | 9 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 48 | Arizona | 9 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 48 | North Carolina | 11 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 3.55 |
| 52 | Rutgers | 10 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 53 | Maryland | 10 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 3.70 |
| 54 | Baylor | 9 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 54 | Notre Dame | 9 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 56 | South Carolina | 9 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 57 | Washington State | 10 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 3.10 |
| 58 | Ole Miss | 9 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 59 | Duke | 9 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 59 | Michigan State | 9 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 61 | BYU | 6 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Syracuse | 8 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 61 | Kentucky | 10 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 2.70 |
| 61 | Illinois | 10 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 2.70 |
| 65 | Purdue | 9 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 66 | Mississippi State | 8 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 67 | Boise State | 3 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 68 | Memphis | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 69 | Massachusetts | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 70 | Connecticut | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 71 | UTSA | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 71 | USF | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 73 | SMU | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 73 | Marshall | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 75 | San Diego State | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 75 | UCF | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 77 | Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 77 | San Jose State | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 79 | Troy | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 79 | Temple | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 79 | Kent State | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 79 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 83 | Cincinnati | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 83 | Army | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 83 | Appalachian State | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 83 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 83 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 83 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 83 | East Carolina | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 90 | Ohio | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 90 | Southern Miss | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 90 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 90 | Idaho | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 90 | Rice | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 90 | FIU | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 90 | Houston | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 97 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 97 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 97 | UNLV | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 97 | New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 97 | Western Michigan | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 102 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 102 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 102 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 102 | Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 102 | Hawaii | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 107 | Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 107 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 107 | Akron | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 107 | South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 107 | Texas State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 107 | Tulane | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 113 | Nevada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 113 | Ball State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 113 | Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 113 | New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 113 | Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 113 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 113 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 120 | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 120 | Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 120 | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 120 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |