2017 FBS Independents Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 13 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 1.77 |
| 1 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | SO | CB | 11 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 1 | Lee Moses | U Mass | JR | CB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 4 | Dayan Ghanwoloku | BYU | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 4 | Shaun Crawford | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 4 | Max Regan | Army | JR | DB | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 4 | Zayne Anderson | BYU | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 8 | Nick Watkins | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 8 | Jesse Monteiro | U Mass | SR | S | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 8 | Tyler Hayes | U Mass | JR | S | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 8 | Fred Warner | BYU | SR | LB | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 8 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.31 |
| 8 | Elijah Riley | Army | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 8 | Micah Hannemann | BYU | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 8 | Bakhari Goodson | U Mass | SO | S | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 8 | Michael Shelton | BYU | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Troy Pride Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Greer Martini | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 8 | Alex Aukerman | Army | SR | LB | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 8 | Cole Christiansen | Army | SO | LB | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 8 | Grant Jones | BYU | SR | LB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 8 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 8 | Julian Okwara | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 |