2017 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dayan Ghanwoloku | BYU | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Lee Moses | U Mass | JR | CB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Nick Watkins | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Max Regan | Army | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 3 | Michael Shelton | BYU | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Julian Okwara | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 3 | Cole Christiansen | Army | SO | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 3 | Grant Jones | BYU | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |