2017 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | SO | CB | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.57 |
| 1 | Dayan Ghanwoloku | BYU | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Lee Moses | U Mass | JR | CB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 1 | Shaun Crawford | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 1 | Tyler Hayes | U Mass | JR | S | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 1 | Max Regan | Army | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 7 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Fred Warner | BYU | SR | LB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 7 | Jesse Monteiro | U Mass | SR | S | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 7 | Micah Hannemann | BYU | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Bakhari Goodson | U Mass | SO | S | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 7 | Bryton Barr | U Mass | SR | LB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 7 | Leon Flanagan, Jr. | U Mass | SO | DL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 7 | Julian Okwara | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 7 | Zayne Anderson | BYU | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Alex Aukerman | Army | SR | LB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |