2017 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Jackson | Iowa | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1.88 |
| 2 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.83 |
| 3 | Jalen Davis | Utah State | SR | CB | 11 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 4 | Arrion Springs | Oregon | SR | CB | 10 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 1.70 |
| 5 | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 11 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 6 | Isaiah Oliver | Colorado | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 7 | Bradd Ellis | Ohio | SR | CB | 13 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 1.62 |
| 8 | Lukas Denis | BC | JR | DB | 9 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 9 | Darious Williams | UAB | SR | CB | 13 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 1.54 |
| 10 | Monquavion Brinson | Ga South | SO | CB | 11 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 11 | Levi Wallace | Alabama | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 11 | Kris Boyd | Texas | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 11 | Denzel Ward | Ohio State | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 14 | Kiy Hester | Rutgers | JR | DB | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 15 | Kyle Queiro | N'western | SR | S | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 15 | Essang Bassey | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 17 | DeShon Elliott | Texas | JR | DB | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 17 | Clint Stephens | BGSU | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 17 | Damon Hayes | Rutgers | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 20 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | SO | CB | 11 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 20 | Ron Smith | SDSU | SO | CB | 11 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 22 | Jace Whittaker | Arizona | JR | CB | 12 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 22 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 22 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | SR | CB | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 22 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | JR | DB | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 22 | Simeon Thomas | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 27 | Mark Gilbert | Duke | SO | CB | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 27 | Greg Stroman | Va Tech | SR | CB | 10 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 29 | Terrell Carter | Memphis | FR | DB | 11 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 29 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | SR | CB | 11 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 31 | Jeremy McDuffie | Duke | JR | S | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 32 | Mark McLaurin | Miss St | JR | DB | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 32 | Andraez Williams | LSU | FR | CB | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 32 | Duke Dawson | Florida | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 32 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | JR | CB | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 32 | Juan Thornhill | Virginia | JR | SS | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 37 | Trumaine Washington | Louisville | SR | CB | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 37 | Ranthony Texada | TCU | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 37 | Amari Henderson | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 40 | Chris Jackson | Marshall | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 40 | Darian Mills | USA | JR | CB | 11 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 42 | Tae Hayes | App St | JR | DB | 12 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 42 | Justin Clifton | Ark St | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 42 | Josh Miller | Ball State | JR | CB | 12 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 45 | Curtis Mikell | USM | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 46 | Henre’ Toliver | Arkansas | SR | DB | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 46 | Rashard Fant | Indiana | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 48 | Derwin James | FSU | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 48 | Hasan Defense | Kansas | SO | CB | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 48 | Josey Jewell | Iowa | SR | MLB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 51 | Duke Shelley | Kansas St | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 51 | Samuel Beal | W Mich | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 51 | Tre Herndon | Vanderbilt | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 54 | Jaron Bryant | Fresno St | SO | DB | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 54 | Terrell Williams | Houston | SR | S | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 54 | Jack Jones | USC | SO | CB | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 54 | Ugochukwu Amadi | Oregon | JR | CB | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 58 | Mazzi Wilkins | S Florida | JR | CB | 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 58 | Jonathan Cook | Memphis | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 60 | DeAndre Farris | Western Ky | JR | DB | 13 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 60 | Charvarius Ward | MTSU | SR | CB | 13 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 62 | Tarvarius Moore | USM | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Kyron Brown | Akron | JR | CB | 13 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Tyler Horton | Boise St | JR | CB | 13 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Jalen Fox | Ohio | JR | CB | 13 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Clifton Duck | App St | SO | DB | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Preston Carey | Coast Car | SO | CB | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Jermaine Kelly | SJSU | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | SO | DB | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Amari Coleman | CMU | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Jeremy Reaves | USA | SR | S | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 62 | D'Angelo Ross | New Mexico | JR | CB | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Lee Moses | U Mass | JR | CB | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Ramon Richards | Okla St | SR | S | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 62 | JaMarcus King | S Carolina | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Jamal Parker | Kent State | SO | CB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Tyrel Dodson | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Myles Jones | Texas A&M | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Marco Wilson | Florida | FR | CB | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Christian Campbell | Penn State | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Tyris Wooten | Navy | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Jake Gervase | Iowa | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Kevin Toliver II | LSU | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | M.J. Stewart | N Carolina | SR | CB | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | K.J. Sails | N Carolina | SO | CB | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Dane Jackson | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Santos Ramirez | Arkansas | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Darnell Savage, Jr. | Maryland | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Shelton Lewis | FAU | JR | CB | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 91 | Lorenzo Burns | Arizona | FR | CB | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 91 | Mike Minter Jr. | MTSU | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 94 | T.J. Edwards | Wisconsin | JR | ILB | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 94 | Kindle Vildor | Ga South | SO | CB | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 94 | Tony Reid | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 94 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | SR | CB | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 94 | Tobias Moss | USA | SO | CB | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 94 | Jerrell Foster | Kent State | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 94 | Jalin Burrell | New Mexico | JR | CB | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.91 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.