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 | Bradd Ellis | Ohio | SR | CB | 13 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 1.62 |
| 2 | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 11 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 3 | Arrion Springs | Oregon | SR | CB | 10 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 1.70 |
| 4 | Darious Williams | UAB | SR | CB | 13 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 1.54 |
| 5 | Jalen Davis | Utah State | SR | CB | 11 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 5 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | SO | CB | 11 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 5 | Ron Smith | SDSU | SO | CB | 11 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 5 | Curtis Mikell | USM | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 5 | Charvarius Ward | MTSU | SR | CB | 13 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 11 | Jace Whittaker | Arizona | JR | CB | 12 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Justin Clifton | Ark St | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Josh Miller | Ball State | JR | CB | 12 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 11 | DeAndre Farris | Western Ky | JR | DB | 13 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 11 | Darian Mills | USA | JR | CB | 11 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 16 | Josh Jackson | Iowa | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1.88 |
| 16 | Essang Bassey | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 16 | Denzel Ward | Ohio State | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 16 | Simeon Thomas | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 20 | Monquavion Brinson | Ga South | SO | CB | 11 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 20 | Terrell Carter | Memphis | FR | DB | 11 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 20 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | SR | CB | 11 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 20 | Isaiah Oliver | Colorado | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 20 | Kris Boyd | Texas | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 20 | Kyron Brown | Akron | JR | CB | 13 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Tyler Horton | Boise St | JR | CB | 13 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Jalen Fox | Ohio | JR | CB | 13 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Ranthony Texada | TCU | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 20 | Amari Henderson | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 20 | Jonathan Cook | Memphis | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 20 | Jermaine Kelly | SJSU | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 20 | D'Angelo Ross | New Mexico | JR | CB | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 33 | Tae Hayes | App St | JR | DB | 12 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 33 | Levi Wallace | Alabama | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 33 | Greg Stroman | Va Tech | SR | CB | 10 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 33 | Chris Jackson | Marshall | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 33 | Tarvarius Moore | USM | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 33 | Preston Carey | Coast Car | SO | CB | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 33 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.83 |
| 33 | Damon Hayes | Rutgers | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 33 | Mike Minter Jr. | MTSU | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 33 | Tre Herndon | Vanderbilt | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 33 | Jalin Burrell | New Mexico | JR | CB | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 33 | Josh Okonye | Purdue | SR | CB | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 45 | Lukas Denis | BC | JR | DB | 9 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 45 | Kyle Queiro | N'western | SR | S | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 45 | Mark Gilbert | Duke | SO | CB | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 45 | Mazzi Wilkins | S Florida | JR | CB | 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 45 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | JR | CB | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 45 | Juan Thornhill | Virginia | JR | SS | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 45 | Duke Shelley | Kansas St | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 45 | Samuel Beal | W Mich | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 45 | Jamal Parker | Kent State | SO | CB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Jerrell Foster | Kent State | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 45 | Marco Wilson | Florida | FR | CB | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Christian Campbell | Penn State | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Tyris Wooten | Navy | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Tito Windham | Memphis | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 45 | Joejuan Williams | Vanderbilt | SO | CB | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 45 | Natrell Jamerson | Wisconsin | SR | S | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 45 | Tatum Slack | Buffalo | JR | CB | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 62 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | JR | DB | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 62 | Trumaine Washington | Louisville | SR | CB | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 62 | Shelton Lewis | FAU | JR | CB | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 62 | Clint Stephens | BGSU | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 62 | Duke Dawson | Florida | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 62 | Ugochukwu Amadi | Oregon | JR | CB | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 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 | Trevon Mathis | Toledo | SR | CB | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 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 | Tony Reid | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 62 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | SR | CB | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 62 | Tobias Moss | USA | SO | CB | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 62 | DeMarcus Owens | NMSU | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 62 | Avery Williams | Boise St | FR | CB | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.71 |
| 62 | Josey Jewell | Iowa | SR | MLB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 62 | Myles Jones | Texas A&M | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Rashad Fenton | S Carolina | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 62 | Uchenna Nwosu | USC | SR | OLB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 62 | Rodney Clemons | SMU | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 62 | Bryce Hall | Virginia | SO | CB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 62 | Ronnie Hoggins | S Florida | JR | CB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 62 | Nik Needham | UTEP | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 62 | Kemon Hall | N Texas | JR | DB | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.64 |
| 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 | Devin Bush | Michigan | SO | LB | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 62 | Rodarius Williams | Okla St | FR | CB | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 62 | Anthony Chesley | Coast Car | JR | CB | 12 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 62 | Kylan Nelson | Ohio | JR | S | 13 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 93 | DeShon Elliott | Texas | JR | DB | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 93 | Jaron Bryant | Fresno St | SO | DB | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 93 | Terrell Williams | Houston | SR | S | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 93 | Jack Jones | USC | SO | CB | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 93 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | SO | DB | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 93 | Kiy Hester | Rutgers | JR | DB | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 93 | Jeremy McDuffie | Duke | JR | S | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 93 | Kindle Vildor | Ga South | SO | CB | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.91 |