2017 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Jackson | Iowa | JR | DB | 11 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 2 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 10 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 11 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 4 | Mark Gilbert | Duke | SO | CB | 10 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 1.80 |
| 5 | Kris Boyd | Texas | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 6 | DeShon Elliott | Texas | JR | DB | 11 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 6 | Denzel Ward | Ohio State | JR | CB | 11 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 8 | Juan Thornhill | Virginia | JR | SS | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.75 |
| 8 | Essang Bassey | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 8 | Arrion Springs | Oregon | SR | CB | 10 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 8 | Ranthony Texada | TCU | SR | CB | 12 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 12 | Duke Dawson | Florida | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 12 | Jace Whittaker | Arizona | JR | CB | 10 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 12 | Levi Wallace | Alabama | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Uchenna Nwosu | USC | SR | OLB | 12 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 16 | Jeremy McDuffie | Duke | JR | S | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 16 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 16 | Amari Henderson | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 16 | Josey Jewell | Iowa | SR | MLB | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 16 | Derwin James | FSU | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 16 | Kyle Queiro | N'western | SR | S | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 16 | Trumaine Washington | Louisville | SR | CB | 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 16 | Duke Shelley | Kansas St | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 16 | Ryan Carter | Clemson | SR | CB | 12 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Avonte Maddox | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 25 | M.J. Stewart | N Carolina | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 25 | K.J. Sails | N Carolina | SO | CB | 9 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 25 | Ramon Richards | Okla St | SR | S | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Derrick Tindal | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 25 | JaMarcus King | S Carolina | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Andraez Williams | LSU | FR | CB | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 31 | Donte Jackson | LSU | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 31 | Lorenzo Burns | Arizona | FR | CB | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Amani Oruwariye | Penn State | JR | CB | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Greg Stroman | Va Tech | SR | CB | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Carlton Davis | Auburn | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Justin Reid | Stanford | JR | SS | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 31 | Chase Lucas | Ariz St | FR | DB | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 31 | Camryn Bynum | California | FR | CB | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 31 | Godwin Igwebuike | N'western | SR | S | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 31 | Natrell Jamerson | Wisconsin | SR | S | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 31 | Christian Campbell | Penn State | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 31 | Grant Haley | Penn State | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 31 | Rodarius Williams | Okla St | FR | CB | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 31 | Jack Jones | USC | SO | CB | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 31 | Deandre Baker | Georgia | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 31 | Parnell Motley | Oklahoma | SO | CB | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 48 | Mark McLaurin | Miss St | JR | DB | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Kiy Hester | Rutgers | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Kevin Toliver II | LSU | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Bryce Hall | Virginia | SO | CB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Iman Marshall | USC | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Joejuan Williams | Vanderbilt | SO | CB | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 48 | JC Jackson | Maryland | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 48 | Bryon Fields Jr. | Duke | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 48 | Derrick Baity | Kentucky | JR | CB | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 48 | Darnell Savage, Jr. | Maryland | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 48 | Ugochukwu Amadi | Oregon | JR | CB | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 48 | Rashard Fant | Indiana | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 48 | Justin Layne | Mich St | SO | CB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 48 | Tyrel Dodson | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 48 | Marco Wilson | Florida | FR | CB | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 48 | A.J. Green | Okla St | SO | CB | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 48 | Tre Flowers | Okla St | SR | S | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 48 | Damon Arnette | Ohio State | SO | CB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Kendall Sheffield | Ohio State | SO | CB | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 48 | Josh Okonye | Purdue | SR | CB | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 68 | Hasan Defense | Kansas | SO | CB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Isaac Yiadom | BC | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 68 | Grayland Arnold | Baylor | SO | CB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 68 | Grant Delpit | LSU | FR | S | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 68 | Josiah Scott | Mich St | FR | CB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 68 | Charles Oliver | Texas A&M | SO | DB | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 68 | CJ Henderson | Florida | FR | CB | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 68 | Michael Jackson | Miami (Fl) | JR | DB | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 68 | Justus Parker | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 68 | Dane Cruikshank | Arizona | SR | CB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 68 | Johnathan Alston | NC State | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 68 | Chauncey Gardner, Jr. | Florida | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 68 | Jonathan Crawford | Indiana | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 68 | Damon Hayes | Rutgers | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 68 | Lavert Hill | Michigan | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 68 | Jake Gervase | Iowa | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 68 | Chucky Williams | Louisville | SR | S | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 68 | Montre Hartage | N'western | JR | CB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 68 | Quenton Meeks | Stanford | JR | CB | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 68 | David Long | Michigan | SO | DB | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 68 | Minkah Fitzpatrick | Alabama | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 68 | Nate Meadors | UCLA | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 68 | Myles Bryant | Washington | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 68 | Mike Daniels Jr. | WVU | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 68 | Khaleke Hudson | Michigan | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 68 | Devin Bush | Michigan | SO | LB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 68 | Elijah Battle | WVU | SR | CB | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 68 | Ajene Harris | USC | JR | CB | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 68 | Nick Orr | TCU | SR | S | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 97 | Byron Murphy | Washington | FR | DB | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 97 | Mike Stevens | NC State | SR | CB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 97 | Isaiah Oliver | Colorado | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 97 | Henre’ Toliver | Arkansas | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.78 |