2017 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jalen Young | FAU | JR | S | 12 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 2 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | SR | CB | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 2 | Clifton Duck | App St | SO | DB | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 4 | Monquavion Brinson | Ga South | SO | CB | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Darious Williams | UAB | SR | CB | 11 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 4 | Lukas Denis | BC | JR | DB | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 4 | Sean Bunting | CMU | SO | DB | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jordan George | Akron | JR | DB | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 9 | Tae Hayes | App St | JR | DB | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 9 | Terrell Carter | Memphis | FR | DB | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 9 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | SO | DB | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 9 | Shelton Lewis | FAU | JR | CB | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 9 | Jaron Bryant | Fresno St | SO | DB | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 9 | Blace Brown | Troy | JR | CB | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Brad Muhammad | FIU | SR | CB | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 9 | Tariq Thompson | SDSU | FR | S | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 9 | Amik Robertson | La Tech | FR | CB | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 9 | Dallin Leavitt | Utah State | SR | S | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 9 | Andrew Wingard | Wyoming | JR | FS | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 9 | Jawuan Johnson | N Illinois | JR | LB | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 9 | Bryan Williams | Georgia St | SR | S | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Marcus Epps | Wyoming | JR | FS | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Darryl Lewis | La Tech | SO | S | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 9 | Delvon Randall | Temple | JR | DB | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 25 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 25 | Jalen Davis | Utah State | SR | CB | 10 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 25 | Chris Jackson | Marshall | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 25 | Clint Stephens | BGSU | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 25 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | SR | CB | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 25 | Trevon Mathis | Toledo | SR | CB | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 25 | Kindle Vildor | Ga South | SO | CB | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 25 | Jeremy Reaves | USA | SR | S | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 25 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 25 | Marcus Milton | BGSU | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Terrell Williams | Houston | SR | S | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 25 | Ron LaForce | NMSU | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 25 | Lee Moses | U Mass | JR | CB | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 25 | Ryan Williamson | Buffalo | SR | S | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 25 | Garrett Davis | Houston | JR | S | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 25 | Austin Hall | Memphis | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 25 | Kekoa Nawahine | Boise St | SO | S | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 25 | Leighton Vander Esch | Boise St | JR | WLB | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 25 | Joshua Allen | Miami (Oh) | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 25 | Chris Tooley | FAU | SO | CB | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 25 | Sean Chandler | Temple | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 25 | Kahlil Robinson | Toledo | SO | DB | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 25 | B.J. Edmonds | Ark St | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 25 | Kyle Gibson | UCF | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 25 | Chad Moore | Ohio | SR | LB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 25 | Josh Cox | CMU | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 25 | Devin Abraham | S Florida | SR | S | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 25 | Tre Neal | UCF | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Secdrick Cooper | La Tech | SR | S | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Dakari Monroe | SJSU | JR | CB | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Micah Thomas | Navy | SR | LB | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 25 | Jaden Wright | NMSU | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Dameon Baber | Nevada | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 25 | Solomon Matautia | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 25 | Nate Gaines | UTSA | SR | S | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 25 | Fitz Wattley | Coast Car | JR | S | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 25 | Ed Hall | Idaho | JR | LB | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 62 | Bradd Ellis | Ohio | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 62 | Jonathan Cook | Memphis | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 62 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | JR | CB | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 62 | Mazzi Wilkins | S Florida | JR | CB | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 62 | Kyron Brown | Akron | JR | CB | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Tarvarius Moore | USM | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 62 | Avery Williams | Boise St | FR | CB | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 62 | Tobias Moss | USA | SO | CB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Preston Carey | Coast Car | SO | CB | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 62 | Eric Jenkins | N Texas | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 62 | Eric Boggs | App St | SR | ILB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 62 | Isaiah Johnson | Houston | JR | CB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 62 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 62 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | JR | LB | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 62 | Mikial Onu | SMU | SO | S | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 62 | Sean Carter | ODU | JR | S | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 62 | Devron Davis | UTSA | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 62 | Rico Gafford | Wyoming | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 62 | Justin Clark | Toledo | FR | CB | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 62 | Jordan Fogal | CSU | SR | S | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 62 | Tyler Hall | Wyoming | SO | CB | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 62 | Ulysees Gilbert III | Akron | JR | LB | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 62 | Josh Jackson | Iowa | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 62 | Brenton Nelson | Virginia | FR | FS | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 62 | Demetrius Monday | Kent State | SR | CB | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 62 | Joe Joe Headen | ODU | FR | CB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Joe Brown | Western Ky | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Anthony Hawkins | CSU | SO | CB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 62 | Kelsey Douglas | USM | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 62 | Austin Jupe | UTSA | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 62 | Desmond Franklin | App St | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 62 | Jericho Flowers | UNLV | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 62 | Corey Straughter | La-Monroe | FR | CB | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 62 | Kahani Smith | UTEP | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 62 | Max Regan | Army | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 62 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | JR | S | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 62 | T.J. Edwards | Wisconsin | JR | ILB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 62 | Joshua Moon | Ga South | JR | S | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 62 | Obbie Jackson | W Mich | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |