2017 National Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 13 | 21 | 72 | 93 | 7.15 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 14 | 20 | 75 | 95 | 6.79 |
| 2 | USF | 12 | 20 | 53 | 73 | 6.08 |
| 2 | UCF | 13 | 20 | 50 | 70 | 5.38 |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 14 | 20 | 43 | 63 | 4.50 |
| 2 | Wyoming | 13 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 4.23 |
| 7 | Alabama | 14 | 19 | 66 | 85 | 6.07 |
| 7 | Arizona | 13 | 19 | 49 | 68 | 5.23 |
| 7 | Akron | 14 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 4.14 |
| 7 | Central Michigan | 13 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 4.23 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 4.08 |
| 12 | Boston College | 13 | 18 | 53 | 71 | 5.46 |
| 12 | Appalachian State | 13 | 18 | 47 | 65 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Stanford | 14 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 3.71 |
| 15 | Northwestern | 13 | 17 | 58 | 75 | 5.77 |
| 15 | Miami (FL) | 13 | 17 | 55 | 72 | 5.54 |
| 15 | Troy | 13 | 17 | 49 | 66 | 5.08 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 17 | 48 | 65 | 5.00 |
| 19 | Memphis | 13 | 16 | 71 | 87 | 6.69 |
| 19 | USC | 14 | 16 | 66 | 82 | 5.86 |
| 19 | Texas | 13 | 16 | 54 | 70 | 5.38 |
| 19 | New Mexico State | 13 | 16 | 48 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 23 | Oregon | 13 | 15 | 67 | 82 | 6.31 |
| 23 | Duke | 13 | 15 | 52 | 67 | 5.15 |
| 23 | Boise State | 14 | 15 | 51 | 66 | 4.71 |
| 23 | Washington | 13 | 15 | 47 | 62 | 4.77 |
| 23 | Toledo | 14 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 4.29 |
| 23 | Houston | 12 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 23 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 4.54 |
| 23 | Virginia | 13 | 15 | 40 | 55 | 4.23 |
| 23 | Washington State | 13 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 3.23 |
| 32 | Wake Forest | 13 | 14 | 66 | 80 | 6.15 |
| 32 | Clemson | 14 | 14 | 56 | 70 | 5.00 |
| 32 | South Carolina | 13 | 14 | 55 | 69 | 5.31 |
| 32 | NC State | 13 | 14 | 52 | 66 | 5.08 |
| 32 | Texas Tech | 13 | 14 | 52 | 66 | 5.08 |
| 32 | UAB | 13 | 14 | 49 | 63 | 4.85 |
| 32 | Arkansas State | 12 | 14 | 48 | 62 | 5.17 |
| 32 | Utah | 13 | 14 | 48 | 62 | 4.77 |
| 32 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Michigan State | 13 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 4.62 |
| 32 | San Diego State | 13 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 4.15 |
| 32 | California | 12 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 32 | Florida | 11 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 45 | Ohio State | 14 | 13 | 62 | 75 | 5.36 |
| 45 | TCU | 14 | 13 | 60 | 73 | 5.21 |
| 45 | Massachusetts | 12 | 13 | 57 | 70 | 5.83 |
| 45 | Louisville | 13 | 13 | 48 | 61 | 4.69 |
| 45 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 4.54 |
| 45 | Mississippi State | 13 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 45 | Utah State | 13 | 13 | 44 | 57 | 4.38 |
| 45 | Tulane | 12 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 4.67 |
| 45 | UTSA | 11 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 3.91 |
| 54 | LSU | 13 | 12 | 64 | 76 | 5.85 |
| 54 | Rutgers | 12 | 12 | 57 | 69 | 5.75 |
| 54 | Kansas State | 13 | 12 | 52 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 54 | Georgia | 15 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 3.73 |
| 54 | Colorado State | 13 | 12 | 41 | 53 | 4.08 |
| 54 | SMU | 13 | 12 | 41 | 53 | 4.08 |
| 54 | Iowa State | 13 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 3.85 |
| 54 | Missouri | 13 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 3.77 |
| 54 | Kent State | 12 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 3.92 |
| 63 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 11 | 53 | 64 | 5.33 |
| 63 | West Virginia | 13 | 11 | 52 | 63 | 4.85 |
| 63 | Kentucky | 13 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 4.08 |
| 63 | Arizona State | 13 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 3.38 |
| 67 | Penn State | 13 | 10 | 60 | 70 | 5.38 |
| 67 | Michigan | 13 | 10 | 53 | 63 | 4.85 |
| 67 | Notre Dame | 13 | 10 | 52 | 62 | 4.77 |
| 67 | Texas A&M | 13 | 10 | 49 | 59 | 4.54 |
| 67 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 10 | 48 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 67 | Purdue | 13 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 3.85 |
| 67 | Temple | 13 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 3.85 |
| 67 | Western Michigan | 12 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 67 | Georgia State | 12 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 67 | Maryland | 12 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 77 | Ohio | 13 | 9 | 73 | 82 | 6.31 |
| 77 | Florida State | 13 | 9 | 64 | 73 | 5.62 |
| 77 | Southern Miss | 13 | 9 | 52 | 61 | 4.69 |
| 77 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 9 | 51 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 77 | Bowling Green | 12 | 9 | 49 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 77 | Fresno State | 14 | 9 | 47 | 56 | 4.00 |
| 77 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 77 | Illinois | 12 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 77 | Louisiana | 12 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 77 | Idaho | 12 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 3.17 |
| 77 | Nebraska | 12 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 3.08 |
| 77 | Hawaii | 12 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 3.00 |
| 89 | Colorado | 12 | 8 | 60 | 68 | 5.67 |
| 89 | South Alabama | 12 | 8 | 47 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 89 | Arkansas | 12 | 8 | 44 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 89 | BYU | 13 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 3.77 |
| 89 | UCLA | 13 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 3.77 |
| 89 | Oklahoma | 14 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 3.43 |
| 89 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 3.92 |
| 89 | Old Dominion | 12 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 89 | Minnesota | 12 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 89 | North Texas | 14 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 3.07 |
| 89 | Ole Miss | 12 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 3.50 |
| 89 | Buffalo | 12 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 3.33 |
| 89 | Nevada | 12 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 3.08 |
| 102 | North Carolina | 12 | 7 | 52 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 102 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 7 | 48 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 102 | Navy | 13 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 3.23 |
| 102 | Tulsa | 12 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 3.42 |
| 102 | FIU | 13 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 3.15 |
| 102 | East Carolina | 12 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 3.08 |
| 102 | Oregon State | 12 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 3.08 |
| 102 | UNLV | 12 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 2.75 |
| 110 | Auburn | 14 | 6 | 53 | 59 | 4.21 |
| 110 | Marshall | 13 | 6 | 51 | 57 | 4.38 |
| 110 | San Jose State | 13 | 6 | 43 | 49 | 3.77 |
| 110 | New Mexico | 12 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 110 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 3.73 |
| 110 | Connecticut | 12 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 3.33 |
| 110 | UTEP | 12 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 3.33 |
| 110 | Ball State | 12 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 110 | Army | 13 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 3.00 |
| 119 | Middle Tennessee State | 13 | 5 | 50 | 55 | 4.23 |
| 119 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 119 | Indiana | 12 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 119 | Cincinnati | 12 | 5 | 35 | 40 | 3.33 |
| 119 | Tennessee | 12 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 3.08 |
| 119 | Air Force | 12 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 2.58 |
| 125 | Kansas | 12 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 3.17 |
| 125 | Syracuse | 12 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 3.00 |
| 127 | Baylor | 12 | 3 | 40 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 127 | Rice | 12 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 3.00 |
| 129 | Charlotte | 12 | 2 | 31 | 33 | 2.75 |
| 130 | Texas State | 12 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 3.08 |