2017 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games at Home Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 8 | 9 | 50 | 59 | 7.38 |
| 2 | Iowa | 7 | 12 | 45 | 57 | 8.14 |
| 3 | Oregon | 7 | 10 | 46 | 56 | 8.00 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 7 | 6 | 43 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 5 | USC | 7 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 6.86 |
| 6 | Ohio | 6 | 5 | 41 | 46 | 7.67 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 7 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 6.57 |
| 8 | LSU | 6 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 7.33 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 7 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 7 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 9 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 7 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 12 | UCF | 7 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | 6 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 6.83 |
| 14 | Alabama | 7 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 5.86 |
| 14 | Penn State | 7 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 5.86 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 6 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 6.50 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 19 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 20 | USF | 6 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 6.17 |
| 20 | NC State | 6 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 6.17 |
| 20 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 6.17 |
| 20 | Duke | 7 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 20 | Auburn | 7 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 25 | New Mexico State | 5 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 25 | Florida State | 6 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 25 | SMU | 7 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 25 | Utah | 7 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 29 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 29 | Washington | 7 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Kansas State | 7 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 31 | Minnesota | 7 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 33 | Southern Miss | 6 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 33 | Notre Dame | 7 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 33 | Mississippi State | 7 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 36 | Colorado State | 6 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 36 | Texas | 6 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 36 | Boston College | 6 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 36 | Arkansas | 6 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 36 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 36 | Wyoming | 7 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 36 | Michigan State | 7 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 36 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 44 | UAB | 6 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 44 | Houston | 6 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 44 | Louisville | 6 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 44 | TCU | 6 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 44 | Fresno State | 6 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 44 | San Diego State | 7 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 50 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 50 | UCLA | 6 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 50 | Clemson | 7 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 53 | Arizona | 6 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 53 | Akron | 6 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 53 | California | 6 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 53 | Appalachian State | 6 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 53 | Florida | 6 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 53 | Iowa State | 6 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 53 | Western Michigan | 6 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 53 | Colorado | 6 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 53 | Boise State | 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 62 | Central Michigan | 5 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 62 | Stanford | 6 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 62 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 62 | South Alabama | 6 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 62 | Tulsa | 6 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 62 | San Jose State | 6 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 62 | Ohio State | 7 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 69 | Georgia | 6 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 69 | Texas Tech | 6 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 69 | East Carolina | 7 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 72 | Arkansas State | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 72 | Troy | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 72 | Marshall | 6 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 72 | Old Dominion | 6 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 72 | Purdue | 6 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 72 | Navy | 6 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 72 | Kentucky | 7 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 72 | Kansas | 7 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 80 | Toledo | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 80 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 80 | Maryland | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 80 | New Mexico | 6 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 80 | Baylor | 6 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 80 | Virginia | 7 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 80 | Arizona State | 7 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 80 | Ole Miss | 7 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 88 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Nevada | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Michigan | 6 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Army | 6 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Texas State | 6 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Nebraska | 7 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 95 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 95 | Utah State | 6 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 95 | Illinois | 7 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 95 | Tennessee | 7 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 99 | Georgia State | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 99 | Bowling Green | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 99 | Massachusetts | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 99 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 99 | Tulane | 6 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 99 | Buffalo | 6 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 99 | Texas A&M | 7 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 106 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 106 | Hawaii | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 106 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 106 | Indiana | 6 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 106 | Syracuse | 7 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Rice | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 111 | North Texas | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 111 | Cincinnati | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 111 | Oregon State | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 111 | BYU | 6 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 111 | Connecticut | 6 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 111 | Washington State | 7 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 118 | Ball State | 6 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 118 | Oklahoma | 6 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 120 | Louisiana | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 121 | Kent State | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 121 | Idaho | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 121 | UNLV | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 121 | FIU | 6 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 125 | UTSA | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 125 | Air Force | 6 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 125 | Missouri | 7 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2.29 |
| 128 | UTEP | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 128 | Temple | 6 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 128 | Charlotte | 6 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2.50 |