2017 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 2 | Iowa | 9 | 15 | 56 | 71 | 7.89 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 10 | 12 | 57 | 69 | 6.90 |
| 4 | USC | 10 | 13 | 54 | 67 | 6.70 |
| 5 | Wake Forest | 8 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 6.50 |
| 6 | Memphis | 9 | 12 | 45 | 57 | 6.33 |
| 7 | Ohio | 8 | 7 | 43 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 8 | UCF | 9 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 9 | Clemson | 9 | 10 | 45 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 10 | LSU | 8 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 5.88 |
| 11 | TCU | 10 | 8 | 50 | 58 | 5.80 |
| 12 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 12 | Appalachian State | 8 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 12 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 15 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 5.67 |
| 15 | Northwestern | 9 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 5.67 |
| 15 | Toledo | 9 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 5.67 |
| 18 | South Alabama | 8 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 19 | Ohio State | 10 | 10 | 46 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 20 | Boston College | 8 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 21 | Texas | 9 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 21 | Kansas State | 9 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 21 | Colorado | 9 | 4 | 45 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 24 | South Carolina | 8 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 24 | Florida State | 8 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 26 | Texas Tech | 9 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 26 | Rutgers | 9 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 28 | Duke | 8 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 29 | Penn State | 9 | 4 | 43 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 30 | Houston | 8 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 30 | Troy | 8 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 30 | Florida | 8 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 30 | Arkansas State | 8 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 30 | Bowling Green | 8 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 30 | NC State | 8 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 36 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 37 | Michigan State | 9 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Oregon | 9 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 37 | New Mexico State | 8 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Alabama | 9 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 41 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 3 | 36 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 42 | Arizona | 9 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 42 | West Virginia | 9 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 44 | Virginia | 8 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 44 | UAB | 8 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 44 | USF | 8 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 44 | Southern Miss | 8 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 48 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 48 | Akron | 9 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 48 | Boise State | 9 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 51 | Wyoming | 8 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 51 | Tulane | 8 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 51 | Colorado State | 8 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 54 | North Carolina | 8 | 2 | 34 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 55 | Georgia | 10 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 56 | Central Michigan | 8 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 56 | San Diego State | 8 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 58 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 58 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 60 | Michigan | 9 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 61 | Kentucky | 8 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 61 | Louisiana | 8 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 61 | Western Michigan | 8 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 61 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 65 | Purdue | 9 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Louisville | 8 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 65 | SMU | 8 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Mississippi State | 8 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Texas A&M | 8 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Marshall | 8 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 65 | BYU | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Washington | 9 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 74 | Auburn | 9 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 76 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 76 | Arkansas | 8 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 78 | Oklahoma | 10 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 79 | Illinois | 9 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 80 | Missouri | 8 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 80 | Temple | 8 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 80 | UTEP | 8 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 80 | Tulsa | 8 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 84 | California | 9 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 84 | Iowa State | 9 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 86 | Idaho | 8 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 87 | Fresno State | 9 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 88 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 88 | Old Dominion | 8 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 88 | San Jose State | 8 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Arizona State | 9 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 91 | Utah | 9 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 91 | Indiana | 9 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 94 | Buffalo | 8 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 94 | Ole Miss | 8 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 94 | Utah State | 8 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 94 | Connecticut | 8 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 94 | Navy | 8 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 94 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 100 | Maryland | 9 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 100 | Baylor | 9 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 102 | Georgia State | 8 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 102 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 104 | Washington State | 9 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 104 | Oregon State | 9 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 106 | UTSA | 8 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 106 | Kent State | 8 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 106 | Rice | 8 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 106 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 110 | Stanford | 10 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 3.10 |
| 111 | Hawaii | 8 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 111 | FIU | 8 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Air Force | 8 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Charlotte | 8 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Texas State | 8 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 116 | Nebraska | 9 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 116 | Minnesota | 9 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 116 | North Texas | 9 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 119 | Ball State | 8 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 120 | Kansas | 9 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 121 | Cincinnati | 8 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 122 | Nevada | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 122 | UNLV | 8 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 122 | Syracuse | 8 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 125 | UCLA | 9 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 2.44 |
| 126 | East Carolina | 8 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2.38 |
| 126 | Tennessee | 8 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 2.38 |
| 126 | New Mexico | 8 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 2.38 |