2017 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 13 | 10 | 52 | 62 | 4.77 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 11 | 9 | 49 | 58 | 5.27 |
| 3 | BYU | 12 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 4 | Army | 13 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Alabama | 5 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 6 | Ohio | 5 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 7 | Oregon | 4 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 9.25 |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 9 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 10 | USF | 4 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 10 | Florida State | 5 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 10 | Wake Forest | 5 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 13 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 13 | LSU | 5 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 13 | Louisville | 5 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 16 | Utah | 4 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 16 | UCLA | 4 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 16 | Marshall | 5 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 20 | Utah State | 5 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 5 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 20 | Fresno State | 5 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 24 | Michigan | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 24 | New Mexico | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 24 | UAB | 5 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Auburn | 5 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 24 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 24 | Southern Miss | 5 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 30 | Washington | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 30 | Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 32 | Boston College | 5 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 32 | Mississippi State | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 32 | South Carolina | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 32 | Arizona | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 32 | Duke | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 32 | NC State | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 32 | San Jose State | 5 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 40 | Troy | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 40 | North Carolina | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 40 | Rutgers | 3 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 40 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 45 | Boise State | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 45 | Penn State | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 45 | Kent State | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 45 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 45 | SMU | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 45 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 45 | Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 53 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 53 | New Mexico State | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 53 | Iowa | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 53 | Stanford | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 53 | Texas | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 53 | Temple | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 53 | Missouri | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 53 | Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 53 | East Carolina | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 53 | Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 53 | Bowling Green | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 65 | Arkansas State | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 65 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 65 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 65 | Colorado | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 65 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 65 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 65 | Nevada | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 72 | California | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 72 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 72 | UTSA | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 72 | Georgia State | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 72 | Houston | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 72 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 72 | Texas Tech | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 72 | FIU | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 72 | North Texas | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 81 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 81 | Virginia | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 81 | Akron | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 81 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 81 | Texas State | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 86 | Appalachian State | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 86 | Iowa State | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 86 | Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 86 | Western Michigan | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 86 | Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 86 | Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 86 | Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 86 | USC | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 86 | Navy | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 86 | Baylor | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 86 | Kansas | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 86 | Indiana | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 98 | Central Michigan | 5 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 98 | San Diego State | 5 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 98 | Ball State | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 98 | Clemson | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Maryland | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 98 | Purdue | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 98 | Arizona State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 98 | Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 98 | Connecticut | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 98 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 108 | Wyoming | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 108 | TCU | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 108 | UNLV | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 108 | Hawaii | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 108 | Georgia | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 108 | Rice | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 114 | Louisiana | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 114 | South Alabama | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 116 | UCF | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 116 | Illinois | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 116 | Nebraska | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 116 | Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 116 | UTEP | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 116 | Charlotte | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 122 | Colorado State | 5 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 122 | Washington State | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 122 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 122 | Idaho | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 126 | Toledo | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 126 | Air Force | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 128 | Oregon State | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 128 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 130 | Florida | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3.00 |