2017 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake Forest | 9 | 10 | 50 | 60 | 6.67 |
| 2 | Iowa | 10 | 14 | 48 | 62 | 6.20 |
| 2 | TCU | 9 | 9 | 48 | 57 | 6.33 |
| 4 | Clemson | 10 | 12 | 47 | 59 | 5.90 |
| 5 | Alabama | 9 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 6 | Boston College | 10 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 7 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 6 | Florida State | 9 | 3 | 40 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 11 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 4.27 |
| 9 | Oregon | 8 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 11 | UCF | 8 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 10 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 11 | Auburn | 9 | 3 | 36 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 14 | USC | 9 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 15 | UCLA | 10 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 4.10 |
| 16 | Texas | 8 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 16 | West Virginia | 8 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 16 | LSU | 6 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 6.17 |
| 16 | Colorado | 7 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 6 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Mississippi State | 8 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 22 | Boise State | 8 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Northwestern | 7 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 24 | South Carolina | 8 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 24 | Louisville | 8 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 24 | Arkansas | 9 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 24 | Penn State | 7 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 29 | Rutgers | 6 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 29 | Baylor | 9 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 31 | Houston | 7 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 31 | NC State | 9 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 31 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 31 | Duke | 7 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 31 | UTEP | 10 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 3.40 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | 9 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 37 | Troy | 6 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 37 | Washington | 7 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 37 | UAB | 6 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 37 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 37 | Maryland | 8 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 37 | San Jose State | 7 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 43 | Arizona State | 9 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 43 | Ohio State | 8 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 43 | Nebraska | 9 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 43 | Oregon State | 8 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 43 | Tulsa | 8 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 43 | Michigan | 6 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 49 | Georgia | 10 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 3.30 |
| 49 | South Alabama | 6 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 49 | Southern Miss | 7 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 49 | Syracuse | 10 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 2.90 |
| 49 | North Texas | 10 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 2.80 |
| 54 | Florida | 9 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 54 | Michigan State | 7 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 54 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 54 | Memphis | 6 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 54 | Kansas State | 6 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 54 | Virginia | 7 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 54 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 54 | Kentucky | 7 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 62 | Stanford | 10 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 3.60 |
| 62 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 62 | SMU | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 62 | Kent State | 6 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 62 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 62 | Kansas | 9 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 62 | Rice | 9 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 62 | Marshall | 7 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 70 | Arizona | 7 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 70 | Tulane | 8 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 70 | Purdue | 8 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 70 | Bowling Green | 6 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 74 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 74 | Utah | 8 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 74 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 74 | Illinois | 6 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 74 | Connecticut | 7 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 74 | New Mexico | 7 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 74 | Texas A&M | 6 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 74 | Charlotte | 8 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 74 | Texas State | 7 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 83 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 83 | Iowa State | 8 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 83 | Utah State | 6 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 83 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 87 | Akron | 7 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 87 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 87 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 87 | Fresno State | 7 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 91 | Appalachian State | 5 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 91 | Navy | 8 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 91 | Massachusetts | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 94 | Washington State | 8 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 94 | Temple | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 94 | Old Dominion | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 94 | Ohio | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 98 | California | 6 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 98 | Minnesota | 7 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 98 | Tennessee | 7 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 98 | Central Michigan | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 98 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 98 | Indiana | 6 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 98 | East Carolina | 7 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 2.43 |
| 106 | Arkansas State | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 106 | Idaho | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 106 | New Mexico State | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 109 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 109 | Ole Miss | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 109 | Nevada | 7 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2.43 |
| 109 | Cincinnati | 7 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 2.29 |
| 113 | San Diego State | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 113 | Louisiana | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 113 | FIU | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 113 | BYU | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 113 | Army | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 113 | Air Force | 7 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2.29 |
| 119 | Western Michigan | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 119 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 121 | Toledo | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 121 | Wyoming | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 121 | USF | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 121 | Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 121 | Ball State | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 126 | UTSA | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 127 | Hawaii | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 127 | Missouri | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.83 |
| 129 | Georgia State | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 129 | UNLV | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |