2017 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Won Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers | 4 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 2 | Oregon | 7 | 11 | 47 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 4 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 5 | Iowa | 8 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 7.88 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 7 | Ohio | 9 | 8 | 62 | 70 | 7.78 |
| 8 | Bowling Green | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 9 | Memphis | 10 | 12 | 60 | 72 | 7.20 |
| 9 | Colorado | 5 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 11 | Wake Forest | 8 | 10 | 47 | 57 | 7.13 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 13 | 18 | 73 | 91 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Florida State | 7 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Kansas | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 16 | USC | 11 | 15 | 61 | 76 | 6.91 |
| 17 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 18 | USF | 10 | 19 | 47 | 66 | 6.60 |
| 18 | Northwestern | 10 | 14 | 52 | 66 | 6.60 |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 21 | Arizona | 7 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 6.57 |
| 22 | Miami (FL) | 10 | 17 | 47 | 64 | 6.40 |
| 23 | Alabama | 13 | 19 | 64 | 83 | 6.38 |
| 24 | LSU | 9 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 25 | New Mexico State | 7 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 25 | Utah | 7 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 27 | South Carolina | 9 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 28 | UAB | 8 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 28 | Boston College | 7 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 28 | Duke | 7 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 28 | Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 28 | Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 33 | Ohio State | 12 | 13 | 57 | 70 | 5.83 |
| 34 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 14 | 44 | 58 | 5.80 |
| 35 | Central Michigan | 8 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 35 | South Alabama | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 37 | Texas Tech | 6 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 38 | Louisville | 8 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 38 | Marshall | 8 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 40 | California | 5 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 40 | Tulane | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 42 | Texas | 7 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 42 | West Virginia | 7 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 44 | Florida | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 44 | Kent State | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 46 | Mississippi State | 9 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 46 | NC State | 9 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 48 | Missouri | 7 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 48 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 50 | Clemson | 12 | 14 | 51 | 65 | 5.42 |
| 51 | Louisiana | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 51 | Minnesota | 5 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 53 | UCF | 13 | 20 | 50 | 70 | 5.38 |
| 54 | Virginia | 6 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 54 | UTSA | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 56 | Fresno State | 10 | 9 | 44 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 57 | Arkansas State | 7 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 58 | Troy | 11 | 15 | 43 | 58 | 5.27 |
| 59 | Old Dominion | 5 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 60 | Penn State | 11 | 9 | 48 | 57 | 5.18 |
| 61 | Utah State | 6 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 61 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 63 | Southern Miss | 8 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 64 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 65 | Notre Dame | 10 | 9 | 42 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 66 | TCU | 11 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 5.09 |
| 67 | Boise State | 11 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 5.00 |
| 67 | Wyoming | 8 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 67 | Kansas State | 8 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 67 | Colorado State | 7 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 67 | Western Michigan | 6 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 67 | UCLA | 6 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 67 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 67 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 67 | East Carolina | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 67 | New Mexico | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 67 | San Jose State | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 67 | Texas State | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 79 | Toledo | 11 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 4.91 |
| 80 | San Diego State | 10 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 81 | Michigan | 8 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 82 | Akron | 7 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 82 | Houston | 7 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 82 | SMU | 7 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 82 | Temple | 7 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 86 | Washington | 10 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 4.80 |
| 86 | Michigan State | 10 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 4.80 |
| 86 | Indiana | 5 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 89 | Appalachian State | 9 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 90 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 90 | Iowa State | 8 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 90 | Cincinnati | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 93 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 94 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 95 | Kentucky | 7 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 96 | Auburn | 10 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 96 | BYU | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 96 | Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 99 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 99 | Arizona State | 7 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 101 | Texas A&M | 7 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 102 | Syracuse | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 103 | UNLV | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 104 | Buffalo | 6 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 105 | Georgia | 13 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 4.15 |
| 106 | Navy | 7 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 107 | Stanford | 9 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 108 | FIU | 8 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 108 | Georgia State | 7 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 108 | Purdue | 7 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 108 | Ole Miss | 6 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 108 | Nevada | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 108 | Hawaii | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 108 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 108 | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 108 | Oregon State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 117 | Air Force | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 118 | Oklahoma | 12 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 119 | Maryland | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 119 | Nebraska | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 119 | Illinois | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 122 | Washington State | 9 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 122 | North Texas | 9 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 124 | Idaho | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 125 | Ball State | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 125 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 125 | Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 125 | Rice | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 129 | Army | 10 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 2.90 |