2017 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 2 | Iowa | 5 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 3 | TCU | 3 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 9 | 6 | 41 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 6 | Texas | 6 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 7 | Houston | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 5 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 7 | LSU | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 7 | Memphis | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 11 | Boston College | 6 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 6 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 13 | Kansas State | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 13 | Michigan | 5 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 15 | Washington | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 8 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 17 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 17 | Wake Forest | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 19 | Texas Tech | 7 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 19 | Colorado | 7 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 21 | Bowling Green | 10 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 22 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 23 | Rutgers | 8 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 23 | NC State | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 25 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 26 | Duke | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 27 | South Alabama | 8 | 1 | 31 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Florida | 7 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Tulane | 7 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Oregon | 6 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 27 | West Virginia | 6 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Florida State | 6 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Southern Miss | 5 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Troy | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 38 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 39 | Illinois | 10 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 40 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 40 | Maryland | 8 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 42 | Utah State | 7 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 43 | Arizona | 6 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 43 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 43 | Purdue | 6 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 43 | Boise State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 43 | Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 48 | Baylor | 11 | 2 | 38 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 49 | Kent State | 10 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 3.60 |
| 50 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 51 | San Jose State | 11 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 3.55 |
| 52 | Arkansas | 8 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 52 | New Mexico State | 6 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 52 | Kentucky | 6 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 52 | South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 52 | Auburn | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 52 | USF | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 58 | BYU | 9 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 59 | Akron | 7 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 59 | California | 7 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 61 | UTEP | 12 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 3.33 |
| 61 | Army | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 63 | Ball State | 10 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 3.30 |
| 64 | Virginia | 7 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 65 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 66 | New Mexico | 9 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 67 | Georgia State | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 67 | Louisville | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 69 | SMU | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 69 | Western Michigan | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 69 | Utah | 6 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 72 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 72 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 74 | Idaho | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 75 | Oregon State | 11 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Rice | 11 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Colorado State | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Ole Miss | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Stanford | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Wyoming | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 75 | UAB | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Ohio | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 86 | Nebraska | 8 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 87 | Old Dominion | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 88 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 89 | Kansas | 11 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 2.82 |
| 90 | Nevada | 9 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 91 | Washington State | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 92 | Charlotte | 11 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 2.73 |
| 93 | UCLA | 7 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 93 | Indiana | 7 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 95 | Texas State | 10 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 2.70 |
| 96 | Hawaii | 9 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 2.67 |
| 96 | Temple | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 96 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 99 | Cincinnati | 8 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 100 | Louisiana | 7 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 2.57 |
| 101 | Tulsa | 10 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 2.50 |
| 101 | Buffalo | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 101 | Clemson | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 101 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 105 | Connecticut | 9 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 2.44 |
| 105 | East Carolina | 9 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 2.44 |
| 107 | Minnesota | 7 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2.43 |
| 108 | Iowa State | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 108 | North Texas | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 108 | Marshall | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 111 | Tennessee | 8 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 2.38 |
| 111 | Syracuse | 8 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 2.38 |
| 113 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 114 | Mississippi State | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 115 | UTSA | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 116 | Navy | 6 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.17 |
| 116 | Arizona State | 6 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2.17 |
| 118 | Toledo | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 118 | USC | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Alabama | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 122 | Missouri | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.83 |
| 123 | FIU | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 123 | Central Michigan | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 125 | UNLV | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.71 |
| 125 | Air Force | 7 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.71 |
| 127 | San Diego State | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 128 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 129 | Fresno State | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |