2017 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USF | 5 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 9.80 |
| 2 | Oregon | 5 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 3 | Utah | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 4 | Duke | 5 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 4 | USC | 5 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 6 | Memphis | 4 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 7 | Alabama | 5 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 5 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 9 | Ohio | 5 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 10 | UCF | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 11 | Wake Forest | 5 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 5 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 12 | Texas | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 12 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 12 | UTSA | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Penn State | 5 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 16 | Iowa | 5 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 18 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 18 | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 21 | Arkansas State | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 21 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 24 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 24 | Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 24 | Southern Miss | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 24 | Marshall | 4 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 28 | Washington | 5 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 28 | Boston College | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 28 | Colorado | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 28 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 28 | Auburn | 5 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 28 | UCLA | 5 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 34 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 34 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 36 | California | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 36 | Texas A&M | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 36 | LSU | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 36 | Louisville | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 40 | Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 40 | North Texas | 5 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Florida | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Texas Tech | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 40 | West Virginia | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 40 | UAB | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 47 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 47 | Kent State | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 47 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 50 | Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 51 | Massachusetts | 6 | 1 | 27 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 52 | New Mexico State | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 52 | Utah State | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 52 | Troy | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 52 | Georgia | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 52 | Syracuse | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 57 | Houston | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 57 | Boise State | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 57 | Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 57 | Kansas | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 57 | Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 62 | Notre Dame | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 62 | Western Michigan | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 62 | New Mexico | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 62 | NC State | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 62 | North Carolina | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 67 | Iowa State | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 67 | Arizona | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 67 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 67 | Appalachian State | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 71 | Stanford | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 71 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 71 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 71 | Wyoming | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 71 | Akron | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 71 | Clemson | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 71 | SMU | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 71 | Bowling Green | 5 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 79 | Ball State | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 79 | Rice | 5 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 79 | Maryland | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 79 | UNLV | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 79 | Virginia | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 79 | Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 79 | FIU | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 86 | Colorado State | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 86 | South Carolina | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 86 | Nevada | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 86 | Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 86 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 91 | Purdue | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 91 | Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 93 | Georgia State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 94 | Central Michigan | 5 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 94 | San Diego State | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 94 | Cincinnati | 5 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 94 | South Alabama | 5 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 94 | Army | 5 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 99 | San Jose State | 6 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 99 | TCU | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 99 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 99 | Navy | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 103 | Oregon State | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 104 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 105 | Fresno State | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 105 | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 107 | Buffalo | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 107 | Charlotte | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 107 | Temple | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 107 | Baylor | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 111 | Nebraska | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Louisiana | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 113 | BYU | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 113 | Texas State | 5 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 115 | Idaho | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 115 | Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 115 | Connecticut | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 115 | Indiana | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 119 | Washington State | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 119 | Arizona State | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 119 | Mississippi State | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 122 | Air Force | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 123 | Tulsa | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 123 | East Carolina | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 123 | Hawaii | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 126 | Florida State | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 127 | UTEP | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 127 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 129 | Toledo | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 130 | Missouri | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |