2017 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 3 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 3 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 5 | Appalachian State | 4 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 5 | Ohio | 4 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 9 | Arizona | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 10 | Mississippi State | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 10 | LSU | 3 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 12 | Florida State | 4 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 12 | TCU | 4 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 17 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 17 | Texas Tech | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 17 | Boise State | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 17 | Houston | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 17 | Colorado | 4 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 22 | UTEP | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 22 | NC State | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 24 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 24 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 26 | Wyoming | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 27 | Toledo | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 28 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 28 | Alabama | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 28 | Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 28 | Baylor | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 32 | UAB | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 33 | Arkansas State | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Missouri | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 33 | USC | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Oregon | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Troy | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 33 | East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 33 | South Alabama | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Louisiana | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 46 | BYU | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 46 | Duke | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 46 | Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 46 | West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 50 | Arizona State | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 50 | SMU | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 50 | New Mexico State | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 50 | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 50 | San Jose State | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 55 | Virginia | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 55 | UCF | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 55 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 55 | Southern Miss | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 55 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 60 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 60 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 60 | Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 63 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 63 | Kent State | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 63 | Maryland | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 63 | Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 63 | Marshall | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 68 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Akron | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 68 | UTSA | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Illinois | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Purdue | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Texas | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Temple | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Ohio State | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Clemson | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 79 | Air Force | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 79 | Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 79 | Connecticut | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 79 | Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 79 | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 79 | Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 79 | Colorado State | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 86 | FIU | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 86 | Texas A&M | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 88 | California | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 88 | Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 88 | Michigan State | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 88 | Massachusetts | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 92 | Florida | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 92 | North Texas | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 92 | Central Michigan | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 92 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 92 | Navy | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 92 | Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 92 | Washington | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 99 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 99 | San Diego State | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 101 | Idaho | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Utah State | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Washington State | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Hawaii | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Nevada | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 101 | USF | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 110 | Old Dominion | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 110 | Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 110 | Indiana | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 110 | Utah | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 114 | Auburn | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 114 | Texas State | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 114 | Syracuse | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 117 | Louisville | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 117 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 119 | Stanford | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 119 | Army | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 119 | Rice | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 119 | Ball State | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 119 | Charlotte | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 119 | New Mexico | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 125 | Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 126 | Kansas | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 126 | Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 128 | Cincinnati | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 129 | UCLA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 130 | UNLV | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |