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 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 1 | Arizona | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 4 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Wyoming | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 6 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 8 | Ohio | 4 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 8 | Bowling Green | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 8 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 8 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 8 | Mississippi State | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 8 | Virginia | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 8 | Akron | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 8 | California | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 16 | Texas Tech | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 3 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 16 | Toledo | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 16 | UAB | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 16 | Arkansas State | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 16 | UCF | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 16 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 16 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 16 | UTSA | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 16 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 16 | Stanford | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 29 | Iowa | 3 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 29 | Boise State | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 29 | Houston | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 29 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 29 | BYU | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 29 | Duke | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 29 | Kent State | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 29 | Maryland | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 29 | Illinois | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 29 | Air Force | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 29 | Arizona State | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 29 | SMU | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 29 | Michigan State | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 29 | Idaho | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 44 | North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 44 | South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 44 | LSU | 3 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 44 | Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 44 | Missouri | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 44 | USC | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 44 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 44 | UTEP | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 44 | Southern Miss | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 44 | Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 44 | Marshall | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 44 | Alabama | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 44 | Purdue | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 44 | Texas | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 44 | Troy | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 44 | Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 44 | Connecticut | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 44 | Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 44 | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 44 | New Mexico State | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 44 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 44 | Temple | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 44 | Utah State | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 44 | Washington State | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 44 | FIU | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 44 | Texas A&M | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 44 | Old Dominion | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 44 | Louisville | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 44 | Hawaii | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 44 | Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 74 | Florida State | 4 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 74 | TCU | 4 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 74 | Colorado | 4 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 74 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 74 | Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 74 | West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 74 | NC State | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 74 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 74 | Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 74 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 74 | East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 74 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 74 | South Alabama | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 74 | Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 74 | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 74 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 74 | Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 74 | Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 74 | Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 74 | Florida | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 74 | North Texas | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 74 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 74 | Nevada | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 74 | USF | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 74 | Massachusetts | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 74 | Army | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 74 | UCLA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 101 | Oregon | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 101 | Baylor | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 101 | Louisiana | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 101 | Colorado State | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 101 | San Jose State | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 101 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 101 | Ohio State | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 101 | Indiana | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 101 | Utah | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 101 | Central Michigan | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 101 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 101 | Navy | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 101 | Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Kansas | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 101 | Rice | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 101 | Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 101 | Cincinnati | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 118 | San Diego State | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 118 | Clemson | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 118 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 118 | Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 118 | Washington | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 118 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 118 | Auburn | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 118 | Texas State | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 118 | Syracuse | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 118 | Ball State | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 118 | Charlotte | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 118 | New Mexico | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 118 | UNLV | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |