2017 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in November Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 3 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 10.67 |
| 3 | Memphis | 3 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Clemson | 4 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 4 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Wake Forest | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 8 | Florida State | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 10 | Central Michigan | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 10 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 10 | Penn State | 4 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 13 | UCF | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 13 | LSU | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 13 | TCU | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 16 | Texas | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 19 | Missouri | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 20 | Louisville | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 20 | San Diego State | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 20 | Indiana | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 25 | USC | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 25 | Florida | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Virginia | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 25 | West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 29 | UAB | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 29 | NC State | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 29 | South Carolina | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 29 | Washington | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 29 | Alabama | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 29 | Fresno State | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 35 | Louisiana | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 35 | Toledo | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 35 | Texas Tech | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 35 | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 35 | Southern Miss | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 40 | Akron | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 40 | Oregon | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 40 | Arkansas State | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 40 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 40 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 40 | Stanford | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 40 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 40 | Old Dominion | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 40 | Purdue | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 40 | Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 40 | Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 40 | Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 40 | Texas A&M | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 40 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 54 | Boston College | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 54 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 54 | Colorado State | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 54 | Colorado | 3 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 54 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Boise State | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | SMU | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Auburn | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | BYU | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Illinois | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Utah | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Buffalo | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 68 | Georgia | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 68 | Hawaii | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 68 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 68 | UCLA | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 68 | Mississippi State | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 68 | New Mexico | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 68 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 68 | Marshall | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 68 | Texas State | 4 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 78 | South Alabama | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 78 | Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 78 | Arizona State | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 78 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 78 | Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 78 | Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 78 | Connecticut | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 78 | UNLV | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 78 | San Jose State | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 78 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 88 | Washington State | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 88 | Troy | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 88 | New Mexico State | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 88 | Ohio | 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 88 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 88 | Arizona | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 88 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 88 | Navy | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 88 | Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 97 | Army | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 97 | California | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 97 | Kentucky | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Wyoming | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Ball State | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Kansas | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 97 | UTEP | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 106 | Duke | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 106 | Appalachian State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 106 | Idaho | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 106 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 106 | Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 106 | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 106 | Utah State | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 106 | Baylor | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 106 | Maryland | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 115 | Houston | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 115 | USF | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 115 | East Carolina | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 115 | Charlotte | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 119 | UTSA | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 119 | Nevada | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 119 | Rice | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 119 | Minnesota | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 123 | Georgia State | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 123 | Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 125 | Kent State | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 125 | North Texas | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 125 | FIU | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 125 | Oregon State | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 125 | Air Force | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 130 | Syracuse | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |