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 | Memphis | 3 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 2 | Penn State | 4 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 3 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 10.67 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 6 | Clemson | 4 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 4 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 6 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 6 | TCU | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Florida State | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 11 | LSU | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 15 | UCF | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 15 | Texas | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 15 | Indiana | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 15 | Fresno State | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 21 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 22 | Central Michigan | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 22 | Louisville | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 22 | San Diego State | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 22 | West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 22 | Colorado | 3 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 28 | Missouri | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 28 | USC | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 28 | Virginia | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 28 | Alabama | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 28 | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 28 | Southern Miss | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 28 | Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 28 | Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 28 | Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 28 | Texas A&M | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 28 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 28 | Texas State | 4 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 40 | UAB | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 40 | NC State | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 40 | South Carolina | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 40 | Washington | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 40 | Texas Tech | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 40 | Arkansas State | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 40 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 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 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 40 | Colorado State | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 40 | Auburn | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 40 | BYU | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 40 | Illinois | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 40 | Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 40 | Utah | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 40 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 40 | Marshall | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 59 | Florida | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 59 | Stanford | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 59 | Buffalo | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 59 | UCLA | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 59 | Mississippi State | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 59 | New Mexico | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 59 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 59 | Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 59 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 59 | Ohio | 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 69 | Louisiana | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 69 | Toledo | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 69 | Oregon | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 69 | Boise State | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 69 | SMU | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 69 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 69 | Connecticut | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 69 | UNLV | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 69 | San Jose State | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 78 | Akron | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 78 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 78 | Boston College | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 78 | Georgia | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 78 | Hawaii | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 78 | Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 78 | Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 78 | Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 78 | California | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 78 | Ball State | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 78 | Kansas | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 78 | UTEP | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 90 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 90 | South Alabama | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 90 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 90 | New Mexico State | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 90 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 90 | Navy | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 90 | Army | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 90 | Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 90 | Wyoming | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 90 | Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 90 | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 90 | Utah State | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 90 | Baylor | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 90 | Maryland | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 90 | Charlotte | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 105 | Arizona State | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 105 | Troy | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 105 | Arizona | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 105 | Appalachian State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 105 | Idaho | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 105 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 105 | Minnesota | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 112 | Washington State | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 112 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 112 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 112 | Duke | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 112 | USF | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 112 | Rice | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 118 | Kentucky | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 118 | East Carolina | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 120 | Houston | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 120 | Nevada | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 120 | Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 120 | Air Force | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 124 | UTSA | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 124 | Georgia State | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 124 | FIU | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 124 | Oregon State | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 124 | Syracuse | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 129 | Kent State | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 129 | North Texas | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |