2017 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 14.00 |
| 2 | Oregon | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 3 | Central Michigan | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 4 | Alabama | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 4 | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 7 | South Florida | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Baylor | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Kansas | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Nevada | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 16 | Arkansas State | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Iowa State | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 16 | LSU | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Washington | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 16 | UAB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Memphis | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 16 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Tulane | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Indiana | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Texas State | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 32 | UTSA | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Clemson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Florida State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Army | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 39 | Akron | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Arizona | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Oregon State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | North Carolina State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Auburn | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | California | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Georgia State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Louisville | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Ball State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | San Diego State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Utah State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | BYU | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Kent State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | SMU | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Florida International | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Temple | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 76 | Maryland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | South Carolina | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | UNLV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | TCU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | Idaho | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | Troy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 92 | Toledo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 92 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 92 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 92 | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 92 | Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 92 | San Jose State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |