2017 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 11 | 18 | 64 | 82 | 7.45 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 11 | 15 | 64 | 79 | 7.18 |
| 3 | USC | 12 | 15 | 58 | 73 | 6.08 |
| 4 | Texas | 12 | 15 | 51 | 66 | 5.50 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 12 | 11 | 54 | 65 | 5.42 |
| 5 | TCU | 12 | 10 | 55 | 65 | 5.42 |
| 7 | Clemson | 12 | 12 | 52 | 64 | 5.33 |
| 8 | Alabama | 11 | 13 | 50 | 63 | 5.73 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 11 | 11 | 52 | 63 | 5.73 |
| 10 | Duke | 10 | 14 | 48 | 62 | 6.20 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 11 | 16 | 45 | 61 | 5.55 |
| 12 | Wake Forest | 9 | 12 | 46 | 58 | 6.44 |
| 12 | Oregon | 10 | 10 | 48 | 58 | 5.80 |
| 14 | Penn State | 11 | 6 | 51 | 57 | 5.18 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 5.09 |
| 16 | Miami (FL) | 10 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 5.50 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 10 | 9 | 46 | 55 | 5.50 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 11 | 9 | 46 | 55 | 5.00 |
| 19 | LSU | 9 | 8 | 46 | 54 | 6.00 |
| 19 | Florida State | 10 | 7 | 47 | 54 | 5.40 |
| 19 | Louisville | 11 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 4.91 |
| 22 | Arizona | 10 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 23 | NC State | 10 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 5.20 |
| 24 | West Virginia | 11 | 8 | 43 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 24 | Michigan | 11 | 7 | 44 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 26 | Texas Tech | 10 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Colorado | 9 | 4 | 45 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 27 | Notre Dame | 10 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 27 | Texas A&M | 10 | 5 | 44 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 27 | Georgia | 12 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 31 | Michigan State | 10 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 4.80 |
| 31 | California | 11 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 31 | Washington | 11 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 34 | Boston College | 9 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 35 | Florida | 10 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 35 | Purdue | 12 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 37 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 37 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | 12 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 40 | Virginia | 9 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 40 | Mississippi State | 9 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 40 | North Carolina | 9 | 4 | 38 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 43 | Kentucky | 10 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 43 | Auburn | 10 | 3 | 37 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 45 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 45 | UCLA | 11 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 3.45 |
| 47 | Utah | 10 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 3.70 |
| 47 | Indiana | 10 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 3.70 |
| 47 | Stanford | 11 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 50 | Arizona State | 11 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 3.27 |
| 51 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 51 | Maryland | 10 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 51 | Baylor | 10 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 54 | Arkansas | 9 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 54 | Ole Miss | 9 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 54 | Illinois | 9 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 54 | Iowa State | 10 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 3.40 |
| 58 | Missouri | 10 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 3.30 |
| 58 | Washington State | 10 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 3.30 |
| 60 | Nebraska | 10 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 2.90 |
| 60 | Oregon State | 10 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 2.90 |
| 62 | Minnesota | 10 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 2.70 |
| 63 | Kansas | 9 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 64 | Syracuse | 9 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 2.56 |
| 65 | Tennessee | 9 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 2.22 |
| 66 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 67 | Memphis | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 68 | USF | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 68 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 70 | Massachusetts | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 71 | Appalachian State | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 71 | Boise State | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 71 | BYU | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 74 | Ohio | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 74 | Rice | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 74 | Southern Miss | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 77 | San Diego State | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 77 | Louisiana | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 77 | Army | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 77 | Colorado State | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Central Michigan | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 82 | Kent State | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 82 | Western Michigan | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 82 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 82 | Houston | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 82 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 82 | East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Wyoming | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 88 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 88 | Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 88 | San Jose State | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 88 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 88 | Bowling Green | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 88 | Utah State | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 95 | UTSA | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 95 | UCF | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 95 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 95 | Nevada | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 95 | Akron | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 95 | Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 101 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 101 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 101 | Navy | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 101 | Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 101 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 101 | New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 107 | Troy | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 107 | UNLV | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 107 | UAB | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 110 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 110 | Idaho | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 110 | Toledo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 110 | Georgia State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 110 | Hawaii | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 110 | SMU | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 110 | Tulane | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 110 | South Alabama | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 118 | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Marshall | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 118 | North Texas | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Texas State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 118 | UTEP | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 123 | Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 123 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 123 | Air Force | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 123 | New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 123 | Fresno State | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |