2017 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 2 | Wyoming | 10 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 10 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 5.40 |
| 3 | Akron | 11 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | 11 | 15 | 48 | 63 | 5.73 |
| 5 | UCF | 10 | 15 | 47 | 62 | 6.20 |
| 5 | Troy | 11 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 5.45 |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 4.10 |
| 9 | Memphis | 10 | 13 | 52 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 9 | Toledo | 12 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 4.67 |
| 9 | USF | 9 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 9 | UAB | 11 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 9 | Houston | 10 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 9 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 15 | Tulane | 10 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 16 | Boise State | 11 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 5.00 |
| 16 | Arkansas State | 10 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 16 | Utah State | 10 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 16 | SMU | 11 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 4.27 |
| 20 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 10 | 51 | 61 | 5.55 |
| 20 | Temple | 12 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 3.92 |
| 20 | San Diego State | 10 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 20 | Central Michigan | 9 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 20 | Georgia State | 10 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 3.70 |
| 25 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 25 | Bowling Green | 9 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 25 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 25 | UTSA | 9 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 29 | Ohio | 10 | 8 | 57 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 29 | Fresno State | 11 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 29 | Massachusetts | 9 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 29 | Kent State | 9 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 29 | Idaho | 10 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 3.30 |
| 29 | Hawaii | 10 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 2.80 |
| 29 | Boston College | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 36 | South Alabama | 9 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 36 | Southern Miss | 9 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Tulsa | 11 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 36 | FIU | 12 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 3.17 |
| 36 | Western Michigan | 9 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 36 | North Texas | 12 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 2.92 |
| 36 | Buffalo | 10 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 3.30 |
| 43 | Marshall | 12 | 6 | 49 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 43 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 43 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 3.90 |
| 43 | UTEP | 10 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 43 | Navy | 12 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 3.08 |
| 43 | Louisiana | 9 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 43 | Old Dominion | 9 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 43 | East Carolina | 9 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 43 | Nevada | 9 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 2.67 |
| 52 | San Jose State | 10 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 4.10 |
| 52 | Colorado State | 9 | 5 | 35 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 52 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 52 | BYU | 8 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 52 | UNLV | 10 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 2.70 |
| 52 | Utah | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 52 | Wisconsin | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 59 | Middle Tennessee State | 10 | 4 | 38 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 59 | Cincinnati | 10 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 59 | New Mexico | 10 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 3.20 |
| 59 | Connecticut | 8 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 59 | Air Force | 10 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 2.60 |
| 59 | Army | 10 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 2.50 |
| 59 | Penn State | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 59 | Texas A&M | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 59 | Washington State | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 68 | Ball State | 10 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 3.10 |
| 68 | Rice | 10 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 2.60 |
| 68 | Minnesota | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 68 | Colorado | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 68 | Auburn | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 68 | Mississippi State | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 68 | Stanford | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 68 | Alabama | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 68 | Oregon | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 68 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 68 | Michigan | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 68 | Arizona | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 68 | UCLA | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 68 | Iowa | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 68 | North Carolina | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 68 | Illinois | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 68 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 68 | Syracuse | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 86 | Charlotte | 10 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 3.10 |
| 86 | LSU | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 86 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 86 | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 86 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 86 | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 86 | West Virginia | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 86 | Virginia | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 86 | Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 86 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 86 | Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 86 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 86 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 86 | Nebraska | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 86 | Kansas State | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 86 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 86 | Florida | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 103 | Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 103 | Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 103 | Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 103 | Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 103 | Missouri | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 103 | NC State | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 103 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 103 | USC | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 103 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 103 | Kansas | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 103 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 103 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 103 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 103 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 103 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 118 | Texas State | 10 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 2.90 |
| 118 | Florida State | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 118 | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 118 | Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 118 | Ole Miss | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 118 | Purdue | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 118 | Georgia | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Duke | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 118 | Baylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 118 | Clemson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |