2018 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jalen Elliott | Notre Dame | JR | S | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 2 | Mike Reynolds | Army | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 2 | Lee Moses | U Mass | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 2 | DeMarcus Owens | NMSU | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 2 | Solomon Ajayi | Liberty | JR | LB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 2 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 2 | Isaac Steele | Liberty | SO | S | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 8 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.86 |
| 8 | Troy Pride Jr. | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 8 | Nick Coleman | Notre Dame | SR | S | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 8 | Bejour Wilson | Liberty | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 8 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 8 | Isaiah Kaufusi | BYU | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Elijah Benton | Liberty | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Javahn Fergurson | NMSU | JR | LB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 8 | Malik Moore | BYU | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 8 | Jarell Addo | U Mass | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 8 | Brice McAllister | U Mass | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Chinedu Ogbonna | U Mass | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Austin Perkins | NMSU | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |