2018 FBS Independents Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Peters | Liberty | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 2 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Alohi Gilman | Notre Dame | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Jonathan Bonner | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Elijah Riley | Army | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Austin Lee | BYU | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Rion Davis | Liberty | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Michael Shelton | BYU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Zac Dawe | BYU | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Jaylon Vickers | BYU | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Solomon Ajayi | Liberty | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Bejour Wilson | Liberty | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Malik Matthews | Liberty | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Troy Pride Jr. | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Jalen Elliott | Notre Dame | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | James Nachtigal | Army | SR | LB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.