2018 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Pride Jr. | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Alohi Gilman | Notre Dame | JR | S | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 3 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 11 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 3 | Jalen Elliott | Notre Dame | JR | S | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 3 | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 3 | Nick Coleman | Notre Dame | SR | S | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 3 | Bejour Wilson | Liberty | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Isaiah Kaufusi | BYU | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Julian Okwara | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 3 | Mike Reynolds | Army | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Zayne Anderson | BYU | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |