2018 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulson Adebo | Stanford | SO | CB | 9 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1.89 |
| 2 | Thomas Graham Jr. | Oregon | SO | CB | 9 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 3 | Bryce Hall | Virginia | JR | CB | 8 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Grant Delpit | LSU | SO | S | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 4 | Anthoula Kelly | Fresno St | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 4 | Byron Murphy | Washington | SO | DB | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Joejuan Williams | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 8 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Chris Jackson | Marshall | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Saquan Hampton | Rutgers | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Adrian Frye | Texas Tech | FR | DB | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Jaron Bryant | Fresno St | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Justin Layne | Mich St | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Dicaprio Bootle | Nebraska | SO | DB | 9 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Tre Brown | Oklahoma | SO | CB | 10 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Kris Boyd | Texas | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 17 | DeMarkus Acy | Missouri | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 17 | Ta'Corian Darden | Western Ky | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 17 | Kindle Vildor | Ga South | JR | CB | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 17 | Dakari Monroe | SJSU | SR | CB | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 17 | Juwan Dowels | W Mich | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 17 | Amik Robertson | La Tech | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 17 | Mike Hampton | S Florida | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 17 | Ka'dar Hollman | Toledo | SR | CB | 8 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 17 | Aashari Crosswell | Ariz St | FR | S | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 17 | Nevelle Clarke | UCF | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 17 | Montre Hartage | N'western | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 17 | Deandre Baker | Georgia | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 17 | Parnell Motley | Oklahoma | JR | CB | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 30 | Hamp Cheevers | BC | JR | DB | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 30 | Prudy Calderon | Rice | FR | DB | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 30 | Taj-Amir Torres | BC | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 30 | Nate Brooks | N Texas | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 30 | DJ Williams | Utah State | JR | CB | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 30 | Greedy Williams | LSU | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 30 | RaVon Davis | Maryland | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 30 | Deommodore Lenoir | Oregon | SO | CB | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 30 | Keith Washington Jr. | WVU | JR | CB | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 30 | John Reid | Penn State | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 30 | Tino Ellis | Maryland | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 30 | T.J. Carter | Memphis | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 30 | Jeff Gladney | TCU | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 30 | Dane Jackson | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 44 | P.J. Hall | Tulane | JR | S | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 44 | Cassius Grady | UTSA | JR | CB | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 44 | Ty Williams | USM | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 44 | Brandon Sebastian | BC | FR | DB | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 44 | Andre Cisco | Syracuse | FR | DB | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 44 | Charles Snowden | Virginia | SO | OLB | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 44 | Brontae Harris | UAB | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 44 | Stantley Thomas-Oliver III | FIU | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 44 | Christian Holmes | Missouri | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 44 | Xavier Crawford | CMU | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 44 | Rojesterman Farris II | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 44 | Daniel Brown | Nevada | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 44 | Jamal Hudson | Ohio | SO | CB | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 44 | Amani Hooker | Iowa | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Garrett Taylor | Penn State | SR | S | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Darnay Holmes | UCLA | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Shyheim Carter | Alabama | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Anfernee Jennings | Alabama | JR | LB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Kobe Williams | Ariz St | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 44 | A.J. Green | Okla St | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Amani Oruwariye | Penn State | SR | CB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Antonio Blackmon | Purdue | SR | CB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Avery Young | Rutgers | FR | DB | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Josh Norwood | WVU | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Javelin K. Guidry | Utah | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 69 | Darian Mills | USA | SR | CB | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 69 | Javaris Davis | Auburn | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 69 | Justin Bickham | Rice | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 69 | Gleson Sprewell | Houston | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Darius West | Kentucky | SR | S | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Juan Thornhill | Virginia | SR | SS | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 69 | CJ Henderson | Florida | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Malik Gant | Marshall | JR | S | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Trajan Bandy | Miami (Fl) | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Cam Jefferies | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Monquavion Brinson | Ga South | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Rock Ya-Sin | Temple | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Nik Needham | UTEP | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Antonio Hull | Wyoming | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Jaycee Horn | S Carolina | FR | DB | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Josh Teachey | Toledo | SR | S | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Essang Bassey | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 69 | Tae Hayes | App St | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 69 | Mike Bell | Fresno St | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 69 | Juju Hughes | Fresno St | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 69 | Reed Blankenship | MTSU | SO | S | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 69 | Michael Jacquet III | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 69 | David Long | Michigan | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 69 | Isaiah Wharton | Rutgers | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 69 | Shaun Wade | Ohio State | FR | CB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 69 | Ben Burr-Kirven | Washington | SR | LB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 69 | Corrion Ballard | Utah | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 96 | Thakarius Keyes | Tulane | JR | CB | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 96 | Mazzi Wilkins | S Florida | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 96 | L'Jarius Sneed | La Tech | JR | CB | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 96 | Rashad Fenton | S Carolina | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 96 | Rachuan Mitchell | USM | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.88 |