2018 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Bell | Akron | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 2 | Marcus Jones | Troy | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Michael Carter II | Duke | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Essang Bassey | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Deommodore Lenoir | Oregon | SO | CB | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Evan Weaver | California | JR | ILB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Brandon Moore | UCF | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Alvin Davis | Akron | JR | CB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Ray Wilborn | Ball State | JR | OLB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Antonio Phillips | Ball State | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Elvis Hines | Kent State | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Kindle Vildor | Ga South | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Jamal Hudson | Ohio | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Patrice Rene | N Carolina | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Nate Brooks | N Texas | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Akayleb Evans | Tulsa | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | DeMarcus Owens | NMSU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Jamal Davis II | Akron | SR | DE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Trey Morrison | N Carolina | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Kemon Hall | N Texas | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 22 | John Reid | Penn State | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 23 | Chris Ingram | NC State | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 24 | Khari Willis | Mich St | SR | S | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 25 | Alohi Gilman | Notre Dame | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 25 | Dicaprio Bootle | Nebraska | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 25 | Chase Lucas | Ariz St | SO | DB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 25 | Geno Stone | Iowa | SO | DB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 25 | Camryn Bynum | California | SO | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 25 | Taj-Amir Torres | BC | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 25 | Nick Roberts | S Florida | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 32 | Hasan Defense | Kansas | JR | CB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 32 | Antonio Blackmon | Purdue | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 32 | Iman Marshall | USC | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 32 | Isaiah Langley | USC | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 32 | Adrian Frye | Texas Tech | FR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 32 | Damarcus Fields | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 32 | Alijah Holder | Stanford | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 32 | Avery Williams | Boise St | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 40 | Darnay Holmes | UCLA | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 40 | Isaiah Wharton | Rutgers | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 40 | Christian Holmes | Missouri | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 40 | Shaun Wade | Ohio State | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 40 | Tyler Hall | Wyoming | JR | LB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 40 | Asante Samuel, Jr. | FSU | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 40 | A.J. Green | Okla St | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 40 | Kris Boyd | Texas | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 48 | Noah Igbinoghene | Auburn | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 48 | Justin Layne | Mich St | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 48 | Dane Jackson | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 48 | Xavier McKinney | Alabama | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 52 | Brandon Watson | Michigan | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Rashad Fenton | S Carolina | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Jason Pinnock | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Patrick Surtain II | Alabama | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Parnell Motley | Oklahoma | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Tre Norwood | Oklahoma | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Grant Delpit | LSU | SO | S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Anfernee Jennings | Alabama | JR | LB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 52 | A.J. Terrell | Clemson | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Lonnie Johnson, Jr. | Kentucky | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | CJ Henderson | Florida | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Stanford Samuels III | FSU | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Joejuan Williams | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Corrion Ballard | Utah | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | DeMarkus Acy | Missouri | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Saquan Hampton | Rutgers | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Isaiah Simmons | Clemson | SO | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Coney Durr | Minnesota | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Jordan Griffin | Vanderbilt | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Tre Brown | Oklahoma | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Vaughnte Dorsey | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Kenny Robinson Jr. | WVU | SO | S | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Kekaula Kaniho | Boise St | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Tim Cason | Purdue | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Simeon Smiley | Purdue | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Jalen Julius | Miss | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Ajene Harris | USC | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Justin Strnad | Wk Forest | JR | LB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Christopher Fredrick | Syracuse | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Tyler Horton | Boise St | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Dameon Baber | Nevada | SR | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Tariq Thompson | SDSU | SO | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Darren Hall | SDSU | FR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Javin White | UNLV | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Nick Fisher | Colorado | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Jake Gervase | Iowa | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Thakarius Keyes | Tulane | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Patrick Johnson | Tulane | SO | DE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Luq Barcoo | SDSU | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 52 | La'Mar Winston Jr. | Oregon | JR | OLB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Bryce Huff | Memphis | JR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Warren Saba | ECU | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Matt Nelson | Iowa | SR | DE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Mike Bell | Fresno St | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Jaron Bryant | Fresno St | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Brandon Sebastian | BC | FR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Nevelle Clarke | UCF | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Gage Kreski | CMU | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Xavier Crawford | CMU | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.