2018 National 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 | Bryce Hall | Virginia | JR | CB | 10 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 1.90 |
| 2 | Paulson Adebo | Stanford | SO | CB | 10 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1.70 |
| 2 | Thomas Graham Jr. | Oregon | SO | CB | 10 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 1.70 |
| 4 | Kris Boyd | Texas | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 1.23 |
| 5 | Joejuan Williams | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 9 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Dicaprio Bootle | Nebraska | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 7 | Grant Delpit | LSU | SO | S | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 7 | Justin Layne | Mich St | JR | CB | 10 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Jeff Gladney | TCU | JR | CB | 11 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 7 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 11 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 7 | Byron Murphy | Washington | SO | DB | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 7 | Parnell Motley | Oklahoma | JR | CB | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 13 | DeMarkus Acy | Missouri | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 13 | Saquan Hampton | Rutgers | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 13 | Adrian Frye | Texas Tech | FR | DB | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 13 | Montre Hartage | N'western | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 13 | Keith Washington Jr. | WVU | JR | CB | 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Amani Oruwariye | Penn State | SR | CB | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Dane Jackson | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 11 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Tre Brown | Oklahoma | SO | CB | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Taj-Amir Torres | BC | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 21 | Juan Thornhill | Virginia | SR | SS | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 21 | Aashari Crosswell | Ariz St | FR | S | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 21 | Darnay Holmes | UCLA | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 21 | Deandre Baker | Georgia | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 21 | Tino Ellis | Maryland | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 21 | Camryn Bynum | California | SO | CB | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Shyheim Carter | Alabama | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 21 | Antonio Blackmon | Purdue | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 21 | Anfernee Jennings | Alabama | JR | LB | 12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 31 | Hamp Cheevers | BC | JR | DB | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 31 | Brandon Sebastian | BC | FR | DB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 31 | Greedy Williams | LSU | SO | CB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 31 | RaVon Davis | Maryland | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Deommodore Lenoir | Oregon | SO | CB | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Troy Pride Jr. | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 31 | John Reid | Penn State | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Charles Snowden | Virginia | SO | OLB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Christian Holmes | Missouri | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 31 | A.J. Green | Okla St | JR | CB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Jake Gervase | Iowa | SR | DB | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 31 | Xavier McKinney | Alabama | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 31 | Shaun Wade | Ohio State | FR | CB | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 44 | Josiah Scott | Mich St | SO | CB | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 44 | Javaris Davis | Auburn | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Andre Cisco | Syracuse | FR | DB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Jevon Holland | Oregon | FR | S | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 44 | Kobe Williams | Ariz St | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 44 | Isaiah Wharton | Rutgers | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 44 | Avery Young | Rutgers | FR | DB | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 44 | Amani Hooker | Iowa | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 44 | Garrett Taylor | Penn State | SR | S | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 44 | Javelin K. Guidry | Utah | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 44 | Josh Norwood | WVU | JR | CB | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 44 | JR Pace | N'western | SO | DB | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Kendall Sheffield | Ohio State | JR | CB | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 44 | Davante Davis | Texas | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 58 | Duke Shelley | Kansas St | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 58 | Kristian Fulton | LSU | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Essang Bassey | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Chris Ingram | NC State | SO | CB | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 58 | Jaycee Horn | S Carolina | FR | DB | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 58 | Myles Jones | Texas A&M | SO | DB | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 58 | Darius West | Kentucky | SR | S | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 58 | CJ Henderson | Florida | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 58 | Trajan Bandy | Miami (Fl) | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 58 | Brandon Watson | Michigan | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 58 | Noah Igbinoghene | Auburn | SO | WR | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 58 | Derrick Baity, Jr. | Kentucky | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 58 | David Long | Michigan | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 58 | Jaylinn Hawkins | California | JR | S | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 58 | Kenny Robinson Jr. | WVU | SO | S | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 58 | Ashtyn Davis | California | JR | S | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 58 | Michael Ojemudia | Iowa | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 58 | Jalen Elliott | Notre Dame | JR | S | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 58 | Corrion Ballard | Utah | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 58 | Andrew Dowell | Mich St | SR | LB | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 58 | Deionte Thompson | Alabama | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 58 | Ben Burr-Kirven | Washington | SR | LB | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 58 | Simeon Smiley | Purdue | SO | CB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Caleb Farley | Va Tech | FR | DB | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 81 | Jamel Dean | Auburn | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 81 | Josh Metellus | Michigan | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 81 | Asante Samuel, Jr. | FSU | FR | DB | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 81 | Tre Watson | Maryland | SR | LB | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 81 | Hasan Defense | Kansas | JR | CB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 81 | Cam Hilton | Missouri | SR | S | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 81 | Rashad Fenton | S Carolina | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 81 | Jacob Huff | Minnesota | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 81 | Coney Durr | Minnesota | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 81 | Cameron Dantzler | Miss St | SO | CB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 81 | Rodarius Williams | Okla St | SO | CB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 81 | Ugochukwu Amadi | Oregon | SR | S | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 81 | Jordan Miller | Washington | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 81 | Keisean Lucier-South | UCLA | JR | LB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 81 | Mike Edwards | Kentucky | SR | S | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 81 | Lamar Jackson | Nebraska | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 81 | Trevor Morris | Rutgers | SR | LB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 81 | Ajene Harris | USC | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 81 | Frank Buncom | Stanford | SR | FS | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |