2018 National Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 13 | 17 | 71 | 88 | 6.77 |
| 1 | Tulane | 13 | 12 | 76 | 88 | 6.77 |
| 3 | Virginia | 13 | 17 | 67 | 84 | 6.46 |
| 4 | LSU | 13 | 17 | 65 | 82 | 6.31 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 13 | 14 | 67 | 81 | 6.23 |
| 6 | UCF | 13 | 14 | 66 | 80 | 6.15 |
| 7 | Fresno State | 14 | 19 | 65 | 84 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Florida State | 12 | 12 | 60 | 72 | 6.00 |
| 9 | Alabama | 15 | 14 | 75 | 89 | 5.93 |
| 10 | Ohio | 13 | 16 | 61 | 77 | 5.92 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 13 | 12 | 64 | 76 | 5.85 |
| 11 | Stanford | 13 | 11 | 65 | 76 | 5.85 |
| 13 | Boston College | 12 | 18 | 52 | 70 | 5.83 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 12 | 11 | 58 | 69 | 5.75 |
| 15 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 12 | 56 | 68 | 5.67 |
| 16 | Utah State | 13 | 20 | 53 | 73 | 5.62 |
| 17 | USC | 12 | 4 | 63 | 67 | 5.58 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 12 | 12 | 54 | 66 | 5.50 |
| 19 | Temple | 13 | 18 | 53 | 71 | 5.46 |
| 19 | Houston | 13 | 14 | 57 | 71 | 5.46 |
| 19 | Marshall | 13 | 12 | 59 | 71 | 5.46 |
| 22 | Florida | 13 | 14 | 56 | 70 | 5.38 |
| 22 | Cincinnati | 13 | 12 | 58 | 70 | 5.38 |
| 24 | Utah | 14 | 15 | 60 | 75 | 5.36 |
| 25 | Rutgers | 12 | 9 | 55 | 64 | 5.33 |
| 26 | California | 13 | 21 | 48 | 69 | 5.31 |
| 26 | Iowa | 13 | 20 | 49 | 69 | 5.31 |
| 26 | Penn State | 13 | 13 | 56 | 69 | 5.31 |
| 26 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 13 | 56 | 69 | 5.31 |
| 30 | Old Dominion | 12 | 9 | 54 | 63 | 5.25 |
| 31 | Auburn | 13 | 14 | 54 | 68 | 5.23 |
| 32 | Middle Tennessee State | 14 | 16 | 57 | 73 | 5.21 |
| 32 | Ohio State | 14 | 11 | 62 | 73 | 5.21 |
| 34 | North Texas | 13 | 18 | 49 | 67 | 5.15 |
| 35 | Wyoming | 12 | 10 | 51 | 61 | 5.08 |
| 36 | UCLA | 12 | 11 | 49 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Kentucky | 13 | 9 | 55 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 37 | San Jose State | 12 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 39 | Northwestern | 14 | 12 | 56 | 68 | 4.86 |
| 40 | Illinois | 12 | 15 | 43 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 40 | Liberty | 12 | 12 | 46 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 42 | Troy | 13 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 4.77 |
| 42 | Appalachian State | 13 | 17 | 45 | 62 | 4.77 |
| 42 | Toledo | 13 | 12 | 50 | 62 | 4.77 |
| 45 | TCU | 13 | 12 | 49 | 61 | 4.69 |
| 45 | NC State | 13 | 10 | 51 | 61 | 4.69 |
| 45 | Wake Forest | 13 | 6 | 55 | 61 | 4.69 |
| 48 | FIU | 13 | 17 | 43 | 60 | 4.62 |
| 49 | West Virginia | 12 | 15 | 40 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 49 | Texas State | 12 | 6 | 49 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 51 | Washington | 14 | 11 | 53 | 64 | 4.57 |
| 52 | Miami (FL) | 13 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 4.54 |
| 52 | Wisconsin | 13 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 4.54 |
| 52 | Arizona State | 13 | 12 | 47 | 59 | 4.54 |
| 55 | Oklahoma | 14 | 6 | 57 | 63 | 4.50 |
| 55 | Arizona | 12 | 7 | 47 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 57 | Mississippi State | 13 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 57 | San Diego State | 13 | 10 | 48 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 59 | Texas | 14 | 12 | 49 | 61 | 4.36 |
| 59 | Memphis | 14 | 9 | 52 | 61 | 4.36 |
| 61 | Syracuse | 13 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 4.31 |
| 61 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 15 | 41 | 56 | 4.31 |
| 63 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 9 | 51 | 60 | 4.29 |
| 64 | Ole Miss | 12 | 7 | 44 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 65 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 4.23 |
| 65 | Michigan | 13 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 4.23 |
| 65 | Purdue | 13 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 4.23 |
| 68 | Buffalo | 14 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 4.21 |
| 69 | North Carolina | 11 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 4.18 |
| 70 | Maryland | 12 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 70 | Ball State | 12 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 70 | Kansas State | 12 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 70 | Akron | 12 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 74 | Arkansas State | 13 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 4.15 |
| 74 | Iowa State | 13 | 8 | 46 | 54 | 4.15 |
| 76 | UAB | 14 | 9 | 49 | 58 | 4.14 |
| 77 | Minnesota | 13 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 4.08 |
| 77 | USF | 13 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 4.08 |
| 77 | South Carolina | 13 | 6 | 47 | 53 | 4.08 |
| 77 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 77 | Tulsa | 12 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 82 | Georgia | 14 | 8 | 49 | 57 | 4.07 |
| 83 | Clemson | 15 | 12 | 48 | 60 | 4.00 |
| 83 | Texas A&M | 13 | 7 | 45 | 52 | 4.00 |
| 83 | East Carolina | 12 | 5 | 43 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 86 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 3.92 |
| 86 | Nevada | 13 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 3.92 |
| 86 | Missouri | 13 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 3.92 |
| 86 | Kent State | 12 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 3.92 |
| 90 | Southern Miss | 11 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 3.91 |
| 91 | Army | 13 | 5 | 45 | 50 | 3.85 |
| 92 | Indiana | 12 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 92 | SMU | 12 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 92 | Arkansas | 12 | 5 | 41 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 92 | UTEP | 12 | 5 | 41 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 96 | Washington State | 13 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 3.77 |
| 97 | Kansas | 12 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 97 | Colorado State | 12 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 99 | Rice | 13 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 3.69 |
| 100 | UNLV | 12 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 100 | New Mexico | 12 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 100 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 103 | Central Michigan | 12 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 103 | Colorado | 12 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 105 | South Alabama | 12 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 3.50 |
| 105 | New Mexico State | 12 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 3.50 |
| 107 | Baylor | 13 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 3.46 |
| 108 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 3.43 |
| 109 | UTSA | 12 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 3.42 |
| 110 | Hawaii | 14 | 5 | 42 | 47 | 3.36 |
| 111 | Charlotte | 12 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 3.33 |
| 111 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 5 | 35 | 40 | 3.33 |
| 113 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 3.31 |
| 113 | Duke | 13 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 3.31 |
| 115 | Louisiana | 14 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 3.29 |
| 116 | Tennessee | 12 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 116 | Bowling Green | 12 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 118 | BYU | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 3.23 |
| 119 | Massachusetts | 12 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 3.08 |
| 119 | Oregon State | 12 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 3.08 |
| 121 | Boise State | 13 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 3.00 |
| 121 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 3.00 |
| 121 | Air Force | 12 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 3.00 |
| 124 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 2.92 |
| 125 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 2.83 |
| 126 | Navy | 13 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 2.77 |
| 127 | Western Michigan | 13 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 2.69 |
| 128 | Connecticut | 12 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 2.33 |
| 129 | Georgia State | 12 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 2.25 |
| 129 | Louisville | 12 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 2.25 |