2018 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 8 | 5 | 55 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 2 | Oregon | 9 | 12 | 48 | 60 | 6.67 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 10 | 3 | 48 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 4 | Fresno State | 9 | 9 | 47 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 4 | UCF | 9 | 6 | 47 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 9 | 9 | 46 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 7 | LSU | 8 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Alabama | 9 | 9 | 44 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 7 | Stanford | 9 | 9 | 44 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 10 | 9 | 44 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 9 | 8 | 44 | 52 | 5.78 |
| 12 | Middle Tennessee State | 9 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 12 | Utah | 10 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 5.50 |
| 12 | Penn State | 9 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 6.00 |
| 15 | Washington | 10 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 15 | Rutgers | 9 | 6 | 42 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 17 | Marshall | 8 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 17 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 19 | Virginia | 8 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 6.13 |
| 19 | Texas Tech | 9 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 21 | Northwestern | 10 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 22 | Toledo | 8 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 22 | Wyoming | 8 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 22 | Georgia | 9 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 22 | USC | 9 | 3 | 38 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 26 | Temple | 8 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Cincinnati | 8 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 26 | NC State | 8 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 26 | Memphis | 9 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 30 | Boston College | 8 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 30 | Utah State | 8 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 32 | Iowa | 9 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 5.67 |
| 32 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 32 | Florida | 8 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 32 | Kentucky | 8 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 36 | UCLA | 9 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 36 | Texas | 10 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 36 | Florida State | 8 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 39 | Arizona State | 9 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 39 | UAB | 9 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 39 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 42 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 42 | Purdue | 9 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 42 | Wake Forest | 8 | 2 | 32 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 45 | Houston | 8 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 45 | Ohio | 8 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 45 | Mississippi State | 8 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 45 | San Jose State | 8 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 45 | Wisconsin | 9 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 45 | USF | 8 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 45 | South Carolina | 8 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 45 | UTEP | 8 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 53 | West Virginia | 9 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 53 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 53 | North Texas | 8 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 53 | San Diego State | 8 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 53 | Arizona | 9 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 58 | Appalachian State | 9 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 58 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 58 | California | 9 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 58 | Tulsa | 8 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 58 | Clemson | 9 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 58 | Michigan | 9 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 58 | TCU | 9 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 58 | Hawaii | 8 | 1 | 29 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 66 | Troy | 8 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 66 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 66 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 66 | Rice | 8 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 66 | Minnesota | 9 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 66 | Iowa State | 9 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 66 | Missouri | 8 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 66 | Auburn | 8 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Oregon State | 9 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 75 | FIU | 8 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 75 | UTSA | 8 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 75 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 78 | Syracuse | 8 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 78 | Arkansas State | 8 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 78 | Kent State | 8 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 78 | East Carolina | 8 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 82 | Indiana | 9 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 82 | Buffalo | 9 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 82 | Illinois | 9 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 82 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 82 | North Carolina | 8 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 82 | Boise State | 9 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 82 | Texas A&M | 8 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 82 | Texas State | 8 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 90 | Maryland | 9 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 90 | Colorado | 9 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 90 | Louisiana | 9 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 90 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 94 | Ball State | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 94 | Ole Miss | 8 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 94 | Old Dominion | 8 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 97 | Southern Miss | 8 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 97 | Western Michigan | 8 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 97 | Central Michigan | 8 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 97 | Bowling Green | 8 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 97 | Colorado State | 8 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 97 | New Mexico | 8 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 103 | Kansas | 9 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 103 | Nevada | 8 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 103 | Washington State | 9 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 103 | Akron | 8 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 107 | UNLV | 8 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 107 | Charlotte | 8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 107 | South Alabama | 8 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 107 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Kansas State | 9 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 111 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 113 | SMU | 8 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 113 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 113 | Tennessee | 8 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 113 | Air Force | 8 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 117 | Baylor | 9 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 2.44 |
| 117 | Liberty | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 117 | Duke | 8 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 2.13 |
| 120 | Arkansas | 8 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2.13 |
| 121 | Navy | 8 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 2.25 |
| 121 | Georgia State | 8 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2.00 |
| 121 | Louisville | 8 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2.00 |
| 124 | New Mexico State | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 124 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.75 |
| 124 | Connecticut | 8 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.75 |
| 127 | Army | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 128 | Massachusetts | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 129 | BYU | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |