2018 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 9.00 |
| 2 | USC | 3 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 3 | Florida State | 4 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Illinois | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 5 | California | 4 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 6 | Texas State | 4 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 6 | Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 8 | Auburn | 5 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 9 | Virginia | 5 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Ohio | 5 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Oregon | 4 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 3 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 13 | UCF | 4 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 13 | TCU | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 15 | Michigan State | 4 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 16 | Akron | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 17 | Alabama | 6 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 17 | North Texas | 5 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Arizona | 3 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 21 | Notre Dame | 13 | 12 | 64 | 76 | 5.85 |
| 22 | Houston | 5 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 23 | Washington State | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 23 | Baylor | 4 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 23 | Stanford | 4 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 23 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 27 | Nebraska | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 27 | Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 29 | Fresno State | 5 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 29 | Florida | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 29 | Tulane | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 32 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 33 | Utah State | 5 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 33 | Wake Forest | 5 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 35 | Rutgers | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 35 | UCLA | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 37 | New Mexico | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 37 | San Jose State | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 37 | Appalachian State | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 41 | LSU | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 41 | Duke | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 43 | Nevada | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Texas A&M | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Cincinnati | 5 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Colorado State | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 43 | SMU | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Utah | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Kansas | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 53 | Liberty | 8 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 54 | Buffalo | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 55 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 55 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 55 | East Carolina | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 55 | Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 59 | Colorado | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 59 | North Carolina | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 61 | Temple | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 61 | Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 63 | Purdue | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 63 | Arizona State | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 63 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 63 | Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 63 | Ball State | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 63 | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 69 | Arkansas State | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 69 | Troy | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 69 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 72 | West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 73 | FIU | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 73 | Marshall | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 73 | San Diego State | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 76 | Syracuse | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 76 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 76 | Central Michigan | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 76 | Kent State | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 76 | Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 76 | Maryland | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 82 | Clemson | 6 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 83 | Mississippi State | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 83 | NC State | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 83 | Memphis | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 83 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 83 | UAB | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 88 | South Alabama | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 88 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 88 | Penn State | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 88 | UNLV | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 88 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 93 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 93 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 93 | Missouri | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 93 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 93 | Navy | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 98 | Army | 12 | 4 | 38 | 42 | 3.50 |
| 98 | Connecticut | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 100 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 100 | Louisiana | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 100 | South Carolina | 5 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 103 | Southern Miss | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 103 | Indiana | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 105 | Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 106 | USF | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 106 | Toledo | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 108 | BYU | 11 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 3.18 |
| 109 | New Mexico State | 9 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 109 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 109 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 109 | Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 109 | Charlotte | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 109 | Tulsa | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 109 | Air Force | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 116 | Hawaii | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 117 | Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 117 | Louisville | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 117 | UTEP | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 117 | Washington | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 121 | Massachusetts | 10 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 2.70 |
| 122 | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 123 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 123 | Georgia | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 123 | Rice | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 126 | Boise State | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 127 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 128 | UTSA | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 128 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 130 | Western Michigan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |