2018 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 9 | 7 | 53 | 60 | 6.67 |
| 2 | LSU | 9 | 14 | 44 | 58 | 6.44 |
| 3 | Florida State | 9 | 6 | 50 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 7 | 46 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 5 | Washington | 10 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 8 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 5.88 |
| 7 | UCLA | 9 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 7 | Clemson | 11 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 4.18 |
| 9 | Rutgers | 7 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 6.43 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 8 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 9 | San Diego State | 8 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 9 | Utah | 9 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | 8 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 9 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 13 | Purdue | 10 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 16 | Boston College | 6 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 7.17 |
| 16 | Oregon | 7 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 16 | Fresno State | 8 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 16 | TCU | 8 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 16 | Georgia | 10 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 21 | Penn State | 7 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 5.86 |
| 21 | Michigan State | 7 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 5.86 |
| 21 | USC | 7 | 1 | 40 | 41 | 5.86 |
| 21 | Northwestern | 9 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 25 | Virginia | 6 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 6.67 |
| 26 | Tulane | 7 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 26 | Kentucky | 8 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 26 | Wake Forest | 8 | 3 | 36 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 29 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 30 | Iowa | 7 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 31 | Temple | 7 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 31 | Florida | 7 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 31 | UAB | 8 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 34 | Cincinnati | 5 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 34 | San Jose State | 8 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 34 | Michigan | 8 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 37 | UCF | 6 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 37 | Texas | 8 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 39 | California | 6 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 39 | Notre Dame | 6 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 39 | NC State | 7 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 39 | Mississippi State | 8 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 43 | Ohio | 6 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 43 | Arizona State | 7 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 43 | Syracuse | 7 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 43 | West Virginia | 7 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 43 | Akron | 7 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 43 | Tulsa | 7 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 43 | Stanford | 8 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 43 | Duke | 9 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 51 | Missouri | 7 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 51 | Maryland | 8 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 51 | Texas A&M | 9 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 54 | Auburn | 7 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 54 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 54 | Boise State | 8 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 57 | Utah State | 5 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 57 | North Carolina | 7 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 57 | Toledo | 8 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 60 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 60 | Wisconsin | 7 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Arizona | 7 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Kansas State | 8 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 60 | SMU | 8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 60 | BYU | 9 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 60 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 67 | Ball State | 6 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 67 | UNLV | 6 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 67 | Wyoming | 6 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 67 | Indiana | 8 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 71 | Illinois | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 71 | Nevada | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 71 | Buffalo | 7 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 71 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 71 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 71 | Rice | 9 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 77 | Kansas | 7 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 77 | South Alabama | 7 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 77 | USF | 7 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 77 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 77 | Tennessee | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 77 | Iowa State | 8 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 77 | East Carolina | 8 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 84 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 84 | Minnesota | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 84 | Bowling Green | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 84 | Memphis | 6 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 84 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 84 | UTSA | 8 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Oregon State | 8 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 93 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 94 | Houston | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 95 | North Texas | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 95 | Appalachian State | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 95 | Washington State | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 95 | Louisiana | 7 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 95 | Hawaii | 7 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Central Michigan | 7 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 100 | South Carolina | 7 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 102 | Old Dominion | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 102 | Southern Miss | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 102 | Marshall | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 102 | Ole Miss | 6 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 102 | Army | 6 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 102 | Arkansas | 7 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 108 | Arkansas State | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 108 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 108 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 2.57 |
| 108 | Louisville | 9 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 2.00 |
| 112 | FIU | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 112 | Colorado State | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 112 | Colorado | 5 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 115 | UTEP | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 115 | Charlotte | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 115 | Massachusetts | 7 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2.29 |
| 115 | Western Michigan | 7 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 2.29 |
| 115 | Baylor | 7 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 2.29 |
| 120 | New Mexico State | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 120 | Liberty | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 122 | Georgia State | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 122 | Navy | 9 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 124 | Troy | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 124 | Kent State | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 124 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2.17 |
| 127 | Texas State | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 128 | New Mexico | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 128 | Connecticut | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.57 |
| 130 | Air Force | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.60 |