2018 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Won Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 4 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 2 | UTEP | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 5 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 5 | Oregon | 9 | 14 | 53 | 67 | 7.44 |
| 6 | Tulane | 7 | 5 | 47 | 52 | 7.43 |
| 7 | Virginia | 8 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 7.38 |
| 8 | Boston College | 7 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 7.29 |
| 9 | Illinois | 4 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 10 | Stanford | 9 | 11 | 54 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 11 | California | 7 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 7.14 |
| 12 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Florida State | 5 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Old Dominion | 4 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 12 | San Jose State | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Central Michigan | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 18 | Houston | 8 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 6.88 |
| 19 | LSU | 10 | 15 | 52 | 67 | 6.70 |
| 20 | Texas State | 3 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 21 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 22 | Fresno State | 12 | 18 | 60 | 78 | 6.50 |
| 22 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 6.50 |
| 22 | Kent State | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 25 | Michigan State | 7 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 6.43 |
| 26 | Auburn | 8 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 6.38 |
| 27 | Marshall | 9 | 12 | 45 | 57 | 6.33 |
| 27 | Liberty | 6 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 6.33 |
| 27 | UCLA | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 27 | East Carolina | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 31 | Wake Forest | 7 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 6.29 |
| 32 | UCF | 12 | 13 | 62 | 75 | 6.25 |
| 32 | Akron | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 34 | Ohio | 9 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 35 | South Carolina | 7 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 36 | Utah State | 11 | 19 | 48 | 67 | 6.09 |
| 37 | Alabama | 14 | 14 | 71 | 85 | 6.07 |
| 38 | Utah | 9 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 6.00 |
| 38 | Temple | 8 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 38 | TCU | 7 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 38 | Navy | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 42 | Northwestern | 9 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 43 | Memphis | 8 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 5.88 |
| 44 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 44 | USC | 5 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 46 | Iowa | 9 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 5.78 |
| 47 | Florida | 10 | 13 | 44 | 57 | 5.70 |
| 48 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 | 56 | 68 | 5.67 |
| 48 | Wyoming | 6 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 48 | UTSA | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 51 | Mississippi State | 8 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 52 | Maryland | 5 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 53 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 54 | Nevada | 8 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 54 | Rice | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 54 | Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 57 | Arizona State | 7 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 58 | Tennessee | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 58 | Kansas State | 5 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 60 | Ohio State | 13 | 11 | 59 | 70 | 5.38 |
| 61 | Colorado State | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 62 | Kentucky | 10 | 8 | 45 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 63 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 63 | Toledo | 7 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 65 | Appalachian State | 11 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 5.27 |
| 66 | Wisconsin | 8 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 66 | UNLV | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 68 | North Texas | 9 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 68 | FIU | 9 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 70 | Charlotte | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 70 | Ole Miss | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 72 | Minnesota | 7 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 73 | Oklahoma | 12 | 6 | 55 | 61 | 5.08 |
| 74 | Troy | 10 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 74 | Washington | 10 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 74 | Penn State | 9 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 74 | Texas A&M | 9 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 74 | New Mexico | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 74 | South Alabama | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 80 | Cincinnati | 11 | 9 | 45 | 54 | 4.91 |
| 81 | Syracuse | 10 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 81 | Buffalo | 10 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 83 | NC State | 9 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 84 | West Virginia | 8 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 85 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 86 | Iowa State | 8 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 86 | Massachusetts | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 88 | Texas | 10 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 88 | Michigan | 10 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 90 | Southern Miss | 6 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 90 | Kansas | 3 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 90 | New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 93 | USF | 7 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 93 | Baylor | 7 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 95 | UAB | 11 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 96 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 97 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 97 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 99 | Washington State | 11 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 99 | Army | 11 | 4 | 44 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 101 | Purdue | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 102 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 102 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 1 | 29 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 104 | Duke | 8 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 105 | Air Force | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 105 | Indiana | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 105 | Colorado | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 108 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 109 | Louisiana | 7 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 110 | Georgia | 11 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 111 | Clemson | 15 | 12 | 48 | 60 | 4.00 |
| 111 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 111 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 111 | SMU | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 111 | Ball State | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 111 | Tulsa | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 111 | Georgia State | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 111 | Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 119 | Arkansas State | 8 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 120 | BYU | 7 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 120 | San Diego State | 7 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 122 | Missouri | 8 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 122 | Hawaii | 8 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 124 | Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 125 | Western Michigan | 7 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 126 | Boise State | 10 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 3.00 |
| 126 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 128 | Louisville | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 128 | Oregon State | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 130 | North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |