2018 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball State | 8 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 2 | San Jose State | 11 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 3 | South Alabama | 9 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Indiana | 7 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 5 | Rutgers | 11 | 8 | 49 | 57 | 5.18 |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 11 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 3.27 |
| 5 | Kansas | 9 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 5 | Illinois | 8 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 5 | SMU | 7 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 5 | Kansas State | 7 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 9 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 11 | Tulane | 6 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Maryland | 7 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 14 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 14 | Tulsa | 9 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 14 | Rice | 11 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 14 | Kent State | 10 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 3.40 |
| 14 | Akron | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 14 | Temple | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 14 | Boston College | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 14 | California | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 14 | West Virginia | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 24 | UCLA | 9 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 24 | Nebraska | 8 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 24 | Old Dominion | 8 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 24 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 24 | Bowling Green | 9 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | 7 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 24 | New Mexico State | 9 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 24 | Toledo | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 24 | Colorado | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 24 | Louisville | 10 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 2.20 |
| 24 | Utah | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 24 | Arizona State | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 24 | Iowa | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 24 | Southern Miss | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 24 | Mississippi State | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 39 | Texas State | 9 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 39 | Arkansas | 10 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 39 | Arkansas State | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 39 | UTSA | 9 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 2.67 |
| 39 | Connecticut | 11 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 2.18 |
| 39 | UNLV | 8 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 39 | Missouri | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 39 | USF | 6 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 39 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 39 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 39 | Massachusetts | 8 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2.25 |
| 39 | Navy | 10 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 1.80 |
| 39 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 39 | FIU | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 39 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2.17 |
| 39 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 55 | UTEP | 11 | 3 | 35 | 38 | 3.45 |
| 55 | Florida State | 7 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 55 | Michigan State | 6 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 55 | San Diego State | 6 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 55 | Oregon State | 10 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 3.20 |
| 55 | Purdue | 7 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 55 | Colorado State | 9 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 55 | Wyoming | 6 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 55 | Virginia | 5 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 55 | Ole Miss | 7 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 55 | Oregon | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 55 | Georgia State | 10 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 1.90 |
| 55 | Wisconsin | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 55 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 55 | Louisiana | 7 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2.43 |
| 55 | Cincinnati | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 55 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 55 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.71 |
| 55 | Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 55 | Syracuse | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 55 | Nevada | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 76 | USC | 7 | 2 | 36 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 76 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 76 | East Carolina | 9 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 76 | New Mexico | 9 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 76 | Penn State | 4 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 76 | Ohio | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 76 | North Texas | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 76 | Liberty | 6 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 76 | TCU | 6 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 76 | Hawaii | 6 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 76 | Auburn | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 76 | Minnesota | 6 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 76 | Houston | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 76 | BYU | 6 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 76 | LSU | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 76 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 76 | Air Force | 7 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2.14 |
| 76 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2.14 |
| 76 | Western Michigan | 6 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.17 |
| 76 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 76 | Tennessee | 7 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.71 |
| 76 | South Carolina | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 98 | Arizona | 7 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 98 | NC State | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 98 | Iowa State | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 98 | Northwestern | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Memphis | 6 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 98 | Charlotte | 7 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 98 | Florida | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 98 | Baylor | 6 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2.17 |
| 98 | Troy | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 98 | Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 98 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.83 |
| 98 | Michigan | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 98 | Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Utah State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 98 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 98 | Army | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 98 | Washington State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 116 | Wake Forest | 6 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 116 | Marshall | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 116 | Texas | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 116 | Washington | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 116 | Stanford | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 116 | Boise State | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 116 | Duke | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 116 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 116 | UAB | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 116 | Texas A&M | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 116 | Alabama | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 116 | Appalachian State | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 116 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 116 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |