2018 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 9.67 |
| 2 | Marshall | 3 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 3 | Florida State | 3 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 4 | Virginia | 3 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 4 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 3 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 4 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 9 | Utah | 4 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 10 | Florida | 3 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 11 | Houston | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 11 | Utah State | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 4 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 14 | Boston College | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 15 | Wyoming | 4 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 16 | Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 3 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 16 | Tulane | 3 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 19 | Louisiana | 4 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 20 | Toledo | 5 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 20 | LSU | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Oregon | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Purdue | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Iowa | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 26 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 28 | FIU | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 28 | Clemson | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 30 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 30 | Missouri | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 30 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 33 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 33 | North Carolina | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 33 | UCF | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 36 | Ohio | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 37 | UCLA | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 37 | UTSA | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Auburn | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 42 | Buffalo | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 42 | San Diego State | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 42 | Western Michigan | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 42 | Kent State | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 42 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 42 | Texas State | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 42 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 49 | Syracuse | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 49 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 49 | USC | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 52 | Arizona | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 52 | San Jose State | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 52 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 52 | North Texas | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 56 | West Virginia | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 56 | Kansas | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 56 | Liberty | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 56 | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 56 | Temple | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 56 | Washington State | 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 62 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 62 | Akron | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 62 | Washington | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 65 | Maryland | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 65 | USF | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Nevada | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 65 | New Mexico | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Rice | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Iowa State | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 65 | SMU | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Troy | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Memphis | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Michigan | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Rutgers | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Army | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 80 | Illinois | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 80 | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 80 | Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 83 | Charlotte | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 83 | Tennessee | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 83 | Alabama | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 83 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 87 | Ball State | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 88 | Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 88 | Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 88 | Central Michigan | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 88 | Hawaii | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 92 | Texas | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 92 | East Carolina | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 92 | Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 92 | UTEP | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 92 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 97 | California | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 98 | Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 98 | UAB | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 98 | BYU | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Arizona State | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 98 | NC State | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 106 | Indiana | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 106 | Colorado | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 108 | Kansas State | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 108 | Appalachian State | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 108 | Baylor | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 108 | Stanford | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 108 | Ole Miss | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 108 | Southern Miss | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 108 | Wake Forest | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 115 | Boise State | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 115 | Navy | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 115 | Air Force | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 118 | TCU | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 118 | Oregon State | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 120 | New Mexico State | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 121 | Connecticut | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 121 | Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 121 | Georgia State | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 121 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 121 | Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 121 | Duke | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 127 | South Alabama | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 128 | UNLV | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 129 | Louisville | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 130 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |