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 | Fresno State | 4 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 4 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 1 | Toledo | 5 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 9.67 |
| 5 | Utah | 4 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 5 | Florida State | 3 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 7 | Marshall | 3 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 4 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 4 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 7 | Louisiana | 4 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 11 | Houston | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 11 | Utah State | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 14 | Virginia | 3 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 3 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 14 | Missouri | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 18 | Florida | 3 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 19 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 19 | Ohio | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 19 | Mississippi State | 3 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 19 | Tulane | 3 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 23 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 23 | Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 23 | Kent State | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 23 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 23 | Texas State | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 23 | Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Purdue | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 32 | Iowa | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 32 | Boston College | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 32 | Western Michigan | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 32 | North Texas | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 32 | Akron | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 32 | Washington | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 32 | UCF | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 32 | New Mexico | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 32 | Rice | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 32 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 42 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 42 | UCLA | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 42 | San Diego State | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 42 | Oregon | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 42 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 42 | Auburn | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 48 | Arizona | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 48 | San Jose State | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 48 | Clemson | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 48 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 48 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 48 | Nevada | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 48 | Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 48 | USC | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 48 | Central Michigan | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 48 | Hawaii | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 48 | Washington State | 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 59 | Buffalo | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 59 | FIU | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 59 | North Carolina | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 59 | USF | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 59 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 59 | Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 59 | Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 59 | Temple | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 59 | Rutgers | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 59 | Army | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 69 | LSU | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 69 | Ball State | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 69 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 69 | UTSA | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 69 | Syracuse | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 69 | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 69 | Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 69 | UAB | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Liberty | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 77 | Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 77 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 81 | Illinois | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 81 | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 81 | Memphis | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 81 | Michigan | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 81 | East Carolina | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 81 | Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 81 | UTEP | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 81 | Arizona State | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 81 | NC State | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 90 | Maryland | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 90 | Kansas | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 90 | California | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 90 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 90 | SMU | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 90 | Troy | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 90 | Alabama | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 90 | Texas | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 90 | Air Force | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 90 | BYU | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 90 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 90 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 90 | New Mexico State | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 90 | Wake Forest | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 104 | West Virginia | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 104 | Iowa State | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 104 | Tennessee | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 104 | Colorado | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 104 | Boise State | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 104 | Navy | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 104 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 104 | Ole Miss | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 104 | Southern Miss | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 104 | Oregon State | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 114 | Indiana | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 114 | Stanford | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 114 | TCU | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 114 | Duke | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Charlotte | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 118 | Appalachian State | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 118 | Baylor | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 118 | Georgia State | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 124 | Kansas State | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 124 | South Alabama | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 124 | UNLV | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 127 | Connecticut | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 127 | Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 127 | Louisville | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 130 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |