2018 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in November Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 2 | Tulane | 4 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 4 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 4 | Oregon | 4 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 5 | Temple | 4 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 5 | LSU | 4 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Memphis | 4 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 5 | California | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 3 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 11 | Iowa | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 11 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 4 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 14 | Stanford | 3 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 15 | NC State | 4 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 15 | Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 17 | UNLV | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Utah State | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 17 | UCLA | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 17 | UAB | 4 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 21 | Arizona State | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 21 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 21 | Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 24 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 25 | Washington | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 25 | Appalachian State | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 25 | Florida State | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 25 | TCU | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 25 | UTEP | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 4 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 31 | Toledo | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 31 | Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 33 | Southern Miss | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 33 | Ohio | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 33 | Troy | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 33 | Florida | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 33 | Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 33 | UCF | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 33 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 40 | Syracuse | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Virginia | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Liberty | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Texas | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 47 | Mississippi State | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 47 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 47 | Alabama | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 47 | USC | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 47 | Wisconsin | 4 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 52 | FIU | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 52 | Texas Tech | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 52 | Auburn | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 52 | Cincinnati | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 52 | San Diego State | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 52 | Ball State | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 58 | North Texas | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 58 | Indiana | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 58 | New Mexico State | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 61 | Boston College | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 61 | Michigan | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 61 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 61 | North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 61 | Oregon State | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 66 | Utah | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 67 | Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Clemson | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Boise State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Illinois | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Central Michigan | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Arizona | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 75 | Houston | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 75 | Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 75 | Missouri | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 75 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 75 | Tulsa | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 75 | East Carolina | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 75 | USF | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 75 | UTSA | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 75 | Iowa State | 4 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 84 | Rice | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 84 | Arkansas State | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 84 | SMU | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 84 | BYU | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 84 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 84 | Marshall | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 84 | Colorado | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 84 | South Carolina | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 84 | Texas State | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 93 | Massachusetts | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 93 | Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 93 | Hawaii | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 96 | Maryland | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 96 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 96 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 99 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 100 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Purdue | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Western Michigan | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 106 | Louisville | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 106 | Kansas | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 106 | Louisiana | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 106 | Air Force | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 106 | Baylor | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 106 | Connecticut | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 106 | Georgia | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 106 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 106 | Charlotte | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 115 | Colorado State | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 115 | Kent State | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 117 | Washington State | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 117 | South Alabama | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 119 | Nevada | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 120 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 120 | San Jose State | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 120 | Duke | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 120 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 124 | Akron | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 124 | Army | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 126 | Navy | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 126 | New Mexico | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 128 | Arkansas | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 129 | Georgia State | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 130 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |