2018 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 14 | 14 | 75 | 89 | 6.36 |
| 2 | Oregon | 12 | 17 | 69 | 86 | 7.17 |
| 3 | Tulane | 12 | 10 | 72 | 82 | 6.83 |
| 4 | LSU | 12 | 16 | 65 | 81 | 6.75 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 13 | 14 | 67 | 81 | 6.23 |
| 6 | Virginia | 12 | 15 | 61 | 76 | 6.33 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 13 | 12 | 64 | 76 | 5.85 |
| 8 | Fresno State | 13 | 14 | 61 | 75 | 5.77 |
| 9 | UCF | 12 | 11 | 63 | 74 | 6.17 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 14 | 11 | 62 | 73 | 5.21 |
| 11 | Penn State | 13 | 13 | 56 | 69 | 5.31 |
| 12 | Utah State | 12 | 19 | 49 | 68 | 5.67 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 13 | 55 | 68 | 5.67 |
| 12 | Utah | 13 | 15 | 53 | 68 | 5.23 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 14 | 12 | 56 | 68 | 4.86 |
| 16 | Iowa | 12 | 19 | 48 | 67 | 5.58 |
| 16 | Temple | 12 | 17 | 50 | 67 | 5.58 |
| 16 | Cincinnati | 12 | 12 | 55 | 67 | 5.58 |
| 16 | USC | 12 | 4 | 63 | 67 | 5.58 |
| 20 | Houston | 12 | 14 | 52 | 66 | 5.50 |
| 20 | Middle Tennessee State | 13 | 14 | 52 | 66 | 5.08 |
| 22 | Boston College | 11 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 5.91 |
| 22 | California | 12 | 20 | 45 | 65 | 5.42 |
| 24 | Marshall | 12 | 9 | 55 | 64 | 5.33 |
| 24 | Rutgers | 12 | 9 | 55 | 64 | 5.33 |
| 24 | Stanford | 12 | 9 | 55 | 64 | 5.33 |
| 27 | Ohio | 12 | 14 | 49 | 63 | 5.25 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | 14 | 6 | 57 | 63 | 4.50 |
| 29 | Florida State | 11 | 8 | 53 | 61 | 5.55 |
| 29 | North Texas | 12 | 16 | 45 | 61 | 5.08 |
| 29 | Auburn | 12 | 11 | 50 | 61 | 5.08 |
| 29 | Texas | 14 | 12 | 49 | 61 | 4.36 |
| 33 | UCLA | 12 | 11 | 49 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Washington | 13 | 11 | 49 | 60 | 4.62 |
| 35 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 11 | 48 | 59 | 5.36 |
| 35 | Nebraska | 11 | 9 | 50 | 59 | 5.36 |
| 35 | Wyoming | 11 | 8 | 51 | 59 | 5.36 |
| 35 | NC State | 12 | 10 | 49 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 35 | Toledo | 12 | 10 | 49 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | 13 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 4.54 |
| 35 | Arizona State | 13 | 12 | 47 | 59 | 4.54 |
| 35 | Clemson | 14 | 12 | 47 | 59 | 4.21 |
| 43 | FIU | 12 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 43 | Troy | 12 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 45 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 14 | 43 | 57 | 4.75 |
| 45 | San Diego State | 12 | 10 | 47 | 57 | 4.75 |
| 45 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 7 | 50 | 57 | 4.38 |
| 48 | Florida | 11 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 5.09 |
| 48 | Georgia | 13 | 8 | 48 | 56 | 4.31 |
| 50 | Texas Tech | 11 | 9 | 46 | 55 | 5.00 |
| 50 | TCU | 12 | 10 | 45 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 50 | Wake Forest | 12 | 5 | 50 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 50 | Michigan | 13 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 4.23 |
| 50 | Purdue | 13 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 4.23 |
| 55 | Appalachian State | 12 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 55 | UAB | 13 | 7 | 47 | 54 | 4.15 |
| 55 | Memphis | 13 | 7 | 47 | 54 | 4.15 |
| 58 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 4.42 |
| 58 | Buffalo | 13 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 4.08 |
| 58 | Minnesota | 13 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 4.08 |
| 61 | San Jose State | 11 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 61 | Arkansas State | 12 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 61 | Kentucky | 12 | 8 | 44 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 64 | Iowa State | 12 | 7 | 44 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 65 | Maryland | 12 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 65 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 65 | Mississippi State | 12 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 68 | Illinois | 11 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 68 | Syracuse | 12 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 68 | USF | 12 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 71 | West Virginia | 11 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 71 | Ball State | 11 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 71 | Old Dominion | 11 | 7 | 41 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 71 | Texas State | 11 | 6 | 42 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 71 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 3.43 |
| 77 | Army | 11 | 5 | 42 | 47 | 4.27 |
| 77 | Missouri | 12 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 3.92 |
| 79 | Tulsa | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 4.18 |
| 79 | Akron | 11 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 4.18 |
| 79 | Indiana | 12 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 82 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 82 | Nevada | 12 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 82 | Texas A&M | 12 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 82 | South Carolina | 12 | 5 | 40 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 86 | Arizona | 11 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 4.00 |
| 86 | East Carolina | 11 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 4.00 |
| 86 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 86 | Rice | 12 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 86 | Louisiana | 13 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 3.38 |
| 91 | Liberty | 10 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 91 | North Carolina | 10 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 91 | UTEP | 11 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 3.91 |
| 91 | Hawaii | 13 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 3.31 |
| 95 | New Mexico | 11 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 3.82 |
| 95 | Kent State | 11 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 3.82 |
| 97 | UNLV | 11 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 3.73 |
| 97 | Arkansas | 11 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 3.73 |
| 97 | Ole Miss | 11 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 3.73 |
| 97 | UTSA | 12 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 3.42 |
| 97 | Baylor | 12 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 3.42 |
| 102 | Kansas | 11 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 102 | South Alabama | 11 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 102 | Duke | 12 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 3.33 |
| 105 | Kansas State | 11 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 3.55 |
| 105 | Washington State | 12 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 105 | BYU | 12 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 105 | Boise State | 13 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 3.00 |
| 109 | Southern Miss | 10 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 109 | New Mexico State | 11 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 3.45 |
| 109 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 3.17 |
| 112 | Colorado | 11 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 112 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 3.08 |
| 114 | Central Michigan | 11 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 3.27 |
| 114 | Colorado State | 11 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 3.27 |
| 114 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 3.00 |
| 117 | Bowling Green | 11 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 3.18 |
| 117 | Oregon State | 11 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 3.18 |
| 117 | Western Michigan | 12 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 2.92 |
| 120 | SMU | 11 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 3.09 |
| 121 | Tennessee | 11 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 3.00 |
| 121 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 3.00 |
| 123 | Charlotte | 11 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 2.82 |
| 123 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 2.82 |
| 125 | Air Force | 11 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 2.73 |
| 126 | Massachusetts | 11 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 2.64 |
| 127 | Louisville | 11 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 2.27 |
| 127 | Navy | 12 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 129 | Georgia State | 11 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 2.18 |
| 129 | Connecticut | 11 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 2.18 |