2018 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 12 | 11 | 60 | 71 | 5.92 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 13 | 11 | 60 | 71 | 5.46 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 11 | 10 | 57 | 67 | 6.09 |
| 4 | Oregon | 10 | 13 | 52 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 5 | Virginia | 10 | 12 | 52 | 64 | 6.40 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 11 | 9 | 55 | 64 | 5.82 |
| 7 | Iowa | 11 | 18 | 45 | 63 | 5.73 |
| 8 | LSU | 9 | 14 | 48 | 62 | 6.89 |
| 9 | Stanford | 10 | 9 | 49 | 58 | 5.80 |
| 9 | Utah | 11 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 5.27 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 12 | 12 | 46 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 9 | Washington | 12 | 11 | 47 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 13 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 10 | 47 | 57 | 6.33 |
| 13 | Penn State | 11 | 12 | 45 | 57 | 5.18 |
| 15 | California | 11 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 5.09 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 12 | 3 | 53 | 56 | 4.67 |
| 15 | Texas | 13 | 10 | 46 | 56 | 4.31 |
| 18 | Nebraska | 10 | 8 | 47 | 55 | 5.50 |
| 19 | USC | 10 | 3 | 50 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 20 | Clemson | 12 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 21 | UCLA | 10 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 21 | Rutgers | 10 | 6 | 45 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 21 | Purdue | 12 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 24 | Boston College | 9 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 25 | Florida | 10 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 10 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 25 | Kentucky | 10 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 25 | TCU | 11 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 25 | Georgia | 11 | 6 | 43 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 30 | West Virginia | 11 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 30 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 5 | 43 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 32 | Miami (FL) | 10 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 33 | Arizona State | 10 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 34 | NC State | 9 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | 10 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 36 | Florida State | 9 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 36 | Auburn | 10 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 38 | Mississippi State | 10 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 38 | Iowa State | 11 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 3.91 |
| 40 | Maryland | 10 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 41 | Missouri | 10 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 42 | Indiana | 10 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 3.90 |
| 43 | Syracuse | 9 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 43 | Michigan | 10 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 45 | North Carolina | 9 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 46 | Arizona | 9 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 46 | Kansas | 10 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 3.60 |
| 46 | Minnesota | 10 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 3.60 |
| 46 | South Carolina | 10 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 3.60 |
| 46 | Baylor | 11 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 3.27 |
| 51 | Kansas State | 10 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 52 | Wake Forest | 8 | 2 | 32 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 52 | Illinois | 9 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 54 | Ole Miss | 9 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 54 | Texas A&M | 10 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 3.30 |
| 56 | Washington State | 10 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 3.10 |
| 57 | Colorado | 10 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Oregon State | 10 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 3.00 |
| 60 | Duke | 10 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 2.90 |
| 61 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 2.70 |
| 62 | Tennessee | 9 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 63 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 64 | Louisville | 10 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 2.20 |
| 65 | Akron | 3 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 66 | Arkansas | 8 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2.13 |
| 67 | BYU | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 68 | Houston | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 69 | San Jose State | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 69 | Tulane | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 69 | Fresno State | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 72 | North Texas | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 72 | San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 72 | Temple | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 75 | UCF | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 75 | Colorado State | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 75 | Kent State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 78 | East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 79 | Nevada | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 79 | Central Michigan | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 79 | Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 82 | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 82 | Memphis | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 82 | Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 82 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 86 | Texas State | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 86 | Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 86 | FIU | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 86 | USF | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 86 | Tulsa | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 86 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 86 | Marshall | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 93 | UAB | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 93 | UNLV | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 93 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 96 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 96 | South Alabama | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 96 | Troy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 96 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 96 | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 96 | Ball State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 96 | New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 96 | Toledo | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 96 | SMU | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 96 | Liberty | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 96 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 107 | Appalachian State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 107 | Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 107 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 107 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 111 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Boise State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 111 | UTEP | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 111 | Western Michigan | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 111 | UTSA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 119 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 119 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 119 | Southern Miss | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 119 | Rice | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 119 | Army | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 124 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 124 | Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 124 | Massachusetts | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |