2018 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 10 | 8 | 61 | 69 | 6.90 |
| 2 | UCF | 10 | 9 | 54 | 63 | 6.30 |
| 3 | Fresno State | 10 | 10 | 52 | 62 | 6.20 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 10 | 10 | 50 | 60 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Marshall | 10 | 9 | 48 | 57 | 5.70 |
| 6 | Utah State | 11 | 18 | 47 | 65 | 5.91 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee State | 10 | 14 | 47 | 61 | 6.10 |
| 8 | Ohio | 11 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 5.45 |
| 9 | Toledo | 11 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 4.91 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 9 | 7 | 44 | 51 | 5.67 |
| 11 | Temple | 9 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 5.78 |
| 13 | UAB | 12 | 7 | 41 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 13 | Army | 9 | 4 | 41 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 15 | Houston | 10 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 5.20 |
| 15 | Memphis | 11 | 6 | 40 | 46 | 4.18 |
| 17 | Troy | 11 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 17 | North Texas | 11 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 17 | Hawaii | 13 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 3.31 |
| 20 | Texas State | 10 | 3 | 38 | 41 | 4.10 |
| 21 | FIU | 10 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 21 | Old Dominion | 10 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 23 | Arkansas State | 11 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 23 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 23 | San Diego State | 10 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 23 | UTEP | 10 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Appalachian State | 11 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 27 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 4.27 |
| 27 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 27 | Rice | 10 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 27 | USF | 10 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 27 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 3.82 |
| 33 | Louisiana | 11 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 3.73 |
| 33 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 35 | New Mexico | 10 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 36 | Buffalo | 12 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 36 | San Jose State | 9 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 38 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 38 | Ball State | 10 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 38 | Tulsa | 9 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 38 | Liberty | 8 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 42 | East Carolina | 9 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 43 | UTSA | 9 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 43 | Boise State | 12 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 3.00 |
| 45 | Nevada | 10 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 3.60 |
| 46 | New Mexico State | 10 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 3.30 |
| 46 | Kent State | 8 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 48 | UNLV | 10 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 48 | South Alabama | 10 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 48 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 51 | Southern Miss | 9 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 51 | Air Force | 11 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 2.73 |
| 53 | Western Michigan | 10 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 3.20 |
| 53 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 2.70 |
| 55 | Charlotte | 10 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 3.00 |
| 55 | Central Michigan | 8 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 55 | Bowling Green | 8 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 55 | Colorado State | 8 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 55 | Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 60 | SMU | 9 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 60 | Akron | 8 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 62 | Massachusetts | 9 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 62 | Navy | 12 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 62 | BYU | 7 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 65 | Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 66 | Oregon | 2 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 10.50 |
| 66 | Connecticut | 10 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 2.10 |
| 66 | LSU | 3 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 69 | Georgia State | 10 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 1.90 |
| 69 | Alabama | 2 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 69 | Florida State | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 72 | Michigan | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 73 | Auburn | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 73 | Minnesota | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 73 | USC | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 76 | Boston College | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 76 | Illinois | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 76 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 76 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 76 | Penn State | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 81 | Michigan State | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 81 | NC State | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 81 | Rutgers | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 81 | Arizona State | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 81 | Duke | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 81 | Northwestern | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 87 | Notre Dame | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 87 | Texas A&M | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 87 | Virginia | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 87 | UCLA | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 87 | South Carolina | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 92 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 92 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 92 | Utah | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 92 | Arizona | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 96 | Syracuse | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 96 | California | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 96 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 96 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 96 | Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 96 | Florida | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 102 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 102 | Maryland | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 102 | Washington State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 102 | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 102 | Clemson | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 102 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 102 | Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 102 | North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 102 | TCU | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 102 | Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 102 | Stanford | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 113 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 113 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 113 | Mississippi State | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 113 | Missouri | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 117 | Oklahoma | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 117 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 117 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 117 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 121 | Texas | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 121 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 121 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 121 | Purdue | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 125 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 125 | Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 125 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 125 | Washington | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 129 | Kansas | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |