2019 FBS Independents Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 01/13/2020
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | SR | CB | 12 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 2 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | SR | DB | 12 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 3 | Kyle Hamilton | Notre Dame | FR | DB | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 4 | Elijah Riley | Army | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 5 | Elijah Benton | Liberty | SR | S | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 6 | Bejour Wilson | Liberty | SR | CB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Jared Phipps | NMSU | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 7 | TaRiq Bracy | Notre Dame | SO | DB | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 9 | Isaiah Kaufusi | BYU | JR | LB | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 9 | Troy Pride Jr. | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 11 | Javahn Fergurson | NMSU | SR | LB | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Javhari Bourdeau | Army | JR | DB | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 12 | Kei'Trel Clark | Liberty | FR | CB | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 14 | Austin Lee | BYU | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 14 | Shamon Willis | BYU | SO | DB | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 14 | Donte Vaughn | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 17 | Dayan Ghanwoloku | BYU | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 17 | Javon Scruggs | Liberty | SO | CB | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 19 | Kavika Fonua | BYU | JR | LB | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 20 | Ceneca Espinoza, Jr. | Liberty | JR | S | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 20 | Chaz Ah You | BYU | SO | LB | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 20 | Xavier Steele | U Mass | SO | LB | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 23 | Payton Wilgar | BYU | FR | LB | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.31 |
| 23 | Jalen Elliott | Notre Dame | SR | S | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.31 |
| 23 | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.31 |
| 26 | Austin Perkins | NMSU | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 26 | Shaun Crawford | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 28 | Jason Simmons Jr. | NMSU | FR | DB | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 29 | Rashie Hodge Jr. | NMSU | JR | LB | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 30 | Beau Tanner | BYU | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.23 |
| 30 | Alohi Gilman | Notre Dame | SR | S | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.23 |
| 32 | Tyris Lebeau | U Mass | SO | LB | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 33 | Keenan Pili | BYU | FR | LB | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 33 | Isaiah Herron | BYU | FR | DB | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 33 | Benjamin Alexander | Liberty | JR | S | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 36 | Chinedu Ogbonna | U Mass | JR | LB | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 36 | Austin Kafentzis | BYU | SR | DB | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 36 | Chris Megginson | Liberty | FR | S | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 36 | Cole McCubrey | U Mass | JR | LB | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 36 | Myles Vigne | NMSU | JR | DL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 36 | Cedrick Cunningham Jr. | Army | SO | DB | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 42 | Ryan Velez | Army | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 42 | Max Tooley | BYU | FR | LB | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 42 | Jimmy Faulks | Liberty | JR | CB | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 42 | Devin Kaufusi | BYU | SO | DL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 42 | Khyiris Tonga | BYU | JR | DL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 42 | Asmar Bilal | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 42 | Malkelm Morrison | Army | SO | DB | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 42 | Jabari Moore | Army | FR | DB | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 50 | Jake Byczko | U Mass | JR | DL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.