2019 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 10 | 8 | 57 | 65 | 6.50 |
| 2 | LSU | 9 | 13 | 52 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 10 | 12 | 45 | 57 | 5.70 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 6 | 44 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 5 | Arizona State | 9 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 6 | Utah | 10 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 8 | Baylor | 10 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 5.50 |
| 8 | Oregon | 10 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 6.13 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 10 | 3 | 39 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 8 | Missouri | 8 | 2 | 39 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 13 | Central Michigan | 9 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 13 | Appalachian State | 9 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 13 | Boise State | 9 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 13 | UAB | 9 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 17 | Cincinnati | 9 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 5.67 |
| 17 | Auburn | 8 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 8 | 4 | 37 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 20 | San Diego State | 8 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 9 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 20 | Iowa State | 9 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 20 | Georgia | 9 | 2 | 36 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 24 | Minnesota | 9 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 24 | Miami (OH) | 9 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 26 | TCU | 9 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 26 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 26 | Houston | 8 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 26 | Mississippi State | 8 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 26 | Temple | 8 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 26 | Kentucky | 8 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 32 | Utah State | 8 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 32 | USC | 9 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 32 | Alabama | 8 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Louisville | 8 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Penn State | 9 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 32 | Florida State | 8 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 38 | Michigan State | 9 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 38 | North Carolina | 9 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 38 | Hawaii | 9 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 38 | Virginia | 9 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 38 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 38 | SMU | 8 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 38 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 45 | Clemson | 9 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 45 | UCF | 8 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Texas | 9 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 45 | South Carolina | 8 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 45 | Maryland | 9 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 45 | Marshall | 8 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 45 | Colorado | 9 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 45 | Michigan | 9 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 45 | Boston College | 8 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 45 | Stanford | 9 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 45 | Northwestern | 9 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Iowa | 9 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 56 | Wake Forest | 9 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 56 | Syracuse | 8 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 56 | Rice | 8 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 56 | Air Force | 8 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 61 | Navy | 8 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 61 | Arkansas State | 8 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Duke | 8 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Tulane | 8 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 61 | Ohio | 8 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 61 | Rutgers | 9 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 61 | Indiana | 9 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 68 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 68 | Ball State | 8 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 68 | UNLV | 8 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 68 | Nebraska | 9 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 68 | Oregon State | 9 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 68 | Louisiana | 9 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 68 | FIU | 8 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 68 | Georgia State | 8 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 68 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 68 | UTSA | 8 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 68 | New Mexico | 8 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 79 | Fresno State | 8 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 79 | Ole Miss | 8 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 79 | South Alabama | 8 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 79 | Toledo | 8 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 83 | Florida | 8 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 83 | California | 9 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 83 | Nevada | 8 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 83 | UCLA | 9 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 87 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 87 | Southern Miss | 8 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 87 | Buffalo | 8 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 87 | Colorado State | 8 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 87 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 87 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 87 | Kent State | 8 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 87 | North Texas | 8 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 87 | Kansas | 9 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 87 | NC State | 8 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 97 | Washington State | 9 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 97 | Tulsa | 8 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 97 | Texas State | 8 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 100 | Texas Tech | 9 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 100 | Kansas State | 9 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 100 | Memphis | 9 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 100 | Bowling Green | 8 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 100 | Charlotte | 8 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 100 | Connecticut | 8 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 100 | Arizona | 9 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 107 | Troy | 8 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 107 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 109 | Western Michigan | 8 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 109 | Tennessee | 8 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 111 | USF | 8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 111 | Wyoming | 8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 111 | Purdue | 9 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 111 | UTEP | 8 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 111 | Akron | 8 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 117 | Illinois | 9 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 117 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 117 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 120 | Washington | 9 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 121 | San Jose State | 8 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 121 | East Carolina | 8 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 121 | Old Dominion | 8 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 124 | Liberty | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 125 | Arkansas | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 126 | BYU | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 126 | Massachusetts | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 128 | New Mexico State | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 129 | Army | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |