2019 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | 8 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 2 | South Alabama | 10 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 2.90 |
| 2 | Duke | 7 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 11 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 2.36 |
| 2 | USF | 8 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 11 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 3.45 |
| 6 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 6 | Maryland | 9 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 6 | TCU | 7 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 6 | Ole Miss | 8 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 10 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 3.00 |
| 11 | Ball State | 7 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 11 | Oregon State | 7 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 11 | Arizona | 8 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 11 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 16 | Akron | 12 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 3.00 |
| 16 | UTEP | 11 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 3.09 |
| 16 | Texas State | 9 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 16 | Colorado | 7 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 16 | Syracuse | 7 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 16 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 7 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 16 | Wake Forest | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 26 | Northwestern | 9 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 26 | Rutgers | 10 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 3.40 |
| 26 | Florida State | 7 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 26 | Rice | 9 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 26 | Houston | 8 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 26 | FIU | 7 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 26 | Fresno State | 8 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 26 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 26 | UNLV | 8 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 26 | Kansas | 9 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 26 | East Carolina | 8 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 26 | Troy | 7 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 26 | Purdue | 8 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 26 | Western Michigan | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 26 | San Jose State | 7 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2.43 |
| 26 | Liberty | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 26 | Texas | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 26 | Marshall | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 44 | New Mexico | 10 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 3.60 |
| 44 | Colorado State | 8 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 44 | South Carolina | 8 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 44 | Arkansas | 10 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 2.50 |
| 44 | Central Michigan | 6 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 44 | Stanford | 8 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 44 | Bowling Green | 9 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 2.56 |
| 44 | Georgia State | 6 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 44 | Iowa State | 6 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 44 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 44 | UTSA | 8 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 44 | Temple | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 44 | Wyoming | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 44 | Michigan State | 6 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 44 | Tulsa | 8 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 44 | Arkansas State | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 44 | Indiana | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 44 | Tulane | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 44 | Illinois | 7 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2.43 |
| 44 | Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 44 | Charlotte | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 44 | BYU | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 44 | Southern Miss | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 44 | Kansas State | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 68 | NC State | 8 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 68 | New Mexico State | 10 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 2.70 |
| 68 | West Virginia | 7 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 68 | North Carolina | 6 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 68 | Kentucky | 5 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 68 | Boston College | 7 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 68 | UCLA | 8 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 68 | Auburn | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 68 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 68 | Arizona State | 5 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 68 | Mississippi State | 7 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 2.57 |
| 68 | UAB | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 68 | Texas A&M | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 68 | Nevada | 6 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 68 | Utah State | 6 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 68 | San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 68 | Washington State | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.86 |
| 68 | Louisville | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 68 | Toledo | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.83 |
| 68 | Baylor | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 68 | Buffalo | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 68 | Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 68 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 68 | Utah | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 68 | Iowa | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 68 | Oregon | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 95 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 95 | Missouri | 6 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 95 | Ohio | 6 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 95 | North Texas | 8 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 95 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 95 | Army | 8 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 2.25 |
| 95 | UCF | 3 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 95 | Virginia | 5 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 95 | USC | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 95 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 95 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 95 | California | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 95 | Hawaii | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 95 | Kent State | 6 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2.17 |
| 95 | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 95 | Memphis | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 95 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 112 | SMU | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 112 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 112 | Washington | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 112 | Louisiana | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 112 | Michigan | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 112 | Boise State | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 112 | Florida | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 112 | Georgia | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 112 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 112 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 112 | Clemson | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 112 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 112 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 112 | Alabama | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 112 | Air Force | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 112 | Appalachian State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 112 | Penn State | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 112 | Navy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |