2019 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 5 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Arizona | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Fresno State | 4 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 5 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Oregon | 4 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Utah State | 4 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 8 | Syracuse | 5 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 8 | Wyoming | 5 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 10 | LSU | 4 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 11 | Utah | 5 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 12 | TCU | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 14 | Missouri | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Toledo | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 18 | Florida | 5 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 20 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 20 | San Diego State | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 22 | Hawaii | 5 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 5 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 22 | California | 5 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 25 | Texas | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 26 | Michigan State | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 26 | Arkansas | 5 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 26 | SMU | 5 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 26 | NC State | 5 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 26 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 31 | Tennessee | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 31 | Georgia | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 31 | Baylor | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 31 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 31 | West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 36 | Texas State | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 36 | Louisiana | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 38 | Ohio State | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Ole Miss | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 38 | USC | 5 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Notre Dame | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Old Dominion | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Tulsa | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Clemson | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 45 | Arkansas State | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 45 | Florida State | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 45 | Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 49 | Ball State | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 50 | Washington | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 50 | Texas A&M | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 50 | Wake Forest | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 50 | Arizona State | 5 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 54 | San Jose State | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 54 | Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 56 | Western Michigan | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 56 | Virginia | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 56 | Colorado State | 5 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 59 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 59 | Kansas State | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 59 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 62 | Boston College | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 62 | Liberty | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 62 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 65 | BYU | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 65 | UCLA | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Oklahoma | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Purdue | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Ohio | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Alabama | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 71 | North Carolina | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 71 | Indiana | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 71 | Kansas | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 71 | North Texas | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 76 | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 76 | Iowa | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 76 | UTEP | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 76 | Air Force | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 76 | UNLV | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 81 | East Carolina | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 81 | Akron | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 81 | Auburn | 5 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 81 | Rice | 5 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 85 | USF | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 85 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 85 | Memphis | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 85 | Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 85 | Louisville | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 90 | Charlotte | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 90 | Central Michigan | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 90 | Houston | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 93 | Appalachian State | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 93 | FIU | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 93 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 93 | Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 93 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 99 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 100 | Nevada | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Buffalo | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 100 | New Mexico State | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Maryland | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Marshall | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Duke | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Navy | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 109 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 109 | South Alabama | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 111 | Texas Tech | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 111 | Troy | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 111 | Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 111 | Connecticut | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 111 | UAB | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 111 | New Mexico | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 117 | Massachusetts | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 117 | Washington State | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 119 | Colorado | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 119 | Army | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 119 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 122 | Southern Miss | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 122 | Stanford | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 124 | Michigan | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 124 | Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 124 | Bowling Green | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 127 | Kent State | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 128 | Boise State | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 128 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 128 | UTSA | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |