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 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 5 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Syracuse | 5 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 3 | Wyoming | 5 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 5 | Utah State | 4 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 5 | California | 5 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 8 | Utah | 5 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 8 | Fresno State | 4 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 8 | LSU | 4 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 12 | NC State | 5 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 14 | Hawaii | 5 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 5 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 14 | USC | 5 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 17 | Oregon | 4 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 17 | Arkansas | 5 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 17 | SMU | 5 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 17 | Louisiana | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 17 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 17 | Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Arizona | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 23 | Michigan State | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 5 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 26 | Florida | 5 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 26 | Texas State | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 26 | Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 26 | TCU | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 26 | Ole Miss | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 26 | Toledo | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Arkansas State | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 26 | Florida State | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 26 | Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 26 | San Diego State | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 26 | Colorado State | 5 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 37 | Missouri | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 37 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 37 | Clemson | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 37 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 37 | Baylor | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 37 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 37 | West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 37 | Tulsa | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Ohio State | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Wake Forest | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 45 | Virginia | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 45 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 45 | Rice | 5 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 50 | Texas A&M | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 50 | Texas | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 50 | Western Michigan | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 50 | Georgia | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 50 | UCLA | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Indiana | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 50 | Kansas | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 50 | North Texas | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 50 | Auburn | 5 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 59 | Washington | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 59 | Old Dominion | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 59 | Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 62 | Tennessee | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 62 | Liberty | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 62 | Notre Dame | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 62 | North Carolina | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 62 | Akron | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 62 | Central Michigan | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 62 | Houston | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 62 | Ohio | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 70 | BYU | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 70 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 70 | Charlotte | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 70 | Purdue | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 70 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 70 | UNLV | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 70 | Louisville | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 77 | Boston College | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 77 | Ball State | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 77 | Alabama | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 77 | East Carolina | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 77 | UTEP | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 77 | Air Force | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 77 | New Mexico State | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 84 | Kansas State | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 84 | Oklahoma | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 84 | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 84 | Iowa | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 84 | Buffalo | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | San Jose State | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 91 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 91 | Memphis | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 91 | Duke | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 96 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 96 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 96 | Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 96 | Washington State | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 96 | Marshall | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 96 | Southern Miss | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 96 | Stanford | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 96 | UAB | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 96 | New Mexico | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 105 | Nevada | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 105 | South Alabama | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 105 | Appalachian State | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 105 | FIU | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 105 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 105 | Maryland | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 105 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 105 | Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 105 | Connecticut | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 114 | USF | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 114 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 114 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 114 | Texas Tech | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 114 | Troy | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 114 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 114 | Navy | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 114 | Bowling Green | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 122 | Massachusetts | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 122 | Michigan | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 122 | Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 125 | Army | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 125 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 125 | UTSA | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 128 | Colorado | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 128 | Kent State | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 128 | Boise State | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |