2019 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 10.33 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 3 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 9.33 |
| 4 | LSU | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 4 | Central Michigan | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 4 | San Diego State | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 4 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 4 | Navy | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 9 | Alabama | 3 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 9 | Louisville | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 9 | Colorado | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 9 | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 13 | Stanford | 3 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 14 | Duke | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 14 | Baylor | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 14 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 14 | Toledo | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 18 | Boise State | 3 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 18 | Ball State | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 22 | SMU | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 22 | Auburn | 3 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 22 | Temple | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Rutgers | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 26 | Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 26 | Oregon | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 26 | Texas Tech | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 26 | San Jose State | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 26 | Maryland | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 26 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 32 | Houston | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 32 | Western Michigan | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 32 | Iowa | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 32 | Missouri | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 32 | New Mexico | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 37 | UTSA | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 37 | Utah | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 37 | Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 37 | FIU | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 37 | Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 37 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 37 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 37 | West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 37 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 46 | UCF | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 46 | Marshall | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 46 | Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 46 | Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 46 | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 51 | Clemson | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 51 | South Carolina | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 51 | Ole Miss | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 51 | Texas | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 51 | Connecticut | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 51 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 51 | UNLV | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 58 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 58 | TCU | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 58 | Nevada | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 58 | Texas A&M | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 58 | Utah State | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 58 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 58 | Virginia | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 58 | Boston College | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 58 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 58 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 58 | USC | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 58 | Syracuse | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 58 | Purdue | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 71 | Fresno State | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 71 | North Carolina | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 71 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 71 | UAB | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 71 | USF | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 71 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 71 | Air Force | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 71 | Oklahoma | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 79 | Arkansas State | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 79 | Colorado State | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 79 | Florida | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 79 | Kansas | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 79 | Florida State | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 79 | North Texas | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 79 | Wyoming | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 79 | Old Dominion | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 79 | Appalachian State | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 79 | Army | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 89 | Buffalo | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 89 | Rice | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 89 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 89 | Hawaii | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 89 | Mississippi State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 89 | South Alabama | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 89 | Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 89 | Ohio | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 89 | Arizona | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 98 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 98 | Southern Miss | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 98 | Troy | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 98 | Oregon State | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 98 | Northwestern | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 98 | Tulane | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 98 | Kent State | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 105 | BYU | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 105 | Wake Forest | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 105 | Texas State | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 105 | California | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 105 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 105 | Charlotte | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 105 | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 105 | Tulsa | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 113 | Liberty | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 113 | Washington State | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 113 | Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 113 | Kansas State | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 113 | Washington | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 113 | UCLA | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 119 | Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 119 | Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 119 | UTEP | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 119 | East Carolina | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 123 | Indiana | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 123 | Akron | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 125 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 125 | Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 125 | NC State | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 125 | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 129 | New Mexico State | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 130 | Arkansas | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |