2020 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/11/2021
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jabari Moore | Army | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Noah Boykin | U Mass | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Jon Rhattigan | Army | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Javon Scruggs | Liberty | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Cedric Stone | Liberty | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 4 | George Udo | BYU | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Isaiah Herron | BYU | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Khyiris Tonga | BYU | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Josh Wallace | U Mass | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Mike Ruane | U Mass | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jake Byczko | U Mass | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Julian McDuffie | Army | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Chris Skyers | Army | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Amadeo West | Army | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Nolan Cockrill | Army | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Juawan Treadwell | Liberty | JR | S | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Chris Megginson | Liberty | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Aakil Washington | Liberty | FR | DE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Marcus Haskins | Liberty | JR | S | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.