2020 FBS Independents Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Wallace | U Mass | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 2 | Emanuel Dabney | Liberty | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Noah Boykin | U Mass | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 4 | Julian McDuffie | Army | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Marquel Broughton | Army | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Javon Scruggs | Liberty | JR | S | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Jabari Moore | Army | SO | DB | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Cameron Jones | Army | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Cody Jones | U Mass | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Khyiris Tonga | BYU | SR | DL | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 11 | Jon Rhattigan | Army | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 12 | Troy Warner | BYU | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 12 | Payton Wilgar | BYU | SO | LB | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 14 | Quinton Reese | Liberty | FR | CB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 14 | Marcus Haskins | Liberty | JR | S | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 16 | Kavika Fonua | BYU | SR | LB | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 17 | Pepe Tanuvasa | BYU | JR | LB | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 18 | Nolan Cockrill | Army | JR | DL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 18 | Gerrell Johnson | U Mass | FR | LB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 18 | Mike Ruane | U Mass | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 18 | Jake Byczko | U Mass | SR | DL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 22 | Zayne Anderson | BYU | SR | LB | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 22 | Anthony Butler | Liberty | SR | LB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 22 | Stephen Sings V | Liberty | FR | DE | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 25 | Max Tooley | BYU | SO | LB | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 25 | Drew Jensen | BYU | SO | LB | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 25 | Isaiah Kaufusi | BYU | SR | LB | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 28 | Andre Carter II | Army | SO | LB | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 28 | TreShaun Clark | Liberty | SO | DE | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 28 | Durrell Johnson | Liberty | JR | DE | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 31 | Cedrick Cunningham Jr. | Army | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 32 | Malkelm Morrison | Army | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 32 | Arik Smith | Army | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 32 | Amadeo West | Army | SR | LB | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 35 | Shamon Willis | BYU | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 35 | Keenan Pili | BYU | SO | LB | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 37 | Micah Harper | BYU | FR | DB | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 37 | George Udo | BYU | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 39 | Caleb Christensen | BYU | FR | DB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 39 | Zac Dawe | BYU | SR | DL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.09 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.