2020 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarron Morris | Texas St | JR | CB | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 2 | Karon Prunty | Kansas | FR | CB | 9 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 3 | Garrett Williams | Syracuse | FR | DB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Ifeatu Melifonwu | Syracuse | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jordan Gandy | N Illinois | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Michael Carter II | Duke | SR | S | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 7 | DaMarcus Fields | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 7 | Praise Amaewhule | UTEP | SO | DE | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 7 | Christian Izien | Rutgers | JR | DB | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 7 | Kei'Trel Clark | Louisville | SO | CB | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 7 | Dionté Ruffin | Western Ky | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Martin Emerson | Miss St | SO | CB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Jeremiah Lewis | Duke | SO | CB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 14 | Dishon McNary | CMU | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 14 | Jacobi Francis | Memphis | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 14 | Darren Hall | SDSU | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Quincy Riley | MTSU | FR | CB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 14 | Derrick Canteen | Ga South | FR | CB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 14 | Jamal Anderson | FIU | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 14 | Asante Samuel, Jr. | FSU | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Zech McPhearson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Montaric Brown | Arkansas | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Zamari Walton | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 14 | Keith Gallmon | USA | JR | S | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 14 | Dominique Bradshaw | Western Ky | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 14 | Elijah Jones | Kansas | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 14 | Josh Newton | La-Monroe | SO | CB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 28 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | FR | DB | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 28 | Shemar Jean-Charles | App St | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 28 | Steven Gilmore | Marshall | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 28 | Quavian White | Georgia St | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Josh Wallace | U Mass | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Gemon Green | Michigan | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Shakur Brown | Mich St | JR | CB | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Jerrick Reed II | New Mexico | JR | S | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Decorian Patterson | MTSU | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 28 | A.J. Finley | Miss | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Joshuah Bledsoe | Missouri | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Damarion Williams | Houston | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Shawn Dourseau | ECU | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 28 | Xavier Smith | ECU | JR | ILB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 28 | Jalen Catalon | Arkansas | FR | DB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 28 | Marlon Character | Louisville | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 28 | Natrone Brooks | USM | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 28 | Antwon Kincade | Western Ky | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 28 | Kenny Logan Jr. | Kansas | SO | S | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 28 | Marquis Waters | Duke | SR | S | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 28 | Mikel Jones | Syracuse | SO | LB | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 49 | Jamar Johnson | Indiana | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 49 | Reese Taylor | Indiana | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 49 | Josh Drayden | California | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 49 | Richie Grant | UCF | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 49 | Richard Bowens III | CMU | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 49 | Marcus Jones | Houston | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Kaiir Elam | Florida | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Derek Stingley Jr. | LSU | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Tyree Gillespie | Missouri | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Lance McMillan | Charlotte | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson | TCU | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Ja'Sir Taylor | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Kalon Barnes | Baylor | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Rishard Dames | FIU | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Josh Turner | FIU | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Eli Ricks | LSU | FR | CB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Jabril Cox | LSU | SR | LB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Trey Baldwin | La Tech | SR | LB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Cedric Woods | La Tech | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Marquis Williams | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Corey Mayfield Jr. | UTSA | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Shaq Bond | Utah State | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 49 | De'Vante Cross | Virginia | SR | FS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Jay Ward | LSU | SO | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Ennis Rakestraw, Jr. | Missouri | FR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 49 | JoJo Domann | Nebraska | SR | OLB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Damar Hamlin | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Jason Pinnock | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Linwood Crump | Temple | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Kenneth George Jr. | Tennessee | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Michael McMorris | Navy | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Roger Cray | Western Ky | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Ja'Quan McMillian | ECU | SO | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 | |
| 49 | Macon Clark | Tulane | JR | S | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 49 | Eric Scott, Jr. | USM | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 49 | Dell Pettus | Troy | SO | S | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 49 | Quinn Whitlock | N Texas | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 49 | Tre Avery | Rutgers | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 49 | Armani Chatman | Va Tech | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 49 | Raleigh Texada | Baylor | SR | CB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 49 | Quez Jackson | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 49 | Emmanuel Forbes | Miss St | FR | CB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 49 | Wesley Walker | Ga Tech | FR | DB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 49 | Daquan Evans | S Florida | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 49 | Jammie Robinson | S Carolina | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 49 | Ricky Thomas | Kansas | SR | S | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 49 | John Dixon | S Carolina | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 49 | DeJordan Mask | Texas St | SO | S | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 49 | Leonard Johnson | Duke | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 49 | Aman Greenwood | Syracuse | FR | DB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 49 | Ja'Had Carter | Syracuse | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 49 | Zion Childress | Texas St | FR | S | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 |